The Washington herald., 1907-05-07
COLLINS THE VICTOR
COuneilmen Favorable to the
Marshal Chosen.
OPPOSITION PUT TO ROUT
Guy E. Jenkins and Thomas A.
Weaver Again Chosen by village
yOters-"DOWn with the speeders
and Up with the Fines" the Slogan.
Sixty Votes Only Are Cast.

Town Marshal Collins, of Glen Echo. has
won out again. At the municipal election
ia the little Maryland village last evening.
Guy E. jenkins and Thomas A. Weaver
were reelected as members Of the town
council without opposition. This means
the retention OF Charles p. Collins as mar
shal of the hamlet just over the District
line, and that the fight against automo-
bile speeding on the Conduit road is to be
fought as strenuously as it has been here
tofore,
While there was but the one ticket in
the field. there was a strong opposition
against Collins that kept bubbling and
bubbling until eventually il burst. 1t was
expected that the anti-COllins people
would put two of their members on the
slate late in the day with the hope of be-
ing victorious. The scheme failed 70 ma
terialize. ana Jenkins and Weaver were
unanimously reelected.
The fight was altogether against Town
Marshal Collins. although he wasn't run
ming for any Office whatsoever Collins
was the man the opposition wanted TO
scalp. and the day was devoted 10 eau
euses, conferences, and general hobnob-
bing among themselves.
All in Vain.
But it was an in vain. and for another
year any one who pulls the speed lever Of
his auto just TO see how fast he can got
along the Conduit road viii be apt 10
hear something drop. And it won't be
Collins.
Glen Echo has four couneilmen and
mayor The municipal offices, such as
town marshal health officer clerk, and
treasurer. are appointed by the executive,
subject 10 the confirmation by a major
fly of the city fathers. Councilman
George W. O'Brien, who has another year
TO serve, is a Collins man out and cut.
+. Bruee Aldrich, whose term expires at
the same tine as that Of O'Brieu is non
coEnmittaL He has never expressed him
self as being in favor of Town Marshal
Collins or any one else. Jenkins and
Weaver. too are Collins men. AS a result
OF yesterdays election Collins as a hold
over is almost a ''cInch.'
What the auti-Collins people wanted to
accomplish was TO quietly and without
raising much dust work up a ticket
against Jenkins and Weaver, keep on
working until they had everything in
sight and spring a surprise that would
make even the glen echo. But for some
reason the antis never gained as much
Eeadway as they had anticipated early in
the fight, and apparently their little game
slipped through.
Sixty Votes Cast.
About sixty votes were cast yesterday.
After checking UP thoroughly. it Is said,
The antis discovered their Weakness-about
thirty or forty votes-and decided that
the task was beyond them
Glen Echo Celebrated-that is. the vic
torlous did-last night The volunteer
fire department was cut, there were bon
fires, bells were chimed, and practically
the whole town joined in the merry
making. Down with the fast autos
was the slogan Of the night
Down with the speeders and up with
the fines" was another favoTite
Yells, on the college order, We're addi-
tional features Of the evenings sport.
One of the yells was:
Conduit. C0n-du-it Conduit Who
can do it? Collins. Collins! Coliins!"
Mayor John a. Garrett viii make the
city appointments May Is.