Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-08
LEESBURG NEWS.
MI. Swanson to Deliver Address To-
morrow-Eligibility Of Mayor Elect
Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
LEESBURG, Va, August s. 1905.
The citizens of Leesburg and vicinity are
looking forward to the visit of Representa-
tive Claude A Swanson, democratic candi-
date for governor who will deliver an ad-
dress here tomorrow evening at s o'clock.
On the day following he will be the guest
of the citizens Of Sterling at 2 pm. and
Round Hill at pm.
Gov Montagues visit to Leesburg last
Thursday was the occasion of "a large as
semblage Of representative citizens Of Lou
doun county The meeting was held in the
court house. and was followed by an infor-
NAL reception. Speeches were in order dur
ing the day, and at the conclusion of Gov
Montague's address quite an enthusiastic
demonstration took place.
A. B. Shreve, who has announced his can
didacy for the house of delegates of the
legislature of Virginia subject to the demo-
cratic primary election to be held in Lou
doun county, is known in Washington and
Montgomery counties, Nd, where he has
large circle of friends and relatives. =
John o. Daniel of Evergreen Mills, Va,
has announced himself as a candidate for
the state senate from Loudoun and Eau
quier counties.
George T. Ford has announced to the
voters of LOudoun and Fauquier counties
that ne Is a CdnQlQdle IOT Te-elecIlOn TO the
state senate from the eleventh senatorial
district, composed Of Loudoun and Fau-
quier counties
peculiar condition of affairs exists in
Leesburg in connection with Mr.. J. W.
Bitter the newly elected mayor of the town.
There was some question about Mr.. Bitter
being eligible to the Office on account of
his alleged connection with the Leesburg
Electric Company with which the town has
contracted. The matter was referred to the
towns attorney. Mr.. J. H. Alexander, who
rendered an opinion which was in effect
that while the town charter renders Mr..
Bitter ineligible to the Office of mayor of
the town, account of his connection with
the Leesburg Electric Company, the con-
stitution of Virginia provides that every
person qualified to vote shall be eligible to
any Office in the town, According to this
provision Mr.. Bitter is not disqualified for
the office. The code of Virginia, however,
provides that it shall not be lawful for the
mayor of any town to be a contractor with
a corporation for any work. labor, merchan-
disc or supplies of any kind or be interested
In any way in the profits of any such con-
tract. AS result, In the opinion of the
towns attorney, while Mr.. Bitter occupies
the office of mayor of LeeSburg the town
burg Electric Company or any other con-
Germ, in the profits of which contract Mr..
Bitter shall be interested in any way"
The present mayor, s. Carroll Chancellor,
in a statement issued presenting the facts
to the citizens of the town for their con-
sideration, states that Mr.. Bitter Is presi-
dent of the Leesburg Electric Company,
through which corporation the town of
Leesburg contracts for electric lights on the
streets, and that he is connected with the
Leesburg Ice Company, which Is furnished
water by the town.