Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-11
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA.
Result of the Democratic Primarie,
Held Yesterday.

Held Yesterday.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 701 King ST.
(Bell Telephone No 108),
ALEXANDRIA. Va, April IL, 1900.
The democratic primary held here yes
terday for the nomination of candidates for
municipal Offices to be filled at the May
election was orderly throughout. not sin
gle arrest being made during the day. Bal
loting commenced at sunrise at the usual
voting precincts and closed at sunset.
For the office of city sergeant over which
a hot fight had been waged, Capt. William
H. Smith, the incumbent, was nominated,
defeating Policeman Frank c. Spinks. tr.
by the slight majority of "A out of a total
of 2.042 votes cast for that office.
The vote was: For Capt W. H. Smith,
LOSS; for F. c. Spinks. 9s4. For the other
offices the vote stood as follows: Clerk of
the corporation court, John S. Beach. In
cumbent, 1,6S2: William E. Fendall. 2o8;
city treasurer, Thomas w. Robinson, 2.02o,
no opposition: commemorative attorney,
Leonard Marbury, 1886.
The vote by wards was as follows:
First ward - Commemorative attorney
Leonard Marbury. 1863: clerk of courts, John
s. Beach, 31S; William E. Fendall, IS; city
treasurer. Thomas w. Robinson. 3S2; city
sergeant, William H. Smith, 221; F. C.
Spfnks. 164.
Second ward--Marbury, 302: Beach, 254:
Fendall. 45; Robinson. so4; Smith. DDS;
Spinks. so.
bury. 45T; Beach, 39s: FendaH. 50; Robin
son, 459: Smith, 252: Spinks, 20s. Friend
ship precinct, Marbury. 404: Beach. 800:
Fendall, y; Robinson, 400; Smith. ia;
Fourth ward-Marbury, 4f0; Beach, 343:
Fendall. 81: Robinson. AS; Smith. 1873:
Spinks. 264.
The magistrates nominated were William
IN ha md I'd line
In the third ward and J. F. Hammersiey
in the fourth ward. Much interest was
conferred in the contest, as a democratic
primary here is generally equivalent to an
election
Alexandria County Democrats.
The democrats Of Alexandria county,
about 300 strong, assembled in the county
court house on Fort Myer Heights last
evening for the purpose of electing dele
gates to the state convention, which meets
in Norfolk May 2. County Chairman Cur
tbs B. Graham called the meeting to order.
and Mr.. James E. Clements was chosen
chairman.
Mr.. Walter q. varney acted as secretary.
The first business taken up was the cleo
ton of delegates. After several ballots
Messrs. Andrew A. Lipscomb and Curtis b.
Graham were elected. Messrs. Augustus
Davis and W. u. Varney were chosen alter
mates
Resolutions were adopted indorsing VIM.
Jennings Bryan for President of the United
States and instructing the delegates to vote
for instruction Of delegates to the Kansas
City convention.
Resolutions were also adopted reciting,
that we extend our heartfelt sympathy to
the two suffering republics of South Africa
in their heroic struggle for the principles
for which Virginia fought a century ago
against the common enemy of republics"
Delegates to the state convention were in
structed to introduce similar resolution.
Of,,tsN vi 81, oisa
applause, was unanimously adopted. calling
upon the district meetings to be held short
ly to instruct their delegates to place in
nomination the name of Andrew A Lips
comb for Congress at the congressional con-
ventton of the eighth district of Virginia.
Mr.. Lipscomb made a brief speech, in
which he expressed his willingness TO be-
come candidate. No mention was made
of the proposed constitutional convention.
and the meeting adjourned about 1880
clock.