Evening journal., 1909-05-14
REPUBLICANS TO
NAME A TICKET
Contests for Mayor and Pres
ident OF Council TO be
Decided at Primaries

Republicans OF Wilmington tomorrow
viii nominate ticket to 60 on the Of
fcial ballot for the municipal election OF
June 5. There are several contests OF
note AZ the primaries tomorrow. espec-
tally for places al the head OF the ticket
In one respect the present campaign is
one OF the most singular Wilmington
ever has had Never before in eithor
party, has there been such lack Of pub
nc stir about an approaching election.
The contests leading up 10 tomorrows s
primaries also has been quiet There has
been an absence Of meetings or of speech
making
on reason for this IS that Magistrate
Washington Hastings and President OF
Council William c. Taylor, the candi-
dates for the Mayorsity nomination. are
widely known 20 the voters OF the city.
Both have been in public life, more or
less. for years particularly Mr.. Hast
ings, who is one OF the "old guard OF
Republicans and has an extensive 40
quaintance. Mr.. Taylor is Of the young
e. set. but has been active IN politics,
especially since he was elected mem
bcr Of Council from the Seventh ward.
Contest For Mayor.
Mr. Hastings and MIR Taylor are per
sonal friends, and each has conducted a
quiet campaign, free from personalities
or any feature that would cause the
least friction or minimizing OF friend
ship. Certain II is that whether Mr
Hastings or whether Mr.. Taylor Is nom
mated. his opponent will turn In and sup
port him heartily on election day.
For President OF Council the contest
Is between William r. White and Fred
oricis q. Hinderer. Mr.. white Is a mem
ber OF Council from the Eighth ward and
has made a good record as chairman Of
the finance committee. Mr.. lIinderer is
a well-known Republican of the Eleventh
ward. president Of the Eleventh Ward
Republican Club and an active party
worker.
City Treasurer Howard y. Ross has
tho honor Of being unopposed for a Sec
ond term nomination.
There arc several Councilmanic con-
tests, too. the principal being in the
First, Sixth, Ninth and Eleventh wards.
In the Sixth there arc Dr. Samuel G. El-
bert, Dr. Conwell Banton, both we'll
known colored physicians and Council
man Seth IL. Feaster.
The contest IN this ward promises Il
be the most interesting Of the prima-
ries There IS a large coiored voting
population In the ward, and the contest
between Dr. Elbert and Dr. Banton now
Is to try TO get the support of the colored
voters Friends of each are working in
dustriously and Gilbert and Banton men
were on all sides today making claims.
List Of Candidates.
The complete list Of candidates to be
voted for Is as follows:
For Mayor Washington Hastings and
william G. Taylor.
For President OF Council--W.lliam p.
white, Of the Eighth ward, and Freder.
lex G. Hinderer, Of the Eleventh ward.
For City Trcasurer-IIoward d. Ross
For Assessor and Collector--Northerr
district. James II. Morris.
FOR CITY COUNCIL.
First ward-Spencer II. Foulke. VII
liam n. Lank. Albert f. Vaughan.
Second ward-Walter Rash
Third ward-Frank Dale
Fifth ward-Henry c. Taylor
sixth ward--Dr. Conwell Banton, DR.
Samuel G. Gilbert. Seth H. Feaster
Seventh ward-samuel H. Benson. Jr
Eighth ward Norman c. Downs
Ninth ward-Justin n. Anderson. W
w Anderson. George i. Bilderback
George McKelvey and Harry p. Potter
Tenth ward-Andrew p. Mahoney.
| Eleventh ward--Anthony Rozysch
George II. p. Simmons.
| Twelfth Ward-MattheW L. KYLE