Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-22

GREAT INTEREST IS EXHIBITED.
All Candidates Must File Names
With Secretary by April lst. Cost
of the Primary Settled.

The Democratic primary for the ell
ecrion of mayor and members of
city council will be neld on Tuesday,
April 23rd, and all candidates must
file notices with the secretary of their
candidacy by noon on April 1st.
This decision was reached last night
when the meeting of the city Demo-
cratic committee was held in the par
lors of the Hotel Rammel. The room
was crowded with the candidates and
their friends and although there was
much good natured raillery it was ap-
parent from the opening of the meet
ing that the contest promises to be
one of the most exciting that Alexan-
dria has ever known.
Before any business was consider
ed Frank NJ. Hill was elected a men,
Der of the committee to fill the vacan-
cy in the First Ward caused by the
failure of C. R. Yates as member
of the committee from that ward to
qualify. Mr.. Hill was nominated by
Mr. Phillips as member from the
First Ward.
Attention Of the committee was
called by Mr.. Fisher to the fact that
the general election will be held June
II next, and that the primary would
have to be held between now and May
21.
The first business taken up was the
selection of the date on which time
candidates will have to send in their
names and on motion Of Richard Glib
son, from the Fourth Ward all candi-
dates must file their names with the
secretary by noon April 1st.
Chairman Bendheim asked for sug-
gestions from candidates as to the
date for the primary, and the hrst
speaker, was Mr.. Hubert Snowden,
who asked that the date be fixed ear
" in April, saying that ne understood
that April End had been suggested
and stated that this date would suit
him. He said that the people were
alreadyG becoming tired OF the con.
test and hoped that. it would ipe set
tied shortly. ...-.... 49,. .
Mr.. Brockett, who is also candl-
date for mayor, explained that while
he has known he would be candl-
date for the office since the first OF
the year, he thought that it would
seem to be an injustice to other candl-
dates for office to hold it so early. he
recited that in 1904, 1908, and 1910
primaries were held in May. Mr..
Brockett also declared he had not
made anything like canvass, and
had not approached twenty persons
in any one of the wards outside OF the
third. He asked for it to be held IN
Nav. which would give all candidates
more than thirty days in which to pre-
pare.
"This matter is just now causing a
stagnation in business" declared
Councilman Frank C. Spinks, who will
be a candidate for council from the
First Ward.
81 think the sooner it over the bet
ter" he asserted. He hoped the COM
rittee would see fit to hold an early
primary, declaring the sooner 1t was
over the better. w. G. LeHew, who
is a new candidate for council, favor
ed holding the primary in May. lie
declared he had no time to canvass.
Councilman C. 3. Marshall was op'
posed. to waiting adding that # wss
not customary to canvass, and thai
| the people usually selected council
men without such procedure. More
time for the candidates was favored
tv Councilman Harrison. IAN early
Urinary saves money" was the dec
laration of ]. NJ. Hill.
MIR. Brockett said he hoped it woulc
be fixed for not later than May 7.
Assurance was given by MIR. Fish
er that fair treatment would be giver
the candidates by the committee.
C. S. T. Burke suggested holding
the primary thirty days after Apri
1st. Alderman Ballenger asserted M
was opposed to snap judgment, anc
favored waiting thirty days before
holding the primary.
An early primary was favored DS
Councilman Howard Smith, and M