Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-29
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY FOR CIT3
OFFICES.
Started ut Sunrise This Morning-Un-
usually Large Vote Expected
General and Personal Matters.
Special Correspondence Of Tn. Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, May %. 1908.
The democratic primary for the nominal
ton of candidates for municipal offices
opened this morning at sunrise with vot-
Ing In the several precincts Of the city.
Many people had visited the polls at an
early hour. and the Indications are that
an unusually large vote will be recorded.
There is much interest in several Of the
!. contests with considerable doubt as to the
results. The following are the candidates
for the contested Offices: City auditor, E. r.
(Sam) Price, incumbent, and William A.
Moore. ST.; clerk OF gas, John B. Waller.
incumbent: Charles H. Smith and George F.
Bradley; collector of taxes. p. F. German.
incumbent. and Edgar F. Thompson; cor
poration attorney. Samuel P. Fisher, Rob-
ley d. Brumback and William E. Fendall;
clerk of the courts, John s. Beach and
Laurence Stabler. Mr.. Gardner L. Boothe,
the present corporation attorney. is not a
candidate for reelection. The other I'M
opposed candidates are for commissioner
Of the revenue, Charles H. Callahan; city
sergeant, Robert H. Cox: commonwealth
attorney. Samuel G. Brent; measurer of
wood and bark. Charles Goodrich. and in
spector of lumber, s. c. Swain. all Of
whom now occupy the positions for which
they are candidates.
Annual Memorial Services.
The annual memorial services Of the
Alexandria and Belle Haven Councils. Jun
Tor Order United American Mechanics,
were held yesterday afternoon in the
Methodist Protestant cemetery. At 2.3O
o'clock the two councils met in the lodge
room of the Belle Haven Council, whence
they marched to the cemetery. A large
crowd had gathered at the cemetery be-
fore the arrival of the procession The
10 OF Ri ntuir
ing the remains of members of the order
were strewn with flowers. Prayers were
offered and addresses delivered by Rev.
Edgar Carpenter rector OF Grace Epfsco-
pal Church; Rev. DR.. w. F.. Fisher, pastor
of the First Baptist Church, and Rev. J..
A. LETTERS, pastor of Trinity NJ. e. Church.
Several appropriate selections were sung
by choir OF Alexandria singers
General Matters.
Arrangements have been completed for
the second annual regatta to be held by
the Old Dominion Boat Club in the Po-
tomac, off this city. tomorrow afternoon.
The program includes variety Of races.
which will start down the river toward
Jones' Point. and will end in front of the
boat house. Single-oared races will be a
feature Of the contests this year.
Former Mayor George L. Simpson of this
city and Commonwealth Attorney Crandal
Mackey of Alexandria county have been
invited 70 deliver addresses DeIOro tne
Jeffersonian Political Club of Alexandria
county. The club recently Endorsed Gov.
Montague for United States senator and
Lieut.. Gov. Willard for governor.
No arrest has been made in connection
with the shooting Of Randolph Jones, col
ored. by an unidentified negro Saturday
night in saloon In the northwestern sec
ton of the city. Jones. who is in Sc
rious condition at the Alexandria Hospital,
processes entire ignorance as to who shot
him.
Appropriate exercises in observance of
Decoration day will be held tomorrow aft
ernoon at the National cemetery. The
Grafton will be delivered by Rev. J. P.
Stump of the M. E. Church South.