The Washington times., 1916-04-05
ALEXANDRIA RETAINS
MAYOR tom FISHER
Final Count Shows Majority Of
Fifty-nine Votes in Election
Of Yesterday.

Mayor Thomas A. Fisher was rehoH
mated yesterday Tor mayor by the mar
gin of fifty-nine votes.
The campaign. which had been SIM
merinR for three months since the can
didateo announced themselves, grew IN
enthusiasm within a few hours preced-
Ing the election. and the greatest activ-
ity on the part Of the candidate and
their friends marked, the waning mo-
uaents of the campaign. Not until the
votes were counted was there any indl-
cation, OF how the town had gomez,
Mayor Fisher carried two wards. the
Second and the Fourth. the First ward
was a tie. and the third went for Dun
can by a majority of eight. The vote in
the wards was as follows: First. Fisher.
1e4: Duncan. 164. Second. Fisher, 203;
Duncan. 156. Third. Fisher. 1879; Duncan.
20. Fourth. Fisher. 203: Duncan. 1873.
Total. Fisher. 769: Duncan, 40. Owing
to being defective a number OF votes
were thrown out. and the total vote was
In excess of 1900 which is a very hevy
vote for a Democratic primary. the to-
tai registration Of the city being less
than 1870.
The greatest excitement prevailed
throughout the city as the vote was
being canvassed. The polls closed at
6:25. and II was nearly s o'clock when
the first returns we're received from the
Fourth ward giving Fisher a majority
of twenty. A half hour later the Third
ward reported that Duncan's majority
was eight, cutting Fishers lead down to
twelve. The interest grew when the
Judges of the First ward announced that
the vote was tie. each candidate re-
, ceiving IS. votes. This still left Fisher
J a lead of twelve. which was increased
to fifty-rine when the Second ward was
heard from.
The primary is equivalent to an cleo
ton. and Mavor Fisher will have no OPP
position in the general election, which
will be held June H. HIS new term.
which begins September !, is for four
years
In the Second ward. in race for
councilmanic honors in which Henry X.
Field. r. ID. Brumback. and Jerome
kaufmann were the contestants. the
Kaufman, 157. Mr.. Brumback now
represents the Second ward In council.
and Mr.. Field. who is president OF the
board OF aldermen. has recently moved
into the Second ward.
Members Of council chosen i'm the
three wards without opposition were as
F. F. Marbury; second. w. W. Bal
lsnEer; Third. j. T. Harrison: Fourth.
J.: b. Fitzgerald. Common council
First, II. w. Smith and Taylor Burke;
lhIO, n. y. rom ana n. II. BURKE.
Fourth. Albert Bryan and Clinton 8.
Bniienger.
The commissioners of election will
meet tomorrow morning and canvass
the ballots.
Funeral services for Capt. Robert f.
Knox, Confederate veteran and old resi-
dent of Alexandria. were held this
morning from st. Paurs Episcopal
The Rev. p. P. Phillips. d. d.. rector
OF the church. and the Rev. s. A. Wal
lis, ID. d., of the Theological Seminary,
conducted the services. which were at.
tended by a large congregation.
=, Members of r. z. Lee Camp of Con-
federate Veterans and of Alexandria
Washington Lodge. No. %. A. +. and A.
follows: Honorary. J. r. Zimmerman,
Col. Francis l.. Smith, Laurence StabIer,
George Gray of Washington. DIR. q. Il.
kllpstein, Edward l.. Daingerfield. w.
b. Smoot. 9. w: Ramsey. w. A. Beck
OF Washington, Urban s. Lambert, and
Arthur Herbert; active, Douglass Stu
art, ]. X. NJ. Norton. Il. X. Smith,
George Washington Lewis. George h.
WSrneld. r. c. Dunn; DR.. w. M. Smith.
and Gardner l.. Boothe.
services at the grave were conducted
under the auspices of Alexandria Wash
inston Lodge of Masons.
r. E.. LOCKER. OF Washington. for
merly of the American Ambulance SER
vice OF Parls, delivered an address this
morning before the Alexandra branch
OF the Virginia War Relief Society in
the rooms OF the Chamber of Gem
merce.
The Martha Washington Chapter. Or
cial meeting tonight when the recently
elected officers will be installed
Alexandria Council. Fraternal Ameri-
MI en- L.
ladies night" at odd Follows Hall.
The council will meet at 7 o'clock ard
transact Its routine business and at 8
o'clock the members. their wives and
friends Will he admitted.
Several ConSressmer have been In
vited and will deliver addresses. Invi-
tations have been sent to patriotic So
cieties In this city. and II Is expected
ance.
Ssmaritan Rehecca Lodge will hold a
meeting IN its hall tomorrow after &c on
Deputy Grand Chancellor L. d. Sui.
Ivan, chairman of the committee on
Visitation 10 Franklin Lodge. No. ..
Knights Of Pythias. OF Washngto on. has
requested the members OF Oriental
Lodge to assemble at King and CclTm-
bus streets tomorrow night at o'clock
Charles M. Broun, a special investi-
gator OF the State Corporation Commits
sion. will arrive here tomorrow and
commence the taking OF testimony in
the hearing of the water consumers OF
Alexandria city and county against the
Alexandria Water Company for the
purpose OF securing lower rates and a
larger and better water supply.
The hearings will be in the corpora
ton courtroom commencing at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning
The attorneys for the Water Com
pany will be Col. Francis L. Smith and
Gardner l.. Boothe and Howard w
Smith and Walter Y. Varney for the
consumers.
coronor's jury met this afternoon al
= o'clock for the purpose OF inquirinR
into the death OF Francis TruX. who was
killed by an automobile yesterday after.
noon at o'clock on King street be,
tween Alfred and Columbus strets. The
jury Is composed OF G. N. Cradlin. A. s
poniphan. ]. Fred Birrell, Philip Heish.
ley. Lorenzo Wolford and c. A. Strauss
City Coroner T. M. Jones is conducting
the inquiry The jury viewed the body
last night and adjourned until today,
The Trux boy. who was eight year,
old, and son of Mrs. Bessie NJ Trux
and live with his mother at lis South
St tAsaph street, was run over by thu
automobile OF II. p. Wilson. OF HollI
Hall, Fairfax county. (which was driver
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