Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-17
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Campaign Issues Discussed
From Republican Viewpoint.
OPERA HOUSE MEETING
SPEECHES By MEssRs. JACOB
YosT AND J. B. HENDERSON.
Interest in Question Raised of Juris-
diction Over Alexandria County
General News.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

special Correspondence of The Star
ALEXANDRIA. Va. October II. 1905.
The issues of the present campaign he
tween the republicans and democrats in
virginia were discussed from the republi
can viewpoint before good-sized audience
| In Lannon's Opera House last evening. The
speakers were Mr.. Jacob Yost of Staunton
and Mr.. John B. Henderson of Alexandria
county. Music furnished by a local drum
corps enlivened the occasion, and the stage
| was prettily decorated with flags and hunt
ing, while large pictures of President Roose-
welt and Vice President Fairbanks were dis
played In conspicuous positions. In addi-
uon 10 MI fost and Mr.. Henderson those
seated on the platform were Mr. Park Ag-
new, Formerly state chairman of the party:
MI. William b. King of Loudoun. a mem
Der OF the state committee. Col r. P. w.
Garnett and Mr.. ]. A. Eggborn
Ihe meeting was called to order by Mr..
Eggborn. who presented Mr.. Agnew for the
ou.y OF presiding over the gathering in the
absence of City Chairman Frank nj Phil
lips Mr.. Agnew introduced Mr. Yost, who
delivered an address reviewing conditions
In Virginia for the past several years under
democratic admnistra TONS He said there
| are three principal issues between the demo-
Gratis and the republicans in the present
state campaign. These, he said, are honest
eieCtion laws properly administered with
honest ballot, the development of the pub
lie schools and the general advancement of
the state along the lines of material pros
perity.
cused the democrats of Virginia with hav-
ing committed election frauds on the pre-
tense that they were necessary to prevent
negro domination. Under the operation of
the franchise provisions of the new consti-
tuition such excuse, he said, could no
longer be presented He said tie negroes
had been practically disfranchised and the
contest was between white men. The speak
er referred to the system now in operation
by which two democrats and one republican
are appointed to constitute the electoral
board in each precinct of the state. He
claimed that in many instances the republic
can appointee a man who could be used,
either through his ignorance or corruption
to play into the hands of the democrats.
Pays Respects to Mr.. Swanson.
The speaker paid his respects IN rather
caustic language to Representative CLAUDE
A. Swanson, the democratic candidate for
governor He contrasted Mr. Swanson
with his republican opponent, Judge Lewis,
saying that while the republican candidate
had resigned a lucrative office to make the
fight for the governorShip, Mr.. Swanson is
still clingng to his position in Congress.
Mr.. Yost criticised the speech delivered by
Mr.. Swanson at the opening of the cam
paign, saying that the democratic candi-
date in his review of the accomplishments
of the democratic party In the past twenty
years, had shown excellent memory in
some respects, but had been strangely for
getfui of the election scandal in Richmond
in the past twenty days. Mr.. Yost touched
upon the reform and improvement in pubic
school matters advocated by the republic
cans. He said that under the present sys-
tenn free school books could be obtained
only at the expense of being branded as 4
pauper.
The speaker closed his address amid
hon nyHr,lnt ThA hat 10 fhai
democrats to discuss the issues with Mr.
Yost was not accepted.
Mr.. Henderson, who is the republican
candidate for the house of delegates to
represent Alexandria county and city fol- |
lowed with a brief speech, which was we'll |
received. He touched upon the points |
dividing the parties in the state campaign
and asked for the support of the people OF
Alexandria in his contest for the legis- |
latiye nomination.
Question of Jurisdiction.
Much interest is manifested here and in
Alexandria county over the outcome of the
proce edings in the United States court for
the eastern district of Virginia to test the
Jurisdiction of Virginia over Alexandria
county. 1t is understood that the matter
will be argued this afternoon at o'clock In
Richmond before Judge Edmund Waddill.
TIE arguments will be made one side by
Attorney John A. Lamb, who, as counsel
for certain defendants in alleged gambling
cases in the county, raised the question on
habeas corpus proceedings, and Attorney
General Anderson and Commonwealth At
torney Crandal Mackey of Alexandria coun-
ty on the other side. AS stated in The
Star, the allegation of Attorney Lamb is
that Alexandra county Is not legally part
of Virginia. but constitutes a portion of the
District of Columbia. The court, it is I'M
derstood, will this afternoon hear argument
motion to quash Mr.. Lambs motion
If the motion to quash is denied the court
will probably set an early date for hearing
the it's merits. IT. on the other
hand, the motion of the attorney general
and the commonwealth attorney prevails
the matter will be ended unless an appeaj
Is taken to higher court.
Additions to Rechabite Tent.
Twelve candidates We're initiated in Per-
| severance Tent, No. 103S, Independent Or
der of Rechabites, in Sarepta Hall of Odd
Fellows, King street, last evening
The initiation ceremonies were conducted
| by the following members from Washing
| ton Chief Ruler Ida P. MURRAY Deputy
Ruler Sue U. Snyder, Shepherd Wayne w.
| Cordell. Past Chief Ruler Clarence ]. Fos-
| ter, Levite Louise Nash. Guard Zollie
| Wright. and Simon D. Tennyson, in charge
of supporters. This tent is now only three
| months old and has a membership of
eighty-two.
| High Chief Ruler CordeIl occupied the
| chair under good of the order and urged
| the membership to individual effort. pre-
! dieting bright future for the organiza-
! ton and quoting the following famous
saying for the orders gudance: There
| is SO much that is bad in the best of us
| and so much that is good in the worst of
| us. that 1t does not behoove any of us to
| talk about the rest of us"
Mr.. Zollie Wright sang solos and other
remarks were made by High Tent Director
I L. d. Lyies, Chief Ruler Griffin, Deputy
Ruler Mansfield. Mrs Murray, Miss Nash
and others.
/ General Matters.
i At the annual meeting of the sto,cLhnIdora