Evening star., 1926-06-16
ARLINGTON WATER
BONDS VOTED 9TO |
Little Opposition to Program
Is Shown at Special
Election.
Special Dispatch 10 The star.

CLARENDON, Va. June 1eTIhe
'wets" of Arlington County carried
the special election Yesterday by about
the largest ma jority ever recorded
in the history of the little community
on this side of the Potomac. This.
, however. does not mean that the peo'
pie Of Arlington are laying lines for
a return to prohibition privileges, nor
does 1t mean that their action VIII
have any effect on the operation of
the Nolstead enforcement law. II
simply means that they have become
tired Of near" water, want an ahund'
ant and pure supply and are willing
that the county shall be bonded TO the
amount of $750.00O to get it.
Returns from the three districts,
which were voting on the issue sepa-
rately, under an arrangement where
hv the failure Of any one to approve
would not stop the others from get
ting the water. indicates that the
bond plan was equally popular with
the voters of the three sections.
showed 1854 for the bonds and 2l2
against, A few were declared void
because of being improperly marked.
The vote in Arlington district was
1886 for and 172 against; In Wash
ington district SIS for and g. against !;
in jefferson district. 40 for and az
against.
Vote by Precincts Given.
The vote by precincts follows:
Clarendon. IA for, "a agalns.
Arlington, 363 for. As against; Rall-
sion. o65 for. 50 against: Rosslyn, 21S
for, 81 against. Glen Carlyn, AZ for.
II against: Cherrydale. 337 for. 16
against: Carne. 16S for, - against;
East Falls Church, 73 for. D against:
Dol Raw. ia for. 40 against: Virginia
Highlands. al for. against.
The entire political machinery OF
the county. including that OF the Ike
r,,hlicans as we'll as the Democrats.
was at work all during the day to get
out the vote, and that It never WORKED
to better advantage Is Indicated ~oy
the fact that a record vote Tor speciai
elections was polled. A STEADY Fote
free from crowding and confusion
was reported all during the day by
the various precinct Judges. and the
election as whole was devoid OF
excitement. Instead of boisterous
celebration that usually follows an
announcement of an election decision
in the county. everything was con.
SpIcuously quiet. men simply STOOD
around the polling places, their coun-
teuances beaming with happiness.
and trying valiantly to hide traces OF
fatigue. brought about by weeks OF
campaigning.
Aside from William J. Ingram.
chairman of the Arlington County
Board of Water Supply: Asa +. Phil
lips, consulting engineer to the board,
and Harry G. Saffell. chairman or the
Arlington County Water Supply Com
mission. which initiated the movement
for water, all Of whom made the
rounds of the polls, one of the nap
piest men in the county in the elec.
lion was +. w. Hodges, SO years or
age, Of Ballston. He was happy be-
cause he was able to vote for water
and happier still over the way the
election went, but his real happiness
had to do with his voting for the
first time in his SO years of life.
Woman Mismarks Ballot.
An incident that can now be laugh
ed about, but which might have been
OF real serious nature, had one vote
decided the election. occurred at the
Clarendon polls. A woman. after de
posting her ballots. awoke to the fact
that she had marked 1t wrong. cross
ing off the for" when she had In
tended to vote for the water. She pro
tested to the Judges and was heart.
broken when told that the vote would
have to stand as marked.
The committee for a sound water
plant" which circulated much litera-
ture attacking he plan of financing
r11e water installation, evidently rest
ed on its ears. after It's airplane cir
cularizing stunt of Sunday morning,
as far as can be learned. If there was
any opposition to the bonds at the
polls IL did not make itself known, &C
cording to reports from the advocates
camp. Virginia Highlands precinct,
ss Id to be the seat of the opposition.
turned in one of the largest majorities
for the bonds.
Arlington County, If 1t consum
mates the water plan--and there Is
every assurance now that it will
will have the distinction of being the
only county In the United States to
establish its own water supply.
Most of the credit for the big
vote that was polled Is being given
to the water bond election campaign
committee" body composed OF
members Of all political factions. of
the county. This organization set
up subsidiary committees In all Of
The precincts. resulting in practically
every voter In the county being ap-
preached and urged tn go to the
polls. Precinct chairmen We're;
Arlington, Roger OrrIson; Claren-
Mrs. C. M Rogers: Del Ray, William
H. Duncan: Glencarlyn, F'reeland F.
Chew: Carne, Walter r. Weaver:
Cherrydale. Hugh L. Reid East Falls
Church, Mrs. H. A. Fellows; Rosslyn.
r. Bleakley James. and Virginia
Highlands, Mrs. Claude S. Semones.