Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-05

.s PROBABILITIES For this sec
RI'lnrTi .u0 Iu, day; light north
-,p uohh WINDS
r,s,vIION.- Fac election for
IN, ,pd Congre ssmfn will to
!" .oou. The cO4n'ry tom row
bel! of, thr polls will be hei'i =
j. 'Ds so,,,e n. ace. rhe polls wal e."
Jus, y. ~. GAO 4. ID. and clos d al 500
'9'Y .a,dard time All the
u% NJ. -or conducting the cleo
nave been made, and q full
". /. expe, d. lie demo
"s made quite active cen.
u" I'M be republic aus nave dole
"" naming. Yet it is due to tue
n.so. the party thst the democra s
''n,u 4 DIX majority Tor the caDd.-
's.i for tue esidenlisl nominees.
1.r d.cplue and party organization
i l',ss imgor'aDt purpose Of local self
m.ks tois imperative, and 1t is be-
"a that me democrats of this city
10 understand their duty in this re-
y; spd vii cneerfully respond to its
! u nos as 10 the past.
mi. is DO time for anyone who claims
.,s a democrat to be lukewarm or in-
.a,,.n, to the election. The white
uni. Of Virginia are banded together
,fs soh1y 10 the democratic party,
,,o.log that the best interests of the
.,s Gao be maintained. Therefore il
.,ooy4s every democrat to vote the
-.et even If there are some things in
~.oatorm which do not suit his par
,r view. ln politics it is necessary
nike co cessions a We'll as 10 other
,tt-ls. aud no platform can be formed
el vii suit every voter cf either OF
Uesl parues.
M olBcal ballot 10 this State which
D. provided ali voters will contaiu
b. osmes Of six Candidates for Presi-
10. sud Vice President, and beneath
~ Of lh,m will appear the names OF
,,.i electors. Some OF the parties
,gs Do, named any electors and there
& he blank spaces left for them,
,,cl can be filled / if desired by the
,tr Bat even this is unnecessary,
i .hs new Jaw requires only th, the
,ls,.oaIl vote directly for President
uVce President and 40 for electors,
) a,fttOiOre.
seton S. of what is popularity
s,ogo as the Walton election law, has
ben amended since the election of
lS5. snd instead of scratching the
lanes Of the electors, the law provides
aa Toe qualified voters at said cleo
too shall designate their preference
q, sDy candidates for President and
wee President, and the ballots shall be
Wluted as they would be if the names
dihe electors had been scratched"
U0der this new law, instead OF
gf4cnlng the names of electors, you
Should mark out The names OF caDdi
d Is for President and Vice President
br whom You do not wish 10 vote. II
you gl,n 10 vote for Bryan and Seven
81, your ballot should be marked 30
s. to leave ony the following unscratch-
I'd names omit:
W. J. Bryan, for President.
Ailai Z. Stevenson for V ce President.
ELECTORS AT LARGE.
John L. Jefiries,
William HODGES Mann.
DISTRICT ELECTORS.
l. Thomas J. Downing.
2 John Whitehead.
8. 5 l. Kelley.
I. Robert Turnbull
> Eugene Withers.
o. Graham Clayton.
T. Winfield Liggett.
5 Lewis h. Machen.
9 r. Tate Irvine.
10 Pembroke Petit.
Il twOsets OF candidates out OF the six
'lold be left unscrstched the ballot
VIII not be counted for either. So it
VII Ue seen mat no attention need Dc
pad to the lists of electors.
10 some districts there will be quite
slunOer Of candidates for Congress-
!o''e are fifteen, for instance, 10 this
,oe Eighth district. All of the candi-
u,t' viii be arranged under a heading
Tor Congress-" or something similar
10 INST Ia voting for Congressman
you scratch out all the Dsmes except
lost Of the candidate for whom you
srn 10 vote. For instances, If you
is're to vote for John E. Rixey, you
Sou.i Erase the names OF all the other
Candidates. Care should be had that
os peO or pencil passes at least tbret-
Naiib' Of the way through a name
'nlch it is desired to scratch.