Evening journal., 1911-05-22

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the leaders we're back OF Robert Pen
ington until he retired from the
Mayoralty race and then they got be-
hind Mr.. Dubell to try TO defeat DR..
Spruance. Peter ]. Ford took the
field In the Tenth and Twelfth wards
to try TO swing them for Mr.. Dubell,
and they gave majorities for DR..
Spruance John G. Gray and Eugene
NJ. Sayers we're the active leaders of
the Dubell forces, and Willard SaUls-
bury and Thomas +. Bayard also we're
counted in the Dubell camp. It was
stated today that most Of the Demo-
cratic lawyers were lined against
Mayor Spruance, too. Yet, with all
this formidable opposition, Mayor
Spruance had personal following in
the different wards that overwhelmed
the bosses" combination and they
went down to defeat In every ward
excepting three. In the Fourth ward
Councilman James Kane had been
regarded as anti-Sprnance up to Sat
urday, when he kept hands of. The
Organization" in the Fourth ward
was for Mr.. Dubell, however.
The Spruance campaign was hand
led directly by J. Harvey Whiteman.
John J. Malloy, City Solicitor Brady,
Assistant City Solicitor Chaytor and
Street Director Matthew q. Murphy.
They had their workers organized
strongly in each ward. paying par
ticular attention to the Democratic
strongholds, where a big vote was
sure to be polled Mayor Spruance
carried every ward excepting the Sec
ond, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth, which Mr..
Dubell carried. The Tenth ward gave
him 800 majority. the Third 271 ma
jority, the Eleventh 282 majority and
the Twelfth, in which Peter ]. Ford
was active, gave Spruance AZ major
ity.
Having all the bosses against him
and having defeated them, Mayor
Spruance goes into the campaign un-
der no political obligation to any OF
them, just as DR.. Harrison w. Howell,
the Republican nominee, Is conduct
ing his campaign without having made
a promise or pledge as to appoint
ments. The new Mayor will have the
appointment of five members OF
Public Utilities Commission in Will
mington, a director for the Street
and Sewer Department and a Com
missioner for the Water Department
TO succeed a Republican member of
each OF those bodies. A Democratic
Mayors appointments would give the
Democrats control of both depart
ments.
Playground Deal Issue.
The rout of the "old guard" Demo-
cratic councilmen in three of the wards
was complete, and the playground"
deal, by which City Council paid the
high price of $4,000 for Portland"
where city and country meet and par
ents fear to let their children go, was
used as an issue against the defeated
Councilmen.
In the Third Ward Councilman Hig-
gins had too powerful an organization
for the upper end" faction, and he
won by 140 majority. The opposition
not only used the fact that Council
man Higgins had voted for the Ford
land" deal but had gotten no play
ground for the Third Ward, but they
also pointed out that the electrical
firm of which Councilman Higgins Is
member had gotten big electrical con-
tracts from Council several times dur
ing his term. This form of campaign
ing did no good, however, for Mr.
Higgins had the votes. There is much
Democratic dissatisfaction In the
ward.
Incidents I'm The Third.
When Meat Inspector George w.
Denney applied to vote in the Third
Ward, he was challenged by ]. Edward
who insisted that Denney be
required TO take an oath that he would
support the successful ticket. Denney
had no hesitancy in taking the oath.
His inning came shortly afterward,
when he challenged McNabb and re-
quired him to take an oath that he
would support the successful ticket,
on the ground that he had heard a ru-
NOR that McNabb would not vote for
II nominated. McNabb took
The required oath and voted.
Haney's Big Victory.
Out In the Tenth ward John j.
Haney routed Councilman Conway for
denomination. Mr.. Haney is a popu-
lar young man Of the ward and an ac-
tive member Of the Brownson Library
Association. He and his friends con-
Il SUN nunA NdUlHHlkus max
ing a personal canvass, and before the
friends Of Councilman Conway, who
thought they had an easy victory, real
lied what they we're UP against on
Saturday, Haney and his friends had
the nomination well in hand. and won
by 141 majority.
In the Eleventh ward there was a
hot contest between the friends OF
Councilman McGovern and James A.
McKeown. The latter had built up a
good organization and won out by &c
majority.
The Twelfth ward was the scene Of
a stirring canvass between Councilman
McMullen and Samuel A. Hinger. The
playground" issue was one Of those
urged I'm the Twelfth Ward against Mr..
McAIullen and both candidates made a
personal canvass, but Mr.. Hinger won
out by 81 majority.
In the First ward Jacob thinner