Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-01

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.r.,y- PKINARY.-A special
I1N..''s the city democratic commit
ass'-- 5e,d IN the Market building to-
e Is TI here were present Chairman
4 by i ..5re,arv Boothe and Messrs.
5-.'' G,isins Price, Penn and Sum
l}'7' Vr Boothe stated the object of
otTs .r,, spd read the following
.i' .l5Sn,, smocratic Executive commit
-o.-' rbe cay of Alexandria;
'5' o.''.,ren-As we are personal
CEN. s~I have been for many years,
r'-.', air desire nor is it our purpose
~. -',cin5re in the primary of May 2,
q nv Tr.cn we will be the only con-
y ~ We therefore desire to notify
i''1. .,,r;ttes Of our intention to sub.
IT. names to the people of the
e.. ward in the general election to be
FL. .,,. Nav s. if satisfactory to the
'.-'' respectfully yours,
r. ALTON MOORE,
p. AITCHESON.
ehoye The committee made
w. ..c;ny endorsement
'- - nm iersigued, members of the
49,. committee, hereby express
'--', .,,.-,e.s 10 comply with the re.
t- N-..r- }Ioore aud AitchesoD,
.,m direct lha1 no primary shall
F-'' WILLIAM DOBIE,
WILLIAM DESMOND,
b. +. PENN,
JAMES A. WILKINS,
v.ohs-- D-mocrauc Com mittee.
If, Pie. asked that mis- name DO
~ rom the petition as he had
r.', understood the situation.
y, aree Was then called to the
'-1' pa.he said that the unanimous
...,o M the committee at its last
.o....o, was that q primary be held IN
~. First ward tomorrow TO decide the
.-sa.resn Nessrs. Moore andAitcheson
.c5nrc.lmsn. The primary had been
,.o,-d and the committee would pay
~.sloenses To change the action OF
.-sanm,ttee would be an injustice to
.-.r1--- men VINO had unQuestionablv
,-so nominated. aud the only fair way
.,5-.i4 between Messrs. Moore and
,..,,-,on would be TO hold primary.
Mr. Carter ssii not only injustice
,..n j,ne him and the secretary,
courtesy mad baen shown thtm,
..t- 7suti0n had not been presented
~---m .ra.. The primary had been
t.-lI upon and the action OF the
unm,l,e sholld stand. He wanted
rAra. that he resented the way this
.-nraa had been circulated. He ask
-iNr Dob-. VINO hsd circulated the
r-.n8a. why the chairman and secre-
lars Of the committee had nGt been
ol.a "a. but Mr.. Dobie gave an eVas'
We answer.
Nr. Bootne moved thst the action OF
he committee in ordering q primary
..aicered to and that the primary be
ae Iomorr0w as agreed upon.
lIr Wilkins then asked that his
lame be stricken from the petition, as
alo. have primary would De an in
Justice to the three men who had been
sraady nominated.
The notion to stand by the action Of
,le previous meeting and to hold the
rdmsry Was then carried without q
issantlng vote.
The Urinary will be held tomorrow
$, The usual voting place, on east Prince
street and the polls will be kept open
ION o'clock in the morning till 6 il
.le evening.
Tar, afternoon Mr.. T. Alton Moore
sea, tie following 70 the chairman OF
Jle democratic committee
Alexandria, Va , May !, 1899
O'arF. Carter Chairman, Democratic
Committee
Dear Sir hereby inform you that /
si under 10 circumstances, permit
myself to be voted for in the primary
ordered q the First ward for tomorrow,
and reque-, That you do not allow my
lsne to be pnated on any of the tick
es. Nv reasons Tor so doing are, first,
,1a. Mr. Aitchesou and myself, by an
agreement in writing, agreed, with the
consent Of the committee, cot to enter
iaeWimary; second, that majority OF
tue committee Give in number con-
,ea,ei 10 our agreement. and | consld
cred the matter closed. To my utter
s'ionishment, | now learn tBat at
,a7 Instance Of parties other than
Nh. Aucheson and myself, meet
10y Of the committee was called today,
10 when meeting neither Of us was III
N'ed,nor were we notified gifts purpose,
when IL was determined that whether
We desired the primary or not, one
'lolId ne held. | recognize the right
o. your committee to order q primary
Whenever you please, but do not think
.la alter your committee has deter
1'let not TO hold a primary that u
"olId be lair to my friends TO permit
ly name nov to be submitted to that
Urinary The vacillating methods OF
your committee will not meet with the
approval of voters Of the First ward
Respectfully yours,
r. ALTON MOORE.
The card Of Mr.. Moore will not inter
ne with the primary to be held to-
morrow Mr.. Aitcheson has expressed
1'' satisfaction with the action OF the
committee.
lF-rEkn4i. WIS hricht and beautiful