Evening star., 1902-08-15
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
REPUBLICANS TO NAME A CAN
DIDATE FOR CONGRESS.
Convention to Be Held September 25-
M. K. Lowery the Probable
Choice-Briefs.
Evening Star Bureau.
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Bell Telephone No. 106
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August Is, 1902.
1t Is expected here that the republican
congressional convention. which meets in
Alexandria at noon September %, will nomt-
nate a candidate to oppose Representative
John F. Rixey, the democratic nominee for
the House Of Representatives. at the No
vember election. This was, in fact. the
purpose for which the convention was called
and the action of the congressional COM
mittee was unanimous.
The question of a party candidate has at
tracted considerable attention. 1t appears
to be highly probable that the name Of M.
K. Lowery, member of the state legislature
from Stafford county, will be placed be-
fore the convention. His chances for re-
ceiving the nomination said to be very
good.
The election will be the first held in this
district under the new constitution. Some
changes in the relative vote of the two
parties will doubtless result from the new
registration.
Agricultural and Industrial.
The general committee charged with max
ing preparations for the agricultural and
industrial conference of co.ored people to
be held in this city September %, through
Chairman Magnus L. Robinson, has an
nounced the following officers and commit
tees: Grand chief marshal, James Washing
ton; aids, Frank Williams, Frederick Wat
kins, Strother Gilison. Frank Chase, Ma
jor Johnson Albert Wilson, Thomas Shell
ton, Micajah White Albert Holmes, Jake
Jones, William Washington and Reuben
Redd; finance committee William Goings,
Rev. Weston Green, James Washingt on,
Thomas Shelton, Jake Jones. Frank Will
Jams and Frank Chase. William A Carter
was appointed chairman of the reception
committee Abel Douglass marshal of the
BARRIERS division in the parade, and Rev.
Robert Monroe marshal of the shoemakers'
division.
The committee has under advisement an
appncatlon made by Charles Bowles for a
| special place in the line for house e-moving
exhibit. Additional committees with the
line of march and the names of speakers,
VIII be announced in a few days
General and Personal.
Joseph Jonas will be given a hearing in
the police court tomorrow morning the
charge of stealing a watch from w s.
Weaver, whose boarding house is 1873 Duke
street. Policeman James T. Smith yester-
day recovered the stolen property from q
pawn shop in Washington.
The members of ST. Mary's Catholic
Church and other friends of Rev. Father
NJ. j. Ahern, assistant pastor of that
church. have been informed of the sue
cessful operation which was performed on
Father Ahern in Providence Hospital
| Washington. The news was very crafty
| ing.
The funeral of Ernest Travers whose
death by suicide occurred early yesterday
morning. will take place Sunday afternoon
at 3 o'clock from his late residence on
Queen street
Chief of Police James F. Webster, who
has been spending his vacation in Fairfax
county. has returned to duty at police
headquarters.
Corporation Attorney Gardner l.. Boo: he
has gone to Atlantic City to spend a brief
vacation.
| Miss Lizzie Slaymaker is visiting Mrs
| Charles Towson at her home in Falmouth,
| Stafford county.
Mrs. Lizzie Hoffman and her daughter,
| Miss Pearl Hoffman, are attending the ses
| sion of the Potomac Baptist Association in
Fauquier county. go