Evening journal., 1907-04-10
MAYOR BOYD
IN AGAIN
speeIaI 70 rhe Evenlne Journal.

Speclal 10 Ihe Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Del, April TO-
Never in the history Of New Castle has
there been such an election as that held
yesterday.
In the Fourth ward the battle royal
was for blood, and Councilman Galla-
Cher was defeated by the reform ticket.
Matthias, Wilson, Republican being
elected.
Workers cared little for the storm
prevailing. and the snow and rain had
no terrors for them
The object In the Fourth was to elect
or defeat Gallagher, and despite tin
terrific fight, he was defeated BY three
votes.
In the west end James Wright, Re-
publican, waded in IN great form, and
won grand fight single handed
In the Second a. r Kee was elected
as the Democrats accused Downham OF
being backed by the gang"
In the First ward Wallace Cannon
defeated A. B. Cooper
For mayor the fight was between
Mayor Evan G. Boyd and Richard S.
Rodney. and the present incumbent was
reelected by a majority Of 1870.
DR.. William Wertenbaker defeated l..
Z. Eliason, president of the Board OF
Trade. for president Of Council by so
majority.
DIT. Wertenbaker never asked man
for vote.
@Mayor-Evan G. Boyd.
President Of Councillor. Werton-
baker.
city Councll-walace Cannon.
'Hugh f. Duffy.
'Denny S. Smith.
Arthur r. Kee.
'John Reynolds
James Wright.
John Wilson.
William A. Matthias.
City Treasurer-John B. Manlove.
Assessor-James A. Doris
nspectors-Charles l. Countss.
William Weggermann.
George McGrory.
Walter Sibiey.
sRe-elected.
Incidents Of the Fight
The new election law worked TO per-
fecton. The vote was by wards and
according to the registration last fall
Councilman Gallagher said the whole
thing was in the hands Of the peop'e.
Jefferson Downham denie that he was
the candidate Of the "ring." Republic
cans benefited by the ward division.
The vote OF the people was as follows:
For Mayor-Evan @. Boyd, First ward.
l27: Second, 20: Third. 81; Fourth, 13s: tot7l
4i6. Richard S. Rodney-First ward 81;
Second a.. Third. 81; Fourth. So; total. 20
Boyd's majority. ia14
President Of Counci-Dr William Vert
enbaker. First ward. 1e3; Second. S.; Third,
A.: Fourth 70 total 3i6: Lewis e. Eliason
First ward. 81; Second. 90; Third. IL;
Fourth. l22 total. 296 wertenbaker's ma
jority. 50.
/ Treasurer-John b. Manlove. First ward,
ia Second. q; Third. So Fourth. ile.
totai. 42i; Charles S. King-First ward,
1O9; Second As; Third "a; Fourth, 40; total,
2is Manioves majority, 203.
2 For Assessor-James a. Doris, First
ward %. Second. 4S; Third. a.; Fourth.
lOi: total. ss5i Matthew sullivan. First
ward. 100; Second. ss; Third, s5; Fourth,
IS: total. 25s; William Rainey. First ward.
s6: Second. %; Third. 4; Fourth, %; total,
81: Frederick Kfingmeyer First ward, s.;
Second. g. Third, o. Fourth' 3; total, II.
Doris plurality. e.
Council-First ward Wallace Cannon,
III: Alexander B. Cooper. Jr., "a. cannon's s
majority, 81.
Second ward-Arthur r.. Kee, 52i James
r. McIvor. a5: jefferson Downhamy 81
KEGS plurality, L.
Third ward-John ]. Reynolds, 81 James
Wright 50; Benjamin Sheppard, "a; Hugh
Ryan. is. Plurahties, Reynolds. iii Wright
8.
Fourth ward-John NJ. Wilson, Is; Nil-
liam A. Matthias. "a; John Ernest Phillips,
g3: Andrew NJ Gallagher. 81. Plurahtics,
Wilson. 3: Matthias. I.
Inspectors First ward. Charles I. COdn-
tiss. iO7: George II. Rennie. 96; Ira I.uns,
90 Countss' plurality. n.
Second ward-william Weggenmann, IS;
James f. Cannon, A.. weggenmann's ma
iorlty. 49,
Third ward-George McGrory. 6S; John
McCaushan, q; William Tdwell, IS. Me-
Grory's plurality. a.
Fourth ward-Walter Sibley. ia. James
II. was. Il. sibiey's majority. 81.