Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-04-25

..5r Wednesday MI Piooao'S Ple'eueu
Showers ana cooler tonight; variable
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n.. PrrorNr.-The city democratic
,,.,os met last night in the cham
o1l, ,l,be Board of Aldermen 70 settle
o'' .nrroyersies in the First aud Third
l.5 . 80 growing out of the primary cleo
''a beid last Wednesday:
W. r5sra were present Messrs. o. F.
- chairman; G.. l.. Boothe, secre-
O'..'' and Messrs. Dobie, Price, Penn
"a summers. Several of the candi-
@ ~ nominated at the primary were
'', M carter stated the object of the
Inc He said that on the morning
'l Do- r5e primary Mr.. B. B. smith (who
ai'f bssu defeated by Mr.. Louis Brill
-.a' ,o--,) had asked for recount OF
,,.nf. cast for Couucilmen in the
r..r} ward and had left the matter TO
~. p,orhe aud himself. Mr.. Carter
bs had made mistake in having
.- .'.,rnt and would now be glad to
~ -,me proposition re5snted con-
..-riDg the matter.
V- Bo9the moved, in reference TO
ms pr-r yard, that unless either Mr..
1-- Aitchesou or Mr.. A. L. Moore.
.,,,i received tie vote for COuu-
t-,m that ward retire from
~ ,,urest by noon on Wednes-
b4 10Th instant, that primary
1.li i'm that ward on Wednesday,
asy 10 decide between those two
I-. the polls TO be open from 6
o, ,n the morning till 6 o'clock in
4s evening. This was unanimously
,,,.-dto. It's understood that neither
a1.aa Gentlemen will retire and that
,5. urinary Will be held.
The Fhird ward matter was then
,sken up.
.ra to the decision of the judges OF
.r.a-,mary. or in other words stand
5r h. .irst count aud not so behind
the returns.
Mr. Penn said that while mistake
mi,1, have been made, the matter now
had best he sif.ed to the bottom.
THE certificate OF the judges was call
81 mr. and read, showing that Messrs
F4 Harrison, Appich and Bril-! had
-4.-y1l the highest number OF votes
orCouncil.
Mr. Dobie wanted a recount OF the
whole Third ward Council ticket.
Dnrns the couutng Mr.. Carter de-
Mad t,. ranort in circulation that other
-4e91uts mad been made beside that be-
.gaaa Nessrs. Smith and Brill.
Mr.. summers moved that primary
b-o-dsred in the Third ward to decide
between Messrs. Smith and Brill only
Mr.. 3. Z. Smith stated that he had
asked Mr.. Carter to recount the votes;
rs bad made no charge against any
one but simply wanted recount and
nal left the matter to the committee TO
decide who were to be candidates. He
l.d not think it fair, however, to order
primary between himself and Mr..
Brill as he did not want to be a target
20 De shot at.
The chair put the question on MIR.
3uces motion 10 stand by the returns,
but as il did not receive a second, ne
i5csrcd the motion lost.
Mr.. Boothe said he was one OF the
parties who had recounted the votes Il
the Third ward and as it had been
started he wished it finished.
Mr.. Thos. Carter, one of the judges
10 the Friendship precinct, stated that
be mad assisted in counting the votes
On The night of the primary and De-
.-yei the returns were right; he de-
cined to have anything more to 90
with the matter.
Il was then decided to recount the
entire vote cast for the Council ticket
10 the Third ward and the recount was
at once commenced and WIS not finish
ed till o'clock this morning.
The recount showed the following re-
suit
Oh. Precinct-For Alderman, Da-
Wis 236, Clark 2l0. For Councilmen'
Harrison 20, Appich 900, Paf Oh
Bryan POI, smith 252, Brill 227, Greene
POI, Eircoll 1852.
Friendship Precinct-For Alderman
Davis lSS, Clark 244. For Councilman.
harrison pa, Appich 22l, Pail Zoo'
Bryan 2l6, Smith 1913, Brill 22O, Greene
,SI Blrrell l76. 80
Iotals-For Alderman, Ciark 4ot'
Davis as.
For Councimen, Harrison 439, APP
mcn i4l, Paff 400, Bryan 400, Smith
No, Bril- AL, Greene 3SS, Birrell 33o.
The original returns were as follows
Friendship Preclnct-For Alderman,
CLARK al, Davis 175. For Conncllmen,
Brill 22l, Smith 1876, Harrison ~,
Greene lS6, Appich 219, Birrell los,
Bryan 205, Pan 23S.
{. Ii Precinct-For Alderman, Clark
-'N Davis 232. For Couucilmen, Brill
2'' Smith 2l0, Harrison 225, Greene
l# Appich 2l7, Birrell l67, Bryan 2Oo,
Pail 22i
Toa.-For Alderman, Clark 462,
Davis i07.
For Councilmeu, Brill 42S, Smith 425'
harrison 1877, Greene $50, Appich 436
birreIl $50, Bryan 405, Patf 462.
l1's showed the election OF Messrs
tat, Harrison, Appich and Brill.
by the count made last Thursday
evening by Messrs. Carter and Booths
Mr. smith was given q majority OF t.
by last nights recount Mr. Brill has a
majority over MIR. Smith of ,, while IN
lae original count his majority was 8.
1t was stated at the committee meet
ing asst night that the ballots were
Kept on Wednesday night last by
4essrs. YOhe and Padgett.
Nh. Harrison and his friends are nat
Ur"lIy Indignant at the result. They
say that Mr.. Harrison was returned by
Inc Judges of the primary as next tc