Evening journal., 1903-05-26
STEWART FILES
ANOTHER TICKET
He Occupies Place at the
Head of the List of
Candidates
REGULARS AND UNIONS ON IT
Joseph Wissesworth ousted From the
Seeretaryship Of the Regular First
District committee-He Favored the
Candidacy Of Dr.. Frantz.

Daniel Il. Stewards Citizens Repub-
lican party filed It's ticket with the De-
partment OF Elections last night. There
is some question as TO whether the
ticket can legally go upon the Official
ballot, and that question win be settled
at meeting OF the department to-
night ihe ticket with the exception
Of several candidates for Council. is
practically the Union ticket II is as
follows.
For Mayor-Daniel i. Stewart.
For President Of Council-James
McKelvey.
ter.
For city sollcitor-sylvester d.
Townsend. Jr
For Assessor and Collector I'm the
Northern district-George II. Mccall.
For Assessor and Collector sn the
Southern district-William Ball.
For City Council.
First ward-Albert +. Vaughan.
Second-Oscar c. Welch.
Third-Thomas Holt.
Fourth-Samuel =. Green.
Fifth-Homer c. Simmons.
Sixth-Thomas T.. Postles.
/ Seventh-William c. Taylor.
Eighth-Frank II. Forrest.
Ninth-B. L. Spence.
Tenth-George l.. Stradley. Jr.
Eleventh-Frederick C.. Hinderer.
/ Twelfth-William j. Gengleback.
/ OF these nominees, McKelvey, Feas-
ter, Mccall, Townsend. Vaughan
Welch, Simmons, Postles, Forrest
I Spence, Hinderer and GenglebaclS are
on the Union Republican ticket; and
Ball, Holt, Green, Taylor and Stradles
are on the Regular Republican ticket.
At a meeting Of the Regular Repub.
lican First District Committee las
night, Joseph Wigglesworth was oust.
ed as secretary. The meeting wal
presided over by Vice Chairman Jame
II. Morris. The ticket was presents,
preparatory to receiving the sigma
lures of the presiding officer and sec.
retary before being filed with the De.
partment of Elections.
Secretary Wigglesworth refused tC
sign the ticket and said that the sub.
committee which prepared the ticket
had not reported IL 10 the District
| Committee. But the committee itself
decided that the ticket as prepared by
the subcommittee was approved.
! Wigglesworth is a staunch supporter
Of DR.. A. e. Frantz for mayor, and II
was apparent that his usefulness had
become impaired. II was suggested
that IL he did not sign the certificate
he had better get out of the place OF
secretary. He retired and Dir. G. Sher-
burne Rice was chosen TO succeed him
! Charlton Robinson was elected q
member of the committee from the
Twenty district. Fifth ward. in
place Of Ambrose Wilson. resigned.
After the meeting Vice Chairman
Morris and others went TO the Depart
ment of Elections and filed the Repub-
licans ticket with President j. II
Lewis and Clerk J. B. Roberts.
At meeting Of the Union Republi.
can Committee last night. Speeches
were made by DR.. Abram e. Frantz
Sylvester ID. Townsend. Jr.. Electior
Commissioner r. A. ID. Hutson and
Magistrate Bradley.
William II. Bowers, the Regular Re.
publican candidate for mayor. has th'
following to say defining his position
TN the first place there was no ar.
ranged meeting between Dr. Frant;
and myself. We met by chance on thl
street, and in the course of "A friendly
conversation DR. Frantz referred L
common primaries. I suggested tha
the two parties go into common pri
maries with DIR. Frantz and myself al
the candidates for mayor. This Dr
Frantz refused TO do. / want to MAKE
it clear that 1 made no sug~r0''on o
fixing matters other than l have jus
stated. I am opposed to any compro
mise.
Il stand on the principle Of hom
rule-that Wilmington shall be gov
crned by Wilmington people and no
by outsiders--and there / propose q
stand until the end. II is purely
matter Of principle upon my part"