Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-29
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
REPUBLICAN CITY DELEGATES
ARE UNRESTRICTED.
Resolution at Convention 1ndorsinE
Gov. Hughes Is Stricken
Out.
,ecial Correspondence Of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, February 90. 1908.
The republicans of this city held mass
meeting last night at sarepta Hall. which
was attended by representative gather
ing Of city republicans. among them being
q number of colored men. City Chairman
w. p. Graves presided.
Resolutions were adopted setting forth
that In the person of President Roose-
welt the party has given to the country
one of its greatest Presidents" that the
city republicans commended his fear .ess
devotion to duty and impartial enforce
ment of the laws. and it was further de-
clared. THAT time having amply justified
the wisdom of protective tariff and be-
lieving that the present tariff law has out
lived the period of Its greatest usefulness
and should be revised and equalized TO
meet the changed conditions, we favor a
ing party platform at Chicago" The
above resolution was offered by Mr..
Thomas Bayne.
Part Of the resolution indorsing the cam
didacy of Gov. Hughes was. a. ter some
debate. stricken out. and the delegates
will go to the convention uninstructed.
w. p. Graves declined denomination for
city chairman. and ]. A. Eggborn was
elected without opposition. and w. H. P.
Kelley was elected secretary without OPP
position.
The following city committee was elect
ed without opposition: First ward. Donald
Aitcheson and w. P. Graves: second ward.
R. H. Hancock and s. A. Forrest: third
ward. j. L. Crupper and J. A. Ewald;
fourth ward. Frank Evans and r. En-
nett Kelley.
The following delegates were chosen
without opposition to the district con-
ventiOn, which meets In this city March
10: Donald Aitcheson. r. Emmstt Kelley.
w. P. Graves and ]. A. Eggborn.
Delegates to State Convention.
These were chosen to the state con-
vention. which meets in Lynchburg, Va,
April 0 next: H. Fl. p. Kelley. J. L. Crup-
per. r. l.. Walters and ]. A. Eggborn.
resolution offered by w. p. Graves.
setting forth that 1T was feared that It
Mr.. Taft was nominated that he would
be unable to carry the pivotal states, and
that Gov. Hughes possessed none Of "the
weaknesses or animosities possessed by
Mr.. Taft" and indorsing Gov. Hughes
for the presidential nomination. was not
adopted. Messrs. H. B. Quinn. ]. L.
Crupper. w. p. Graves and others dis
cussed the question at considerable length,
after which it was decided that the meet
ing would not indorse any particular
presidential candidates. 1t was also de-
cided that all delegates to conventions
will have the power to select their own
alternates.
J. A. Eggborn. the new chairman. mad
a brief speech OF thanks in accepting TIL
new office. Charles /. Simms of Alex
andria county told of the work being
done by the republican party In the coun-
ty. He also mentioned the good work
being done by Mr.. Slemp. adding that
he believed the republicans would carry
the fifth and ninth districts.
Trolley Crew Called to Court.
The crew of the electric train over
Vernon electric railway and the en-
gineer and fireman in charge of the
Southern railway engine which cullided
at the corner of Cameron and Henry
streets Thursday night last. in which
several people were injured, nave been
cited to appear in the police court Mon
day morning next at O'Clock TO an
men were cited by Policeman Herbert
knight. Justice l.. II. Thompson will
hear the case.
The body of Mrs. Margaret Marshall,
whose death occurred yesterday, will
tomorrow morning be sent to Lorton.
Marshall died at the residence of her
son, John A. Marshall. on Wolfe street.
She was seventy-nine years of age and
was the mother Of John A. and Charles
IS. Marshall of this city.
Incorrect Name Used.
1t was Edward browns. and not Harvey
browns, as was reported in The Star Of
the 21st instant, who confessed to having
stolen a quantity of cable from the West
ern Union Telegraph Company. and who
was held on a charge of holding up and
ST ooting Thomas J. Snyder. Through in
advertence the name of Mr.. Harvey
browns was mentioned. Harvey browns
Is a well-known and popular young resi-
dent.
In the Police Court this morning the
cases were disposed OF: Ben
jan.in Hamilton. colored, suspected of
lunacy, committed to Jail for ten days;
Guy Wood. suspected OF the larceny of
sheep skin from Julius Dreiful, acquit-
cealed weapons. fined SIS; Mary Scott,
colored. disorder ly conduct, fined s..
There will be mems meeting at the
Young Peoples building of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South at $3.50 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. An address will be
delivered by Rev. d. Vance Price of
North Carolina. His subject will be
Keeping the Heart" Mr.. ]. T. Preston
will render solo.
Mrs. George L. Fisher and her little
daughter Louise of 1924 18th street
1o,theast. Washington. were painfully in
iured in the collision last Thursday night
between a Southern railway locomotive
and an electric train over the Washing
ION, Alexandria and Mount Vernon road.