Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-30
TO-DAY s ELECTION
HAS BEEN SPIRITED
Unusual Interest Manifested in Con-
test for Mayor and COun.
ciImen
CANDIDATES ARE OPTIMISTIC
Notwithstanding Great Activity Dis
played, Everything Being Conducted
in Order.
The weather during the past forty

The weather during the past fort
eight hours has not been ideal for a
election day. The raw northeas
wind caused shivering among suffra
gans as well Us candidates today
While the competitors for mayor AM
councilmen have observed quiet de
rneanor, it was manifest that the,
wished the ordeal among the thing
of the past.
Polls were opened at sunrise thi
morning at the following places:
First Ward-Armory Hall, Roya
street, near Prince.
Second Ward-Royal street, oppo.
site City Hall.
Third Ward-Odd Fellows Hall, N
Columbus street.
Fourth Ward-Friendship Engine
House, S. Alfred street.
The judges and clerks Of election
were as follows:
First Ward-Wayne Byers, Charles
Waller, William Moore.
Second Ward--R. NJ. Latham, Law
renee Clark and Conrad Schwab.
Third Ward, William Hinken, John
G. Graham and B. F. Penn.
Fourth Ward-.Iohn n. Lawler,
Thomas Chauncey and Claude NJ. Len
min.
The principal interest in the con-
test is for mayor, A. d. Rrockett and
Thos. 4. Fisher being the candidates.
The campaign virtually began early
last fall, when it was known that Mr..
Eruckst, and the late Hubert SnoWden
would enter the field. Upon the death
of the latter Mr.. Fisher entered the
field.
"The following were the candidates
from which the electorate were called
upon to choose today:
For Mayor-Thomas A. Fisher, A.
D. Brockett.
First Ward-Aldermen, j. Nj. Hill
and p. N. Roland, jr. Council, F.. S.
I.eadheater, H. K. Burke and Frank C..
Spinks.
Second Aldermen, ". W.
Ealenger. Council. Howard W. Smith,
r. u. Brumhach, Frank Mason .nd
NJ. !. Mcfarland.
Third Ward-Aldermen. H. X. Field.
Council. j. r. Harrison, r. l.. Monroe,
ard O. n. Daniels.
Fourth Ward--Aldermen, ]. 3.
Fitzgerald and 7. f. Dyson. Council,
c. r. Marshall. A. A. Paul. W. G. l.e-
Hew and Albert Bryan.
There are hut two candidates who
will be without opposition. and they
are Alderman W. w. Eallenser and
Henry X. Field. of the Second and
Third Wards respectively.
Voting began as soon as the polls
were opened, and while the neiGhhor-
hoods Of the polling places were not
scenes of loud or hniSternus talking.
the suffragans manifested quiet de-
termination in the interests Of thsr
respective champions. That heavy
vote would be polled was apparent,
and conservative estimates place the
number at about 800 before sunset.
As usual. many "plumpers' were
cast for certain aldermen and c0un-
cilmen and tickets are numerically
scratched in many instances.
Vehicles have been on the run al
most necessarily transferring voters
la and from the polls.
As the interest centers mostly III the
outcome of the mayoralty contest, the
friends of the respective candidates
have been running to and fro, and the
whereabouts of qualified voters who
failed to make their appearance were
sought diligently.
The air has been full of predictions
all day. While some are optimistic,
others have been careful in casting
horoscopes.
The number OF votes cast up to 4
o'clock this afternoon was as follows:
First ward-2S3.
Second ward-32l.
Third ward--27l.
Fourth ward-259.
Total, 1874.
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