Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1911-07-31
ELECTION AT ARUNDEL
Seven Commissioners Elected To
Govern Affairs AT Township
In The County-A Woman
Of SIS, Votes.
WHERE WOMEN MAY VOTE.
Right OF Franchise Given To All Prop
ertY Owners Male And Female
A Twentieth Century Ticket
In The Field.

/ IN Ihe field.
Having past the milestone of four
score and four, the sight of woman
nearly eighty-five casting her ballot at
! the election at Arundel-on-the-B Bay was
a novel spectacle Saturday afternoon.
and one, probably without parallel in
the annals of any other town election.
| Arundel has the honor and distinct
| ion of being the one town in Mary
| land where women vote and they are
not suffragists, either.
Perhaps because Rome was built
on seven hills, or because of the sew
en- gates to the City Beautiful" " or
the seven golden candlesticks, and the
other hosts of ''seven" things that
make ''seven" lucky number" is
the reason that the near neighbor TO
Annapolis, that sprightly little town
ship of ArundeI-on-the- Bay has seven
commi ssioners.
However that may be, Arundel is
governed by Mayor and seven com
missioners, the Mayor being appointed
by the Commissioners. These COM
| missioners govern affairs at Arundel,
together with the Mayor, and serve
two years. The term of the old board
having expired, an election was held
on Saturday last from to p. m. in
the land pavilion. where proper para
phernalia, such as ballot box, etc,
had been provided.
The judges of election were Mr..
P. H. Mcintyre, Mr. A. B. McMan-
US and Mr.. Lincoln Townsend, and
the clerks assisting them were Mr..
James Courts and Master George
Townsend, the work of all of whom
was complimented by the Mayor later
in the evening. The election was
conducted in a thoroughly business
like manner, after the form of cleo
tions in a real metropolis.
Usually there is but one ticket in
the field at Arundel-on- Bay, but
this year was an exception, and there
was an additional ticket, which was
not, however, taken seriously. This
ticket was styled the Twentieth
Century Ticket" and bore the names
of ten ladies, seven of whom were to
be voted for as commissioners, -
three names were to be scratched.
The Twentieth Century Ticket con-
tanned the following names to be voted
for: Mrs. Townsend, Mrs. Graham,
Mrs. O'Neil, Mrs. Bosley, Mrs. We'll
Ter, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Courts, Mrs.
Medford, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Gage.
The real ticket, however, that was
declared elected by a majority of
ballots, was the following, who are
to serve as the seven commissioners
to preside over the affairs at Arun-
del-on-t the-Bay for the next two
years: Messrs. E. C. Graham, Thomas
W. Smith, James C. Courts, A. F.
Medford, A. L. Bosley, William M.
Abbott, NJ. |. Weller.
After the counting of the ballots
the newly elected commissioners held a
formal meeting and will appoint the
Mayor next Saturday. The present
Mayor, Thomas W. Smith, it is ex-
pected, will be re-appointed Mayor of
Arundel. The Board of Commission
ers is practically the same, except
with the two new members, Mr.. E. c.
Graham and Mr.. M. l. Weller.
After the organization was effected
Mayor Smith made brief address, in
which he spoke of the patriotism of
the occasion, the dignified election and
the efficiency and capability of the
judges. Mayor Smith then called for
speeches from the commissioners pres
ent, each of whom responded in brief
address. The Mayor called for
speech from Mr.. P. H. Mcintyre, one
of the oldest residents Of Arundel, who
responded with a few remarks, hap
PLY expressed in which he told of the
healthfulness of Arundel, and what
the summer outings here had done for
himself and family.
Commissioner Bosley made happy
little speech, in which he held out the
possibility of an electric line to Arun-
del, and told what advertising had
done for the place.
| pleasing manner, as did Mr.. Courts
and Mr.. Abbott.
It was announced that the occasion
| of an election at Arundel bore a
double interest since it had fallen on
| the birthday Of Commissioner Courts.
| A rising vote, extending greetings
and congratulations of the townspeo-
pie present, was given Mr.. Courts.
The election at Arundel is of pecu-
liar interest, inasmuch as this is the
one place in the State of Maryland,
so far as known, where women hold
the right of franchise and cast ballot
at all elections.
The vote polled showed large per
cent of women voters, any woman be-
ing property owner at Arundel is
entitled to vote, and most of them
took advantage of the privilege
1t was a unique experience for some
of the women. The first woman to
cast her ballot was Mrs. Jones, aged
IS years. She said it was novel ex-
perience to have lived for four-score
years and more and not to have beer
privileged to vote until now. 1t was
such quiet, peaceful election, too,
why" said one woman, 81 had not
thought elections and voting were hall
so dignified as this"