Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-02
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
CANDIDATES MAKING LAST Eff
FORT BEFORE ELECTION.
Several Aspirants for Almost Every
Office to Be Filled-Gen-
eral Matters.
Evening Star Bureau,
T01 King st.

Bell Telephone LOG.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, November 2, 1913.
Those who wish to serve Alexandra
county in the discharge of various pubic
duties are busy today in getting before the
voters for a last effort before the actual
work of having the votes counted tomor-
row. Owing to the omission this year OF
the usual primaries in both parties there
are several candidates for almost every
Office to be filed. The contests over the
positions of sheriff and commonwealth at
torney are attracting most attention. VIM.
II. Palmer, democrat, the present sheriff,
has three opponents, Mack Marcy and
Homer Works. democrats, and William H.
Duncan. republican. Richard w. Johnson,
republican, the commonwealth attorney,
will be opposed by two democrats, Walter
u. Varney and Capt. Crandall Mackey.
There is also considerable interest over
the election of commissioner of the reve
nue.. This office has been filed for several
years by Henry Holmes, a colored republic
can. He is candidate for reelection, and
there are three others In the field. Messrs.
Curtis b. Graham and Al Thomas, demo-
Gratis and Olden Gray republican
For the office of treasurer the incumbent.
William c. Wibert, republican, will be op-
posed by r. Darby, democrat, president of
the county board of supervisors In each
of the three districts one supervisor will
also be elected tomorrow. In Washington
district the candidates are w. n. Febrey,
the incumbent; L. y. Costello and George
w. Donaldson. Va W.. Douglass, the in
cumbent ip Arlington district. will contend
for the honor With r. L. Corbett and NJ L.
Garrison. Dr.~a6.SE. Rust is without oppo-
sition in jefferson, district. Owing to the
numerous candidates and the changes made
in the Iregistrasoa 9he vote is expected to
be much cut up Y
Police Court Docket.
In the police court this morning Mayor
Simpson disposed of a variety of minor
cases. Thomas Foley was up on the charge
Of cutting anf5 aksaulting Edgar Purvis.
The fine imposed wits $40. On the charge of
being drunk on,the street Alexander Ogden
forfeited s. P,,iB., Rack. said to be from
Washington, forfeited s. collateral on the
charge of assaGitff,g Lillian North Jacob
the charge of being drunk and injuring
private property frank COrbin. coIored,
was required to pay the same amount on
the charge of disorderly conduct
General Matters.
The regular monthly meeting of r. e. Lee
Camp. Confederate Veterans. will be held
this evening in the confederate home in
Prince street An interesting felic n the
shape of an order for dry goods sent to the
late John II. Brent and bearing the sigma
ture of General Robert E. Lee has been pre-
scented to the camp by Mr.. William Lewis
Allen of this CITY, The document will be
framed and hung In the hall.
Mr.. John II. Fisher. who has been super
intendent of the local Western Union, tele-
graph office for several years, has resigned
His successor Is Mr. r. L. Stultz, recently
of Suffolk. Va. Mr.. Fisher. 1t Is understood,
has been offered other positions with the