Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-07-30
WHERE WOMEN VOTED
WITH THE MEN
Annual Election at Arundel-on-the-
Bay--6 Commissioners Elected
AND A TIE VOTE
Legality of Election at Bayside Colony
in Doubt Prospect Of Legal
ENHANCEMENT.

Enlargement.
With the number of voters being
equally divided between women and
men, Arundel-on the-Bay held her an
nual election on Saturday afternoon
and evening.
The polls were held in the Civic
League booth, and were open from 8
to p. m.
The officials of Election were as fol-
lows:
Judges of Election-Roy b Shaver,
William D. Rudd and Charles Lin
kins
Clerks to the election-Charles Well
Ter Mccarthy and Edwin Graham, Jr
Seven Commissioners were voted
for, and six were elected with tie
vote, which throws the legality of the
election in doubt, legal technicalities
being involved
The Commissioners elected are
Thomas W. Smith, Nicholas II. Shea,
Edward c. Graham, Charles "A. McCar
thy, William A. Linkins and T. Lin
coin Townsend, all of Washington,
d. c.
Major Amos Medford and J. W. Gal
loway, of Baltimore, received an equal
number of votes, making the election
of the seventh commissioner a tie.
Mr.. w. H. LinKins, Mr. E. C. Graham
and Mr.. A. c. Mccarthy ran ahead of
the ticket Under the Act of Incorpo-
ration the seven Commissioners must
be voted for and elected as only six
were elected, with a tie vote, the cleo
tion Saturday night may be called Off
The Judges, however, have three days
to turn in their report.
Much interest was taken in the cleo
tion, especially by the women who
have the right of franchise under the
property ownership qualification.
Every woman at the summer colony
resident and property owner at Arun-
del-on-the- Bay who had the right to
vote, exercised hr right of franchinse
and took keen interest in the result
of the election.
The names of the former Board Of
Commissioners were on the ballot with
blank spaces to substitute others, if
desired Only men who are property
owners at the bayside summer resi-
Dental colony are eligible to Commits
sionership.
After the election the Commission
ers organize and appoint the Mayor
of the corporation. This will not be
done, however, pending the decision as
to the legality of the election held
Saturday night 1t is highly probable
that Former Mayor Thomas W. Smith,
who has held Office for many years,
will be reelected.
After the polls were declared closed
Saturday night, and while the ballots
were being counted, there was a hand
some display of fireworks sent off
from the long pier by Commissioner
Graham. There were many beautiful
AMI elaborate set pieces besides sky
rockets, whistling bombs, Roman
candles, Greek fire, sparklers, ETC., etc.
The last piece was Niagara Falls"
an exquisite shower of fire. A fea-
ture of these election nights is the
community meeting which uusually
follows. and which is pleasant COM
ing together. of the residents of this
delightful bayside summer residential
resort.
On this occasion, however, special
and unusual feature was the presence
of the beautiful Water Witch Hook
and Lader Company's chemical truck
from Annapolis, with dozen or more
OF the volunteer fieremen. The truck
was very muuch admired and the
presence of the firement was appre-
ciated. This new truck was pur-
| chased recently to aid in putting out
fires remote from Annapolis, should
necessity require at Severna Park
Glen Burnie. Linthicum Heights, Ger
mantown. West Annapolis, Wardour
Eastport. and Arundel-on-the-Bay
The company is taking up subscrip
tions to help pay for the truck, in
| lieu of the carnival called off because
of certain opposition to games Of
chance and license of one hundred
| dollars.
The Water Witch company took its
new apparatus up to the carnival al
Linthicum Heights, and they mads
| the statement that things were wide
OPEN at the Linthicum Heights car
| nival.
1t was reported at Arundel-on-the
| Bay that this community will contrib
| ute generously to the Water Witcf
/ e~or,nanx,ss nau chamical annaratus