The Washington herald., 1916-04-05
Alexandria Democrats Select
Incumbent as Their Candi-
date by So Votes.
BOY Is KILLED BY AUTO
Frances Trux Run Over by Harry
Shirley and Dies Before Hospital
Is Reached.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
r. u knight 4 Son,
N-S23 King Street.

3OTity of fifty-nine votes, Mayor
Thomas A. Fisher was victorious over
James u. Duncan in the Democratic
primary today for the Office Of mayor.
it was one Of the closest contests for
mayor held in Alexandria in many
years and marked the end OF an ac-
hive campaign.
Mayor Fisher carried two out Of four
wards Duncan carried one, the Third.
In the First ward the vote was tie,
each candidate receiving 164 votes
Ghe Third ward was carried by Dun
ran by a majority Of eight, and Fisher
won in the Fourth by twenty. The
Second ward was the last to be heard
from, It being after 8 o'clock when
complete returns were received from
that ward. The result was that both
candidates and their friends were on
Hp-toes. the three wards having given
Fisher a bare majority Of twelve and
with the returns from the Second
ward giving Fisher a majority of forty
seven, making the total fifty-nine, there
was a loud hurrah from the crown as
sc. bled.
The vote was: Fisher. 7Ss; Duncan,
T1O. Owing to being defective, twenty
nine votes were thrown out in the
First ward, it was stated. The total
vote cast was in excess of 1900, which
IS an unusually heavy vote, there be-
ing only about 1900 registered voters
in the city.
The vote by wards follows: First,
Fisher, 1854: Duncan, 1854; Second,
Fisher. 2O3; Duncan, 1856; Third, Fisher,
19s; Duncan, 2O7; Fourth, Fisher, 203;
Duncan, 1873.
The race for common council from
the Second ward between r. D. Brum-
back, Henry X Field and Jerome Rauf-
mann resulted in the nomination of
Messrs. Field and Brumback. The vote
was. Field. 2I2: BrumbaCk. 1S9; Kauf-
mann, 157. Mr.. BrUmback now repre-
sents that ward in council and Mr..
Field represents the Third ward in the
board OF aldermen. but recently moved
into the Second ward.
The day was an unusually active one
Tor the candidates and their friends
From the opening of the polls at 5:4l
O'Clock this morning every cagTiage and
automobile available was put into use in
taking the voters to and from the polls
primary here is equivalent to an
elecj9n. Tho election will take place
juno l3 and Mavor Fisher will be in
duCtc, intpS Office September for a term
OF foI- wears. effective from that date
Mayor Fisher is now completing his first
term
The following aldermen We're noni-
mated by wards without opposition: First,
F. T. Marbury; Second. W. w. Ballen-
ger: Third, J. T. Harrison; Fourth, J. b
FitzEersfd
Members Of common council chosen in
three wards without opposition were:
First. f. W. Smith. e. 5. Taylor Burke;
Third. \. J. PhoI. II. r aurke; Fourth
Albert Bryan. Clinton :. BaHenger.
Francis Trux. :. a newsboy. son of Mrs.
Jessie TruX. of 115 South St. Asaph
street was run down by an automobile
driven by Harry Shirley shortly before
o lock this afternoon while on King
street between Alfred and Columbus
streets and the lad died en- route to the
hospital in the machine. Shirley was
operating his machine west on King
stre-t, going to the Fourth ward polls
when he struck the boy. He stopped
and. with Leo Sweeney. placed the boy
In the machine and made a record run
10 tho Alexandria Hospital There the
boy life was pronounced extinct. The
child.s skull was crushed
With Policeman Roberts Shirley after
WarI went To police headquarters where
ne is detained pending a coroner's inves-
Hgarion.
TIE police say he claimed he was drfv-
nE his machine west on King street
lust cast Of Alfred street when young
TruN ran into the street, slipped and
FELL in front Of his machine the front
wheel passing over the child. Shirley
SAYS the machine was travelling at a re-
1uCcd rate of speed. The machine be-
onEs TO II. P. Wilson, Holm Hall, Fair
FAX County.
The body was removed to Demaine's
Undertaking establishment and a coro-
ner's jury, summoned by Dr.. T NJ Jones
met at that place at 10 o'clock tonight
After viewing the body the jury ad-
lOurned over until . o'clock tomorrow
Afternoon, when testimony will be heard.
The jury is composed of G. Y. Cradlin,
A. $. Doniphan. J. Fred Birrell. Philip
Heishley, Lorenzo wolford and c. A.
Strauss.
r. E. Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans.
at its annual meeting last night, elected
The following officers to serve for one
year: William A. Smoot. commander;
John W. Hammond, first lieutenant
commander; Jesse Murray, second lieu
tenant commander; Booker c. Hall, third
lieutenant commander; Edgar warfield,
ldjutant; A c. Wyckoff, treasurer.
Rev. John W. Dufrey, chaplain; G. Will
am Ramsey. officer of the day: J. B.
spicer. vidette: Edgar warfield, G. VIII
am Ramsay. \. c. Wyckofr, executive
committee
G. William Ramsay and A. c. wyckor
we're appointed a committee to secure
Ipeakers for Memorial Day exercises on
May a
Committees named to decorate graves
III -AAElAlOIldl LAY are. 81. MaTyS Cath
slic-P. =. German, and Levi Hurdle:
Ivy Hill-Col. Arthur Herbert and
George Wise; cemeteries near the city
J. W. Hammond. B. c. Hall, 8. c.
8oush, J. NJ. Johnson. ]. r. Zimmerman,
A. c. wyckofr, E H. O'Brien and ] B,
Sptcer: to assist ladies in decorating
monument at Prince and Washington
dreets-Edgar Warfield, w P. Nc
SPight and DR.. ]. A. Marshall
The Alexandria High School cadets
Will act as an escort to the veterans on
Memorial Day, and an invitation was
extended by the camp for the Alexandria
Light Infantry to take part.
The city school board has selected the
school building on South Washington
street. between Jefferson and Greene
streets, and st. Mary's Catholic Sunday
School Building, Royal and Wilkes
Jtreets, to be used for the colored boys
" snowden Public School, whose school
building was destroyed by fire several
lays ago.
The building on South Washington
Itreet was acquired by the city from
Fairfax County in connection with its
annexation proceedings. 1t Is expected
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