Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-21
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
EXPENDITURES OF MONEY BY
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE.
Explains the Law Westminster
League Elects Oficers-Gen-
eral Matters.
special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 20, 1900
Commenting on the state law prohibiting
candidates for public offices from spending
money to influence voters in their behalf.
Corporation Attorney Gardner l.. Boothe
today explained that under the statue every
candidate shall, within thirty days after
the democratic municipal primary to be
held May g. make out and file with the
city democratic committee and with the
clerk of the corporation court statement
subscribed and sworn to by the candidate
setting forth in detail all sums of money
disbursed, contributed or otherwise used by
him in the interests of his campaign. The
statement is also intended to embrace the
knowledge of the candidate of any money
used by any person in endeavoring to Sc
cure his domination as we'll as any money
used by him in connection with the nomi-
nation of any other person in the primary.
1t is required that dates, names and
amounts be given in the most specific de-
tail.
The statute governing such matters de-
clareS that no candidate for public Office
shall either use money directly or indi-
rect1y in the effort to secure his nomina-
ton or election, or permit money to be
used with his knowledge and consent by
his friends in any election or primary. 1t
is provided, however, that no expenditure
advertisement, or in securing halls for
public speaking, shall be deemed illegal
The law also prohibits any person from
using money in behalf of any candidate
in an election or primary, and provides a
punishment of a fine of not less than 800
nor more than $1,000 for any person
found guilty of violating any OF the sec
tions of the statute.
Westminster League Election.
The Westminster League of the Second
Presbyterian Church has elected the follow
ing officers: Mr.. A. ]. Groves, president; Mr..
L. c. Leatherland, vice president; Miss Nam
ME Garner, secretary; Miss Maggie Scott,
treasurer; Miss Nettie Garner, chairman of
the membership committee; Mr. William
Campbell, chairman of the religious COM
mittee; Miss Atho Swain. chairman of the
social committee, and Miss Lucy Groves,
chairman of the music committee.
Delegates Appointed.
The Business Mems League has appointed
the following delegates to represent the
business interests of Alexandria in the
southern industrial parliament, which will
be held in Washington next week: William
3. Smoot, Charles King, Hubert Snowden.
Park Agnew, John w. May, William Al.
Reardon and NJ. b. Harlow.
General Mention.
The teachers of the public schools of this
city held a meeting In Peabody Hall this
evening and adopted resolutions expressing
their appreciation of the services of Col. K.
KempeI as superintendent of the city
schools and setting forth their desire for
his reappointment. The wishes and senti-
ments of the teachers in the matter will be
formally communicated to the state board
of education
Right Rev. G. w. Peterkin. bishop of the
diocese of West Virginia, will preach to-
morrow evening at 7:3O o'clock in the
chapel of the Episcopal Theological Semi
nary