The Washington herald., 1913-07-07
ALEXANDRIA PRIMARY
IS Held TOMORROW
Aggressive Campaign for Seat in Leg.
islature viii Be Brought to
4 Conclusion.
COUNCILMAN TO BE CHOSEN

Alexandria, Va, July 6.-The campaign
which has been waged for some time pas
between the three candidates seeking {
seat in the State Legislature to rep
resent this city and Alexandria County
will be concluded tomorrow. as the pri
mary will be held Tuesday.
There is every indication that q large
vote will be polled on that day, as tn,
candidates have since the opening o
the campaign made a most aggressive
tight
A list Of the candidates follows: ]. Fred
Birrell. member of the Common Council
from the Third Ward; o. p. Angelo, q
Southern Railway locomotive engineer
and Mai. E. W. Ewing, Of Ballston
Alexandria County.
The polls will open at sunrise and close
at sunset. Following out the provision.
Of the Byrd liquor law the saloons viii
be closed throughout the day.
Jefferson D. Beach. a veteran member
Of the police force. died shortly after II
o'clock this morning at his home. 81
North St. Asaph Street. after long Ill
ness. Mr.. Beach had been in falling
health for more than a year past.
Beach had been a member Of the police
force for the last eighteen years He
was fifty years old. and native OF
Burkes, Fairfax County. Va. He is sur
vived by his wife. Mrs. Florence c.
Beach, and one daughter, Mrs. NJ. E.
Greene. of this city.
Mr. Beach was a member of Alexandra
Council, No. 5. Fraternal Order of Amer
leans and Oriental Court. Members of
both Of these organizations will attend
the funeral at 10 O'Clock Tuesday morning
from his home. Services will be conduct
ed by Rev. Dr. w. F. Watson, pastor
of the First Baptist Church, and inter-
ment will be made in Bethel Cemetery.
Members Of the police department will
attend the funeral.
City Council, at its meeting Tuesday
night. will elect councilman from the
Fourth Ward to fill the vacancy caused
by the acceptance of the recent resigna-
ton Of Councilman Charles B. Swan.
II Is probable that joint session Of
both branches will be held for the pur-
pose of electing a fire chief and superin-
tendent Of the city almshouse. Neither
Fire Chief Gronau or Superintendent
Joshua Sherwood, Of the almshouse, will
have any opposition.
The veto OF Mayor Fisher to the reso-
luton appropriating SO for printing GER
tain annual city reports in two local
newspapers will also be presented at that
meeting for consideration.
In the Corporation Court tomorrow
morning the application Of Mrs. Nellie v.
Ramey for the appointment of a receiver
for the News Publishing Company, Inc.
publishers of the Alexandria Daily News.
an afternoon newspaper. will be heard.
The complainant will be represented by
Attorney Edmund Burke. of Washington.
and the defendant corporation by Attor-
ney G. L Boothe.
The members Of the Alexandria Light
Infantry. commanded by Capt. F. l..
slaymaker, First Lieut.. H. Noel Garner.
and Second Lieut. G. c. Trenary left At
$50 o'clock this morning for Virginia
Beach to attend the annual State En-
G. -mpment. Accompanying them were the
members Of the Leesburg Company.
Carl Fleischmann. proprietor Of the
Hotel Fleischman. Of this city. who has
been In Atlantic City for some days. was
taken suddenly Ill this afternoon at that
place
Following the receipt Of a telegram
tonight announcing his illness his son.
Harry Fleischmann left for that place.
A lawn fete will be given THURSDAY,
Friday. and Saturday evening ON the
lawn at ODD Fellows Han. under the