The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-05-30
WHO WILL BE THE MAYOR
Of ELIZABETH CITY NOW?
That's The Question Uppermost in Everybody $
Mind and Not Even The Aldermen Elect
Have Answered 1t

Who will be the next mayor Oh
wizabeth City? That is the
.uastion on everybody's lips.
uizabeth City's new Board OF
.I5araen takes Office Monday
,jat,t, June ?. The first duty of
+ba new Board after organiza-
~. IS the filing Of appointiVe.
aBaas first of which is Mayor.
Who will be the Mayor?
rr,nl<iv. this newspaper doesn't
,.nz II can't even guess. And all
tho very good reason that the new
.,.o-man elect, themselves do not
I,oxy who they are going to name for
Mayor The Aldermen elect have been
o,,,cusing ever since their election
oyarv time they hold a caucus they
,oon 70 get further and further apart
-, +ba ruayoralty question. They eau
o,,e again tonight and tonight they
.,sv hit on some one; time is getting
,,,,r+ and they must do something. But
70 this hour they don't know who
t,,ay want 10 preside at their meet
, and aest the decisive vote when
comes tie.
All sorts of men have been sug-
.,0t0d for Mayor. Their has been a
considerable boom for A. B. Houtz, and
boouo for 0. F. Gilbert and a boom
for p ". Mcmillan. But every one
of these men already occupies public
.f7ce and is not eligible. Under North
Carotina's constitution no man can
Ibid two political Offices. Mr.. Houtz
.,d Mr.. Gilbert are members of the
pasouotank Highway Commission ana
ur MCMILLAN is a member OF the
Northeastern North Carolina District
Highway Commission.
Then some one started boom for
t McCabe and another for w. Z.
cIouer Whispers of G. H. Robinson
rkauise were heard. But the younger
clement in the town says give US
vonneer man; this is a young mans
age and Elizabeth City wants youth
and pep and progress in Office. NO
sae ouestions the ability of the older
men bat Younger men are demanding
reoosntfon: -tsss.es ..,.-...ss. :. -
Several younger men have been
nentaoned. w. P. Duff is a faVor1te
With a. large number of people. An
otbes- young business man who mas
beeo suggested is NJ. Leigh Sheep
Either of these men would make a
good executive. Either of these men
would let a City Manager run the
town. Neither of these men has an
axe to grind and neither is unduly in
Auenced by men higher up. Both are
dependable. The Board of Aldermen
wouldn't go wrong on either OF them
And there is another man looming
large in the estimation OF the puoLlc
There has grown up in Elizabeth City
within a few weeks a sentiment favor
ing Geo, Seyfert, superintendent OF the
Elizabeth City Hosiery Mills, for the
mayoralty. Geo. Seyfert is an EN-
eient executive; he knows how to dea
with crowds; and Geo. Seffert Is 6
thinker and student. Geo. Seynert Is
one of very few men in Elizabeth CITY
who knows little something aDou
everything under the sun; he is post
ed on current events and he has
grasp of big economic and social PROB
lens And in the estimation or hls
friends he excels because of the purity
of his personal life; he is clean, strong
healthy and has clear vision. liz
has pep. Some believe that George
Seyffert once called to serve the com
munity would make as big commun'
ty man as A 3. HoutZ, and that
saying something.
The Aldermen elect will get togethe1
tonight and consider all Of the mel
hereiu named, and probably many
more. What will be the up-shot?
And AS To City Manager
The Aldermen elect seem to be more
certain of what course to pursue II
the selection of a City Manager. Thl:
newspaper has felt them out suthclen
to believe that they are almost un
ahimously committed to the good. sen
stble idea of going out of town for
City Manager. In fact, this newspape
is informed that the new Aldermen ar
already in touch with the Natlona
Association of City Managers and l
getting a line on trained men for tn
job. If they fall down on this it reall!
will not matter who is made Mayor
The success or failure Of the neV
political administration in Eltzabetl
City viii rest upon the Office OF Cit