Evening star., 1923-05-30
CANDIDATES. SIDE
ON INCORPORATION
Various Views Expressed at Meet
ing of Woman Voters in
Alexandria.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 3o.-The
four candidates seeking the demo-
cratic nomination to the state senate,
subject to the primary August q,
last night addressed a largely at
tended meeting of the Alexandria
League of Women Voters in the audi
torium of the chamber OF commerce
end the question of incorporation of
Arlington county was made an issue
by the women of the league, Mrs. O.
Ashby Reardon, president of the
league, asking each candidate at the
conclusion of his address how he
stood on the question.
Robert S. Barrett of this city made
a decisive answer to the question,
opposed to Incorporating the county
as a whole, but was not opposed
to a part of it being incorporated.
The speakers in their respective
order were Walter Tansill Oliver of
Fairfax, now in the state senate:
Frank L. Ball, commonwealth at
torney for Arlington county; James
Sherier Of Fairfax county and Rob.
ert S. Barrett of this city.
Favor Dry Law.
Two of the candidates. Messrs.
Ball and Sherier. also announced
themselves as favorisng the dry
law.
Senator oliver i'll his opening
declared he did not vote for woman
suffrage. but he added now that it
has become law he thought it the
duty cf all women to exercise the
tion of prohibition Senator Oliver
declared it was not an issue in this
campaign. Senator Oliver express
ed himself as favoring q bill which
he said he sponsored and which was
defeated, namely, to provide a peni-
atty for these who purchase liquor.
This, he declared, would be the best
method Of breaking UP tho traffic.
He also expressed himself as op-
posed to permitting officers to hold
up automobiles without q search
warrant.
on the question OF Incorporation Of
Arlington county Senator Oliver stated
that II the two delegates In the house
of delegates agree he will vote with
them. He. however, said he did not
know what would be asked this time.
adding that he will be just to the city
of Alexandria and her interests il the
measure comes up again.
Ball for Suffrage.
Commonwealth's Attorney Frank l..
Ball said that in the fight for woman
suffrage he fought and spoke for it.
The speaker told of Senator Oliver
having fought against woman suf-
frage, and said that the women want
ed a man with progressive ideas to
represent them. when questions of
progress come I will be for progress
every time" declared Mr.. Ball
Mr.. Ball said he thought It was un-
fortunate to make an issue OF the in
corporation of Arlington county into the
campaign. If turned loose he declared
/ 1t would engender bitter feeling which
the people could not live down for twenty
years. Both. he declared, have got to
work out common salvation. Before
the next session Of the legislature the
matter can be adjusted, he declared.
Mr.. Ball said the measure was a legal
proposition and he added he opposed
the last bill.
James Sherier Of Fairfax, said he did
not think anything should be done to
hinder the progress of Alexandria city.
There are, however, thousands Of people
in Arlington county who are without
sewerage or water and portions of
Arlington county need to be incor-
porsted, he declared. The speaker said
that@the matter could be settled if "rnen
of good will get together" AIr. Sherier
! said his first vote was cast for pro
hibition. The speaker also declared he
vas III ftyor of woman suffrage, schools
md good roads
No Political Ambitions.
Robert s. Barrett of this city de-
clared that he had no political ambi-
tions to crafty, but he felt the cry
L iuE need Tor q representative in the