Evening star., 1901-11-05
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
VOTERS RALLY AT THE POLLS Foh
RATTLE OF BALLOTS.
Final Meeting Held by Each Party
Last Nisht-General and
Personal News.
Evening Star Bureau.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, November D, 1911.
The polls In the various precincts or TINS
citv were opened this morning at sunrise.
ond yoters began casting their ballots for
governor, lieutenant governor and attorney
general Of the state, and for local offices
large numbers visited the ballot box early,
and the indications are that heavy vote
will he polled. 1t is believed that the col
| ored vote. going almost exclusively to the
| republican ticket will be considerably
larger than usual. The agitation In regard
! 70 negro suffrage has had the effect or
| arousing interest among the colored voters.
In addition to the voting for state ON
GERS, two proposed amendments OF tne
present constitution are being passed upon.
| One is for the abolition of all county ara
district elections on the fourth Thursday
| in May substituting the first Tuesday after
| the first Monday in November. The other
provides that no tax shall be imposed upon
persons taking oysters with tongs from
natural beds in Virginia waters. Accord
ing to law separate ballots are proVloeo
! for each amendment.
Final Democratic Rally.
The democrats of this city closed their
campaign last evening with mass meet
ing In the Opera House, at which addresses
were made by Representative Claude A.
Francis L. Smith, member from Alexandra
of the state constitutional convention.
About 1000 people. many of whom were
ladies' gathered to hear the speaking. Mr..
Charles Bendheim chairman or the CITY
committee opened the exercises, and pre-
scented Col. Smith, whose address related
principally to the proceedings of the con-
stitutional convention. In speaking OF the
work of the suffrage committee; Col smith
denied that it would effect the dlsfran,
| 49, Hrti a
that stories to this effect had been circu-
lated by the republicans as campaign stock,
hut expressed the belief that no democrat
would believe them.
Applause for Mr.. Swanson.
Mr.. Swansen's introduction was the sig
nal for an outburst of applause He thank
ed his hearers for the support Alexandria
had given him in his candidacy for the
democratic nomination, and declared that
he would ever be the firm friend Of the
city. He then made an earnest appeal to
democrats to turn out and support his sue
cessful rival Mr.. Montague. He referred
| at length to the democratic administration
| of state affairs for the past fifteen years.
| He said the party had shown honesty and
| ability in the handling of $50. 100000 Of puo-
lie money during that period. Democracy,
| he said, had fulfilled its promises In regard
to the state debt virginia; ne said, Is
| without the stain OF reputation.
| Touching on the subject OF suffrage. Mr..
| Swanson said that no white man in the
| state should be deprived of his vote. He
| said that the state had educated the negro
| for thirty years in the hope that he would
become worthy Of exercising the right of
| franchise. But the expectation. he said.
| had been disappointed. and the democrats
| would eliminate the negro as political
| factor in Virginia. He spoke at length In
| favor of the maintenance of Anglo-Saxon
| supremacy and closed his remarks with an
| exhortation to his hearers to vote the DEM
ocratic ticket.
Republican Mass Meeting.
| Several hundred colored voters assembled
/ in Odd Fellows Hall. on South Columbus
street. last evening and held campaign
rally meeting. Magnus L. Robinson was
elected chairman and William Carter sec
| retary. City Chairman Joseph l.. Crupper
made brief speech. .nstructing the voters