Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-01-09
DOVER NOMINATES
A Town Ticket
Citizens Agree to Run Two
Candidates for Each
Office
MAGEE AND GRAHAM
TO RUN FOR MAYOR
Special to TINE EVENING Journal.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del, Jan a.-Last nights
mass meeting OF the citizens of Dover
i'm the Council chambers, ut which a
ticket was TO be nominated for the mu-
niripal election ON Monday next, was
the most exciting in recent years. One
hundred or more citizens and taxpayers
were ready for most anything, inasmuch
as many things pertaining to the towns
finances, water and light plant and other
municipal affairs, were to be discussed
before a ticket was nominated.
Mayor William NJ. Hazel called the
meeting to order. William George
Postles, former mayor of Dover, and
one of Doyer's oldest citizens, was
elected chairman Of the meeting, ami
Herman C.. Taylor was chosen secretary.
After explaining the objects OF the
meeting. Mr.. Postles called for nomina
tions for mayor and president OF Coun-
ell. Arley B. Nlagee was nominated for
mayor by Harry Mayer At this june
tme. John II. Jones asked for intorma-
ton as TO certain rumors which had
been in circulation as to the manage
ment of the towns affairs, including the
removal of the engine at the water and
light plant and the general expenditure
of the towns money. Mayor Hazel eN-
planned AS to the engine stating that II
. had been removed to make room for the
air-lift which was purchased last sum-
MGR, and also said that while il might
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gcncy, il was not thought to be of suili-
cicnt use TO retain. especially when the
town would have been put 10 the eN-
pcnsc of building another building for
the air-lift. Mr.. Hazel pointed out also
that Dover was paying about $4,000 an
nually in interest money on the towns
Indebtedness. for which no additional
provision has been made in the way Of
added taxes. 1t was also shown by Mr.
Hazel that the weekly collection of the
waste throughout the town, which is
commended by everyone. was costing
yearly FROM $500 To $1,000.
Those entering into the discussion
included. besides J. II. Jones. Frank
! Hall Davis. J. Frank Alice, John b.
Hutton and w. W. Harrington.
After satisfactory explanations had
been made the matter OF nominating
q ticket was taken up. J Frank Alice
addressed the meeting on the advisa-
lility Of putting up ticket on which
there should be two names for each
Office from Mayor down TO assessor
this being suggested because Of the
general bad feeling each year after a
town meeting. when second ticket
was placed I'm the field. Acting on
this suggestion as being a solution
10 the problem. while several persons
were nominated for each Office, the
two receiving the highest number Of
votes were placed on the ticket
Nominations for mayor resulted al
follows: j. Hall Anderson. william
II Walker. Thomas G. Roe. Arley +
Mageo James A. Graham Tho two
highest of the five candidates were
Arley b. Magee. who received 3!
votes. and James A. Graham, IA votes
while Thomas G. Roe was a close sec.
ond with Is votes.
Councilmen were next nominated b,
districts as follows;
First District-Walter Peterson
Benjamin F. Simmons. George w
Teho. James A. Downes, John p. lie
Feyre. Harry F. Clarke. The vot'
showed John p LeFevre TO have re
ceived 40 votes and Benjamin f. Sim
mons and !. A. Downes each Is votes
Mr.. simmons withdrew in favor o
J. A. Downos
Second district-Harry Mayer
Thomas c. Roe. John ". Caulk. Henr!
/ I. Beers. Jr. Elmer Outten. The yot'
showed Thomas c Roc to have receiv
cd as votes Harry Mayer, "a votes
John W. Caulk. II votes: Beers, Z
Ouiten. 3.
Third district Douglass c. Alice
Walker Mnln. William p Forkum
The vote showed Alice 10 have receiv
cd &C votes: Mffln is votes; Forkun
Is votes
Fourth district Charles Georg
| Wright. Charles y. Lloyd and rhoma
f. Clarke. The vote showed Wrigh
TO have received 81 votes and Clarl
2S votes; Lloyd 10 votes.
For assessor there were five candl
dates as follows-L. w. Clifton, Jane
c. Flowers. John n. Thomas. Jane
| ID. Boggs. James A. KERN. The vot
was as follows: Clifton 81 votes
Flowers 80; KERN, 10; Boggs, 6
Thomas A.
Instructions we're given the secro
tary to have the ballots printed wit
instructions as to voting that of mark
ing out the name not desired unde
each district