Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-29
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
ARRANGE FOR
MASS MEETING OCTOBER 10,
Activity in Political Circles-Citizens
Want Government Bureau-Gen-
eral and Personal.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, September %, 1905.
Arrangements have been made by the To-
cal republican leaders for mass meeting
to be held in Lannon's Opera House the
evening Of October 16, when prominent
speakers will discuss the issues involved in
the present contest between the republicans
and democrats in Virginia. Among those
who will deliver addresses are Secretary
Shaw and Mr.. Jacob Yost OF Staunton.
Judge L. L. Lewis, the republican standard
bearer, may be present, and II so he will make
speech, but according to present plans he
Will probably be campaigning in another
section OF the state at that time. At any
rate. he is expected to address the voters
OF this city before the election in Novem-
Der. III Is regarded as certain that the
announcement of a speech from Secretary
shaw assures numerous gathering of rep
resentative people in the opera house the
10th instant Mr.. Yost is also an attractive
speaker. In the past few weeks he has
addressed many large meetings of citizens
at various places in the state
FOR the remainder of the campaign local
republican activity will also be directed
toward the election of a delegate to rep
resent alexandra county and city in the
state legislature. A convention of republi-
cans from the county and city wi be called
10 order this evening at o'clock in Schu-
er Han on King street, for the purpose
u naming candidate to oppose Mr. James
X. Cation. the democratic nominee 1t was
stated TINS morning that Mr.. John B. Hen
oeTson of Alexandria county would prob
tion u rtnei I've the nomination The conven-
M. Phillips, chairman of the city commit
tee. 49,
suitable for Departmental Bureau.
Plans are being discussed here for secur
ing the location of some large governmental
once In the apartments in the post office
puiiolng, now occupied as internal revenue
headquarters for the sixth district of Vir-
gina. and which will soon be vacated by
the removal of the revenue offices to
abingdon. in Difference to the wishes of the
c. s'ry appointed collector. Mr.. L. p.
summers. The location has been suggested
as a ntt1ng one for a department Of the
united States geodetic and coast survey
ana 1t is understood that representations to
this effect will be made to the proper au-
thorities in Washington Several promi-
nent local republicans, among them Char
man Philips of the city committee are in
terested In the movement. Mr. M. B. Har-
low, president of the Business Mems
League, said this morning that plans for
securing the occupancy by some depart
ment or the government service of the fine
ana spacious apartments soon to be left
vacant would receive careful attention NV
the organization over which he presides.
General Matters.
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whose death occurred early yesterday
morning at the home of her husband. Con-
ductor Conrad Meyer of the Washington,
Alexandria and Mount Vernon railroad,
on South Columbus street, will be for
iarded tomorrow morning to Smiths Land
ing, on the Potomac, in King George coun-
" Tor lnterment. Mrs Meyer formerly
lived in that county.
The contest between Mr.. Newell S. Green
away and Mr.. Charles Bendheim for the
democratic nomination for the clerkship of
the city courts Is being waged without
abatement in energy either side. Mr..
Bendheim, who is clerk for the unexpired
term, had not up to noon today named his
deputy 1t is now understood that the ap-
pointment will not be announced for some
time.
A sixty-foot roadway, leading from the
southern portion of the grounds of the new
union passenger station to Duke street ex-
tended. is to be constructed soon by the
Washington Southern Railway Company.
This viii add considerably to the roadway
facilities for reaching the new depot.