Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-25
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES AID.
DRESS THE COUNTY VOTERS.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

| Ryan of Loudoun county and c. c. Carlin
| of this city will address the voters at some
| future date. The meeting was presided
over by Mr.. r. c. L. Moncure and Mr..
| Harry Thomas acted as secretary. In re-
| Spouse to prolonged calls Mr.. Andrew A.
| Lipscomb, who was in the audience. made
| a short address at the close, in which he
| compiimented both of the speakers.
MI Lipseomb made an appeal for the
| exclusion of the false democrats who had
| betrayed the party in 1896 and were now
| trying to come to the front again. He said
| President Roosevelt had done some good
| democratic work, but he was like the boy
| who had caught his rival in swimming
| and stolen his clothes. He had got away
the hat. Every allusion to the democratic
| platform Of 1896. which was declared the
| first aggressive move since the war, was
| greeted with great enthusiasm.
The Candidates Heard.
| Mr.. Gordon, who spoke first. DEF ended his
| action in voting for the proclamation of the
| state constitution without submitting it to
| the people on the ground that his home
people of Louisa, a black belt county. were
AFRAID that the negroes who were disfran-
| chised by it would defeat the measure He
| said he would come to the Rapidan with
! l5OO democratic votes. and he believed he
| could VIM Judge Nicol had said any such
vote must have some of those negroes in
| it, but the judge knew better than that for
| no negro can vote in this primary. He
| said the people of Louisa were suffering
under railroad oppression, and it would be
| his aim in Congress to help get effective
control of railroad rates. His speech was
| loudly applauded.
| There was loud cheering as Judge Nicol
| opened his address. In discussing the sale
| of liquor in the county Judge Moo stated
| the regulation of the traffic Is of greater
| importance &c the residents of the county
tran IL decision as to who shall represent
! them III Congress His principal reason for
| refusing TO grant liquor licenses in the
| county VIXEN he was on the bench, he
stated, was owing to the local conditions
and the easy access to the county of unde-
| sirable classes. Since the barrooms had
| been shut down, he declared, the taxable
| values in the county had increased from
s2,0Ct 600 to 100000 The speaker said
he hoped that if an effort were made to re-
new the business the residents will arise
ard fight it.
Judge Nicol then outlined his platform,
relating to subjects of national interest, in
which he took occasion to defend himself
against the remarks made by NJ Gordon
cUnCes ming his view on certain matters
mentioned in his platform. He declared in
favor of allowing the Philippines a free
government under United States protection
and urged that there ought to be an income
tax, which he characterized as one of the
fairest laws ever passed. He was puzzled
by the change of front of the Supreme
Court by which it was declared unconstitu-
tional, and by the failure in subsequent
congresses to make constitutional law
which would limit the dangerous accumu-
lation of colossal fortunes. OF Mr.. Gordons
vote against submission of the constitution
to the voters, he said the convention had
worked under a promise that their work
| would be submitted to the people, and
promises ought to be kept. Mr.. Gordon.
| at the OILY opportunity he ever got mad
| shown an undemocratic distrust of the
people.
Before the Police Court.
Frank NJ Harper and James Nolan were
| ,rt ircy
with the larceny of four brasses, said to
have been the property Of the Southern
Railway Company. 1t was in evidence at
the hearing that Nolan had sold the brasses
to Mr.. J. R. N. Curtin of the Alexandria
iron works. Mr.. Curtin told the court that
he paid Nolan S1.25 for the goods, and
| afterward told the police about his pur-
chase. thinking that the property might
have been stolen. Mr.. Mccormick, general
foreman of the car repair shops, told the
court that the brasses were the property
of the railway company.
| Harper stated that he found the brasses
wrapped in piece of paper in an icehouse
on the river front. Justice L. H. Thomp-
both We're guilty of petit larceny, and fined
each of the accused $40. Col. F. l.. Smith
| appeared in the interests of the railroad
company.
| Irby Miller and Nettie Nails were charged
| in the police court this morning with un-
becoming conduct The arrest was made
on complaint Of e. W. Nails, husband OF
Nettie Nails. Miller denied certain charges
made by Nails, and the court In summing
up the case stated that it was one for
civil court to dispose OF and dismissed
| both parties Nails also told the court
that Miller was responsible for breaking
up his domestic happiness.
Music and Literary Program.
musical and literary entertainment was
given last night by Samaritan Lodge No.
q, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at
| Odd Fellows Hall, North Columbus street.
| The program was follows: Selection,
Prof Hilderbrand of Baltimore; piano solo.
! Miss Biddle; recitation, Mrs. P. IF. Downey;
| vocal solo, Mr.. Smith; violin solo,, Mr..
Jameson; selection, Prof. Hilderbrand; reel
| tation, Miss Ford OF Washington; vocal
solo, Miss Immersion of Washington; piano
| solo, Miss Blanche Pullman; address, Depu-
| ty Grand Master Easterly of Washington:
| ventriloquism, with his wooden head
boy" H. F. Hilderbrand of Baltimore.
| Addresses K. of c.
Rev. Father Sullivan of the Catholic Uni
| yersity delivered an address last night in
! st. Mary's Hall before the members of
| Fitzgerald Council, No. 459, knights of Co
| lumbus large gathering Of the members
| of the order and their friends was present
The address of Rev. Father Sullivan was
well received. Rev. Father Patrick and
| others also made brief addresses. At the
| conclusion of the exercises the members
J OF the order ana 1nelT IT1enuS TepdTeu "
| the Hotel Rammel. where a banquet was
| served.
l. Bell-Mander Marriage.
The wedding of Miss Lillian r. Bell
daughter of Policeman Charles w. Bell.
and Mr.. Frank T. Mander. both of this city,
occurred at o'clock last evening at the
manse Of the Second Presbyterian Church.
| Rev. Joseph r. Sewer officiated. Only the
immediate relatives of the bride and groom
| were present. Afterward Mr. and Mrs
Mander took the Norfolk steamer for a
southern trip, which will include a visit to
the jamestown exposition The groom,
| who is a letter carrier in the city post office,
| was presented by his fellow employees with
a handsome china closet.
General and Personal.
| In the corporation court this morning
Mrs Virginia Simpson qualified admin
istratrix of the estate of her husband. the
late George l.. Simpson, and also qualified
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