Evening star., 1912-04-28
AFT AIRS.
Primary Tuesday Next to
Nominate City. Officers.
HEAVY VOTE is PREDICTED
C. c. Carlin Unopposed for Congress.
Sale Of King Street Prop
erty-Briefs.
Special Correspondence Of The star.

Special Correspondence Of The STAR
ALEXANDRIA, Va, April q. 1912.
Tuesday next the people Of Alexandri
will vote in q primary for the nomination
Of a mayor. four members Of the board o
aldermen and eight members of the com
mon council.
Interest centers in the mayoraIty fight
The aspirants are A. D. -Brockett, mem
Der Of the common council from tn
third ward. and Thomas "A. Fisher. mem
ber OF the board Of police commissioners,
from the second ward.
Mr.. Fisher entered the fight after thu
death of the late Hubert Snowden, wh<
died April Is. and has been making ar
active canvass, as has also Mr. Brockett
In addition the fight In the various
wards for council and aldermen fs at
tracing attention. there. being q contes,
for all positions except for two members
Of the board Of aldermen. these being w
w. Ballenger, second ward; Henry K.
Field, third ward.
Tbs various candidates seeking office
have practically completed all details fol-
getting out big vote.
carlin Without Opposition.
Representative C. c. Carlln will be
without opposition for Congress, and for
this reason he will be declared the demo-
cratic nominee from the eighth congress
sional district. His name was the only
.retary Of the district committee, at noon
today, the time limit for candidates to
declare their intention.
The democratic congressional commit
tee Of this district will hold q meeting al
4 o'clock Monday afternoon at the Of
flee of G. L. Boothe, this city, for the
purpose Of declaring Mr.. Carlin the party
nominee.
The opinion prevails that Mr.. carlin
will not be opposed by the republicans
in the general election, as thus far they
have failed to place candidate In the
field.
Primary to Choose Delegates.
It is expected that during tho comns
city will arrange for q primary to be
held shortly. for the purpose Of nomi-
mating delegates to attend the state
democratic convention, which will be
held In Norfolk. Va. for the selection OF
Baltimore next June. This city will be
represented by twelve delegates at Nor
folk. and Alexandria county will have
four delegates.
Those desiring to be candidates in
Alexandria county have until Wednesday
next to submit their names to Walter
q. yarney, as on Tuesday. May Z, a
primary win be held for the choice Of
delegates.
Realty Sale Announced.
Announcement IL made that B. b
nth of this city, has completed negoti-
ations for the purchase Of the three.
story brick building located on the south
side Of King street. between Washington
and st. Asaph streets. The property. 1t Is
stated, was purchased from Richard s.
Thompson, executor, of Washington, by
Mr.. Smith, In connection with DIR. w. H
Mcclure, owner OF two local theaters. The
building Is a three-story structure, known
as 62-624-626 King street. s
1t is believed that g. modern theatel
may be erected on the site. The building
is now occupied by Hinken & Son, NJ. A
Hanarahan ana Harrie White.
Church Services Today.
/ Bishop R. A. Gibson Of Virginia. viii
confirm class at st. Paurs p. E
Church at the services at il o'clock to-
morrow morning.
Rev. C. r. strasberger, recently ap.
pointed pastor Of the Methodist Protest
ant Church, will preach his first sermon
in that church tomorrow.
morrow afternoon will be conducted BY
Rev. w. F. Watson, pastor Of the Firs
Baptist Church. He will be accompanied
by the choir Of that church.
The night services at Trinity M. e
Church will be conducted by Rev. Georgt
Buchler.
Resident clergy will officiate at the
other churches.
Brief Mention.
The Young Mems Sodality Lyceum
minstrel troupe will give q performance
Monday night at the Lyceum Hall. The
participants will be DR.. German, Messrs
Hellmuth. Roland. Baggett, Rambo and
Godfrey Of Alexandria, and Messrs Dou-
BILE, Godfrey and Fitzgerald of Washing.
ton, the last three as soloists.
An alarm Of fire at o'clock this after.
noon was caused by the burning of a shed
in the rear of q house on the west side
of Alfred street between Wolfe and
Wilkes streets The services Of the de-
partment were not needed.
DR.. E.. A. German returned from Rich.
mond tonight. where he has been at.
tending conference Of the health Off.
GERS Of the various Virginia cities
Funeral services for William Darley
will be held at O'Clock Monday after.
noon atA Ahis home. 60S North Columbus
street. Members Of Potomac Lodge OF
Odd Fellows. OF which he was a member
will attend.
A number Of members Of the True Re
formers Of Washington will attend q
public meeting at the hall Of the locH
Reformers, on Prince street. at O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon. Among those Wh(
viii make addresses Is Claude Ross Of
Richmond, Va.
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