Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-08
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS TAG DAY ENTHUSIASM
Arrangements for Casting Workers Hard at It in All De-
Votes in Eighth District. partments.
QUIET ON EVE OF ELECTION MANY ORDERS RECEIVED
Light Infantry Takes Steps Re- Matinee Committee Organized
tain Armory. Members Assigned.
GRAND JURY SESSION IT, B. sLEMAN JR, TREASURER
in for at
to Pastor quarters
of Interes Fund Are unnero
QUIET ON EVE OF ELECTION
Light Infantry Takes Steps to Re.
tain Armory.
GRAND JURY HOLDS SESSION
Cases in Police Court-Call Extended
to Pastor-Other News
of Interest.
Special Correspondence Of The star

ALEXANDRIA. Va. June 8. 1AS.
The voters Of the eighth congressional
district will tomorrow decide whether or
not Representative Charles c. Carlin Of
this city shall retain his seat in Con-
gress or whether il shall be .-warded TO
r. Lindsey Gordon. jr.. of Louisa county.
Va. l. is predicted that the vote polied
will be one Of the largest ever cast in a
similar contest in this district. Friends
OF both candidates have workers in the
field to see that every available vote is
out.
On the eve of election the situation is
quiet here although the indications are
that fully l.eO0 votes will be pClled.
About 400 votes will be cast in Aiexan-
dria county Mr.. Gordon is still in this
city having been here for several days
II is understood that he will depart this
evening and make speech at some
place in the district Representative Car
lin is slated to speak at Herndon this
evening.
The campaign has been a vigorous one.
Mr.. Gordon took the stump several
months ago and has spoken at most Of
the places throughout the district. Mon
day last Representative Carln started on
the stump.
One advantage Representative Carln is
said TO have over Mr. Gordon is an al
most perfect organization. through which
he was largely assisted in his fight last
year.
The polls here will be opened at sunrise
and closed at sunset
\ mayor and members of the city coun-
Gil and aldermen will be elected tomor-
row. The candidates have no opposition
Grand Jury in Session.
The case of Joseph Williams, charged
with mans!aughter. is being considered
today by grand jury in the corporation
court. Judge L. c.. Barley presiding
Williams was employed as a deck hand
on the steamer Trenton. which sank at
R.ardon's wharf May 3 He admitted be-
fore coroner's jury that he opened the
port holes of the steamer.
Other eases being considered are those
of George Wilson. colored. robbing the
store Of George Ayers. March 81 last;
Waverley Lucas. colored. uttering false
coin: George Coleman, colored. breaking
and entering Southern railway car: Will
liam Mankin and Fitzpatrick McIvor.
breaking and entering a store of Emanuel
Tavares.
1t is expected that at a meeting of the
Alexandra Light Infantry in Armory Hall
this evening plans will be formulated to
prevent the new company recently organ
lied to take the place of Company G. 10th
Virginia Regiment. disbanded by order of
y,
from taking possession of the hall.
Omcers of the company assert that Gov.
Swanson recently said that had he known
that the old company was not given the
sixty days notice. as required by law. he
would not have signed the order disban L.
ing it. 1t is also sad that Adjt Gen. An
derson stated that the new company will
not receive any support from the military
authorities OF the state as to getting the
hail.
Cases in Police Court.
In the police court today the case of
Horace Colinsworth. charged with the
larceny of watch from Walter S. Cash
was continued. Collinsworth said that he
found the watch on the rear porch of the
old City Hotel took il to Washington and
there pawned It, Cash told the court that
he had not been on the porch in question.
Other cases disposed of were: Mary Cal
lahorn. drunk and using abusive language,
fined So; Bridget Hardy. drunk and disor-
Derby. fined 50; Jack Hall, disorderly con-
son. colored, assaulting and beating AL
fred Lane, colored, fined 81, Wallace
Cornwell, colored. drunk and disorderly
conduct. fined So. Joseph Carroll. colored.
assauiting and beating Lizzie Carter, col
orsd. forfeited s. collateral.
Reece Morris co,ored fifty-six years of
age. was found at an early hour yester-
day morning lying alongside the lanyard
fence at the corner of st. Asaph and
Wilkes streets. He was conveyed to the
hospital and IL was found he was suffer
ing from commissions. Morris died about
10 O'Clock yesterday morning. Coroner
Moore after holding an autopsy decided
an inquest was unnecessary. Morris came
from North Carolina. but was recently
employed i'll Fairfax county. If his re-
mains are not claimed they will be buried
in Penny Hill cemetery.
a call was extended yesterday by the
congregation of the First Baptist Church
TO ReE~W. F. Watson. pastor of the
south Street Baptist Church. Portsmouth.
Va. TO accept the pastorate of the church
here 10 fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Rev. DR. W. F. Fisher
The recommendation was made by the
committee on pulpit relations and its re-
port was unanimously adopted by the con-
eregation.
Brief Mention.
The annual closing exercises of Airing
ton Institute will be held this evening
Diplomas of graduation are TO be con-
ferred on Misses Harriet Pollard and
Alice Graham of this city and Mamie
Slaughter of Seminary Hill and Julia Cone
Of Richmond
large number OF members of r. E. Lee
Camp Confederate Veterans: NJ. d. Morse
Camp Sons of Veterans, and the ladies
composing the 18th Virginia Regimen,
Chapter. United Daughter of the Confed.
eracy yesterday afternoon participated In
the Confederate memorial exercises held
in Arlington national cemetery.
The forty-second annual Sunday schoo
convention of the Baltimore conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church Soutl
will convene in the Washington Street
Methodist Episcopal Church South tomor
row evening. The advance guard of dele
gates will arrive this evening
Edwin II. Pierce, of Carroll ii
Pierce, yesterday afternoon while pla yins
al the residence of Jonathan Matthews
III Prince street. ran into glass-pan
elei door and severed an artery in hi
right arm.
A gold watch. stolen several days agt
from, the residence of Ernest Vernon
Oronoco and Henry streets, has been re
covered by the police and returned 10 il
owner.
WILL OCCUPY DAVIS HOUSE.