Evening star., 1923-08-08
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. August tSpe-
rtaD.-F'rank l. Ball. commemorative
attorney for Arlington county. was
victor in the democratic primary held
yesterday for the state senate by
about $50 votes. with three precincts
10 be heard from in Fairfax county.
The vote total from this city, Arling-
ton. Fairfax and Prince William
counties follows: Ball, 2.776; Robert S.
Barrett, Alexandria. 2,016; Walter
Tansill Oliver, incumbent, of Fairfax
county, 1911. and James Sherier,
Fairfax county 753.
The vote in this city follows: Bar
rett, 1901: Ball. 1854: oliver, 100;
Sherier, 1913.
Arlington county-Ban. 1887;
Sherier. 365: Oliver. 232; Barrett. SIS.
Fairfax county returns from TWEEN
ty-two out of twenty-five precincts
Sherier, 1875.
Prince William county. three pre-
cincts missing-Oliver. sos; Barrett,
3@+; Ball, $50; Sherier. 90
oliver carried both Fairfax and
Prince William counties and Barrett
carried Alexandria city. Balls great
strength in Arlington county was
what won for him the nomination.
which is regarded as equivalent to
an election.
For the past eight years Mr.. Ball
has been COmmonWealth'S attorney
for Arlington county, and he was out
for prohibition and a strict enforce
ment of the prohibition law. better
upbuilding.
j. r. Allison was reelected sheriff
of Fairfax by 200 majority.
Vote in City.
In this city only 1.577 votes were
polled out of approximately 1000
qualified. and of this number Robert
:. Barrett of this city received 1,2O1 /:
l. D,1I - 4,
torney of Arlington county. 164: State
Senator Walter Tansill Oliver of Fair
fax 100 and James Sherier of Fairfax
103
The race for the state senate here
was characterized by apathy through
out and the hot weather kept many
women from voting.
The vote, by wards, follows:
First-Barrett, SOL; Ball. &c.; oliver,
21: Sherier, 20.
Second-Barrett, 303; Ball, 2S; Oil
YER %; Sherier, %.
Third-Barrett, 319; Ball, 5S; Oliver,
20: Sherier. A.
Fourth-Barrett 27s; Ball. AZ; Oil
Yer. 2S; Sherier, Il.
Vote in jefferson district, Arling-
ton county, in the state senatorial
race. follows: Ball, 2S1; Barrett, 40;
Oliver, 27; Sherier, 4s.
The democratic nomination for a
seat in the house of delegates to
represent aIilil6 lOil SouHlS was "Oli
by Charles T. Jesse. This will be the
first time that Arlington county has
had a representative of it's own in the
legislature, heretofore the delegate
chosen representing this city and Ar
1ington county. The democratic
nominee for the house of delegates
Charles Henry Smith, this city, was
without opposition. In the race for
senate from Arlington county the vote
follows: Ball. 1887; Sherier, 365i
Oliver. 232. and Barrett, S5.
Republican Mass Meeting.
The republicans of this city will
hold a mass meeting at o'clock to-
morrow night in the rooms of the
chamber Of commerce for the purpose
of nominating nine delegates and nine
alternates to the district republican
convention. which will be held in this
city, AugW2t Is, when candidate
will be nominated for the state senate
TO oppose the democratic nominee
Frank l.. Ball. Delegates will be in
attendance from Prince William, Ar
lington and Fairfax counties and this
city at the district convention. 1t is
expected that man from one of the
neighboring counties will be nomf-
mated. A call for the mass meeting
tomorrow night was issued by John
Barton Phillips, city chairman.
Hundreds of Alexandrians today
went to Washington and witnessed
the funeral procession Of President
Harding. Each outgoing train car
ried capacity crowds and hundreds
made the trip in automobiles. The
city of1ces were closed all day out
Of respect to the late President