The Washington times., 1904-05-16
De MOCRATS HOLD
CITY PRIMARIES
Nominating Mayor and
Council in Alexandria.
SIMPSONS STIFF FIGHT
Men Voted for Today Will Be Candi-
dates at General Election
on June Il.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 16.-The
qualified Democratic voters of Alexan-
dria are today voting to elect nominees
for mayor and city council. who will be
voted for at the general election on
June H. AS the nominees of the pri-
mary are almost invariably elected at
the general election, much interest IS
taken in today's results.
The polls opened at sunrise, and will
close at sunset, 1907 p. m. They are To-
Gated at the following places: First
ward. in a house in Prince Street, be
tween Lee and Union Streets: Second
ward. City Hotel: Third ward, Odd Fell
lows Hall; Fourth ward. Friendship en-
CINE house.
A number of helpers for each of the
candidates on the ticket were at the
polls early and vehicles were kept busy
bringing the voters TO the polling places.
The Mayoralty Fight.
interest centers in the fight for mayor
of the city. The contest lies between
the present mayor. Hon. George L.
Simpson, and Fred ]. Paff, president of
the common council. The friends of
these gentlemen have been at work for
the past two or three days, but owing
to the new registration it is useless 10
try and forecast the result. That win
only be known tonight when the votes
are counted.
The Citizens Progressive Association
had men at the polls working for the
candidates submitted by that associa-
ton for both boards of the city council.
The members of the association predict
a victory for their candidates.
The following ticket is being voted for
at the election today:
For mayor. George L. Simpson and
Fred J. Paf.
In First Ward.
First ward. for the board OF aldermen,
J. NJ. Hill, and n. p. T. Burke; COM
mon council, Hubert Snowden, Harry r.
Burke, z. S. Leadbeater, c. y. Moore,
A. s. Mankin, Peter Aitcheson, Harry
Wheat, and F. P. Elliott.
Second ward. for the board of alder
men, +. F. Marbury. and w. wv. Bal
lenger; common council, J. Y. Williams.
Henry Strauss. Henry Baader, Louis
Brill, George Finch, and j. Fred Birrell-
Third ward, for board of aldermen, ].
r. n. Curtin and Samuel P. Fisher;
common council, T. B. Cochran, James
Patterson. w. H Hellmuth, w. w.
GoilGE MOOGf ocAAAANo ANg~i+Ns e~+-N SN'@--
Harrison.
Fourth ward. for board of aldermen.
John T. Sweeney, Capt. William H
Sweeney, and T w Clark: common
council, L E. Uhler. Capt Albert Bryan.
F c. Spinks. James McCuen. and
Charles 3. Marshall.
Hulfsh Will Run.
Worth Hulhsh. whose name was
stricken off the Democratic ticket be-
cause he was a Republican. has an
nounced his intention OF going into the
general election. It is not known wheth-
er w H. McCuen, whose name was
stricken of the ticket in the Third
ward on the same account as Mr.. HUI
fish. Will run in the general election or
not.
Chairman Bendheim, of the committee
this morning posted notices that as
some confusion had arisen as TO the rul-
ing of the committee regarding the
counting OF the votes that may be cast
in the primary he desired to say that
all votes cast for any candidate would be
counted, excepting only those votes for
the candidates who were declared dis
qualified by the committee.
These candidates are two Republicans
whom the Progressive Association has
nominated