Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-02
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES LABOR
ING TO GET OUT VOTE.
Republican Meeting at Opera House
Friday Night-Democratic Rally
at King George Courthouse.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, November 2, 1901
The democratic and republican leaders IN
this district are working hard to round
out the campaign with enthusiastic ana
demonstrative public gatherings in'the next
few days The call of the local republic
can managers has gone forth to their
cohorts for a big meeting in the Opera
House here Friday night, when the doc
trines and principles of the party will be
expounded by Captain Patrick H. McCaull
of Lynchburg and others. Captain McCaull
was formerly a candidate for Congress
from this district, and his reputation as
speaker is we'll known here He will come
to. Alexandria after conducting a stump
ing canvass in West Virginia Others who
are expected to deliver speeches Friday
evening are Mr.. E. L. Howard pof Fairfax
the republican candidate for the House of
Representatives. and Mr.. William B. King
of Loudoun, the republican presidential
eector for this district.
The efforts of the democratic leaders to-
morrow will center at King George Court
House, where many of the citizens of the
county will be gathered to attend the
county court. The speakers for the Occa-
sion will be Representative John F. Rixey,
Lieutenant Governor Joseph E. Willard and
Mr.. c. c. Carlin of this city, district presi-
Dental eiector. Democratic meetings will
be held this week in Fairfax and Loudoun
counties. winding up the campaign which
has been conducted with vigor in that sec
ton. Mass meetings will be held at Cen
terville. LIE Cato. Ashburn and Herndon.
at which Mr. Louis F. Schade will be the
principal speaker
Exempted by Legislative Act.
William H. Cole, a blind and decrepit old
man, was before Justice Cation in the police
court this morning the charge of doing
business without license. The defendant
admitted having sold goods from a wagon,
but exhibited what purported to be a copy
of an act of the state legislature granting
him special exemption from the payment of
a license for engaging in tho business. Upon
was authentic and Cole was dismissed He
came to this city about a month ago. His
arrest was caused by another huckster.
General and Personal.
Mrs. Susan E. Spinks died suddenly this
morning at her home, 144S Duke street
Her husband Mr.. Thomas Spinks, noticed
that she appeared Ill at breakfast and
little later was Mortified to learn that she
had expired. Mrs. Spinks was apparently
in her usual health yesterday. She was
fifty-five years of age and was born in
Woodstock. Va. The funeral will take
place Friday afternoon
Several hundred people who gathered at
the old fair grounds yesterday afternoon
expecting to witness game of foot ball be-
tween the team of the Alexandria Athletic
Association and the Olympias of Washing
ton were disappointed, as the District play
ers failed to appear.
1t is rumored that the Southern Railroad
Company will soon make another reduction
in its employees on the divisions entering
this city. 1t is understood the reduction
will affect trackmen and laborers.
Rev. j. P. Stump of the M. e. Church
South is in Hamilton assisting Rev. Mr..
Strother in a series of revival meetings.
The members of the Alexandria Golf Club
will be entertained at tea in the club house
Friday evening by Miss Cora Smoot Miss
Cora Cochran and Miss Mary Thomson