Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-11-03
COX VICTOR IN CITY
BY 495 MAJORITY
Out of 2772 Votes Polled
32S Were Thrown
Out :
MOORE EASY WINNER
Congressman Leads Presidential Tick.
et-Estimated Moore's Majority in
District 5000

Cox carried this city by reduced
democratic majority and Representa-,
tive Moore ran ahead of Cox en- the
ticket. Arlington county went repabcl-
IAN for the first time in recent years
giving Harding majority of lG1
representative Moore also ran ahead
If the democratic ticket in that coun-
~. Incomplete returns from she
aighsh Congressional district of V:r-
einia show! that Representative
Moore was reelected to Congress.
.tcrn this district over Dr. F. NJ.
Brooks by an estimated majority of
4. least 5000.
In Alexandria city 2772 votes were
peeled an.l 328 thrown out on the
Presidential election, because thay
were improperly scratched. The tota.
vote in the city follows; Cox, 1417;
Harding, 922; Watkins, u; Debs, %;
Christensen. s; Moore, democratic
for Congress, 1929; Brooks, repuoli-
.an, 1915; Class democrat, for Sen
a;e, 2O96; Pollftd, 2S5.
Vote by wards in the city follow:
First-Cox. 800; Harding, ZIG; Wat
kins, /; Debs. A; Christensen, /;
Moore, S6S; Brooks, 20s; Glass, 4Gs;
Pollard, 60.
Second-Cox, 2S5; Harding, $50;
Watkins, 0; Debs,' S; Christensen, 0;
Moore, $50; Brooks, 1853; Gass, 456;
Pollard, 49,. ta.a.
Third-Cox, 467; Harding, 29s;
Watkins, Z; Debs, 6; Christensen, 2;
Moore, 4sO; Broks, 325; Glass, $40;
Pollard, 105.
FlourIh-Cox, 345; Harding, 25S;
Watkins, 4; Debs, 8; Christensen, 3;
Moore, 325; Brooks, 3l5; Glass, SIG;
Pollard, S3.
On the constitutional amendment.
the vote for roads and schools car
ried. The vote as far as could be OBJ
tanned follows: For measure, 1765
and agains 300. On this measure the
voters got badly mixed and in some
instances the judges and in several
wards as high as 200 were thrown
out being improperly marked.
By wards for roads and schools fol
Icws: FIRST, 424 for and 98 agn:ns:
Second, 357 for and 65 against
.hird, 553 for and 81 against, fourth
.3l for and sc against.
The vote in Arlington county fol-
ows: Cox, S35; Harding, e96; Moore
1863; Brooks, 74O; Glass, 1921; Pol
lard. 23O
In this courty Representative
Moore carried the county by 72S. In
Fairfax County he carried by abou;
1900 majority while Cox carried tina.
county by 600 majority. In the whole
ccuraty Mr.. Moore ran 2000 ahead Of
Cox.
In Fairfax county the bond issue
for good roads carried by substan.
s!al majority.
A total of 1923 persons in this City
who cast their ballot yesterday haG
+.
them thrown out. The ballots wer.
badly marked in every ward in tn:
city. Parts Of some votes, however
were counted. For instance. some wh<
had the ballcts thrown OFT in th'
Presidential contest had them count
ed in the Congressional contest. Sem:
in The Congressional contest were
thrown out the voters only voted OF
.he Presidential candidate.
The votes thrown out by wards il
he Presidential contest as near a
ccu'd be obtained follow. First ward
"a; second ward, 1876; third ward. 10
fourth ward, 1875.
Total vote polled in these ward
according to the Figures announce
last night follow: First. 62+; second
565; third, 81; fourth. 7l2.
The commissioners of election WI!
meet at . O'clock tomorrow after
noon in the Office of \. S. Greena~a:
clerk of the court for the purpos
of canvassins the vote cast in yes
| ter1ay's election.
The women voted in large nun,
bers and fully three fOurths Of to
namarFbeir. qualified took part in the sn=
,hheen: =
There are 1850 qualified voters i
the city, Of which number 1899 ar
women.