Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04
OFFICIALS EXPECT
QUIET PRIMARIES
Veteran Democrats, How
ever, Term Prevalent Seren-
ity as "LuII Before Storm"

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August 3.-The
Democratic primary to be held here
Tuesday, from all indications. will go
down into the history of the party as
the quietest election ever staged by the
Democratic organization of this city.
Outwardly very little interest has
been manifested by the voters, while but
little campaigning has been accom-
plished on the surface by either the
candidates for local ofices, their sup
porters or the workers for the guberna-
torial candidates. The usual feVerisn
solicitation of votes also Is missing. .
But for the placards Of the various
aspirants dotting poles and windows
there is nothing to indicate that an
election is impending.
Fear Change Of Party By Some.
An angle causing much speculation is
the fear that many Of the Democrats
who swung to Hoover in the pres1den-
tial election last November have per-
manently joined the Republican forces.
However veteran members OF the
Democratic organization believe the I'M
usual quiet and serenity now notice
able is the "lull before the storm" and
the real tempest of vote soliciting Will
burst forth Monday and Tuesday.
Others are of the opinion that the
lack of noise" can be more easily at
tributed to the friendly feeling that ex-
lists between the candidates. A sort OF
intra club feeling, as 1t were.
Four Primary Contests.
There are only four contests in the
primary-for governor, civil and police
Justice of Alexandria, Commemorative
attorney and for the House Of Dele
gates from Alexandria. The incum-
bents holding the oflces of commits
sioner of revenue. clerk of the Corpora
ton Court, city sergeant and city
treasurer are unopposed.
The gubernatorial candidates are G.
Walter Mapp, Roosevelt Page and John
Garland Pollard The other names that
will appear on the ballot are as follows:
Civil and police justice-William S.
Snow, the incumbent; Clyde b. Ian
ham, and Aylett B. Nicol.
Commemorative attotrney-Albert v.
Bryan, the incumbent; Frederick G.
Duvall.
House of Delegates-J. Fred Birren,
the incumbent; Howard T. Colvin.
City treasurer-Roger G. Sullivan.
Corporation Court clerk-Elliott F.
Hoffman.
City sergeant-Robert H. Cox.
Commissioner Of revenue-Charles H.
Callahan.
5,O43 Qualify to Vote.
There are 5,O43 voters qualified to
vote in the election Tuesday, but 1t is
expected that less than 2,0O0 will go to
the polls The voters are divided into
wards as follows:
First ward-Male, 4ss; female. AT.
Total, 925.
Second ward-Male, 40; female, s77.
Total, S56.
Third ward-Male. 1909; female,
952 Total, 1851.
Fourth ward-Male, 6e4; female, S44.
Total, 1 1908.
In addition there are 90 young men
and women in the four wards who have
just become of voting age and are
eligible to cast their ballots in the pri-
mary.
The polls will open at sunrise. 5:O6
am, Tuesday; and will close at sunset,
7:05 pm. The location of the polls and
the oficials in charge will be as follows:
List Officials In Charge.
First ward, Armory Hall, 200 block
South Royal street-Scott Grimm, j.
Edward Shinn and T. Alton Moore,
Judges; Lewis Pass and Charles S. Sher-
wood, clerks. Second ward. ITO North
Royal street-Frank C. Creighton. e. E.
Lawler, jr.. and e. ]. Fleming, Judges;
Everett Kelley sand Charles Keegan,
clerks.
Third ward, Odd Fellows Temple, 200
block North Columbus street,. r.
Monroe. J. w. Pierce and John w
Brookfield. jr, judges; Ray Andrews
and Charles Downey, clerks. Fourth
ward, Friendship Veterans Fire Asso-
citation Engine House, 100 block South
Alfred street-George H. Railing,
Claude w. Fletcher and s. Vernon
Dyson, judges; w. Henry Hunter and
Robert Whitton, clerks.