Evening star., 1911-08-31
ATTACK ON MACHINE
Political Revolt in Alexandria
County.
ABUSE OF POWER CHARGED
Alleged Inequality in Assessments.
Ticket Nominated by the
"Progressives."

Alexandria county, across the Potomac
river in Virginia, is in the throes of po-
litical revolt, and the election November
{ promises to be marked by the hottest
fight in the county in recent years.
Abuse OF power by a dominating po-
litical machine is charged by residents OF
the county identified with the Progressive
League. and the platform upon which
the revolt will be conducted was framed
at meeting of the committee of 100 last
night. That committee was formed about
a month ago, with Frank Lyons as presi-
dent, to investigate the charge that the
schools and the roads of the county have
been neglected by reason of machine
domination of the public offices.
The progressives recte q long list OF
grievances, resulting. they say, from the
inequality of assessment of property In
the interests of large property holders
Charges are made that the county clerx
George II. Rucker. has held back from
the county treasurer delinquent taxes te
the amount of $1.4O0. and Mr.. Ruckel
will be asked for an explanation
1t Is also alleged by the progressives
that the Office of the county clerk is
being used as a real estate and loan
Office. that excessive fees have been
charged and that county schools had
to be closed because OF lack of appro-
priations, while public funds were held
back long after their receipt.
Ticket of the Progressives.
The progressives say they will sup
port citizens ticket as follows:
For County Ofices.-Commonweal
attorney, Crandal Mackey: sheriff, Jacob
+. Birch; county treasurer, e. Wade
Ball; clerk, Harry r. Thomas: commits
sioner of revenue. William H. Duncan.
For District Offlces.-Washington dis
trict-For board of supervisors, Walter
Cd Charles V. Grunwell, 90 w. T.
Hammer. 90 A. H. Barber; for consta-
BILE, William II. Payne. Arlington dis
trict-For board of supervisors. r. Cor
don Finney; for justices of the peace.
1) Thomas r. Gray. CD D. H. Robin
|trict-For board of supervisors. Edward
Duncan; for justices of the peace. uD
Frank E. Heisley, CD james McCuen,
t3) NJ. ]. Riley.
The Opposition Ticket.
Opposed to these are many of the
present county officials and other citi-
zens who have announced their candi-
dacy. There are no primaries in Alex
andria county, and the candidates OF
the citizens ticket are non -partisans.
None of them was at the meeting last
night.
The other candidates running for
Office in opposition to the citizens
ticket are as follows: For common
wealth attorney, James e. Clements;
for county clerk. George H. Rucker
for county treasurer. no one; for
sheriff. William III. Palmer; for COM
missioner of revenue, Curtis B. Gra-
ham, Arthur Veitch, Frederick S. Cor
bett and Robert ]. Crowley.
District ofiicers-WashingtOn district
Board of supervisors. William N. Sell
brey, Charles ". Grunwell and Robert
L. Walker; for justices of the peace
A. r. Taft and Norman Harrell; for
constable, E. F. Marcy. Reginald
Beach. Arlington district: For board
of supervisors, A. B. Torreyson; for
justices of the peace. E. F. Thompson
Joseph p. Armiss; for constable, Harry
Collins and Deputy Sheriff Howard
Field. Jefferson district: For board
of supervisors. no one; for justices oil
the peace. Louis Dalbert, David N
Rust, William Travers; for constable
James Burke. John Marcher and John
H. Connell