The Washington times., 1904-05-15
DEMOCRATS SHUT
REPUBLICANS OUT
Meeting of City Committee
of Alexandria.
JUDGES AND PRIMARIES
Three Names of Opposite Party Denied
Places on Ticket, Though Endorsed
by Members.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. May 1.-THE
city Democratic committee held meet
ing at the Hotel Fleischmann tonight al
o'clock. Chairman Charles Bendhein
presided. Theodore Cook was secretary
and Messrs Oscar Carter. George l.
Sampson. and Milton Fairfax were
present.
A question was raised as TO who had
selected the voting places. which were
named in local paper. 1t was stated
that these We're the ones selected for
the general election, and il was decided
10 hold the primary in the same voting
places. as follows:
First ward-South side OF Prince
Street. between Union and Lee Streets
Second ward-City hall; bird ward
Odd Fellows Hall in North Columbus
Street, and Fourth ward, Friendship en-
CINE house.
a d. Broclett asked the committee
whether all the names whicA were pre-
scented by the Citizens Progressive As
ISOLATION would appear on the Demo
Cratic ticket at the primary. Monday.
Republicans as Candidates.
Mr.. Cook. the secretary. stated that
The names of Worth Hulhsh. who was
a candidate for the board Of aldermen
in the Third ward. and of w. H. Nc
Cuen, who was a candidate for the
common council in the Third ward, had
not been placed on the ticket. mas
much as they We're Republicans the
secretary stated also that Theodore
Ballengor had withdrawn his name and
W. W. Ballenger'sA name had been
placed on the ticket in his stead
Chairman Bendheim said that airy
votes for a person whose name was
not on the ticket would not be counted
1T the coming primary.
Mr.. Brockett said that inasmuch as
he was the person who got Mr.. HulfiIsh
10 run. he held himself responsible for
placing him in the position as he was
now in. He stated that he had under
stood that the word participate" had
been used in connection with allowing
all whites TO run In the election, and
for that reason. as he understood par
ucipate. TO mean take part he had
placed Mr. Hulfiish's name before the
committee. He asked the committee
to rescind its former action In refusing
70 place Mr.. Hulfish's name on the
ticket.
Backed by Mr.. Kirk.
Harry Kirk said he was also a mem
Der OF the committee appointed by the
Citizens Progressive Association to ap-
Pral DtACIt the O&UotFdllC
and 10 try TO get the name of Mr.. HUI
fish placed on the ticket. He concurred
in Mr. Brockett's remarks
The chair asked whether any member
OF the committee desired 10 make the
motion 10 reseind the former action OF
the committee in allowing only Demo
Gratis TO run in the primary. but none
OF the committee would make the mo-
tion
The chairman said the action of the
committee was not taken on account OF
the names OF the men under discussion
being submitted by the progressive asso-
citation. he asserted that the commit
tee did not want TO be thought as being
IN opposition TO the association.
The secretary reported that all the
candidates for the board OF aldermen
and the common council had paid their
required pro rata assessment
Upon motion all the Democratic judges
who Will serve in the general election
were selected as judges for the primary.
After the two candidates for mayor
had paid their pro rata Part OF the ex-
penses OF the primary the meeting ad-
JourEed.