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LETTER FROM Mr.. HURLEY.
Discusses The Recent Election in Secretary
And The Why and Wherefore OF Mayor
Wells Re Election.

Mr. EDITOR:
I saw in the Record of Wednesday
where the Hurley and Wells factions had
a fight in the town election and the We Is
faction came out victorious, and Mr.
Wells is still Mayor of the City OF Secre
tary. As the writer knows only two
Hurleys are voters at Secretary, and know
ing that the other party supported Mayor
Wells, he feels the item was meant for
him.
l wish to cay to the public l did not
know there was any fight in the election
over Mayor or Council. Ten men were
named to be put on the ticket for the cltl-
zens of the town to select five from &C
cording to their best judgment. That day
for a Joke someone at Cambridge, told
Mayor Wells the reason the writer did not
come down, was he stayed at home to de-
feat him. 1t was said in fun and the
writer knew nothing of it until be was
told about it after the Mayor returned
home.
l learned next morning on the wharf
from several of his friends that he: was
scared very badly and, fearing he would
lose the honor of being Mayor. he can
yassed Cambridge to find everyone down
there and see if they wouldn't vote for
him, as I was home trying to dafeat him
And he asked several persons what did
say about him. feel sorry that he has
that opinion about me, as am and always
have been open in my opinion in every
election there has been in town or county
the last sixte en- years. And while he and
his friends have taken the step they have,
| must cay, that though Mayor Wells and
| have been different in our primary cleo
lions, have voted for BIN every time
for the last three elections, but did not
this time.
One reason was he said he didn't want
it and did wish the people wouldn't elect
him any more.
For another thing it seemed that there
was nothing done in the town in regard to
improvements and most of the people that
had talked to me over the matter were In
favor of a change and of putting some
one in Office who would insist on all taxes
due the town being paid promptly and
not allow any body bills to run.
However. made no attempt to defeat
Mayor Wells. put picked out four candl-
dates who, in my judgment, would be
the best, and the fifth was immaterial to
me.
I did ask several of my friends to sup
port these four There were several ~ho
named a fifth one to me and said ii would
support him, they would vote for my four
men straight. and l do appreciate it that
these were % votes cast out of 81 for my
four men and 10 stlaigAt tickets for the
five when Mayor Wells returned home
with other voters My four candidates,
of whom and whose showing l am not
ashamed, were C. n. Spence, William
Sard, j. II. Baker, one of the old board,
and Harry Dean. voted an open ticket
as did several others.
Unjust esy that Mayor Wells owes q.
Spence and Spence's friends great thanks
for his election, as he pulled through by q
very small majority. We do hope that
the rumor is correct> that Mayor Wells
will take another step in behalf OF oui
town and community.
I have been told by several OF my
friends in Cambridge, since 1 wlote an
article for the Record, that Mayor Wells
is rejoicing over his re election and thai
he is the proudest man in the county. II
80, why did he say he didn't want the
office While the matter started as 8
Joke, he seems to be in earnest about ii.
If he thinks he was elected by his OWE
weight and influence, he is vastly mistaken
and if he wishes the public TO think 30
they are misled As don't wish to ex'
press myself until have TO as to why he
was re elected, will wait until later on
and if he bias any reply to make, vii
do so.
G. G.. HURLEY.