Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-05
Hard-Fought Campaign il
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Alexandria County Ends.
MAcKEY SURE OF SUCCESS
Commonwealth Attorney Declares
He Will Be REELECTED.
OPPOSED BY R. C. L. M0NCURE
Supporters Of Latter Also Proclaim
That They Are Confident Of
Victory Tuesday.

After a campaign In which much
bitterness has been displayed by the
opponents of Crandal Mackey. COM
monw ealth attorney for Alexandria
county. Va the voters of the county
Will decide Tuesday whether he is to
b. retained in office for anotler four
year term. Mr. Mackey is opposed by
y G.. l.. Moncure. who has the sup
yort of James l.. Clements. third
candidate Tor the office until he an
nounCed his withdrawal from the race
,terday.
Goth sides last night proclaimed that
they were confident of victory. Mr..
aldckey has practically completed his
T. mpeign. though the Moncure fol-
loving will continue its efforts up TO
Tie hour of election.
Mr. Mackey was elected to the Of
1lrc Of commemorative attorney in
j. D. and reelected in 1907. When he
came into office there were many
gambling houses and Sunday saloons
operating in the county. particularly
III RosslYn and Jackson City, and last.
but 10y no means least. was old st.
Asaphs poolroom Mr.. Mackey I'M
mediately began crusade against
these gambling houses and saloons.
Within comparatively short time he
lad closed up houses which had flour
lshed for years in violation of the law.
and last night he declared tnat the
county was free of such gambling
houses and Sunday saloons.
Discussing his fight on the gamblers
dr. Mackey said last night:
Discusses Fight on Gamblers.
,t"When l was elected commonwealth
attorney in 1906 and only two votes i'm
mediateIy the gamblers began TO contest
my election. and with unlimited means
and eight lawyers they did everything
dh their power to prevent my entering
upon the duties of my Office. In defend
ing my title i had to spend more than
The salary and fees of the Office for the
first year of my term. The public Is
familiar with the long and wearisome
light which l carried on, and how
closed the gambling houses one after the
other. until finally st. Asaph's, the last
and most powerful, went down and out
Of existence.
When the people saw that intended
breaking up these places letters began
60 pour in upon me telling of the distress
and sorrow that these places have caused
--stories of ruined men. OF prosperous
persons of. Washington reduced to
beggary. of women turned out In the
street, of children whose fathers earnings
We're pilfered by professional gamblers,
and helpless beings left to starve or steal
Washington was big sufferer from
these gambling houses. Families whose
bread-winners We're fieeced by Alexandria
county gamblers We're frequently evicted
for non-payment of rent and turned into
the street TO suffer One poor woman
told me through her tears that she and
her husband had saved 81. 700 with which
to purchase home for themselves and
their children. and that her husband in
a weak moment had gambled the entire
amount away In one afternoon at st.
-Asaphs pooroom. About that time a
lawyer I'm Washington called my atten-
tion to the case of a man who had lost
$4,000 at st. Asaph's within a few
months.