Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-06-14

The Citizens ticke: Of FIVE for city
council was literally swept into office
by substantial majorities, their cam
| didates ledding by handsome majori-
ties in all of the four wards. The vote
of the winners in their respective or
der follows:
William Albert Smoot, 1705; Thom-
as J. Fannon, 1910; Arthur Fl Bry-
ant. 1922: Robert S. Jones, 1885;
Edmund F. Ticer, 14lS.
The votes of the other candidates in
their order follows: Frank W. La
than. 931; Williams Desmond, 627;
Silas Devers, 499; H. c. Aaron, 440;
| w. j. McCaffrey, 349; Clinton S. Bal
lenger, 332; Robert F. Green, 1856;
Maurice R. wilkins, 10S; James A.
Clark, SO.
There were exactly 2,5O4 votes
polled in the election. Approximately
$500 persons were qualified to vote
in this election. This, therefore, was
considered a good sized vote. Out
of the votes cast total of l20 were
thrown out. 1t was exactly 1880
o'clock last night when all of the
wards were heard from, the fourth
and third wards being the last to com
plete their returns. The ticket con-
tained fourteen names and it required
in some of the wards quarter of n
! minute to count the ballot.
Early in the night it was generally
conceded that the Citizens ticket had
won out partial returns received
from the third and fourth wards,
showed that all five of their candidates
were running away ahead Of the nine
others.
! The vote by wards follows: First
! Sn,oot. 395; Fannon, 359: Jones, $50;
BRYANT. $40: Ticer, 3lS; Latham, 2l4;
Desmond, 1888; McCaffrey, 112; DIV
ers. 70: Aaron. 65; Ballenger, 50;
Green. Sc; wilkins 26; Clark, Is.
Second-Smoot, 339; Fannon, 338;
Bryant. 2S5; Jones, $50; Ticer, 27S;
Latham, 200; Desmond, 174; McCaf-
frey, 81; Aaron, II; Devers. 81; Bal
/ lepgaj B2$ Gr6eh, As; Wilkins, 27;
T6Rdi .sp,soSot,1 81 Ok 573; Bryant, 5S7;
Jones, SIG: Fannon, 503; Ticer, 482;
| Latham, $50: Devsrs. 15S; Aaron,
k125:S Dssmotd,$ f22; Ballenger: 81;
EMcGsFrfy e9;s Green, 46; Wilkins.
P32f clark, -2b.
| Fourth-Fannon, 4l0; SmoOt, 39S;
kBeyantS $780,, TIGER, $40: Jones, 339;
EL$ttani, 237: Devers. 1876; Desmond,
E19B:' Aaron. 1919; Ballenger, 121; Nc
J Caffrey, ST; Green, 80; Clark, "a;
Wilkins, %.
Messrs. Desmond. McCaffrey, De-
vers, Aaron and Clark had the in
! dorsement OF the Workmen's Munich
pal League. and the four other can
didates i'm the race did not have the
Endorsement of any organization.
The fact that the Citizens ticket
won out by such handsome majority
( is attributed to the fact that all are
well-known and successful business
men and furthermore that this ticket
had a splendid working organiza-
! ton behind it.
The vote of the women of the city
played an important part in yester-
days contest and equally as many
women voted as did men.
! L ne votes InFOWH Uut ny "dIuS Lpi-
low: First, 80; second, "a; third, 32;
fourth. 80.
: In all of the wards most Of those
thrown out were because of the free
! holders voted for too many candidates,
some voting for as high as nine can
didates. The majority. however. of
those thrown out were due TO the fact
that they voted for six candidates.
A number were not properly
scratched. The votes thrown out,
however. would not have materially
altered the standing Of any Of the
candidates.
The five new councilmen will take
their seats at noon September 1st,
and will operate under what is known
as the council manager plan form of
city government. thereby doing away
with the present city council of twen
tv-four members and the mayor.
One of the five councilmen will be
chosen mavor Of the city.
One of the most important things
the new council will have to do will
be the selection Of business manag-
or. This will be the first time that
Alexandria has tried the council man.
ager plan form Of city government.