The Washington herald., 1912-08-04
|JOYCE FACTION 4
WINS ELECTION
G. W. Hughes Elected Councilman
in Mount Rainier to Sue
ceed Elliott.
ONLY TWELVE BALLOTS ARE
CAST FOR THE WINNER
Rumor Says that Burns Detectives
Are Going to Be Employed
in Controversy.

The anti-administration faction at
Mount Rainier. Nd, won a signal VIC
tory yesterday. when @. w. Hughes was
elected Councilman from the Fourth
Ward to succeed Thomas c. Elliott. the
recalled member of the Council.
Because OF the withdrawal OF Mr.
Elliott from the race several days ago.
there was not much interest displayed In
the election. One vote would have been
SUFFICIENT to elect Mr. Hughes Council
man. As II was. twelve ballots were
cast. The polling place was the Town
Hall. near the railway station at the
town.
The Judges were Theodore F. Schulz.
Mr.. Baton. and James Hughes. The
clerks were John Rosser and A. H. VIM
slow. The special election officials had q
slow day and but few persons visited the
polling place. Last night the victory for
the anti-sdministration faction, which is
led by Robert Z. Joyce. former mayor OF
the town. was appropriately celebrated
upon the lawn adjoining Mr.. Schulz's
residence. There was a large gathering oil
citizens from the Fourth Ward present.
Refreshments were served during the
course OF the evening. The ward Is
known as Indian Territory" because Of
the progressive activities which are al
ways being staged in It.
Lively Time Expected.
1t Is expected that there will be a
lively time at the regular meeting of the
Town Council, TO be held tomorrow even
'h.. At this session the new Councilman
will be sworn into Office under the terms
of the charter. But there Is some ques-
tion as to whether he really will be
sworn in. There is rumor abroad to the
rx-frt
Mr.. Hughes. on the ground that the cleo
ton yesterday was Illegal, as re-regis-
tration was not observed. II the Council
carries out this rumored programme, the
faction headed by Mr.. Joyce will insti-
tute new contempt proceedings.
The anti-adm!nistration men Intend to
cause a stir at the meeting by demand
ing that the Mayor and Councilmen Of
fer an explanation of what became OF
the proceeds from the carnival held by
the town last Labor Day. The Joyce ad-
herents contend that from Mayor Plants
own assertions approximately H.ioe was
cleared at the affair. About 500 has been
pa d into the town treasury and $50 Is
being held in reserve to defray the ex
pense incident to the proposed holding OF
another carnival this year. No explana-
tton has yet been presented with respect
to the remainder OF the proceeds OF the
affair.
The Mayor contends that the carnival
was a private undertaking and was not
managed by the town in an official
sense despite the fact that the town
officers were at the head of the project.
The introduction of the question viii!
coublessly precipitate a spirited verbal
controversy.
Joyce Slips Away.
Mr. Joyce will not be able to attend
the meeting. He leaves the city this
morning for New York. where. It Is un-
derstood, he will copsult with Burns
detectives in connection with the alleged
carnival fraud He will return to the
city in time to attend the proceedings at
Upper Marlboro next Friday.
Sheriff A. B. Suit slipped quietly into
the town late Friday night and served
the contempt papers upon the Mayor and
Councilmen. He moved about so eau
tiously that 1t did not become generally
known until yesterday that he had visited
the community. When he called at the
Mayors house, he learned that Mr.. Plant
was in Hyattsville, so he waited in the
darkness of the road late into the night
expecting the town head to make his ap
pearance at any moment. When the
Mayor finally burst through the gloom
the Sheriff slipped out and read the pa
pers to him.
The contempt case will be heard next
Friday before Associate Judge Fillmore
Reall. of the Circuit Court of Prince
George County Mr.. Joyce intends to
bring to the attention of the court sew
craI statements alleged to have been
made by Mayor Plant rejecting upon the
tribunal.
The retition demanding the recall Of
the Mayor, which is now being circulat-
Cd. has almost the required number Of
signers.
The signatures now afixed have been
obtained from the Fourth Ward alone
There will be no trouble in obtaining the
remaining number.