Evening star., 1903-11-19
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
DISCUSSION OF BILL 10 AMPLIFY
ELECTION LAW.
Absolutely Forbids Use Of Money by
Candidates for Ofice--Gen-
eral Matters.
Evening Star Bureau.
701 King Street.
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Bell Telephone 1906
ALEXANDRIA, Va, November 10. 1908.
The bill offered in the state legislature
yesterday by Delegate James r. Cation of
this city to amplify the Barksdale pure
election law Is being discussed in this Sec
ton, particularly in Alexandria county,
where contests based upon the alleged
violation of this statute are now pend
ing. 1t Is said that the new measure, If
adopted, will prevent the confusion
which has arisen in the past as to what
expenses are legitimate and what are not
in the conducting of campaigns, for the
objects for which money may be spent in
elections are definitely stated. The meas
ure goes considerably farther than the
Barksdale election law. in that 1t not
only prevents the use of money by cam
didates for presidential elector, United
States senator representative and MEM
bers of the general assembly. but also in
any mass meeting. district or ward
meeting or any canvass preceding such
election. &C.. either directly or indirectly.
Immediately or remotely" The bill pro-
vides that violators be both fined and inn
prisoned instead Of being either fined or
imprisoned.
Entertainment at Armory Hall.
The bazaar held for the purpose of rails
ing funds to liquidate the debt of the
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Armory Hall. The spacious room was
pretti1y decorated for the occasion. There
are twelve booths tastefully equipped
and arranged. These are presided over
by the following ladies, with many as
sistants: Mrs. Z. H. O'Brien, Miss Lena
Smith. Mrs. Kelley, Mrs. India Hender-
son, Mrs. G. William Ramsay, Mrs John
R. Zimmerman, Mrs. Bartells, Misses
Greenwel Mrs. M. r. OSullivan. Mrs.
Annie S. Pierpoint, Mrs Mark Price, Mrs
Thomas Col!ingsworth, Miss German
Mrs. J. NJ. Hill and Mrs. L. e. Uhler. The
organizations present as guests of honor
last evening were R. E. Lee Camp. Con-
federate Veterans, the local organization
of Sons of Confederate Veterans, the 18th
Virginia Regiment Chapter and Mary
Custis Lee Chapter, United Daughters of
the Confederacy.
General Matters.
Mrs. ]. c. Kelley, whose death occurred
yesterday morning at her home in Char
lottesville, Va, was the mother of Mrs.
Annie Cownig of this city and of Bernard
H. Kelley of Washington.
Miss Edna Hammerly and Mr.. jeremiah
Sullivan. both of Washington, were mar
ried yesterday at the rectory of st. Pauls
Episcopaf Church, in Duke street, Rev. P.
p. Phillips officiating.
Miss Roberta L. Baggett and Mr.. Milton
M. Watkins. well-known young people of
this city. were married yesterday at the
parsonage of st. Marys Catholic Church.
Rev. Father H. j. Cutler performed the
ceremony.
Herbert Griffith. a freight conductor of
the Southern road was before Mayor Simp-
son this morning on the charge of having
obStructed the drivewayS at the intersec-
ton of Payne and Wolfe streets by allow
ing freight cars to remain across the road
The charge was dismissed, but the officers
on that beat were instructed to keep a
sharp lookout to see that there is no more
occasion for complaint by citizens