Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-07-21
NO ELECTION EFFECTED
ALDERMAN MARTIN HOLDS THE FORT
At CITY COUNCIL.
An Unsuccessful Attempt To
Elect City Ofhcials-Reso-
luton To Gust The
New Mayor.

REPETITION OF the scene OF four years
ago, when all the city Offices were held
| up by one member of the Board As the
officers OF the new Council are generally
elected at their first meeting. the Council
Chamber was crowded with spectators
and candidates who are anxious to fill
the several offices.
Mayor Jones raped the Council to
order at s o'clock. Clerk Robinson. OF
the old Board, called the roll. when the
following responded to their names =
Mayor. Samuel Jones; Counselor. Hugh
X. Riley; Aldermen. John w. Martin,
James F. Strange. William r. Williams.
Frank X. Thompson, Louis Baer and
T. Arlington Thompson, The Mayor
said there being quorum present, he
was ready to proceed with the business
OF the Board. Counselor Riley said the
| first business in order was the appoint
ment OF a committee on elections, and
| offered the following order
"Ordered-That the Mayor, The City
| Counselor and Alderman Williams be,
and they are hereby. appointed a CON-
mittee on elections TO canvas the returns
and report at once to the City Council
the result of the election held in Annap-
oils on July 8. 1908, which was adopted.
The committee. after an absence OF
twenty minutes. during which time Alder.
man Thompson. +. H.. was called to the
chair. made a majority and minority
report The majority report stated that
the following persons having received
majority of all the votes cast at the city
election held on July IS, 1893 were duly
elected TO the respective offices : Mayor
Samuel Jones, Counselor Hugh K. Riley.
Aldermen--First ward. ]. w. Martin and
]. F. Strange; Second ward, VIM. +.
Williams and +. II. Thompson; Third
ward, Louis Baer and T. A. Thompson.
On motion of Alderman Thompson, T.
A the report was adopted by yea and
nay vote. Alderman Williams thereupon
offered the following minority report
Whereas. at the time OF the election
OF Samuel Jones as Mayor. he was Col
lector and Treasurer OF this Corporation.
having in hand for collection large
amounts OF unpaid taxes, and being a
receiver and holder of public moneys.
was not qualified {, T election TO the Mary
land Legislature under the provisions of
the Constitution of the State and. under
the charter of the City OF Annapolis. was
not qualified for election to the Office Of
Mayor, and is not qualified to hold said
office and, whereas, under the City Code.
Article 10, Section 8, the said Samuel
Jones cannot resign his office of Collec-
tor, as his powers and duties as Collector
cannot be assigned or transferred. but
must be discharged and completed by
him, and as the rights, powers and duties
OF Collector are incompatible with the
powers and duties Of Mayor, 1t follows
that the two offices cannot. under the
law, be held by one and the same person
Therefore. be il resolved. That Sam
uel Jones is not legally qualified to
hold the office Of Mayor Of the City
OF Annapolis. and that the said office
of Mayor be. and the same is hereby
declared vacant.
On motion, the minority report was
referred to the City Counselor with in
structions 10 report on same at the next
meeting OF the Board.
Counselor Riley offered the following
order "That the City Council proceed
at once. in accordance with the provis-
ions Of Section 4, Article 20 OF the City
Code, to elect the officers OF the City
Corporation" which was adopted. The
applicants for the several offices were
then put in nomination, as follows
City Clerk-Louis S. Clayton. George
F. Quad. p. E. Porter, Jos. S. Taylor.
Street Commissioner-R. G. CLANCY,
John H. Wells. Thomas Y. Dove, James
Wells. John X. Scherger.
Market Master--Robert +. Strange,
Edward Burtis. Thomas ]. Linthicum,
IT,. F. Frank Mitchell.
Chief of Polce-Howard B. Taylor,
George +. Hahn. William H. Saunders.
Patrolmep-George w. freeman, A.
!. S,inchcomb, !. w. Hafdesty. John b.
Holiday. Thomas b. Ly ons, Louis N.
Hopkins, James w. Watkins, l.. vinton
Thomas, William +. Brooks, William H.
Frantom, Richard B. Holiday, Samuel
Frantom. Henry E Jackson, John Cole.
George w. Saffield, John X. Tydings,
Samuel Ovens, Charles b. Obery, Henry
James. Alderman Louis Baer nominal
ted the old officers.
Messenger TO the Board - John H.
| Caulk, Democrat; William +. Campbell
and William r. Taylor. Republican.
City Health Officer-Dr. William s.
WEIGH. Democrat; DIR. John Ridout, the
present incumbent. Republican.
The nominations all having been made
Counselor Riley moved that the Board
proceed to ballot for Clerk. The Mayor
appointed Aldermen Strange and Baer
as tellers. The first ballot was test OF
the situation. and stood 4 to 3 and one
blank, showing that Alderman Martin.
who refused TO 60 into caucus with his
Democratic colleagues and was opposed
70 the slate as presented, held the key
| 70 the situation for the present at least.
All the nominees for the different Offices
were voted upon, and the blank ballot
was announced in each case, making the
result four votes to three in favor OF the
men chosen by the caucus of our Dem
ocratic members in the afternoon. The
| City Council being composed OF eight
members. there was no election. The
whole list Of officers was gone through
with. the result being the same in each
case. After a number OF unsuccessful
ballots, without any prospects of a
change, Alderman William F. Williams
moved that the Board adjourn.
Alderman Thompson. +. A.. called
for the yeas and nays and the motion to
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