Evening journal., 1910-06-07
MIGHT GAIN
CITY OFFICES
BY CONTEST

cans who surrendered office last june
after serving two years, have no no
ton of trying to regain control of tho
administration even though they
would have a substantial ground for
trying to oust the present Office in
cumbents.
1t was said to-day that when the
Ross and Rash appeals were carried
by certiorari to Superior Court it wua
desired only to have the election o.
those two officials sustained and there
was no desire to go further in tho way
of acquiring offices. The Republicans
did not wish to deprive the Democrats
Of the election of Mayor Spruance or
Of a majority Of City Council. That
there would be no further doubt about
this, it was said to-day. all the out
going Republican oficeholders signed
their designations from the city offices
they held and to which they might
have claim if the city election law
was upset. before the certiorari pro-
ceedings attacking the validity of the
last city election were taken TO Super
ior Court.
Just who got these designations was
not stated this morning, but some or
the Republican leaders expressed the
opinion that the Republicans will not
try to oust the Democratic administra-
ton and the present officers will con-
tinue the remainder of their terms
as de facto officers.
Legislature to Remedy.
Meanwhile a session of the Legisla-
ture will come next January and the
muddle in the present law. due to
/ the Legislative mix-up in the title OF
] 10, lou a
be remedied The Legislature was
unanimous in passing the law upset
today. the Republicans and Democrats
agreeing that there should be an cleo
tion every two years, the mix-up hav-
ing been caused by the clerks of the
Legislature IN making entries of tho
title OF the amendatory bill upon their
journals
Another effect Of the courts deci-
sion today will result in the careful
scrutinizing and comparing of the
journals of the Senate and House Of
future Legislatures Under the scope
Of todays ruling by the Court an
error of the clerk of either branch Of
the Legislature in entering the title OF
bin in his journal could result in
amy law being upset, no matter how
! important or reaching, should It
, be attacked in the court upon thar
: ground
: 81 Mayor Wilson Satisfied.
FORMER Mayor Horace Wilson. prior
20 the end Of his term when there
was much talk Of contest of the va
lidity of the election. declared that he
would make no contest but would re-
cognize the expressed will of the voters
and would turn over the office of Mayor
to Or. J. Harvey Spruance. who was
chosen. year ago. This Mayor Will
son did, and he assisted Mayor Spru-
ance in becoming familiar with the
routine of the Office.
When former Mayor Wilson today
was asked if he would make any con-
test TO try to regain the Office of Mayor
he said
There will be no contest so far as ]
am concerned. 1 shall do nothing to
try TO thwart the will OF the people.
even though / might have legal ground
for proceeding, as / said when / turn
ed the Office over 60 Mayor Spruance."
Captain Wilson did not know what
attitude the other-out- going Republi-
can incumbents would take but he
thought none Of them would make
contest.
There is another possibility that
could occur in connection with the de-
cision today-that of the Democratic
administration resigning in a body to
try TO get rid of the muddled and tam
gled condition in which It now finds
itself by resigning in a body. Such
a thing could be done, but II is in the
realm of the improbable. Should the
Democratic Councilmen resign the Re
publican Councilmen would not, and
this would enable the Republicans Ia
choose the Successors in Council OF
those who might resign. Such a con-
dition is not looked for. however.
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