Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-04
PLANS PERFECTED
FOR THE ELECTION
Polls Will be Opened at The
Usual Voting Places
Tomorrow.
BIG VOTE EXPECTED.
Booths Will be Opened at Sunrise and
Closed at Sunset-Saloons to Close
at 6 This Evening.
BIG VOTE EXPECTED.

All arrangements have been com
pleted for the presidential and con
gressional election which takes place
tomorrow and the indications are tina
large vote will be polled in Alexan
dria. The city democratic committee
and the Wilson, Marshall and Carlir
Club will have large force of work
ers at the POLLS as they desire to Sc
cure as large vote as possible.
The following are the judges oi
election and the polling places:
First ward: Chrales P. Waller, Os.
car Phillips, democratic judges
Charles Mander, republican judge
Wayne Byers and w. E. Moore, clerks
Polling places, Alexandria Light In
fantry armory.
Second wald: Richard M. Latham
L. F. Clark, democratic judges;
Charles NJ. Hancock, republican Judge;
Conrad Schwab and Lee Lash, clerks
Polling place, opposite city hall on
Royal street.
Third ward: Frank Penn, W. L.
Hinken, democratic judges; Joseph
Ewald, republican judge; John G.
Graham, clerk. Polling place, Odd
Fellows Hall on north Columbus
street.
Fourth ward: Peter E. Igoe, Claude
N. Lennon, democratic judges; John
F. Bremen, republican judge; Carlin
Creighton, clerk Polling place,
Friendship Engine House on sorth a.
fred street.
There will be three ballots and three
ballot boxes and the right ballot must
be put in the right box or the vote will
he discarded. The principal ticket is
that for the presidential election. 1t
is 3S inches in length and contains
the names of all the candidates for
president and vice president with their
electors twelve names each) and the
three candidates for congress from
this district. The six set of electors
represent, respectively the Democrat,
Republican, Progressive (Bull Moose),
Prohibition, Socialist, and Labor par
ties. The congressional candidates
are Charles C. Carlin, democratic,
Frank 7. Evans, republican and Milton
Fling, socialist.
The name of each presidential and
vice presidential candidate must be
plainly marked across, except the
names of the president and vice presi-
dent from which you wish to vote.
Leave the name of your choice re-
manning as printed and scratch out
the balance of the names. Do not
mark across the names of any of the
electors but only the head of the tick
ct.
AS to the congressional ticket mark
plainly across the names of two
of the candidates and leave the one
for which you desire to vote.
There are two other ballots. One
has reference to city treasurers and
commissioners of revenue succeeding
themselves in office if reelected by
the people. If the voter favors their
reelection he will mark across the
word Against; if against it he will
strike out the word For. The ether
ballot pertains to another amendment
which provides for commission form
of government for those cities which
desire it. Voters favoring the amend
ment should mark across the word
Against and across the word For, If
against it.
Alexandria will be as dry as the Sa-
hara from six o'clock tonight until 8
o'clock Wednesday morning and those
who are accustomed to consume liquid
refreshments in the shape OF high balls
and cocktails are laying in a supply.
Every saloon in the city will close
promptly at 6 o'clock tonight and re-
main closed for So hours by reason of
the Virginia election law.
The polls will open tomorrow at
$50 a. M, and close at 4:4S.
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