Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03
Moo.r.. J. H. Van Hout.n and e. N

Mooers, j. H. Van Houten and =. N.
Jackson.
After the report had been presented by
the judges Of election. q complication
arose when John III. Saunders handed
letter to Town Clerk Ben B. Davis In
which he insisted that he was still a
member of the town council, despite the
fact that his resignation at the April
meeting Of the council had been formally
accepted. The cause which led up to the
resignation Of Mr.. Saunders was the
lature April eliminating blocks "a and
IS from the corporate limits Of Takoma
Park. When he appeared at the meeting
of the council April IL he was advised
body that in order not to complicate the
affairs OF the town and embarrass the
officials 1t would be we'll for him to re-
sign. On their advice he orally rendered
expressions of regret. Since that meet
ing. however, he has changed his mind.
Reasons for Recalling Resignation.
In his letter to the council last night he
said:
AT the last council meeting. April IL.
1910. I orally rendered my resignation as
a member Of your honorable board.
did so then upon the advice offered by
you gentlemen on my solicitation. 1 now
have every reason to believe that l Ia
bored under a Misrepresentation and that
had no moral right to so resign. and
/ must advise you. gentlemen that I now
retract the same and at this juncture
consider myself still a member Of the
town council of Takoma Park
Corporation Counsel w. w. Dyar, who
informed the council that as Mr.. Saund-
ers had resigned. the council had no au-
thority to reinstate him. except by re-
election by the voters OF the town.
m, ,ou mill hA q
follows: Mayor W. G. Plat, l. r. Ora
bill, H. e. Rogers. e. e. Blodgett, r. D.
Rush, H. F. Tan and 8. w. Williams,
which is practically the old council. with
the exception Of Mr.. Williams, who Will
serve for the first time.
Exciting Contest in Rockville.
After one of the most exciting mu-
nicipal elections ever held at Rockville,
Lee Offutt was yesterday reelected mayor
by a majority OF 50 votes over his only
opponent, Albert 8. Dalbey. Offutt re-
ceived 14s. Dalbey &C. and there were
six voters who scratched both candidates.
John Brewer, q member Of the present
council Jacob Poss. Thomas c. Groomes
and w. Reuben Humphrey, jr., were
chosen councilmen, defeating DR.. George
L. Edmonds Of the present board. James
E. Kemp and DR.. George E. Lewis. The
vote of each candidate was as follows:
Poss, 1872: Brewer, $50; Groomes. IA:
umphrey, 129; Edmonds. 115; Kemp.
90: Lewis, 70.
The new officials will hold their first
meeting Wednesday evening.
Other Suburban Elections.
There was the liveliest kind of a con-
test at Garrett Park. John Wesley Stone
was reelected mayor over his only OPP
ponent, Frederick w. Hodge, the vote
standing 16 to Is. David Bissett and
James s. Dougal were chosen council
men, Mr.. Bissett to succeed himself and
Mr.. Dougal in place of Arthur p. Rainey,
who was the only other candidate. Mr..
Bissett received all twenty-nine votes
cast, Mr.. Dougal Is and Mr.. Rainey Is.
The hold-over members Of the council
are johnson HELEN and Frederick w.
Hodge.
There was no contest at Glen Echo.
mayor in place Of Capt. william H.
Roach. Daniel Collins. to succeed him
self, and Thomas A. Weaver, In place of
John Trammell. were elected oouncilmen.
The holdover members of the council
are Robert L. Garrett and Ohio r.
james.
John A. Cannon was reelected mayor
Of Kensington without opposition. receiv-
ing all but one of the eighty-eight votes
cast. Frederick A. Wright and w. L.
places Of James Richie and Hugh Arm
strong. who did not seek reelection, re-
ceiving So and 66 votes. respectively, to
e received by the only other candidate,
Grin ]. Field. j. NJ. 8. Bowie and e. E.
Baer are the holdover members of the
council. "a,
At the biennial election at Gaithersburg
yesterday Mayor e. D. Kingsley was re-
elected without Opposition, and Council
men George A. Gloyd. David G. Carlisle,
David F. virts and Charles A. Spates
were also reelected, defeating William
A. Mills and John w. Briggs. One hun
dred and twenty votes were cast