Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-17
AFFAIRS M ALEXANDRIA
REPUBLICANS ORGANIZE IN OpPosi-
TION TO CHAIRMAN CRUPPER.
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President Mckinley. Administration
1ndOrset-EiectiOns of Vestrynen
by City chSrche.-Brief".
Evening Star Bureau.
No. 101 King Street.
Bal TELEPHONE No. 106.

ALEXANDRIA Va, April IT, 1900.
The central republican assembly of Alex
andria held meeting last night in Odd
Fellows Hall, on South Columbus street, for
the purpose of organizing the opposition to
the reelection of Mr.. Joseph l.. Crupper as
city chairman. The meeting was presided
over by Magnus L. Robinson, and George
Munday acted as secretary. After a speech
in which Mr.. Robinson advised his hearers
to support President McKinleys admins
tration. but to do everything in their power
to oppose Chairman Park Agnew of the
state committee and Chairman Joseph L.
Crupper of the city committee, a set of
resolutions were adopted, expressing al
leg1ance to the principles of the republican
party and attacking Mr.. Crupper. The
resolutions rected that all honorable means
should be employed to defeat the re-elec-
ton of Chairman Crupper and to retire
him from authority in the local republican
party.
A permanent organization was perfected
with the election of the following officers:
Masnus l.. Robinson, president; John A.
wilson, Albert Lucas. Mr.. johnson and
Frank Williams, vice presidents; William
Goings, recording secretary; James Turley,
financial. secretary; James w. Payne, cor
responding secretary; Moses Stevens, treas
urer: r n Lee, sergeant-at-arms. The eX
ecutlNe committee comprise the following:
James Turley, Albert Greene, Charles
Bales, Albert Lucas, Moses Stevens, F. X.
Lee NJ. Johnson and James Payne.
Vestrymen Elected.
Christ Church has elected the following
vestrymen for the ensuing year: L. NJ.
Biackford. DR.. D. N. Rust, Hubert Snow
den, John Slater, Ashby Miller, Gardner L.
Boothe, DR.. William Gibson Henry F. Rob-
ertson, G. William Ramsay, Clarence c.
afar
William A. Smoot.
The following vestrymen have been elect
ed for the ensuing year by st. Paurs
Church. j. c. Milburn, John w. Greene
j. w. Hooff, Herbert Bryant, W. H. Mar
bury, E. S. Fawcett E. l.. Daingerfield,
Julian t. Burke, j. r. Zimmerman l.. w.
Reid, Robert F. Knox and w. II. Lambert
Grace Church has chosen the following
yestrymen for the ensuing year: w. H.
Van Week, G. A. Shafer, G. N. Moore
Charles J. Deahl, George w. Hulfish, Frank
L. King and Charles King.
General Matters.
The cases of James Barry and Richard l.,
Clark, respectively, who were indicted for
circulating bogus silver dollars have been
set for trial in the corporation court next
\ thursday. The trial of Frank, alias Nooks,
Payne, colored, indicted for killing Thomas
BRYANT, also colored, will take place May T.
Inc meeting which was to have been held
DIT Lyceum Hail last night for the purpose
OF ORGANIZING local council of the knights
OF Columbus has been postponed until Fri
day evening. DR.. Carrigan, Mr.. w. H. Cal
lahan of Washington, and other we'll known
knights will be present
A meeting of the city democratic commit
tee has been called for Friday night to
select date for holding ward meetings to
EJECT delegates to the state convention. The
committee may also make arrangements
then for holding a convention or primary
election to nominate a candidate for Con-
greSs
The Easter hop given last evening in Nc
Burney's Hall by the Terpsichorean Club
was pronounced to be great success. A
large number of guests were present, many
of them from Washington and the hall was
handsomely decorated with tropical plants
and flowers. Prof. Schroeder's orchestra
furnished the music. Dancing continued
until late hour.
Mayor Simpson has determined to call a
meeting of the city council for tonight.
The principal matter to be laid before that
body will be the vacancy in the Office of
city engineer. The appointment of a su-
perintendent of gas may also be taken up.
The Alexandria Base Ball Club will hold
| a meeting tonight and perfect arrange
ments for opening the season. A grand
stand will be erected at the old fair
grounds and many improvements to the
diamond will be made. 1t is the intention
of the management to put q frSt-clasS
team in the field.