Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-02
OUTS WILL Be ms
Upsets Result From Elections
in Maryland Towns.
A BAD YEAR FOR MAYORS
Most of Those Seeking Reelection
Fail to Receive It.
SOME CONTESTS EXCITING
Local improvements Mainly the
Issues Upon Which Campaigns
Were Conducted.

| Municipal elections were held in praC
ucally all of the towns and villages I'm
the nelghboring jurisdictions in Mary
| lana yesterday, and as a result there
was a general realignment Of political
regimes. since the greater number of
the little cities give the verdict of the
haliots In favor of changes IN their
| rulers one of the warmest Of the
lelcctlon contests was conducted in
Mount Rainier, and there Mayor Rob
| ert r. Joyce was defeated for a second
term by Joseph T X. Plant. In Hyatts-
VILE Capt. Roher BELLS won by sub
stantlal majority over the incumbent
Mayor William p. Magruder. Louis {.
WitkoUski. opposing Mayor 9th" f
James in Glen Echo, also showed a
comfortable margin of votes, and he
becomes the chief executive Of that
| jurisdiction.
! kensinston and Somerset Heights
we're concerned only with the election
LOT town Councilmen, and the halloting
| IN these places was not attended with
much Of the spirit of rivalry The old
board of town commissioners of PooleS-
vile won over Coterie of new Candi-
dates who headed what was known as
the citizens ticket"
Partisanship in Hyattsville
The voting in Hyattsvile was attended
by many external evidences of PARTISAN
ship, and at one time Constable Thomas
II. Garrison was called upon to prevent
trouble in the third ward. The friends
of State Senator Charles A. Wells took
up the cause of Capt. BELLS and con-
Quoted vigorous campaign. Capt. Bel
lis, who is veteran of the civil war.
gave out q statement that Mayor Ma
gruder had induced him to become "A
candidate, promising him his support.
and afterward came out as a candidate
himself. This evidently hurt Mayor Ma
gruder. despite the fact that he denied
that he ever told Capt. Bells he would
not he candidate
The fight of Mayor Magruder against
the erection of A. municipal building for
the accommodat ton of the fire depart
ment and town officials cost him many
votes, and also was the principal cause
of the defeat of former Councimen VIII
liam a. Brooks and j. Frank Rnshe,
the building by the town by means of
an injunction proceeding.
Plant Defeats Joyce.
Joseph T. Is. Plant Of the bureau of en-
craving and printing was elected mayor
of Mount Rainier by a majority of II
votes over the incumbent, Robert r.
Joyce. Edward S. White, the third candi-
date for the ma yoralty, did not do as we'll
as was anticipated and poled only 81
votes. There were DO votes cast out of
4 registered vote of 251. and the polls
were open from 1 O'Clock III the morning
until at night Practically all of the
vote was cast between , and Z o'clock,
and this condition means that an effort
will he made to amend the charter, 50
that the polls will not be open until some
time in the afternoon. as is the case in
Hyattsvile and other towns throughout
the county.
Good order prevailed throughout, al
though many voters were challenged for
one reason OF another. When seen at his
home last night Mayor Joyce was in
jovial mood and declared that he was
glad it had happened. II am not one of
those fellows who howl when licked, but
/ felt satisfied that with White in the
field I was going to have a rough road
to travel to beat Friend Plant.
II am satisfied that White was put in
the race by those who knew he would
draw from my vote. and the result shows
that they We're wise. However, l have
no complaint to make. | did the best l
could while at the helm, and, having
started the town on its way rejoicing, so
to speak. would have considered 1t an
honor to serve as mayor another term.
| am a firm believer in the doctrine that
! the majority shall always rule"