Evening journal., 1912-05-10

NcoHtlhued from FIRST fage)
Central Labor Union this week, OPP
posing the river front proposition he
moved that the communication be re-
ceived and fled and a copy sent tc
THE EVENING JOURNAL. This news
paper published the said minute sew
eral days ago and Col Stover was so
informed
Fayors South Side.
Next to Col Stover Councilman
Conner, Of the Second ward, relieved
himself OF a few Biblical injunctlons
which were intended to fit in, in pre-
pared statement on the river front
project which he read He did not con-
slider the stand taken by THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL a proper one. He eX-
pressed the views of great many
people, however. when he said that
q river front with piers, on Delaware
river, south Of the Christiana river
river would be a better proposition
than the one under consideration.
Should Have II All.
Councilman Haney of the Ientn
ago with other members OF Council
TO get data on the river front project
and which committee never made re-
port. thought the newspaper when
was criticising the proposition should
not have taken the stand 1t did un-
ill Council had done something. lie
expressed the opinion, however, that
the city would not be getting too much
If it got the whole river front. lie
thought. though. that the press should
treat the Council with more courtesy.
Col. Stover, in his address to Coun-
Gil, began by saying that he almost
was tempted to ask that the rules oi
Council be suspended so that he might
make the remarks he cared to. He said
that he had acted fairly and squarely
on the river front question mad that II
he had ever been guilty of doing a
wrong he az least was never caught
He expressed the opinion that the
reason THE EVENING JOURNAL was
using so much space in its newspaper
ON the river front project, was. be
cause advertising had dropped on anC
It had to fall back on the river from
TO fill its columns, a statement that
the columns of the paper contradict
Funerals Might Help.
He considered Wilmington better
located than many cities in the Unite'
States, but that something had Away
held il back The reason for thil
he was not prepared to say. HI
considered. however, that from l0l
10 $50 first class funerals I'm VIII
mington would bring about a decide'
improvement. He said that while tn
City Council was not in the funera
business he almost was tempted 4
vote money for the purpose. He re
ierred to a spirit of ultra conserya
tism in Wilmington and a desire tC
knock He said he was connected Will
people who did things, and referred L
the opposition made to the movemen
TO widen Eleventh street to make
place fer the DUPONT Hotel
He said he had no defense to max
in the course he had taken and al
he desired was a square deal. H
said that unless he heard more op
position to the project from his con
stituents in the Seventh ward, h
wanted to go on record as saying tina
he intended 10 sign the agreement. II
added that if he thought he was righ
he would sign it anyway, even thoug
all the newspapers in Wilmingto
were opposed to the proposition.
He said that his political positio
had been questioned as a result OF th
stand he was taking. but added tha
he still had a year TO serve in Coun
Gil from next July. and If he had I
retire al the expiration Of his tern
he will leave with the feeling that h
has spent an agreeable two years
even though it meant his politics
death.
Letters Urge Delay.
Council could not have taken an
other action than it did in deciding 2
hold a public meeting on the ques
tion next Wednesday night in view q
the decided opposition that has croT
ped out against the river front eXplo
tation scheme Several letters wer
received by the body last night, url
ing that action on the agreement b
postponeds one communication bein
delivered by special delivery to Pres
dent Benson. OF Council, during tn
meeting This letter was from j. Edga
Rhoades. who suggested that Counc
postpone action on the matter for tw
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