Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-29
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
CITY AND COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
COMMITTEES TO MEET.
Arrangements for Primaries Under
Consideration-Polic Court
Proceedings-Notes.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, July %, 1905.
A joint meeting of the democratic COM
mittees for Alexandria city and Alexandria
county will be held this evening at 8
o'clock in the Hotel Fleischmann. at which
arrangements will be made for the local
part Of the state primary to be held Au-
gust %. and also for the primary for the
nomination of a candidate for the legisla-
ture from the city and county. The meet
ing was arranged between Chairman
Charles Bendhem of the city committee
and Chairman Curtis Graham of the county
committee.
A number of details involved in both the
general and the local primaries will be con-
sidered An important point to be settled
is the date of the latter. For economy, as
we'll as for several other reasons. 1t is sug-
gested that the voting for the legislative
candidates should be held August ~, IN
conjunction with the state primary. 1t IS
said that this would give ample time TO al
the candidates for thoroughly canvasslng
the field. and would relieve the committee
men and others interested or addltlonai
burdens. The joint committees, II Is pre-
dicted, will take this action.
The question of expense will also have to
be settled and it is said the candidates LOT
the legislature will probably De assessor
nro rata amounts. Up to the present the
names of the candidates have not been OF,
fcially recorded, and the committees VIII
decide upon a period during which the as
pirants may present their names AS pc
fore mentioned. there are three candidates
in the field-Mr. John H. Trimyer ana MY
James R. Cation of this city ana NJ
George H. Boteler of the county. MI.
Trimyer and Mr.. Cation nave aireauS iA"oo
an extensive canvass IN the CITY.
Proceedings in Police Court.
In the police court this morning, justice
Cation presiding. William Taltord' coioieu'
was arraigned on the charge OF s'eaiihs
praphophone from Julia Withheld, also coz
ored. The testimony was directly coiiiiict-
ing. both prisoner and complainant assert
ing ownership of the machine. whlcn Ma in
valued at $40 The case was continued ~
order to get more evidence on TINS POM,
Oficed I.yles made the arrest ana secuieu
the graphophone, which was in the posses
sion of Talford ,ore.
Robert Jackson colored who was arresteo
by officer Allen on the charge OF lhJufli.S
private property, was assessed 81 Va
Richards, colored. was also arrested ny ~. ~
Ger Allen. who declared that the prisoner
kent seven dogs without paying any ooe
license In her defense. Mary sIateu nc
ii was her purpose to sell some OF .le Pup
pies in order to pay the TAX on a, .iG snit
animals. but this explanation dldn sun
Jnstice Cation who imposed hne OF sA-oo.
An Italian. whose name was given a a.
Angelo I.aurento, who was a'resleu ~
Washington last night oH INV
breaking and entering frame puliulhs
at Alexandria Island, in the county, anu
stealing therefrom S4 belonging 10 w. "a
Ouigc a railroad contractor, was pTousi.
RI the station house for safe Keeping ldse
night by Constable Cornell OF the county.
The prisoner was turned over TINS morhlls
To he constable who conducted him 10 the
county for a hearing before O maglstrate.
The sum of 81 ana so!u "a'O"
found on his person.
General Matters.
A prominent citizen of this city, VINO mas
recent,v returned from visit in Kappa
hammock county. stated this morning that
most of the people OF that secuoh aie
strongly in favor of Governor Montague
for the United States Senate. He thought
that a large majority of the confederate
veterans of that county would vote against
Senator Martin.
The remains of Mrs. Martha M. SchaaH,
whose death occurred Thursday at the
home of her daughter Mrs. I. ]. Cadle, in
Washington. were brought here today and
inferred in the family lot in Union GENE
terry. The funeral services were held IN
Washington.
Messrs s. II Smith and Charles S. Sher-
wood have been notified that they passed
the recent examination held here for clerk
carrier positions in the city post office. 1t
is understood that the former will be APP
pointed substitute clerk and the latter SUD-
stitute carrier.
game of base ball will be played at 5
o'clock this evening at the old fair grounds
between the Alexandria Athletic Associa-
ton and a picked team from the AleXan-
dria Base Ball League.