The Washington herald., 1912-04-29
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
All in Readiness for Democratic
Primary TO.morrow-Mayorality
Candidate to Be Named.

Alexandria, Va, April 8.-An is now
in readiness for the Democratic primary,
which win be held here Tuesday next
| for the purpose OF nominating a candi-
date for Mayor. and also nominating
four members OF the Board or Alder
men and eight members OF the Common
Council. The Mayorality tight between
A. d. Brockett. member OF the Com
mon Council from the Third Ward. ana
i Thomas A. Fisher, member OF the Board
OF Police Commissioners. from the sec
ond Ward. Is Just now the center oil
interest. The principal theme Is poll
tics. What do you know about the
electionT' "What 10 going TO De the
| result OF the Mayorality nghtT'' How
| DO you think they wnI runy' TnIs ana
| hundred more somewhat similar ques-
tions are being discussed just now De-
| tween the two factions. ana they will
be continued by the voters until eIec-
| tion day.
Never before in recent years in the his
tory OF the city has Alexandria been
so stirred up over a primary as It IL
over the coming contest The fght has
| recently waxed warm, ana will con-
tinue so until the closing OF the polls on
| Tuesday at sunset
Thomas A. Fisher, one OF the candi-
dates for Mayor. entered the contest fol-
lowing the death OF Hubert Snowden.
April Is last. and since then has been
making a whirlwind canvass OF the l.7OC
odd voters OF the city.
A. d. Brockett, who has been in the
fight since its inception. has already
made q very active fight. and he. to-
gether with his supporters, is still en-
gagged in the work
Interest also centers around the mayor
atty fight, every incumbent having op-
position. with the exception OF Alder
men W. w. Ballenger and Henry K.
Field, OF the Second and Third Wards,
respectively. The candidates for Coun-
ell, therefore, have a fight on their
hands and this contest wiz also add
to the large number Of votes that will
be polled.
The candidates are: Mayor, A. D.
Brockett and Thomas A. Fisher.
First ward-Aldermen, ]. NJ. Hill and
Richard N. Roland. jr.; Council, II. r.
Burke, E s. Leadbeater, and F. c.
Spinks; Second ward-Alderman, W. W.
Ballenger: Council, Howard W. Smith.
NJ. ]. Mcfarland. R. B. Brumbach. and
Frank Mason; Third Ward-Alderman.
II. II. Field; Council, ]. T. Harrisan,
r. L. Monroe, and o. H. Daniels:
Fourth ward-Aldermen, ]. B. Fitzgerald
and T. Z. Dyson; Council, Charles B.
Marshall. Albert Bryan, W. G. lie Hew,
and A. A. Paul.
A large delegation Of members Of Po-
tomac Lodge OF odd Fellows. together
with the members OF the various other
lodges Of this city and vicinity, tonight
attended special services at the Second
Presbyterian Church in observance Of
the ninety-third anniversary of the
founding Of Odd Fellowship in this coun-
try. Rev. DR.. John L. Allison, pastor
OF the church, and a member Of the To-
cal lodge, preached an able sermon APP
propriAte to the occasion.
In addition to the members OF the lodge
OF Odd Fellows attending many others
were also present.
1t is expected that during the coming
week the city Democratic committee will
hold a meeting for the purpose Of ar
ranging for a primary to nominate twelve
delegates from this city to the State
convention, which will be held May q
next in Norfolk, Va, for the purpose of
electing delegates TO the Baltimore con-
vention.
On May Alexandria County will hold
mass meetings for the purpose OF elect
ing four delegates TO the State conven-
tion. The time limit for candidates TO |
submit their names to Walter u. Varney
expires May 1.
Thomas A. Fisher. candidate for May or
in the primary which will be held Tues |
day, and Councilman Frank c. Spinks, |
candidate for denomination for City |
Council from the First Ward. last night |
addressed a meeting OF the local Glass
blowers Association, held at its hall |
over the Alexandria National Bank |
Building.
The remains Of Edward W. Petty, a |
former resident OF this city. who was
killed in Baltimore at o'clock Satur-
day morning last by being struck by a |
switch engine. will be brought here Tues
day. and his funeral will take place at
3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon from De-
malne's undertaking chapel. Services
will be conducted by Rev. W. E. Watson.
pastor Of the First Baptist Church. The
was fifty-three years old, and I
was q member OF Osceola Tribe Of Red
Men, this city. A delegation of mem
bers of that organization will attend the
funeral
The Civil Service Commission an
nounces that an examination will be held
here May e for the position of analyst,
male, at a salary ranging from sSUO to
8. .oeo a year On June the commits
sion viii hold an examination for the
position OF medical inferno. Government
Hospital for the Insane, at q salary Of
800 year with maintenance.
Arrangements have been completed by
the compensation Of the Methodist Pro-
testant Church for a reception which
will be rendered Rev. e. r. Strasburg,
the recently appointed pastor or that
church, to be held at the church par
sonage tomorrow night Rev. Mr.. Stras-
burg preached his first sermon as pas
tor OF the local church this morning be-
fore a large congregation.
Funeral services for Cazenova g. Lee
who died in Washington, were held al
':oo o'clock this afternoon from Christ
Episcopal Church. They were conducted
BY Rev. W. ]. Morton. rector, anc
burial was made in the Methodist Pro-
testant Cemetery. 4
A class Of twelve was cohhrmed this