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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-02-09
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POLICE RIPPED UP FLOOR
WHILE HUNTING A GHOST
Family Sees Apparitions and Leave
Police Hear the Strange Rappings.

Whether there is a ghost in the
house No. BIN. Queen street, New
York, or whether there is not, the
family left the domicile hurriedly and
sought police assistance. The police,
however, were not able to see any
thing of the ghost, but they heard
sure-enough rappings and were un-
able to fathOm the mystery. Amos
Vaughn and his family live there.
This is a story of rappings and Wis
ions. The daughter, Mrs. Mary
Vaughn lehman, awakened in her bed
Just before y o'clock at night to see
coming toward her bed a large man
carrying a long and murderous look
ing knife She screamed and fell into
a faint The noise brought her par
ents. two brothers and her husband
to tn room, to find her lying stiff and
unconscious from fright. She told
them her story, and the men sent the
women away in a cab to spend the
night with relatives, and they them
selves hurried uptown to find police
man. They met Patrolman Sayers
and told him their trouble. Savers
notified headquarters and Sergeant
Engle sent Roundsman Billet and
Special Officer Holahan to the scene
in the automobile. They accompan-
led the men to the house and exam
ined it from top to bottom.
Rap. rap! rap. Pause of several
minutes. Rap! rap. rap. And SO it
went for a long time while the police
men tore up boards of the floor, eX-
amined closets and cupb0ards, to find
nothing that would account for the
noise. No matter where they went on
the first floor the rappings kept up,
now here, now there. Sometimes they
appeared to be in the partition, some
times beneath the floor, sometimes in
the adjoining room. They went up
stairs, but found nothing. The noises
did not sound up there at all, but
down stairs it was different-a con-
tinuous performance of rapping. 1t
was enough to make even policemen
feel queer.
This sort of thing has been going on
about two weeks. The family moved
into the house about month ago.
They will move out again. Another
member of the family-One of the
sons-Was lying abed last Saturday
night, and along toward morning he
opened his eyes to behold q man
standing right outside his bedroom
door, which was ajar. He closed his
eyes, thinking, perhaps he was i'm
agining things, but when he opened
them again there was the strange
visitor clear and distinct and mo-
tiOnless. The young man closed his
eyes again and opened them. There
was the intruder, as before, and then
the now widely awake man cried out
and the ghOstly one disappeared
That is not all. About two weeks
ago, when a member of the family
went out into the back yard he saw
someone run from an Outbuilding and
shin over the back fence. 1t was at
tired in q white robe and looked like
woman.
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WEDDINGS.
WentZ----RinemRn.

On Thursday evening, February l,
at o'clock, Miss Emma Alverta Rine-
man, of Hampstead, Md, became Mrs
John Warnell Wentz. The bride was
attended by Miss Mary ". Wentz,
sister of the groom, and the groom by
MIR. Russell Rlcharts. The transfer
nation took place at the home OF the
grooms father, Mr. J. ". Wentz, Line
boro, Md, and the deed was executed
by the brother of the groom, the Rev.
Prof. A. r. Wentz, of Gettysburg, Pa.
Witnesses of the serious, but happy
transaction were present in the per-
sons Of Mr.. j. v. Wentz, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fl. IT. Wentz, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Garrett, Mr.. A. G. Wentz, Miss Mary
". Wentz and Mr.. Russell Richarts.
The brief and simple ceremony of
the Lutheran church constituted the
contract. Immediately after the
ceremony and the Fluctuations of
those present, the wedding party
proved its good will by partaklng
cheerily of an elaborate wedding
breakfast.
Despite every effort of the engaged
and engaging parties to have only "a
quiet wedding" there was a leak
somewhere and shOrtlE aLLer Tie Ie-
past was concluded the quletude OF
the occasion was dissolved in the
vociferous strains of the famous call
thumpian band.
1t appears that the unmarried
friends of the groom are very must
cal lot and they insisted on Voicing
their approval Of matrimony by rem
dering a long program of standard
selections from classic composers
And the blushing bride and her happy
groom were constrained to do the
honors and spread a table for the
musicians.
Late in the evening the newly Weds
left for Hampstead, where they will
make their home. They carry with
them the cordial good wishes OF all
who know them.
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Fish SCRAP For Hens

I'm feeding hens 10 per cent or hsh
scrap can be safely used in the ration,
as this amount will not faint the eggs
or give an unfavorable taste to the
meat when dressed. Sour milk is
splendid feed for laying hens, being
source Of protein food so necessary
in egg production. As well it keeps
the hens healthy, because it induces
good digestion of the other ratlons,
keeps the birds i'm good condition and
practically free from disease. Eighty
cents per 100 pounds istnot too much
tC pay TO the skfmmilk.
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MO. 1880 EQUITY.

In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
Farmers Az Mechanics National Bank of West
minister, Maryland. body corporate Of tho
United States Plaintiff. VS. Helen J. Lease,
Executrix &c. and Others Defendants
Ordered this 9th day of January. A. D. 1917
by the Circuit Court for Carroll County, sitting aH
"a Court Of Equity that the sale Of the undivided
one-half interest in the property mentioned im
these proceedings made and reported by Edward
O. Weant, Trustee. appointed by decree of this
Court to make said sale, be ratified and confirmed
unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown ON
or before the 9th day of February next; provided
a copy of this order be inserted in some newspaper
printed in Carroll County. once week in each OF
three successive weeks before the 2bth day of
February, next.
The report states the amount OF sale to be
$65O.00.
EDWARD o. CASH Clerk
True Copy, Test
feb 2-3t EDWARD O. CASH Clerk
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BEST cow INV NEW JERSEY
"Alphea OF Ptnehurst" Wins DesigRa'
ton ON Milk Record.

Eatontown, N. J., Jan 24.-The best
cow in New Jersey lives on the farm
of Charles D. Cleveland, stock farm
er and poultryman, near EatontoWn.
"Alphea of Pinehurst" is her register
ed name. and she has been officially
DESIGNATED bv the American Gurnsey
Cattle Club as the best milk producing
cow in the State.
A yearly record of the milk given
by Alphea and kept under the rules
of the club shows that she produced
14,717 pounds of milk and SO pounds
of butter fat during the year. The
previous milk-producing champion OF
the State was "Jason's Enchantress,
also owned by Cleveland.
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PIE ASTOR BABY LIVES ON
$26,O64 A YEAR, CAN YOU?
Sixth John Jacob, Now Four Spent
$SO,S6O inn Thirty Seven Months.

How happy is the life OF small Joh1
Jacob AstOr, the sixth OF that name
The Youngest first saw light Aug
"a 1912. lust four months after MS
father. Col. John Jacob Aston had
neriehed in the Titanic disaster a1CE
nlacing his young wife in a llteDoat'
Little John Jacobs mother, Whc
was Madeleine Talmage FORAGE Astor'
and il now Mrs. William X. DICK mas
fled in the Surrogate's Court an a.
counting of all proceedings aHecllhs
The nroDertv of her infant. The ac-
counting dates from Nov. -, 49,
when the mother was appointed her
hov's general guardian, to Dec o.
1o15, inclusive. In that time MIS-:
nick states she has received sou
or about $2O,0O0,O00 a year, from the
~ 600 600 trust fund Col. Astor's VIII
al. finished for each child by lis sec
ond marriage who might survive Lin'
Sbn aYnended $50, 360.07. Mrs. DICK
eaid in a previous report that the In
come from the trust Is $A4o'o'0 -
year. ,,+ O. 7eo
ror. clothes and toys for the Aslor
hahv I'm December, 1913, the then
Mrs. Aston purchased for John JACOB
. sneaking book, fifteen discs TOT d
music box, three rolypolys and TWO
horns OF horns and balls. In June
1914 $40 was paid for go-cart. ABOUT
This time Mrs. Aston was going 10 take
her son to the seaside, and purchase
for the millionaire baby also pail
a snrinkler. a sand scoop, sand sieve
and other TOYS: a book on amman
IOnk1V anu
railway. 49,, -
animate menagerie was acquired LOT
Iohn Jacob. Christmas morning ne
found in his gold-thread stocking a
camel. So; lion, 81; a goose, $3-O2 !;
q hear 1915; a donkey, So a lamp,
50: and a duck, 8. In August, 1919
for his birthday probably-he re-
caived five rollomobiles, So; three
bears on wheels, 81; five hoops, SlO'
eao-ear S.: a soap-bubble blower
Al. magic fish pond, 81, and two
athletic slides, $50. Besides this ne
received that birthday gift pie for ~
guests at a cost of SIS.
A dress costing $123.50 was pur-
chased for the Astor-to-be in June,
1912 two months before he was born
Also, $40 was pald Ior oCHel clotn '21l
and month later, or just month
before he was born, $76S was PAID OUT
for his layette, his baby clothes. De-
cember 1912, he received mink rope
costing $3.50 and an ermine baby rope
worth $1S5. Two pillows and a Pill
low case, costing 800, were purchas-
ed for the boy in Bangor, Me, in Sep
TENDER, 1913.
Mrs. Dick paid $6,523 to physicians
who attended the boy
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FELL ASLEEP ON KILN AND BURN
ED TO DEATH


Falling asleep on the top OF one OF
the lime kilns of :. w. Barrick and
Sons at WoodsbOro, January 80, Ira
BOozer, of LeGOre, was burned to
death. His body was found, with the
shoulder i'm a crisp, the right hand in
the same condition and one side of the
face badly discolOred.
Tt is thought that Booze1 was first
overcome by rhe gas from the kiln,
and after becoming unconscious was
unable to move, with the result that
the parts of his body mentioned were
burned to crisp.
The dead man, whose home was at
LeGore, il survived by his widow, who
is his second wife, and two children.
The parents reside at LadiesburR.
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Jan 26-4t
MO. 1869 EQUITY.

I'm the Circuit Court for Carroll County in Equ ty
Oliver Cover Buckingham, Plaintiff. VS.. Harry E
Buckingham, ct al. Defendants.
Ordered by the Circuit Court for Carroll Coun-
ty. this 22nd day Of January. 1917, that the
sale of the property mentioned in these pre-
ceedings made and reported by Francis Neal
Parkr Trustee. appointed by a decree of thip
Court to make said sale, be ratified and confirmed,
unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown on
or before the 26th day of February next PROVO Ca
"a coDv of this order be inserted in some weekly
newspaper, published in Carroll County, Maryland,
once in each of three successive weekS- before t@@
18th day of February, next.
The report of sale states the amount t. Inc
$6446.20.
True Copy,-Test
jan 26-3t EDWARD .. CASH. Clerk.
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1,OO0 Women And Girls Killed LIN
Dresden Arsenal.

Paris, January 27.-One thousand
women and young girls, munition
workers, were killed and the Dresden
arsenal completely destroyed by an
explosion, says a letter dated Decem-
Der 80 and taken from a German
soldier
Authorities have kept the news OF
the explosion a secret, the writer said
i'm the letter, sent from Dresden. He
also declared railroad tickets were not
being issued for Dresden except In
most pressing cases. Windows were
shattered for a radius of II miles
about the arsenal, the letter declared
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

This is to give notice that the subscriber has
obtained from the Orphans Court of Carroll CouH-
ty. Maryland, letters Testamentary the pGr-
Eonal estate of
JACOB D. LESTER,
late Of Carroll County, Maryland deceased All per
sons having claims against the deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same. with the vouchers
thereof legally authenticated. to the subscriber
or before the ID day of September 1917, they
may otherwise by law be excluded from all ben&-
fits of said estate.
Given under my hand this 3Oth day Of January
1917.
LEE C. LESTER,
feb2-4t Executor
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Girl Makes Shoes For President VIII
CON

Boston, January 29.-How would
YOU like to be in President Wilson s
shoes when he takes the oath OF office
in March?
They're good Massachusetts, shoes,
made in Brockton, and they cost ~
for the pair.
Forty pieces Of the finest calfskln
went into them. They are each en-
bossed in gold with the Presidents
name on the binding. Miss Margaret
Gallagher, of No. 81 Park street,
Brockton, did the fine work on them
and they were boxed by Miss Annie
Milan, OF No. SIS Crescent street,
BrOcktOn.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-02-09
A. Narrow Escape.

Did you see my sunburst last
night" inquired the pompous Mrs.
Newrich of her poorer neighbor
No, I didn't said the neighbor
caustically; but | certainly thought
he would if he ate another bite. -
Ladies Home Journal
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-02-09
INAUGURATION DAY
AT The CAPITAL.
Old Fashioned Democracy to
Characterize Ceremonies.
BIG PYROTECHNlCAL DISPLAY

President Wilson II the First Democrat
to Succeed Himself Since the Days OF
Andrew Jackson-Mrs. Wilson and
Mrs. Marshall to Accompany Aus
bands I'm Inaugural Parade.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-02-09

Mrs Meeker-"What do you think,
Thomas? Mother says she wants to
be cremated."
Mr. Meeker-"All right. Tell her
to get her things on and I'll take her
down now"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-02-09

And if a doctor ever goes to heaven
it must be awfully embarrassing for
him when he encounters an ex-patient.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-02-09

Core shoulders, lame back,
stiff neck. all pains and aches
N yield to Sloan's Liniment.
DO not rub It. Simply apply to
the sore spot, it quickly penetrates
and relieves. Cleaner than mussy
pDasters or ointments, it does not
srain the skin.
Keep Cd bottle handy for rheumatism
eprains, bruises, thache, neuralgia, goutr
lumbago and sore stiff muscles.
AT all druggists, 25c. Soc. and $1.OO.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-02-09

What IL a square meal?
Its one when you kin feel the
corners stickin' you"
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RATIFICATION NOTICE.
I'm the Orphans Court of Carroll County.
Dacauo her Term 1a1c

Tn the Orphans Court of Carroll County
December Term. 1916
Estate of Lewis Green, Sr., deceased.
Nv .nnIication. it is ordered, this 23rd day off
1.nnarvI 1917, that the sale of Real Estate Of
Lewis Green. ST.. late Of Carroll County; deceased
4o-a of fine last Will and Testament of said de-
ceased and this day reported to this Court by the
said Executors be ratified and confirmed unI@as
cause be shown to the contrary on or before The
conv of this order be inserted for three success
ave weeks in some newspaper printed and publish
"a in Carroll county, before the 3rd Monday ,Sth
day of February, next.
The report states the amount of sale to ba
SA0 SOLOMON MYERS.
THOMAS J HAINES,
MOSES J. I. TROXELL,
Judges
WILLIAM ARTHUR,
ian2s-3t Register of Wills for Carroll County
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DWELLING HOUSE for rent RHs=:sse
for $500 per month. u@2A@
.MEDFORD GROCERY CO.,
dec 8-tf Medford, Md.
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This in to give notice that the subscriber Daa
Obtained from the Orphans Court of Carroll
county, in Maryland. letters Testamentary on tho
Personal Estate of
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MARY M. KRIDELER,

late of Carroll county, deceased All persoRe
having claims against the deceased are hereby,
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof legally authenticated, to the subscriber
before the 26th day of August, 1917; they many
otherwise by law be excluded from all beneAt
of said estate.
Given under my hand this 22nd day OF January
1917.
ian o6At Executor.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

WILLIAM ARTHUR,
iar2s-3t Register of Wills for Carroll Count
Evening journal., 1917-10-13
DELAWARE MOTHERS MAKE
Sweaters FOR SOLDIERS

The response to the appeal made by
the Colonial Danes for knltters for the
fifteen hundred sweaters which they
desire to make for the Delaware boys"
at Anniston, by Thanksgiving, has
been very gratifying. Women from all
over the State have answered the call
and yarn has been distributed to knit
ters in Smyrna, Dover, Newark, Lewes,
New Castle, as well as to hundreds OF
women in this city and vicinity.
Next week members OF the war relief
committee Of the Danes will be at
Colonial Danes House. No. 1905 Market
street, between the following hours:
Monday-From 10 20 f. o'clock in the
morning.
Tuesday-From 3 TO $50 o'clock in
the afternoon.
Wednesday-Fro 30 10 1890 o'clock
In the morning and from 10 $50
o'clock In the afternoon.
Thursday-From 10 to 1890 o'clock in
the morning.
Friday-From to $50 o'clock in the
afternoon.
Saturday-From 10 20 1890 O'Clock
and from 3 to $50 o'clock.
Evening journal., 1917-10-13
RED cross NOW Helps
IN Soldiers RELIEF

Appointment Of directors OF civilian
relief I'm all thirteen national divisions
OF the American Red Cross, has just
been completed. The principal duty OF
these directors will be 10 organize and
supervise home service work by the
chapters in each division for the bene-
nt OF the families OF soldiers and sail
ors. The appointments are part Of the
new decentralized system Of the Red
Cross and the new directors now ad-
minister and manage civilian relief
work in their own division, although
under the supervision OF w. Frank
Persons, director general Of civilian re-
lief.
Through its home service sections OF
all chapters, the Red Cross aims TO help
families Of soldiers and sailors TO solve
the problems confronting them during
the absence Of husband or father, an6
10 help them adapt themselves TO the
cXigencies OF war times.
The director OF civilion relief for the
district Of which Delaware Is part Is
Pennsylvania division (philadelphial- -
j. Byron Deacon. leader among social
workers in Pittsburgh for the past flv,
years and secretary Of the Society foI
the Prevention OF tuberculosis n
Pennsylvania.
Evening journal., 1917-10-13
MONEY borrowed 60
Years AGO Returned
Miss Harris OF Georgetown
Receives $4,000 for
$1,000 She Loaned
GEORGETOWN TO BE
CENTRAL OFFICE
,o,,o1 - THE EVENING JoUnNAL

Special 20 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN. Del, Oct. l3.--
sixty years ago in a small Pennsyl-
vania town. when Miss Eliza Harris
of Georgetown, now about 81 years OLD
was a young woman, she loaned
81. 900 TO a man and for all these
wears she had lost trace OF the DOT
rover. This week she received 81 900
and s4,OO interest from him The
man. whose name has been kept a Sc
cret. had evidently been looking for
her but II was not until a few days
ago when he saw an account OF Miss
Harris accident al RehobOth when
she fell and broke her hip that ne
was able TO locate her.
An Economic Club has been formed
al Houston with the following Of
ficers: President Mrs. c. p. Perry;
vice-president Mrs. W. s. Grant; sec
retary Miss Louise Counselman'
treasurer. Mrs. William Chism-
Charles Conoway has been elected
nresident; Lola Tucker, vice-presi
dent; Lucy Hahn, secretary, and
FLORENCE Andrews treasurer OF the
senior class OF the Greenwood High
School.
Al a meeting Of the Red Cross So
ciety, al Dagsboro. Thursday night,
the Rev. J. c. B. Hopkins was chosen
president; Mrs p. G. West. vice
president; Mrs. Virginia. Lingo secre-
tary. and Mrs. Long, treasurer.
Evening journal., 1917-10-13
they're SATISFIED NOW
Americans Are FIGHTING
BY J. w. PEGLER.

UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent.
AMERICAN FIELD HEADQUARTERS.
France, Sept. 2O.-(By MaiD.-Boche
prisoners working near one OF the
American camps wouldn't believe our
troops were really Americans until
they saw them play ball. II happened
thus:
The Sammies used to meet little
bunch Of the German prisoners on the
road every day once in a while they
would strike one who could speak Ger
man-and the story was always the
same.
You can't tell us you're Americans,
said one German spokesman. you're
Engllshmen IN American uniforms. The
Americans can't bring over troops be-
cause the U-boats are sinking their
Transports
one day when the Sammes had an
afternoon two company ball teams
fought out the regimental champion
ship on a typical old sand lot. Work
ing in a distant field the Germans
"stallod" on the job, watching the
game.
One Of the ball players met a Boche
on his way back.
"Who WONT" asked the prisoner, in
English.
1--WE did, G TO l."
The German gave In.
"You must be Americans all right. "
he remarked sadly. mo Englishmen
could play ball like you fellows did =.
l know because ] used 10 be a fan
when / was I'm America"
Evening journal., 1917-10-13
DEMOCRATS STNRT
FACT OVAL FIGHT.
Salisbury Said TO Oppose
Reelection Of Isaac as
County Chairman
MILL CREEK HU DRED
URGES HIS ELECTION

At meeting OF Mil Creek Hundred
Democrats held at Mermaid Thursday
night. Frank F. Yearsley, prominent
farmer, was elected to represent that
hundred on the new Democratic
County Committee. The meeting
adopted resolution commencing
County Chairman Hery r. Isaacs FOR
HIS efficient work during the last cam
paign and urged his reelection as
county chairman.
This is looked on as the opening gun
Of what Is expected 10 be a bitter hight
between the salisbury and anti-Sauls-
bury factions of the Democratic party
IN New Castle county for control Of
the county committee. senator Sauls-
bury Is reported TO be opposed TO the
reelection OF Mr.. lsaacs as chairman
OF the committee. In political circles
Il Is rumorod that this opposition on
the part OF the Senator TO the young
Wilmington attorney for recollection as
head Of the county organization Is due
10 lsaac's refusal to pledge himself for
the denomination OF Salisbury for
United States Senator.
Friends OF lsaacs contend that he
made an efficient chairman OF the
county committee during the last cam
palgn and that he therefore Is entitled
10 reelection. They also claim that Mr.,
Isaacs has never committed himself on
the senatorial question, but that he
recently told Senator Salisbury he
would not pledge himself TO am candl-
date so far IN advance Of the campaign.
This, according 20 Isaacs friends,
aroused nv ire Of the senior senator
and that consequently he Is after the
young attorneys political scalp and
will try 20 bring about his defeat Tor
recollection as chairman.
Isaacs some time ago. Il Is reported
did not desire reelection but his
friends thinking he was the logical
man for the position urged him 10
again become candidate. Since his
1 refusal to pledge himself In advance
on the Senatorship and learning that
he was marked for political slaughter
Isaacs has gotten into the contest
and Is making an active fight for re-
eelction. AS far as can be learned
no one elhe mas ueoh oubb''N'o A"i
chairman.
Mill Creek Is the second OF the hun
/ dreds 10 meet and elect a member OF
the County Committee Members o
the committee elect their own chair
man. Il Is said that Mr. Yearsley
who will represent MIL Creek on th'
committee Is favorable 10 the re
election OF Mr.. 1saacs. The othe
hundreds will hold their meeting
next week to elect representatives oi
the County Committee.
Josiah Marvel. OF this city; Andre'
]. Lynch, OF Sussex County. and !
Irving Handy, OF Kent Kent Counil
have been mentioned as likely sens
, torial candidates.