The Washington herald., 1917-11-01
ALEXANDRIA PLANS
Big Vote TUESDAY
Both Factions Interested in Contest
for State Offices.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
II. z. knight & Son.
J2i 5o3 King Street,


t2l 625 King Street.
Alexandra, Va, Oct. S1.-Vigorous
steps will be taken by the city DEM
ocratic committee to get out a big
vote in the election which will be held
next Tuesday when all of the Dem
ocratic nominees for State Office from
governor down will have opposition.
This action was decided uopn tonight
at melting of the ely Democratic
committee held in the office Of How
ard w. Smith. Charles Bendheim,
city chairman. presided. Others pres
ent were: r. T. Cook, secretary
Samuel G. Brent, Howard W. Smith.
Capt. Albert Bryan, Oscar Phillips
and John N. Lawler.
1t was decided by the committee
to have, at least. two representatives
at each voting precinct. and in ad-
dition to have automobiles to bring
the voters to the polls. The aid of all
Democrats will be invoked to assist
in bringing out the vote owing to the
apparent apathy in the contest. In
addition to the State officers the
various Democratic nominees for Of
fees here will be unopposed. w.
Albert Smoot. this city. is the Dem
ocratic nominee for the State legis-
lature from this city and Alexandria
County.
Candidates for State Office to be
voted for follow: For governor,
Westmoreland Davis. T. ]. Muncy,
Frank Smith: for lieutenant governor.
B. F. Buchanan. Beverly Davis,
Weldon Crawford, 4. Adolph Muller;
attorney general. John r. Saunders
and Harry X. Wolcott; State treas asurer
Charles A. Johnson and ]. NJ. Nc
Laughlin; secretary of common
wealth. B. o. James nd II. S. Reid:
commissioner of agriculture and inn
migration, G. W. koiner and Burder
B. Bowman; superintendent of public
instruction, Harris Hart and ]. H.
Ruebush.
The departure OF the twenty-nine
drafted men from this city at 1916
o'clock tomorrow afternoon for Camp
Lee, Petersburg, Va, will be featured
by a parade which will start at 11:3O
o'clock from the Royal street entrance
to the city hall building. Various fra
ternal organizations in the city have
been invited to participate. together
with the Twelfth Field Artillery Band
from Camp st. Asaph and a detach-
ment OF artillerymen and Col. McClos-
key and stan. the American Indian
Guard. city officials. business men and
citizens generally.
The celebration of Halloween in this
city tonight was general among the
younger set. Hundreds of children in
grotesque costume paraded King street
while their elders looked on at the
demonstration. The merrymakers re-
mained on the streets until after l
o'clock before going to bed. There
was no disorder. Many of the masquer-
aders enliyened the occasion with
horns and bells. Halloween parties
and dances also attracted many. A
masque band also paraded.
Hundreds Of Alexandrians went TO
Washington to be present at the last
rites incident to the burial of John
Barleycorn and many to take their last
drink before Washington entered the
dry column, as did Alexandria a year
ago tonight.
This city and Alexandria County
have been called upon to furnish the
sum of $500 as its part of Virginia S
allotment of the $35, ,0O0,0 900 campaign
fund in the interest of the extension
Of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton war camp work. Fairfax County
Is supposed to furnish s3,2lO. Virginia's s
quota to the fund is s4O0, 600.