Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-04-06
Mr.. Cation then asked if Mr.. F. 9.

uhFV6f was uut koou uCmoSlnt.
Mr.. Snowden said again he did not
want to engage In personalities, but he
had heard 1t frequently stated that Mr..
Harper had voted for Mckinley.
Mr.. Harper said the man who said so
had lied; he did not vote at all at the
last election.
Mr.. Snowden said he was very glad
to know that Mr.. Harper had not voted
for Mckinley.
Mr.. Cation then asked If Mr.. John r.
Zimmerman and Mr.. Peter Aitcheson
we're not good democrats, and MIR.
Snowden replied that they were. Mr..
Cation then asked II Mr.. George Hop
kins was not good democrat and Mr..
Snowjen asked not to DO pressed for an
answer; he preferred Mr. Hopkins, who
was present, to answer. Mr.. Hopkins
said he was out of the city at the last
election and did not vote.
Mr.. Harper then said be could state
almost exactly what each candidate
had said when they we're asked for a
postponemeDt OF the primary; be
named them and said most all OF them
were perfectly willing for postpone
ment.
Mr.. P. F. German said he did not re.
quest the committee to change the
date; he was satisfied with what the
committee bad done or would do.
Mr.. s. L. Monroe told how he had
been approached; he had said he pre-
ferred the date ss fixed, but did not
care to be the only one who opposed a
postponement 80 would agree; if the
committee wanted to change the date
they could do so.
Mr.. Summers asked Mr.. Cation II hi
committee mad the names of any cans
didatts he wished to present to the city
committee.
Mr.. Cation said there would be names
but he could not say whether they
would be ready by next Wednesday.
| Mr.. Dobie moved to postpone the
date for the candidates to hand 10 their
names from the 10th to the 18th.
Mr.. Summers thought 1t very re-
markable when movement for new
Council had been going on for twelve
months there were ss yet no candidates
and more time was wanted. He said
the business men would hold meet
ing on Saturday night and asked Mr..
Cation If they could not get their candi-
dates ready by next Wednesday.
Mr.. Cation after consulting with Mr..
Harper, said he could not answer this
question.
Mr.. Cation then asked till Friday of
next week for the date for announce
ments; by that time, he said, the names
of the candidates could be had and all
would 90 into the primary and support
the ticket.
Mr.. Carter then left the chair and
moved to 60 into executive session.
Messrs. Boothe aud Dobie opposed
this. saying they wanted an open meet
ing and Mr.. Carter's motion failed.
Mr.. Boothe regretted that In their
views all the candidates could not agree
and he moved to stand by the action Of
the last meeting In fixing the date of
the primary. He said be hoped the
gentlemen would by that time have the
names of their candidates ready.
The motion was unanimously adopt
ed.
The following we're then adopted.
Resolved, That at the democratic primary
election to be'held on April -, 1901, for the
purpose of raining the municipal officers.
members of the Board of Alderman snd Com
mon Council, all Of which are 10 be elected
and voted for at the regular election on
Thursday, May %, 1901, tbe following rules
be, and are hereby, adopted for the said phi
mary:
The polls shall be locsted at the five 10y
precincts heretofore in use at the general
elections, and shall be opsned at sunrise ard
closed at shutdown.
The ballot box shall prior to the receipt OF
any ballot be opeued in the presence Of those
assembled at the polls, and shall at all times
during the day remain In q conspicuous place.
and in full view Of the public.
Five minutes prior to the closing Of the
polls one of the judges shall anuo1nce ihst IN
five minutes the polls will be closed, and shall
ct that time admit to the II side Of the polls to
witness the count such person or persons ~
shall be designsted by candidates having ops
position. The ballot box shall be opened,
and the ballots counted in the presence of
said representatives. Upon the conclus sion of
tho count, and after the resuls hiss been duly
recorded in books provided for that purpose,
the ballots shall be placed In a package well
sealed with sealing wax, and the out.
side Of the said package signed by tho
Judges and clerks; IL shall be placed
and its contents shal be delivered to the
chairman Of the city democratic committee
immediately after the result OF the election is
announced, the key TO the said ballot box to
remain in the custody Of enc Of the election
judges
All known democrats and all white voters
who ledge them selves to support the nom.-
nees of the primary shall be allowed to vote.
The registrar Of each ward and the two
democratic judges at each precinct shall act
81 judges ct this primary. In case Of vscsr-
c!es thu democratic committee shall hsvs
power TO fill the same, and the chairman of
this committee is directed to have prepared
and furnished to the judges copy OF these
regulations.
The report of the business mems CON-
mittee will be submitted to citizens
meeting to be held at the Opera House
tonight and circulars to this effect, sign
ed by Mr.. James Il. Cation, chairman,
and Mr.. James Bsyne, secretary, have
been distributed today.
The circular says:
The purpose OF the meeting IL to
receive the report OF the committee ap-
pointed at the meeting held on Wed.
nesday last to form permanent organ
izstion among our citizens, pledged to
the advancement OF public improve
ments, and to the support of matters
for the material betterment of Alexan-
dria."
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