The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-08-26
cARLIN MAY HAVE !.
FIGHT ON HAND
Eighth Virginia District Republi-
cans to Decide Whether Fight
Will Be Made.
BISCUIT conpArrs BUILDING


District Republican convention will as
semble at noon tomorrow In the audi
torium Of the Elks' Home for the purpose
of deciding whether or not they will
place a candidate In the field for Con-
gress from this district TO oppose Repre-
sentative C. c. carlin. the Democratic
nominee.
Delegates from nearly every county em-
bracing this district are expected TO at
tend the meeting. 1t could not be learned
tonight Just what the committee VIII 90
regarding this matter. By many 1t was
thought that no candidate would put up
in opposition TO Mr. Carlin- A call for
the meeting was issued recently by H. A.
Sager. secretary of Herndon, Va
There was a meeting Of the district
committee held here February u last. at
which time n was decided TO hold a Con-
gressional convention in this city Au-
gust g.
.Grvoming Candidates.
Three police commissioners are to be
elected by the incoming City Council,
which goes into ONCE September next.
One is from the First. one from the
second, and one from the Fourth Wards.
Three constitute a majority of the MEM
bers of the board. the board being COM
posed Of four Commissioners and the
Mayor. the latter being ex-officio presi-
dent of that body.
Candidates have already begun to
groom for the positions and the First
Ward leads in point of names suggested
From this ward the following names have
been mentioned in connection with the
ONCE J. Edward shinn. John Leadbet-
ter, John F. Buckley, Jerome Kaufman,
and A. Sidney Mankin.
Among those whose names have been
mentioned as prospective candidates from
the Second Ward are Milton Fairfax and
Z. E. LAWYER.
Up to the present time, SO far as can
be learned, no names have been men
toned as candidates from the Fourth
Ward.
Edward johnson. the man who was in
the Police Court yesterday morning
committed to Jail for five days for fur
ther examination, and whose arrest was
made because of his failure to pay for
a meal he obtained at the Hotel RAM
mel, was to-day looked over by Detect
i've Burlingame, Of Washington The de-
tective, however. failed to recognize the
prisoner as being wanted in Washington
To Award Contracts.
The contract for the erection Of a
building for the National Biscuit Com
pany, to be erected at the northwest
Streets, will. 1t is announced, be awarded
tomorrow. Bids have been submitted
by several local contractors. The struc-
ture will be one-story brick affair and
will be modern in every detail.
1t is hardly thought that the newly
elected sergeants of police. B. Frank
Belts, William J. Wilkinson and Will
mer Scott. will assume the duties of
their respective positions. first, second
and third sergeants. respectively. before
the nrst Of the coming month.
Each sergeant will have charge OF
squad of six men and in addition will
also do patrol duty.
The work of removing the tower at
the south end Of the Methodist Protes-
tant. Church has been completed. This
end of the edifice is now symmetrical
with the north end, adding to the ap-
pearance of the church. Workmen are
now engaged in the work of repainting
and other improvements to the interior
Of the church, which will be completed
this week.
Rev. c. R. Strasburg, pastor of the
Methodist Protestant Church, tonight
preached at the last of the union church
services to be held this summer, at
the Trinity NJ. E. Church. A large con-
gregation attended. Beginning Sunday,
next, the churches which have been
identified with the union services will
resume their regular evening services.
Funeral services for John c. Hunter.
who died Saturday morning last, will
be held at o'clock tomorrow after
noon from his late home, S1s Duke
Street Burial will be in Bethel Gene
terry.
The remains of Mrs. Margaret Rolls.
who died at the hospital several days
ago, were shipped to Occoquan to-day,
at which place the -buriel was made
this afternoon.
Admiral August Gaines and party.
who have been on a two weeks cruise
on the Potomac in the admirars yacht, |
the Augusta. returned home tonight.