The Washington herald., 1914-03-14
MIRAGE
FOR TWELVE OFFICES
Alexandra Aspiranis. Come Forward
to File Names at Meeting of
Democratic Committee.
MIDNIGHT SET AS @DEADLNE"

Alexandria. Va, March 13.-Twenty-twc
candidates aspire to MI twelve vacancies
In the city council subject to the primary
on May H. that number of names being
presented to the city Democratic COM
mittee at meeting held tonight at the
Hotel Rammel.
The meeting was attended by the can
didates and a large gathering Of others
interested. among them many council
men. =.
or the, twelve vacancies in the city
council to be filed four are In the board
Of aldermen and eight In the common
council, representing one-haf Of the
membership of the two respective
branches OF the city council. All of those
whose terms expire are candidates for
denomination with the exception Of three.
Tonight was the last night for filing
names, although IL was announced by the
committee that all win be required to file
their declaration by midnight tomorrow
with the clerk of the Corporation Court
In order to be eligible to enter the pri-
mary. OF the twenty-five names filed,
seven are candidates for the four va
cancies in the board of aldermen and
fifteen for the eight vacancies in the COM
mon council.
The list Of candidates by wards follows
First-Alderman. Jacob Brill. incum-
btuts "hildul SdfupDtil, n. oiuucy aadu-
kin; council. Urban s. Lambert and John
Leadbeater. incumbents: Oscar w. Phil
lips. and F. F. Marbury.
Second-Alderman, George H. Robinson
and r. Z. knight, both new candidates:
council, Julian Y. Williams. Incumbent;
William Desmond, and c. w. Wattles.
Third-Alderman, Aaurice Wilkins. new
candidate; council. A. ID. Brockett and
Charles ]. Sullivan. incumbents: James
W. Bales.
Fourth-Alderman. c. ]. w. SummcCs
incumbent; council. Thomas Chuancky
and d. MoxIey Low. jr., incumbents;
Nicholas ]. Lawler. Charles Bendheim.
and Julian T. Burke. jr.
1t will be seen by the foregoing list
that the only candidates thus far without
any opposition are Maurice Wilkins. for
alderman from the Third ward, and C. ].
w. Summers, for alderman from the
Fourth ward.
The biggest scramble for common coun-
Gil will be in the Fourth ward where there
are five candidates seeking the two va
cancies.
During the meeting the question was
raised as to IT, legality of a telegram
forwarded by Councilman Julian Y. Will
Jams. OF the Second ward. from Wilson,
\. c., who was unable to present his
name in time. but who telegraphed his
ocNtEdI VI thc eohi-
mittee favored accepting the telegram
from Mr.. Williams as formal notice. His
entrance fee was paid by Councilman A.
ID. Brockett An explanation of Mr.. WILL
iams' absence was also given by Mr..
Brockett.
The committee fixed upon SIS as the
entrance fee for each candidate. who
will take part on the primary. and most
Of those present paid the fee
Charles Bendheim presided as chair
man Of the committee with X. I. Cook
az secretary. Other members present
were Howard w. Smith. Oscar w. Phil
Iips. S. p. Fisher. and Capt. Albert
Bryan.
Incumbents who will not run again are:
Alderman Kenneth w. Ogden. Third
ward: Councilman X. NJ. Graham, Second
ward.
AIderman +. +. Marbury. second ward.
will not be a candidate Tor that Office.
having moved into the First ward, and