The Washington herald., 1915-08-04
OLIVER beaten
FOR REELECTION
Williams Wins at Primaries
for Legislature in Fair
fax County, Va.
WILEY NAMED TREASURER
Largest Vote in Recent Years Is
Polled in Interesting Fight for
Democratic Offices.
NAMED TREASURER

Alexandria, Va. Aug. a-Franklin VIII.
Jams. jr.. defeated Walter T. Oliver,
incumbent. for the State legislature from
Fairfax County. according to returns re-
| ceived from a majority Of the voting
! districts il that county at q late hour
tonight in tho Democratic primary held
| today.
| Scattering returns clearly indicate the
nomination of Claude Wiley for treasurer
! of that county. and ]. r. Allison was re-
nominated sheriff over w. W. Swarz by
handsome majority. A primary choice
| in this county is equivalent to an cleo
ton.
In addition to the foregoing. supervis-
| ors, magistrates and road commits
| sioner were also chosen in the various
districts
Mr. Oliver at 10 o'clock tonight con-
ceded the nomination of Mr. Williams to.
| the State legislature. Mr.. Oliver has
served a total Of eight years in the house
! of delegates of the State legislature,
serving that county for four consecutive
| terms.
Mr.. Williams lives near Vienna and has
been active in affairs in that county for
several years past. The fight for the
! county treasurer was interesting. there
being six candidates in the field with
Claude Wiley leading the ticket. Nathan
c. Davis probably will be second, with
George X. Pickett third on the ticket.
although the complete returns on this
had not been received here at midnight.
, Other candidates for this office in ad-
dition to the three foregoing included
John ID. Garrett, W. F. Huddleson and
Keith Parrish.
The primary throughout was a warmly
contested one. and the largest vote in
recent years was polled in today's con-
test Many of the residents OF Mount
Vernon district assembled at the Hotel
Rammel in Alexandria tonight and re-
ceived the returns by telephone.
In Mount Vernon district, one of the
most warmly fought-for offices was that
of supervisor. which was won by w. F.
Pierce Reid. incumbent. over E. NJ West.
by total of four majority. Mr.. Reid re-
Ceving lis votes and Mr.. West Ill.
For Mount Vernon district, the total
vote was as follows: For legislature,
Williams, 132: Oliver, "a. for treasurer
Pickett. l29; Garrett, l; Wiley, 65; Davis,
-; Huddleson. :; Parrish, O.; for sheriff.
Allison, 1870; SwarZ. IS.
Scattering returns from Falls Church
district indicate the election of Frank
Ballenger as supervisor from that dis
trict over V. c. Donaldson.
Vote in Pulman's precinct was: Will
Jams. p; Oliver, .; Pickett, Il; Garret.
0: Wiley. e; Davis. 1; Huddleson. o; Par
rish. Q; Allison, IL; Swarz, s: Reid, %;
West. p.
West End Precinct-Picket. IS; Wiley.
3: Davis. ?: Parrish. 2; Garret. l; Hud-
dleson. o. Ballenger. IS; Donaldson, u;
Williams. 50: Oliver. -.
Accotink-Oliver, Al; Williams. 40; Al
lison, as: Swarz. 5: West. 40: Reid, Al:
Wiley 46: Pickett, %; Davis, Il: Huddle
son and Parrish l each and Garret 0.
Because it was claimed he stole an
ejector. valued at SIS. the property of
the Southern Railway Company. Ber-
nard Purvis, II. was sentenced by Justice
Cation in Police Court today to the
State Reform School Purvis was ar
rested by Policemen Garvey and Camp
bell and the ejectOr. which had been
sold by Purvis. was recovered. The
theft occurred six months ago.
A continuance until tomorrow morn
ing was granted in the case of a White
youth registered on the blotter at po-
lice headquarters as William Posey.
about 10 years old suspected of being
implicated in the theft of rubber hack
mats from the livery stable of Duncan
& Bros. arrested by Policemen Camp
bell and Reid.
number of the mats had been torn
up and sold to a junk dealer and others
sold just found to another dealer. |
Posey denied the theft and implicated a
second youth. The police were in
structed TO arrest the boy named by
Posey and he will be given a hearing
in court tomorrow.
Philip Nelson Meade. 80. died today at
Si5ley Hospital. Washington, after a long
illness He was unmarried. Mr.. Meade
was son of the late Rev. Everard
Meade. former rector Of old Pohick
Church. His funeral will take place at
10 o'clock Wednesday morning from Po-
hick Church.
tween Duke and Wolfe streets is being |
resurfaced, and after this work shall
have been completed similar treatment |
will be given the square in ST. Asaph |
street between Cameron and Queen |
streets, and then Duke street from Fair |
fax to the river.
Announcement is made that the Alex |
andria Autompbile Club is making plans |
for a short club run to be held in the |
near future to some nearby point. where !
an open-air meeting and smoker will be |
held. Jack" Risdon Is chairman of the |
reception committee having the matter In |
charge.
n
Is visiting relatives In this city. ,
There will DO q special meeting Of the |
common council At $50 o'clock Wednes- |
day afternoon to take action on the death |
of City Councilman Charles b. Marshall |
and also to attend :he funeral In body. |
which will be held at o'clock.
No trace has yet been found Of the |
m.scrcant who placed a railroad tie |
across the tracks of the Washington- !
Virginia Railway Company nsar Luna |
Park last night.
4 number of lawyers from this city |
have arranged to attend the annual 4
meeting OF the Virginia Bar Association. /
which will meet Wednesday at White /
Sulphur Springs.
DR.. and Mrs. George T. Kiipstein have |
returned from a trip through the West |
to the Panama-Pacific Exposition, where |
they spent their honeymoon.
Routine business was disposed of to- /
night by the Woman's Auxiliary Of r. z. /
Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans.