The Washington herald., 1912-04-09
EEWSORALEXANDRIA
Democratic Primary to Name Can
didate for Mayor Will
Cost but $50.


pecially a Democratic primary. for the
city Democratic committee figured out
tonight that the primary which will be
held on April q next for the purpose Of
nominating a candidate for Mayor. and
also nominating four members OF the
Board of Aldermen and eight members
of the Common Council, will only cost
$50.
The committee then made an assess
ment among the candidates, and an IN
vestigation disclosed two candidates for
Mayor and twenty for City Council The
candidates for Mayor will be taxed so
each. and those seeking to represent the
city as councilmen will only pay s. each.
Several Of those present tonight paid
their pro rata 1t was understood, how
ever. that any additional expenses will
be borne by the candidates for Mayor.
Both OF the mayoralty candidates, HUI
bert Snowden and A d. Brockett, were
present
In order that the committee may not
go astray on the matter. a resolution
was passed that all candidates who fan
to pay their pro rata OF the expenses
by noon April Is next, viii not have
their names placed on the ticket 1t
was also decided to hold another meet
ing Monday night next at the Hotel
Rammel az O'Clock. At this meeting
the names of those who will serve as
judges will be announced. 1t was also
decided to have the polls open from sun
rise until sunset, and that all white
voters and known Democrats can par
ticipate in the primary. The commit
tee decided that two judges and one
clerk would be amply sufficient FOR eacn
Of the four respective wards. Candi-
dates, II they desire. can have represent
atives In the various voting places IN
the wards under the party plan. Il was
announced. The names Of those who
will serve in that capacity must be sent
to the secretary OF the committee.
At the next meeting the question of
who will serve as judges on the day OF
the primary will be determined upon.
II was thought by several present that
II would be within the province Of each
committeeman to name the judges from
their respective wards.
A complete list Of those who have filed
notice OF their candidacy was then read
by the secretary. R. T. Cook. They fol-
low:
For Mayor-Hubert snowden and 4. D.
Brockett.
First Ward-Aldermen, ]. NJ. Hill and
R. y. holland. jr.; council, E. S. Lead
beater. II. r. Burke, and Frank c.
Spinks.
Second ward-Aldermen. W. W. BalIen-
ger; council Howard W. Smith. r. ID.
Brumbach. Frank Mason, and H. ]. Nc
Farland.
Third ward-Alderman. II. h Field:
council, J. T. Harrison. r. L. Monroe,
and o. II. Daniels.
Fourth Ward-Aldermen, ]. B. Fitzger-
aid and 7. E. Dyson; council, C. r. Mar
shall. A. A. Paul, W. G. lie Hew, and Al
bert Bryan.
The meeting was presided over by City
Chairman Charles Bendheim. There are
but two candidates who will be without
opposition, and they are Aldermen ". W.
BaIlenger and Henry K. Field, of the
Second and Third Wards. respectively. i
In the Corporation Court to-day the
trial of Lewis Hooff, former secretary
and general manager of the defunct
Mercantile Railway Building and Loan
against whom several in
dlctments are pending. was fixed for |
trial April % next.
Hooff was recently tried by Lynch |
burg jury on one of the indictments. |
and the jury. after celebrating a short |
time, returned a verdict OF not guilty |
against him.
In the case of c. II. Yohe. special re-
ginia Safe Deposit and Trust Corpora
tion. Judge Barley announced that he |
would giYe his decision this week.
The case of the Commonwealth |
against c. S. Rixey was continued, as |
were also a number OF other cases.
Several matters of minor importance |
were disposed of and the docket was
called and cases set for trial
The sessions Of the Circuit Court for
this city to-day. Judge Thomas w. Har-
rison, Winchester. Va, presiding. was |
taken up In the hearing of testimony in |
the case of T. L. Sinclair against Fair
fax & Co. The suit involves the pur-
chase price OF eighty barrels Of liquor, |
amounting to nearly 1900. which Fair
fax & Co. refused to accept on the /
ground that It is alleged it did not come
up TO specifications The complainant is
by Attorneys ]. A. c. Keith.
mick, Berryville, Va, and G. Washing
ton Lewis. this city. Attorneys Samuel
G. Brent and Walter c. Foster represent
the defendant.
with the wind blowing at times from
every point of the compass and overcoats
and furs very seasonable. Alexandria's
younger population braved the March
like winds this afternoon and wended its
way to George Washington Park. for
merly Shooters Hin, and enjoyed the
time-honored pastirne OF egg rolling. The
cold weather. however. resulted In
smaller attendance than in recent years
Late In the afternoon the Alexandria /
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