Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-10
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Grand Jury to Investigate Con-
dition of School Buildings.
PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE
Republicans Defer Making Nomina-
ton of Candidate for Congress.
C0LORED CONVENTION LIKELY
Democratic Primary for the Eighth
Congressional District to Be
Held June 8.
PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE
CoLoRED CONVENTION LIKELY
,ee;,, c.rresnondence o, The Star.

| ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 10. 1908.
/ A meeting Of the grand jury of the cor
| pofation court, Judge Barley presiding,
will be held at ; o'clock this afternoon. at
| which time City Engineer Dunn. Fire
| Chief George w. Pettey. Chief Goods OF
| the police department and the members
composing the committee on school
houses and furniture will be examined
relative to the condition of buildings in
| this city, including schoolhouses and 9TH
er places where assenblages are held.
The object of examination will be for the
purpose of ascertaining whether or not
such buildings have proper protection In
the event of fire. The attention Of the
| fury to the alleged laxity in this city on
such matters was called yesterday by
Judge Barley In his charge. 1t is regard
| ed as more than probable that the jury
after an examination of the various Off
| Gals will make some recommendations on
| the subject
! The Jury yesterday afternoon returned
indictments as follows: Frank Parker.
Walter Smith. Fred Hicks and Edward
browns, grand larceny; Walter Smith.
Edward browns, Fred Hicks, breaking
and entering q slaughter house; Z. IL.
Chauncey. misdemeanor; Edward browns,
Fred Hicks and Wilbert Cook. for feloni-
GUS and malicious shooting Of Thomas j..
Schneider: George Payne and John Lewis.
colored. breaking into and entering the
storehouse Of George Finch.
Defer Nomination.
| The republican district convention which
met here yesterday afternoon decided to
defer the nomination of a candidate for
| Congress from this district until a date
not later than the last Monday In August.
It was announced that a convention for
this purpose will be called by the dis
trict chairman to meet in this city upon
| the date selected. During the debate
which followed the incident as to whether
| or not a candidate would be nominated
yesterday Mr.. NJ. X. Lowery of Stafford
county mentioned the name of Taft which
was cheered to the echo.
| The delegates chosen for the Chicago
convention. as stated in The Star yester-
day, were Joseph l.. Crupper of this city
and Samuel Diener of Culpeper. w. II.
Silcott Of Loudoun and A. B. Casselman OF
Alexandria county were chosen as alter
Mates Judge Shumate was chosen elector
| for this district and H. p. Dodge of Prince
William county was reelected district
| chairman. William B. King of Loudoun
was elected a member of the state execu-
formed consists of Edward Walton of
Fairfax, B. A. Henson, Loudoun; p: L.
Chiles, Fauquier: William Brown, Lou
doun: o. D. Gray. Alexandria county
The resolutions adopted set forth that:
1--WE hereby express our desire and wish
that the delegates selected by this con-
vention to represent the eighth congress
sional district in the national convention
| to be held at Chicago vote with the ma
jority Of the Virginia delegation for
as far as possible, the policies of the
President, believing that these policies are
for the best interest of the country ana
are Endorsed by large majority of the
American people,
The resolutions also expressed sorrow
| for the death Of Representative Campbell
Slemp and Endorsed the course of State
Chairman C. B. Slemp.
| After the convention adjourned the fol-
lowing was given out for publication by
James w. Poe. colored: James w. Poe.
chairman Of the colored campaign vigi-
lance committee. held meeting in Wash
ington last week with representatives of
several states. including Virginia, when it
was decided that the colored republicans
of the eighth congressional district will
call a congressional convention and elect
delegates and alternates to the Chicago
convention, and may also nominate a can
didate for Congress"
| Democratic Primary.
A democratic primary will be held in
the eighth congressional district June 8
next for the purpose Of nominating a
candidate for Congress from this dis
trict. This date was decided upon at
meeting Of the district congressional
committee which was held yesterday aft
ernoon at Manassas. All of the members
composing the committee were present.
and Mr.. r. Lindsey Gordon of Louisa
| county, who Is an aspirant for con-
gressional honors was also present The
| estimated cost of the primary will be
| about 81 500 and this will be apportioned
among the candidates for the Office.
1t was decided that the rules governing
the last primary shall prevail in the COM
| ing contest. Up to the present time the
only avowed candidates for the Office are
Charles c. Carlin, incumbent. of this city
and r. Lindsey Gordon of Louisa. Mr..
Gordon Is already active in the interest
Of his candidacy and it is said that with
in short time Mr.. Carlin expects to
take the stump and will go over the
entire district.
Resists an Officer.
1t was testified in the police court to-
day that Charles Jackson, colored,
charged with disorderly conduct. resisted
Policeman Bell when taken into custody
this morning. and in the scufie which en-
sued both officer and prisoner fell to the
ground The accused was fined s. on
q charge of disorderly conduct. and an
additional fine Of SO was imposed for
resisting an officer in the discharge of
his duty.
i Joseph Buckner. colored, charged with