Evening journal., 1917-04-02
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Complete. List Of'Candidates
Who Desire Offices at
Election
SIXTEEN FOR
CITY COUNCIL

gneciai to TIE, EVENING. JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, Del, April All
any one had an idea that there was
to be scarcity OF candidates for
CITY Council for tho biennial munich
pal election Tuesday. April 10. be-
cnuse the names were not filed up to
saturday. he was compelled 20 change
Ills mind before the clock struck IL
o'clock Saturday night, Sixteen can
didatos arc IN the race for the four seats
40 he filed, and there are three candi-
dates for president Of Council City
(lerk G. Allen Smith had a busy tme
saturday enrolling tho names Of the last
nnnute Office seekers. and there were
few surprises sprung
The complete list of candidates II a.
follows;
For mavor-Theodore w. Cavender
William u. Grier and b. Eugene Rogers
For president of City Council-,lames
Nhalen. Francis Buck and j. u. Stoops.
For CITY Comcil-Andrew M. Galla-
oher Garry Wmtlock, A II. Bradley,
George B. Neef, W. Lester Cramer, Sell
den S. Deemer. A. II. Padley, John Ries
William B. Kee, Louis Duncan. Neil B.
Seminar, George S. Bacon, John Sheri-
dan. Jacob Speicher, William Weggen-
mann and A S. Boyce
For city clerk-G. Allen Smith. Ed
ward w. Eagle. Jacob Wright and
Flnnois J. Reynolds.
For CITY treasurer. B. Mnnlove
Howard Wilhelm, Hugh q. Duffy.
For Court House Square comm issioner
--Aexander T. Goudis.
Notices OF the election have been post
ed about the city. They give notice
thot.a- mayor, a president of City Ooun-
ell four councilmen, a city treasurer, a
citv clerk. four election inspectors, one
from each ward. and Court House
commissioner are to be elected. Al
Offices 20 be filled are for n term Of tvvS
wears except that of Court House com
missioner. winch is for ten years. TIL
rolls VIII be open from noon until
o'clock, ard thepolhng places viii be a
follows:
First ward-old COURT House.
Second ward-Charles II. Oewel
shop.
Third-ward-store northwest corne
CLAYTON and Ninth STREETS.
Fourth gard-Engine ho'Ise
L. 4. Ashton, a colored man enploye
a. the plant of the American Manga
nese COMPANY for the past few months
died Saturday at his boarding place, NJ
so South Fourth street, of pneumomf
and the remains were sent TO Dover, On
mans home. yesterday morning by I'm
dertaker Charles II. ClewelL Ashtol
was 40 years old and leaves a wife an
two children in Dover.
A meeting will be held tonight at tn
home Of John r. Lamhson in the inter
ests Of the Navy league. Il ia hope'
that arrangements can be made at tn
= meeting to begin recruiting in this city
The meeting will he held in an effort
70 continue the movement started at th'
mass meeting in the Opera House Thurs
day evening. when Secretary Staytor
made an address.
The meeting Of City Council tomorrow
night viii he the last meeting Of tho
present body and So, eral unfinished mat
ters Of business will he transacted so a.
% leove tho table az clear as possIbl,
Tor the incoming Council. The new
Council viii take Office az once after th.
election, April 10 The INSPECTORS q
the election win canvass the vote An,
evening following The election and civ,
those elected their certificates and nj
the evening after that the new BODY WI
probably meet for organization.
The oflicers-elect Of Little Rear Trp
Of Rel Men will he installed Thursa
night BY Deputy Great Sachem Harry,
Davis. as follows: Prophet Heni
Fastburn sachom. Cyrus =. Rite
house; senior sycamore. w. Frank S