Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-16
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
PRIMARIES FOR NOMINATION OF
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.
Major Simpson Has Opposition for He
nomination-Annual Sermon BEFORE
Knights Templar-Briefs.
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srpcisl Correspondence of The Evening star
ALEXANDRIA. Va, May 10, 1901.
The democratic primary for the nomna-
ton of a candidate for mayor and canoi-
dates for both bodies of the city council "
he voted for in the municipal electoh' jun
a. opened this morning at sunrise VIZ
voting in each of the four precincts ol 'ne
CITY Throughout the forenoon the JAM
49,. hoe been without especial incident,
though there is strong unoeic
,nterest in the contest for mayor.
-, ostardav the campaign between
Mr. George L. Simpson, the incunioen'
~ Erad 7 Paff had been noticeaoiy
free from the charges and recrin1lha'ions
,,,h,ob an often characterize mayorai'S
s.h,s In this city, and 1t had been SINCERE
,.e honad nv the conservative and rep,e
I've citizens that this dlsturpiis ~.
ment would not be mtrouuCsu n,orning
nresent urinary. But yesterday cin,n
~ friends and supporters or Mayoi I'd
eiie 80 rendered indignant by the pIihes.
son .re that their favorite had the Amos %
Unanimous support of the liquor '
the city. x,or S,mpson de-
,ann hat the record of their canoioa atS
s,na his three consecutive terms, e.,
regard to enforcing the laws VII and
hand repressing drunkenness .afar
athar vices is unimpeachaple'a ineS tha
.ha considerable advancement OF '
,areI interests of the city, hVoise he
SIMMER of public improvements, aurihs s,ese
present term OF the mayor sh sar,,,sr vic
Grounds. as well as in view OF lo .,n1S nre
sruuu 80 the strongest combinations pre-
S,ot his success in the days paiiotins: Ar
oi O, The other hand, the friends Oh MI II.
Far DEPEND for triumph upon ms veoi and
iodine officer of the city councn . a
presluHe ;nauence as one of the prominent
spccessful business men OF the @.! ,;,rca
forecasting the issue they plaoe .,nnaien
also on the long and thoIousn ~ tbeir
that has been made in the interest," u 'ne''
candidate.
Statement by Chairman Bendheim.
In view of some MISUNDERSTANDING 90
the rulings of the city democratic co
tee with regard to the cahoiua.es 60,
nov he voted for at the polls today o'!
Chairman Charles behuhei' ~
the following letter:
..cor,a confusion having arisen In the
,,,,hrc mind as to the ruling Of the demo.
cratic committee regarding tne COUNTS &c
votes that may be cast for the can Nt tSa
in the primary, l beg leave da 10 s that all
votes cast for any candidate wouiu
counted excepting only those Vo.es ,oi
candidates who were oeciafeu oi'4
by the committee. .ho oomu,it-
tee the names of Mr. Worth Hulhsh Ior tne
hoard of aldermen and MI. W. n. w shid
for the common council, poth III th ith
ward are not placed on the uchel NJ.
tho other candidates. Mr. Huli1sh ana MI
McCuen were Endorsed by the CitlZens rIo
gressiye Association, but the lnoofseIleh.
Of the democratic committee was WLuilis
% tha ground that they were repuDncans.
: strong effort was made by the asSoeIa-
ton to have this ruling reVeTseu' pa. w =,
larly in the case of Mr. Hulhsh, WIZ,
WAS claimed had always been democra.
In local matters though republican III
NATIONAL issues 1t is claimed that Mr.. NC
Cuen has always been democrat.
The primary today is the first IN AieX H!i
dria Under the new state constitution. with
The recent registration it is expected thae
less than 1900 ballots will be recorded
Sermon Before Commandery.
Rev. w. f. Locke of Rockville, Mo-,
nreached the annual sermon before Ola
Dominion Commandery. Knights Templars'
of this city yesterday afternoon at eioch
in the Methodist Episcopal Church south.
The coIanandery was in full UNIFORM anu
the order of services was as follows: poH-
olgy congregations; invocation, heE: y
stump; hymn, congregation; reading "
Psalms cxlvi, Rev. j. P. stump; gloria,
choir: SOLO lone Sweetly Solemn Ihought,
Mr. w T. wilkins; prayer, Kew. J. n, ..
Ewell; hymn, congregation; quartet ~.
of the Depths" Misses A. and M: Eie[-
korn and Messrs. w. T. Wilkins and M. l..
Dinwiddie; address, Rev. Sir w. r. Locke
solo. "Open the Gates of the Temple, Mrs-
T. A. Hulfsh; hymn, congrega'ioh' oene
diction.
Before Police Justice.
Several cases were disposed of by Justice
Cation in the police court this morning
Thomas Williams colored, charged with
vaerancv. was assessed S.. in default OF
which he will spend twenty days In jail
Thomas Gibson, also colored, was up to an
swer the charge of assaulting Kate Gibson.
IT appeared from the testimony lhat
Thomas had severely smitten Kate, ana ne
was required to pay s.. Against the name
of August Sundy there was the cna at a.
disorderly conduct and resisting an onlcer'
The accused didn't appear ana ms coiiaI Ter
al. in the sum of 50, was forielteo- +
being drunk Ernest Sullivan was sent 10
iai for ten days and for drunkenness ana
eiisorderly conduct Paul Tolson forfeited 20
collateral The final item on the nnisheo
docket was George Willett, drunk, 30
General Matters.
Funeral services over the remains of Nor
ton Entwisle, whose death occurred Friday,
took Mace this afternoon from his late resi-
aence on Duke street. Rev. William j.
Morton of Christ Church officlated, and
the interment was made in St. Paul's ceme-
terry. .
The democrats of Alexandria county Will
hold conventions in Washington, JEFFERSON
and Arlington districts tomorrow evening
TO select delegates to the state democratic
convention.
THE remains of Lucien L. Mason, whose
death occurred in Washington Friday, were
brought here yesterday and inferred In ST.
Paul's cemetery. The services at the grave
were conducted by Rev. William J. Morton.
The will of the late r. H. Havenner has
been admitted to probate in the corporation
court Mrs Agnes M Havenner, his widow,
is named as executrix. The Will directs
that the estate be sold and the proceeds
lAt,. ha yvid