Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-09
ELECTION DAY IN ALEXANDRIA
GREAT INTEREST IN THE CON-
aREssIoNAL CONTEST.
Steady Stream of Votes Since Sun
rise-Mayor and Councilmen
Also Voted for Today.
Special Correspondence of The Stsr.

special Correspondence OF The Stsr.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, June Q. 1903.
steady stream of votes is being
po!led here in the congressional contest
between Representative Charles c. Car
lin of this city and r. Lindsey Gordon,
jr.. of Louisa. The polls opened at sum
rise at which time the voting began.
and they will remain open until sunset.
At noon about 100 votes had been cast
in the four wards of the CITY. IT is be-
lieved that when the polls close this even
ing a total of 1.6N, votes VIII have been
cast. The election is very orderly one.
there being absolutely no disorder of any
description and comparatively Few hang
ers on" are at the polls. The Carlin lieu
tenants started out to work with the
opening of the polls and have been un-
ceasng in their labors to bring out the
vote. II is predicted that when the polls
close this evening every available vote
in the city will have been cast Convey
ances of all kinds are being used to
transport the voters to and from the polls.
The fact that the saloons are closed tight
has in large measure Kept away from
the polls the ''hurrah'' element which
usually makes an election a sort of an
outing.
In Alexandria county large vote Is
also being cast. and reports from the
county at noon today were to the effect
that nearly one-half OF the votes had
working hard in the county, and each
claims that it will carry the county by
a small majority. 1t Is believed that
about 400 votes will be polled in the
county and the winner will not come out
with ma jority Of 81.
Some Predictions of the Vote.
1t is predicted that of the 16OO votes
which will probably be cast here Carlin
Will receive 1.50O and Gordon 100 The
Gordon faction claims that Gordon will
carry Alexandria county by majority Of
81. Mr.. Gordon will. of course, get most
| of the votes in Louisa, his home county.
| Both sides are claiming the other coun-
| ties and the vote. it is believed, will be
close. Carlin's lieutenants still claim he
will win out by about 1.TO throughout
| the entire district. and supporters of Mr..
Gordon here today made the claim that
his ma jority throughout the district will
| be about 300 The general impression
prevails that the vote will be much closer
| than at first anticipated.
Reports received at noon indicate that
a heavy vote is being polled throughout
| the district. Weather conditions are ia
voraSle to the farmers to come out. and
| it is believed that most of those eligible
| will have availed themselves of the OPP
portunfty of voting for their respective
candidates when the polls close.
Mayor Has No Opposition.
| In this city an election is also being
held for mayor and two members of the
city council. and one alderman from each
| of the four wards in the city. Mayor
Paff has no opposition and neither has
any of the candidates for couno.. or al
| dermen. Owing to the law on the sub
| ject, separate ballot boxes are being used
and in all of the wards the congressional
vote is being poled in places near the
city polls.
Returns from the city and county will
be received here early tonight Repre-
sentative Carlin has made arrangements
to receive the vote from throughout the
district at his office. and it is expected
| that the result of the contest will be
known by II o'clock tonight
Never before in the history of this dis
tIict has such a fight been made for a
seat in Congress. Mr.. Gordon has beer
persistent this time. Notwithstanding the
| fact that he went down in defeat in the
| triangular contest last summer in whcr
he ran second on the ticket. He has
made a close canvass throughout the
| district. having commenced his work sew
/ eral months ago.
MI Carlin last nigh: closed his cam.
paign with a speech at Herndon, Lou
| doun county.