Evening journal., 1913-05-19
JAMES F. PRICE WINS FOR
TREASURER; j. H. MORRIS
FOR ASSESSOR, AT POLLS
Mr.. Price Had 1888 Lead Over Mr.. Lednum, and
Mr.. Morris Had zoo Lead Over Mr.. BIaine--John
0. Hopkins, CoIored, w. II. Cock, Oscar c.
Draper and George E. GranfIsnd
Win Council Nomination.
NAME DR.. H. w. HOWELL FOR MAYOR AND
w. P. WHITE FOR PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL

promaries was the majority polled BY
Mr. Price. There was general ex-
pectation that the contest botwcon
Mr. Price aud MIR. Lodnum would b0
nip and tuck They had made a clcan
campaign. along friendly lines and
as both had personal following. it
was expected 10 be close. Mr. Price.
however rolled up a surprising ma
iority. He carried the Second. Third.
Fourth, Seventh. Eighth. Ninth,
Eleventh and Twelfth wards. Mr.
Lednum carried the First. Fifth
sixth and Tenth wards I'm the COM
test for assessor i'm the Northern dis
trict. James H. Morris carried fheI
Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth
wards. and Mr Blaine carried his
home ward, the Fifih.
OF the court Counclmanc con-
tests two were particularly utcrest-
ing. One was In tic Second ward,
where Councilman Robert g. Conn0r
was defeated by Representative VIII
liam II. Cook for nomination by lt4
majority. ConnOr carried the First
and Third Primary Districts - g 8
majority. but Cook carried the Sec
ond district by 100 majority.
In the Sixth ward the contest be-
tween John o. Hopkins. cclored. and
Thomas Schwamb proved ono Of thu
most interesting OF the day Coun-
Gilman J. Frank White. who had
been candidate, got out OF tho con-
test on Friday. Hopkins carried ths
Second and Third districts and
Schwamh carried tho First district
Hopkins majority being 81 in thc
ward. The nominee is a druggist, onel
OF the proprictors O. store all
Twelfth and Walnut streets. lie is a.
graduate Of the Howard lIigi School
and Of college Of pharm cy. In
/ earlier life. while schoolhoy, hel
sold newspapers and with his earn
ings bought building lot in tho
Boulevard section which he sold at a.
handsome. profit
Oscar @. Draper. druggist, defeated
Clarence H. Burton for Council in
the Fifth ward by 357 majority, ana
in the Ninth ward, George ". Grant
land defeated Justin \. Anderson los
Cornell b, 4S4 majority.
In the Second ward the feeling be-
tween owls Faulkner. a Cook man.
and Alexander Goodwin. Con-or
man, became so intense that they
mixed II up in a fist fight and
Far i,ner was arrested ON a charge
OF assaultlng Goodwin. When the case
was called in City Court this morn
ing it was continued until Wednes-
day at the request of foulkner, who
desires 10 get witnesses.
Sketch Of Mayor Howell.
Mayor Harrison Worthiugton Howe
ell who was renOminated on Satur-
day. was born in Trenton, n. j., on
May 8. 1873 He was the sol, cr
Charles Whitecar Howell and AIMS
Umplcby Howell. He has three broth
crs. Robert Wilson Howell, who is ihs
cashier Of the Trenton Banking Com
pany, of Trenton, ~ j.: Frederick Eu-
gene Howell. a physician Of Reading,
Pa, and Louis b. Howell who is the
rector OF st. Paui's Protestant Episco-
pal Church. Of Norwich. Conn.
In March, 1882. Mayor Howell ;
father died, and IN July of the same
year he came to Wilmington TO visit
hie aunt, Mrs. Leonard Kittingcr. In
the fall of the same year he entered
! the public schools of the city and later
went TO Friends School at Fourtlk and
West streets. After taking courses IN
the Hardness School. Rugby Academy
and Goldey College he went to Hahne-
mann College and was graduated IN
medicine in 1896.
Part of the time while he was TAX
ing his college course he had a posi-
tion in the office Of the pusey and
Jones Company. and also WAS clerk
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