Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-12
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
FORMULATE PLANS FOR
BRYAN AND RIxEY CAMPAIGN.
Republican Candidate for Congress
siOnal HOnOrs Making Active Cam
vass-GeneraI and Personal.
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ALEXANDRIA. Va, September II, 1sOO
The Alexandria county democrats nave
formulated plans for the campaign. mass
meeting of democratic voters will be heid
a. the county court house on Fort Myer
Heights Thursday evening September ~.
at 100 o'clock for the purpose OF organiz-
ing a democratic campaign club and for
other business A grand barbecue and pub
lie speaking will be held at Court House
Grove October 10. commencing at O'Clock
In the afternoon. The county executive
committee has been authorized to make
necessary preparations for the event. and
that committee will meet again Saturday
afternoon at 4 o'clock to perfect further
plans.
The following are the members of the ex-
ecutive committee: James E. Clements,
chairman; Walter u. Narney. secretary; A.
A. Lipscomb, w. II. Palmer. S. ID. Beach
and Grant Spear. Chairman Clements
states that every effort will be made to
carry the county In the November election
for Bryan and Rixey.
Representative RiXey, the democratic can
ddate for Congress for the eighth district.
who was nominated to succeed himself -
conducting an energetic campaign. He
spoke last at Louisa Court House, and Will
probably speak on court occasions at every
court house in the district before the cleo
ton. Mr.. Robert E. Lee, Jr.. and MI.
Lewis H. Machen both of Fairfax. are also
ca nvassing the district for Bryan and
Rixey.
Mr. William J. Rogers of King George.
the republican candidate for Congress, has
already opened his campaign. He will
speak throughout the district before the
election.
Meeting of Business Mems League.
The regular monthly meeting of the Bus
mess Mems League was held In the league
rooms, on King street. last night, but owing
to the oppressive weather the attendance
was small. Mr.. M. b. Harlow presided and
Mr.. VIM. +. Carne acted as secretary.
Messrs. A. D. Brockett and Robert Ora
ham of Alexandria Post, Travellers Pro-
tective Association, laid before the league
a resolution adopted by Alexandra Post
Saturday. asking for the cooperation of
the league in the effort to secure 2-cent
interchangeable mileage over railroads gov
erned by the Southeastern Passenger Asso-
citation 1t was explained that the Rich
mond chamber of commerce had recently
adopted a similar resolution The adyan-
tages of the proposition to Alexandria mer-
chants were outlined and after some dis
cussicn the resolution. as requested. was
unanimously adopted.
Mr.. C.. c. Leadbeater of the committee
appointed by the league to secure re-
count of Alexandria inhabitants reported
that second enumeration had been con-
Quoted in the third and fourth wards. Mr.
Leadbeater stated that, the first step in
the movement, Mr.. Park Agnew had called
on the census director and obtained from
him a promise to recognize the recount II
reports were made in due time. He stated
that ODD names in the fourth ward and 3Io
in the third ward had been found in excess
of the number reported by the census emu
merator.
The Committees Belief.
Because of limited funds. Mr. Leadbeater
stated the committee had been unable to
complete the work He said 1t was the
committees belief that thorough canvass
of the city would show a total increase of
between 500 and 1000 persons over the
number as shown by the papers Of the
census takers. The committee, he said, was
assured that the new enumeration for the
fourth ward would be incorporated in the
official report. The speaker believed that
the official figures would show an increase
Of 6 or per cent in the population for the
past ten years. 1t was the committees
opinion that thorough recount would In
crease this to 10 per cent. Mr. Leadbeater
said that Alexandria. like other cities. had
suffered In population in the growth Of
suburban towns. He mentioned West End.
st. Elmo and Del Ray, where several hum
dred people had settled in the past few
years.
In regard to the movement for securing
the erection OF new railroad depots In Alex
andria. Chairman Harlow said he had been
shown plans at the Washington Office of
the Southern railroad for a new brick
DuIlQlHS mere, anu also plans IOf enlarg1ng
the Southern's machine shops. He had no
assurance of similar action on the part CT
the Pennsylvania road
Death of Mrs. Murdaugh
Mrs. Roberta Shield Murdaugh. relict OF
Rev. Edmund Christian Murdaugh. for
many years rector of st. Georges and Trim
ity churches at Fredericksburg. Va, died
at the residence Of her daughter. Mrs. Mary
NJ Franklin. s18 Prince street. yester-
day morning. after a protracted Illness
The deceased was about seventy-f1ve years
Of age and was highly esteemed. The fol-
lowing children. all grown. survive her:
Mr.. Edmund cambridge Murdaugh of Okla
homa, John cambridge Murdaugh OF Wash
ington, d. c.; Mrs. James r. Ellison of
Washington. D. c.; Mrs. Mary M. Franklin
and Mr. Albert c. Murdaugh, both OF this
city.
The remains were forwarded this after
noon to Fredericksburg. Va. for interment
General and Personal.
Rev. Daniel r. Nicou OF ths Theological,
Seminar aa0 yoOofyoa Q coil % thn pas-