Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-26
HAS A LIVELY START
Politics in Alexandria County
Causes Excitement.
Mr.. MACKEY USES FISTS
C. B. Graham, Commissioner of Rev
enue, Target for Blows.
REFERENCE TO CORRUPTION
Charge That Democratic County
Committee Was ''Self Created
and Self-Perpetuated.'
Mr.. MACKEY USES FISTS
REFERENCE TO CORRUPTION

Alexandria county politics had a rather
lively start in connection with the meet
ing in the courthouse. Fort Myer Heights.
Yesterday when Crandal Mackey. com
monwealth's attorney for the county. IN
dulged in little physical exercise with
Curtis B. Graham. commissioner OF rev.
enue Several blows landed on the neck
OF the revenue commissioner, but friends
took a hand in the Iroub., and prevented
further hostilities. The work of the dem
ocratic committee was concluded after the
row was a thing of the past. and judges
and clerks were selected 10 sit during the
congressional primary. June 9. 1t Is said
by Mr.. Mackey that several of those VINO
were selected are republicans.
The meeting of the democratic county
committee was called for the purpose of
selecting judges and clerks t, act the day
the primary is held to name democratic
candidate for Congress. Charles T. Car
lin of Alexandria and r.. Lindsey Gordon
OF Louisa county. it Is thought, Will be the
only applicants inithe field for the seat
that is now held by the former. The cam
paign is being waged in earnest. AT the
time Carlin won in the primaries the
strength displayed by Gordon was sur
prising even to his most Intimate friends.
With Judge Nicol and other prominent
men out of the fight this year II IS reailZed
that the field to be looked after by the
two candidates is necessarily larger, and
the respective friends of the candidates
named are anxious to control the election
places the day the primary Is held.
Response to Call.
1t is stated that the meeting yesterday
resulted in the selection of men who are
followers of the Carlin faction only one
man favorable to Gordon having been
g. ct hn mt "
courthouse yesterday was brought about
by a notice sent out by Graham. as
chairman of the county committee. five
OF the six men receiving the letters hav-
ing responded They were Curtis B. Gra-
ham, James E. Clements, Walter w. Var
ney, Crandall Mackey and Mr.. Adrians.
1t was known that those who had as
sembled at the courthouse anticipated a
lively meeting. knowing the ground Mr..
Mackey had taken in the matter Of the
committee He held that there was no
legally constituted county committee, and
he was a member of a committee that
called on the voters of the county to meet
this week and select county committee.
When Mr.. Mackey went to the court
house yesterday he openly stated that he
did not propose to be insulted, explaining
that he was supplied with the same Gre
dentials as other members of the alleged
county democratic committee. Mr.. Mackey
said he thought no attempt should be
made to hamper the democratic voters,
nor to prevent organization of commit
tee, pointing to the fact that notices
had been sent out for an election.
Charges Result in Blows.
Mr. Mackey made the assertion that
1.-The present committee is self-created
and seIf-perpetuated."
Mr. Graham, Ii is stated, became ex-
cited and made reference to strangers
introducing corruption and chookedness in
the country.
do you mean me-" Mr.. Mackey de-
manded.
Yes was the response by the COM
missioner Of revenue.
Mr.. Mackey then proceeded to use his
fists. Andrew a. Lipscomb and q num-
Der of other democrats of the county
were present, and it was probably due to
some of them that more serious damage
was not done.
Mr. Mackey next announced that he
would not participate in the deliberations
of what he had characterized as a self
constituted committee. The other MEM
bers concluded the meeting by selecting
judges and clerks as follows:
Jefferson disadvantages. w. N. Reed,
Arthur J. Dixon and John w. Varney;
clerks, Henry Dalbert and Frederick Bur
rill.
Arlington district-Judges. f. B. Van
Every a. d. Torrison and F. W. Ora
ham. clerks. B. NJ. Smith and Frank
Ball.
Washington district-Judges, John n.
Gibson, -.cbert Walker and A. r. Payne;
clerks. Silas Decide and j. B. Merritt.
The meetings for election of members
Of the county democratic committee by
the voters will be held three evenings
har nf hot
Mr.. Mackey and others will claim is the
regularly organized committee will elect
a set OIL judges and clerks to serve at
the primaries. Mr.. Mackey today was
suffering from a sprained wrist as a
result of his experience yesterday.