Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-09

for state and local Offices proved
easy winners in yesterdays election,
being swept into Office by handsome
maiorites. A little more than l,70C
persons here out of the $500 quail
fed participated in the election,
among whom were many women.
Trinkle for governor defeated Col.
II. W. Anderson by nearly two to
one. Notwithstanding the fact that
there was only q small vote the re-
publicans did not make the showing
they estimated.
The vote in the city for governor
was: Trinklc, 1904; Anderson. SO;
Goodman, /; Custis, i; Mitchell II.
Trinkle's majority over Anderson in
the city beng 5l5.
More interest here was centered
in the eovernorship fight and the
contest for local Offices, there being
three democratic nominees who had
republican opposition,
For clerk of the courts Newell 3.
Greenaway, democratic nominee was
elected over Capt. Fountain Beattie
by a majority OF sos. the vote being,
Greenaway, 1884; Beattie, 536.
For commonwealth's attorney,
Howard ". Smith defeated John
Barton Phillips by vote of 1918 to
1888, giving Mr. Smith majority Of
100.
For clerk of gas Frederick W. Eb-
hardt defeated Ferdinand De-
Vaughan by vote of 1903 to 385
giving Mr.. Ebhardt a majority Of
1918
For the state legislature to repre-
sent this city and Arlington county
Charles Henry Smith of this city,
defeated Mrs. Mary NJ. Lockwood by
vote Of 1882 to 302, giving Mr..
Smith a majority of 1880.
The total vote of other candidates
in the city follows: For lieutenant
governor-I. j. West. 1852; John
II. Hassinger, 3S9; II. Adolph Muller,
IS; Theodore Nash, 60.
For attorney general-John K.
Saunders. 1i52; Henry X. Wolcott,
395; J. Thomas Newsome, 20.
For secretary of the common
wealth-B. O. James. 1921; T. Y.
Parsons, 1886; F. V. Bacchus. 81.
For state treasurcr-Charles A.
Johnston. 1885; J. W. Flanagan, 3T6;
Thomas Z. Jackson, IA.
For superintendent Of public M
truction-Harl'is Hart, ll45; Mrs.
Elizabeth Lewis Otey, 423; Maggie
l.. Walker, 70.
For commissioner of agriculture
and immigration-G. ". kolner,
III; j. S. Haldeman, $50; Arthur
T. Brickhousc, 81.
For member of state corporation
commission-Berkley d. Adams,
1874; Gilbank Twigg, 529.
The following local officers were
elected without opposition:
Charles H. Callahan, commissioner
Of revenue; Robert II Cox, city serg-
cant; f. F. Price, city auditor; ?.
T.. German. collector of taxes; r.
Noel Garner, corporation attorney;
Thomas w. Robinson, city treasur-
or: Frederick G. Duvall, civil and
police justice.
Trinkle carried Arlington county
by about $50 majority and Charles
Henry Smith for the Legislature car
ried the county by an estimated ma
iority of $50.
In Del Ray, Arlington county,
which is Jefferson district, the vote
for governor was Trinkle, l23, An
dcrson. l09.
Bv between 1000 and 5000 Trinkle
carried the eighth congressional dis
trict it is estimated. The maiorities
follow: Alexandria city, 81; Airing
ton county, 25O; Fairfax. $50: Lou
doun. 900: Fauquier, 100; Culpeper,
| 900: Stafford, 1875; King George,
l25; Louisa. 500; Prince William,
400.
Total vote in the city by wards
follows:
First-Trinkle, 251; Anderson: l34;
Goodman. 0: Gusts. 0: Mitchell, Z;
West, 26O; Hassigcr, 80: Muller, s;
Nash 20; Saunders, 26l; WoIcott,
%; Newsome. 81; James. 282; par
sons, 96; Bacchus. 10; Johnston. 2S2;
Flanagan. SO: Jackson, 81: hart,
26i; Otey. III; Walker. 20; koiner'
256: Haldeman. 10l; Brickhouse, ~;
Adams. 256: Twigg; l2l, Charles
Henry Smith. 332; Mrs. Lockwood,
II: Howard ". Smith, 256; Phillips,
l52: Creenawav, POI; Beattie. 10;
Ebhardt. $50; DeVauGhaE, Y; Gala
han. 407: Cox. 39l; Price, 408;
German. iO5: Garner, ali; Robin
son, 400: Duvall. fO6
Second ward-Trinkle, 23I; Andcr-
son. 1Of: Goodman. O; Custis. /;
Mitchell. 2; West. 22s; Hassinger,
64; Muller, |; Nash, Is; Saunders,
23l; Wolcott. 70; Newsomc, l8;
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