Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-31
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
DEMOCRATS EXPECT BIG MAJOR
ITY IN CITY AND COUNTY.
Senator Daniel to Deliver Address at
Opera House This Evening
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, October 81, 1902
The members of the democratic city COM
mittee expect a large and enthusiastic a1-
dience to gather in the Opera House this
evening at o'clock to greet Senator John
w. Daniel and Representative John +.
Rixey, the principal speakers. The occ1
sion will be the final party rally in Alex
andria before the coming election. Chair
man Charles Bendheim of the city commit
tee will call the meeting to order. In ao-
dition to Senator Daniel and Representative
Rixey several prominent party leaders IN
this section will occupy seats on the plat
form.
1t has been several years since SENATOR
Daniel delivered political address In Alex
andria. On the occasion of his last appear
ance here he received a tremendous ova-
ton. The horses were taken from ms car
riage and the senator was drawn through
the streets by an enthusiastic CROWD. inns ms
evening the gallery at the opera House VIII
be reserved for ladies, many OF Wnom are
expected to be present
The local democratic leaders express the
utmost confidence of an overwhelming VIC
tory for the ticket in this city and through
out the district. The mass meeting ton1gnt,
it is said, is intended simply 10 arouse the
voters and insure a large vote. SO far as
TIE result Oh TIE 6leCllOH Is C)iSS1hSd eAS
apathy that exists is not giving the party
leaders any worry, but for good forms
sake, 1t is said. they desi.'e to make the
majority as large as possible
Since the new registration ordered unoer
the present state constitute, the negro
voting strength has been reduced to min
imum in Alexandra as well as in the sur
rounding counties. Out Of total or ISL
voters in Alexandria only IA are colored.
In recent years practically .tns whole of the
colored population voted the republican
ticket, sometimes rendering the result so
close as to be doubtful, but the present re-
duction, 1t Is pointed out, gives the demo-
Gratis a clean sweep. Mr.. W. K. SkinKef
of Fauquier, the republican opponent OF
Mr.. Rixey, has not spoken In this vicinity
since his nomination.
Course Of Reinicker Lectures.
The first course of a series of Reinicker
lectures at the theological seminary near
this city will begin next Tuesday and will
be concluded the following Thursday.
Tuesday and Wednesday the lectures will
begin at 5 o'clock and at noon Thursday
Right Rev. Charles S. Olmstead, DID,,
bishop of Colorado, will be the speaker. AS
is customary, the lectures will be open TO
the general public. Bishop Olmstead has
announced as his subject The discipline
of Perfection
General Matters.
Charles Jones, colored, who was shot in
the shoulder and abdomen last Sunday in
the Petersburg district" and who was
considered to be in a desperate condition
for few days thereafter, is reported to be
recovering. Sanford Lyons, also colored,
who is confined in jail on the charge of
doing the shooting, will be given hearing
next Wednesday before Mayor Simpson in
the police court. if Jones has sufficiently
recovered to testify.
athletic day" at the Episcopal High
School will be observed tomorrow. The
occasion takes place annually and is an
event of considerable interest to friends of
the school in this city, many of whom wit
ness the events The usual number of
prizes will be contested for tomorrow.
Dr. Alexander Murray Of this city, who
recently passed the United States army
medical examina ton, has received his COM
mission as assistant surgeon, with the rank
of first lieutenant. Lieutenant Murray has
not yet been assigned to any post.