Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-02
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Enthusiastic Political Meet
ing in the County.
OUT AT DEL R A 7
BLOW STRUCK no ILLEGAL
LIQUOR TRAFFIC.
Speakeasy Raided and Quantity Of
Liquor Confscated-Gen-
eral Matters.


Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. June 2. 1903.
A large and representative audience of
Alexandria county citizens met last even
| ing in the assembly hall of the Mount Yer
non Avenue School III Del Ray and listened
attentively to stirring addresses in support
of Gov. Montague for United States Senator
and Lieut. Gov. Joseph E. Willard for gov
ernor of Virginia. Much enthusiasm was
ma infested throughout the meeting, every
prediction of success for the governor and
| lieutenant governor being followed by Wig
orous applause. in which the many ladies
present joined heartily. The harmonious
character of the gathering emphasized
| b. the entire absence of any discordant &C.
| currence, and the enjoyment of the occasion
| was greatly increased by the performance
| of an amteur orchestra interspersing music
with the speechmaking.
| The meeting was held under the auspices
| of the Jeffersonian Political Club of AleXan-
dria county and was called to order by the
president, MIR. Edmund Clark. who in brief
speech, announced the speakers of the even
| ing. He regretted to state that, owing to
previous engagement to address polit-
ical meeting in a distant part of the state,
Lieut.. Gov. Willard could not be present Mr..
Clark made summary of the principal
reasons which. in his opinion, should
aCtuate the voters of Virginia to support Gov.
Montague and Lieut.. Gov. Willard which
considerations, he said had led the Jeffer-
sonian Club to decide unanimously to ad
yocate the election of the two candidates
named Chairman Clark then introduced
former Mayor George L. Simpson of this city,
who, in opening his brief address, expressed
the conviction that the people of Virginia,
especially those of Alexandria county. were
very much alive to the interests of honest
politics as opposed to the baneful machina-
tons of corrupt machines, which, he said.
had long had dominating power in the
state.
He considered the present a critical period
| in Virginia's political history, and declared
it to be an honor and duty of citizens in
terested in the best government of the state
to espouse the cause of Montague and Will
lard. He described Gov Montague as 1.-THE
peer of any man in our whole broad land,
and one who can be trusted to revive the
ancient glories of Virginia, when she had an
undisputed position as the mother of states
and of live statesmen as WE'LL, Mr. Simp-
son referred to the lieutenant governor as a
neighbor to the people of the county, and
praised him as man of upright character
and unquestioned integrity. In closing he
made complimentary references to Common
wealth Attorney Crandal Mackey for his
work in clearing the county of various
forms of lawlessness which has f1ourished
there unchecked for many years.
Mr.. Mackey made vigorous address, de-
claring that the citizens of the county had
gathered to celebrate an emancipation. This,
he explained, was the freedom from the
VI rings anu lODDleS III QlCIdllnS
to the people as to whom their legislatures
should elect to the Senate of the United
States. He declared that the primary plan
of nominating senators in Virginia had been
brought about chiefly by the ceaseless eff
forts of Gov. Montague, finally seconded by
Lieut.. Gov Willard. and had been strongly
opposed by Senator Martin and his follow
ers. Mr.. Mackay asserted that the enemies
OF the governor could bring no substantial
accusation against his character or public
administration. Turning to his opponent
the speaker pictured him as a corporation
attorney who had worked his way into
prominence by his ability to manipulate rail-
road schemes into legislation. Mr.. Mackey
protested that he was not throwing mud,
but was only showing the senator up" He
invited his hearers to inspect the class of
people supporting, respectively. the two can
didates. declaring that Senator Martins fol-
lowers would suffer by comparison.
Mr.. X. G. l.. Moncure who followed Mr..
Mackery, told of his personal esteem for
the lieutenant governor a neighbor and
friend He described him as a plain hon.
est, strong minded Virginan, whose wealth
had in no wise affected his good qualities
| as citizen. Mr.. Moncure referred to the
record of the Fairfax candidate while pre-
siding officer of the Virginia senate in the
| interest of the laboring classes of the state.
| BY supporting the bill in the interest of
| railroad employees. Mr.. Moncure said. the
! lieutenant governor had merited the graft
| tude and Endorsement of all the working
people of the state.
The meeting closed at late hour after
a selection rendered by the orchestra. which
was composed of Miss Dora Varney. Miss
May Varney, Mr.. Henry Kramer and Mr..
j. E. Supplee.
Blow to Illegal Liquor Trade.
Another severe blow to illegal liquor trsf-
fc in Alexandria county was dealt by the
| authorities yesterday afternoon when
place just east of the New Washington
| Brick Companys plant near Waterloo.
Jefferson district, was swooped down. upon,
| che two alleged proprietors captured and
big lot of liquor. amounting in all to ten
barrels and thirty cases. confscated and
shipped TO county court house. The men
arrested were Italians, and gave their
names as Petro De Giorgio and Joseph
Zapoti They claimed that in conducting
| the resort they were only acting as agents
and that the proprietors were In Pfttsburg.
| Pa, but this excuse was ignored at the
| trial. a short time after the raid. before
| Justice of the Peace Isaac Burrell. The
prisoners were not represented by coun-
| sci, and the evidence being conclusive. each
was fined $3.50 and sentenced TO serve three
| months In the county jail. They were at
| once placed in charge Of a deputy sheriff.
who conveyed them to jail.
The raid was made by Deputies Howard
Fields Jesse Thomas. Howard Smoot and
| Tailor Harry Collins, who were accom-
panied by Commonwealth Attorney Mackey.
| The party surrounded the suspected prem
i lSeS ana TOOK the occupants cht1Icty W
| surprise Deputies Fields. Thomas and
| Smoot captured one prisoner. while the 9TH
| er fell into the hands of Tailor Collins and
| Mr.. Mackey. Since the order of Judge Nicol
| of the circuit court closing the saloons OF
| the county under the Mann law. the county
| authorities have been visilant In seeking
| out obscure places where the law was be-
| ing violated. Several improvised bar rooms
| have been found running full blast and
| great deal of intoxicating liquor has been
| confiscated. while fines amounting gen.
| orally to $3.50 each have been imposed. But
| the most efficacious measure, 1t is believed.
| against the traffic is the Jail sentence.
| which has been invariably added In cases
| of conviction.
| Another opposing influence Is the plan
| adopted at the direction of the common
wealth attorney of confscating all bar
| rels kegs and other articles containing
| liquor found in speakeases In the county
| This scheme operates by lettering brew
| cries and other wholesale liquor establish
ments in the sale of intoxicants to the
| county dealers.
| General Matters.
| In the circuit court yesterday in the case
of Catherine Makely against the Southern
Railroad Company Judge Nicol issued
| obi