Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-01
CHANCE FOR VOTERS
Towns Near Washington to
Choose Official Heads.
MAYORS AND COUNCILMEN
Hyattsville and Mount Rainier to
Cast Ballots Tomorrow.
SOME CONTESTS WILL BE CLOSE
List of the Candidates for the Va
rious Positions-Large
Vote Probable.
ONE CONTESTS WILL BE CLOSE
Special Correspondence of The Star.


HYATTSVILLE, April 80, 1910.
The municipal elections to be held in
Hyattsville and Mount Rainier Monday
next are arousing unusual interest be-
cause of the spicy contests being waged
for the various Offices DR.. Thomas E.
Latimer is opposing the incumbent for
the office of mayor in Hyattsville and
the finish promises to be close. There
are between 375 and 400 voters in the
town, but it is believed that the candi-
date who receives 175 votes will be elect
ed. For the office of town treasurer Will
liam A. Shepherd, the incumbent. will
have no opposition.
Candidates for Council.
The candidates for councilman in the
first ward, where one is to be chosen for
term of two years, are John Fainter
jr.. the incumbent. and William A. Dorr.
In the second ward William A. Brooks
the present councilman, is being opposed
by Edwin Devlin, a former member of
the council and brother of Arthur Dew
lin. member of the New York National
League base ball club. This contest is.
perhaps, the closest of any in town, both
sides claiming victory. Clarence Wilson,
at one time a member of the board of
town commissioners, is candidate for
the One-year term from this ward. and is
being opposed by A. o. Greagor. who an
nounced his candidacy about a week ago
In the third ward Councilman J. Frank
Rushe is being opposed by f. A. Fuller,
editor of the Hyattsville Independent
Councilman Stephen ]. Kelly and Her
man f. Burgess representing the third
and first wards, respectively, hold over
for another year.
Mount Rainier Contestants
The registered vote in Mount Rainier
is between 207 and 30. The election
will be the first under the new charter,
and promises to be interesting and
closely contested.
The candidates for the office of mayor
are Stewart d. Oberln. a Washington
business man. and Robert f. Joyce, the
manager of the advertising department
of Washington newspaper Mr.. Joyce
Is conducting a whirlwind campaign,
and it looks as if he has more than an
the council from the fourth ward are
"A III. Winslow and Gilbert w. Hughes.
Both are claiming election. In the third
ward the candidates are William III.
Venneman, base ball player, and Clyde
L. Fowler, the latter's name getting on
the ballot by petition. The friends of
Mr.; Venneman claim he will have a
walkover. In the first ward John w.
Bowler is the only candidate whose
name will appear on the ballot, while
in the second ward John d. Moore will
common council will fill the Office of
clerk and town treasurer.
The Mount Rainier charter provides
for tax levy of 90 cents on each
500, and also empowers the town au-
thorities to lay sidewalks and to assess
the cost thereof against the abutting
property owners. Mount Rainier will
hereafter receive from Prince George
W.
to the county for the maintenance OF
county roads
The last legislature also passed an
act Incorporating Capitol Heights in
Kent district of Prince George county,
just over the District of Columbia line,
and candidates for mayor. members of
the council, clerk and treasurer have
been named 1t is doubtful, however,
if the election takes place. as the charter
is said to have been found to be de-
fective.