Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-06-29
WOMEN VOTERS
HEAR CANDIDATES
Eight Who Seek Office in
August Primary
Appear
ALL MAKE ) TALKS
Women Hear What These Men Stand
For and How They Would Conduct
Affairs of Office.

Eight candidates seeking Office SUBJ
Jact to the democratic primary which
VIII he held August 2 next last night
,peaTc5 befJrs meeting Of the
I.sasua OF women Voters in the opera
rouse and expressed their view, 10 ict
W. II en- and also told of wns: they
orapcsed to do if elected 10 office.
Ms Ecse NJ. Macdonald presid d IN
short speech she explained that the
purpose of the meeting was to have
The new voters become better acquaint
ed with ooth candfdates and the is
sues at stake ;
The first speaker to present his
views was E. w. Jordan of Arlington
conlby ,candRsabe for the state legis-
labule ito represent this city and Ar
lingtcn county. He indicated that he
was ,in favor of ileawing the medical
schcol at the University of Virginia
and EXPRESSED himself in favor of
ghcIse things which make for a mere
plIcgrgssive static. He also said he was
I'M favcr eff a mGne efficient system Of
public ,schccils and gccd reads through
cut the state.
Charles Henry Smith, also carnd!-
date for the legislature, next present
! ed his views. Mr.. Smith stated that
he scme.y feaned that the Lee High
way would be run cut of the District
df Columbia by way Of the Key
bridge which would result In keep
inly the highway entirely out CT the
CITY of Alexandria. He pledged to
wcnk un.tr:ngly, if elected, for the
orAgina!l route through Alexandria
Mn. Smith also declared that he wish
| ed to r,e Thought of by THE voters as
favcring a low tax rate. He added
that ME was unaJterably opposed to
arv move whatsoever that would tend
TO increase THE taxes. Mn Smith stat
ed he would use his best efforts to
have the faxes decreased. He also ex !.
pressed himself ais beirg opposed to
the incorporation eff Clarendon, be-
cause such actions he said would re-
suit in avn irrcrease in taxation for the
residents eff that place without bring
ing propcrt7onaIte improvements m
civic development. In this connection
fer a low tax matte the speaker said
THAT he did not wish to 'd5struct the
good roads CIR public schools, as
these. i'm his estimation, were essen
t;al IN n,ak:rdg Virginia a progressive
state. Mr.. Smith stated he would give
srIppc.lt to the eractnlent. of a curfeW
law and use his best effcnits for ITS
passage. Anent Legislation fer women
his purpose he said would be to call
tsgether those who are Qualified and
act with tltfem IN cases affecting leg
islaticn i'm which they were particular
iy interested.
THE thc:nl candidate for the Heg1sa-
ture ]. w. Collins said he like his op-
ponert, Mr.. Smith, was IN favcr OF a
gyw tax rate. He also expressed HIM
self as favoring the passing OF the
Lee Highway Through this city. The
sneaker asserted he wou.d do all in
his power to put the wcnen of Vir'
r;ria en- an equal political footing
with tF1a men. Concluding he declared
| that HE was not fen any particular
part eff Virginia but fer the gcod OF
the state as a whole.
Rraaisrick G.. Duvall, candidate fer
civil and police justice, In the course
cf his address declared There We're no
issues ait stake i1laisEnuch as his canl-
ralpn was concerned. He explained the
sraltute which has to deal with the OF
flee which he seeks. The requirements
of the candidate provided NE must
hisve practIced law in Virginia fcr a
parted of at least five years. The per-
sen chosen he said begins his tenn
january l, 1922 and four years con-
sti3tutes q term MIR. Duralt declared
| himself ,as favcrine the strict en-
foreeasspt of all ssstuae laws and con
!. t1nuins he sad: As there can De no
f7ssriesaI 'fessft that IF the peepse Of
4 .AIexanirfa tlll;;nk ore clf my oppaa-
ers.s to be BETTER ff77.:teTi TRAM i for the
posfr:on WI sgladly. be defeated
4. Howard w. Smith, commonwealth 5
attorney candidate for .re-electioE.