Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28
CAN'T EXPLAIN LOSS
TO CITY OF $35, 900
ON CREMATORY FIRE
Continued from pas. 4,


''Then. following the ccurse thus f1x
pursued by hdm In his recent speeches,
Mr.. Baynrd continued, he reitmntes hiz
opposition to tho Citizens Committee
charter. and Mr.. Harvey, Republican
candidate for mayor. at the snunc meet
ing is presented MS the sole person for
whom tho meeting should cast its votes.
''Mr. Harvey's newspaper supporters
declare that his (Mr. Harvcy's attitude
toward a non-partfsan charter is clear
and satisfactory; yet night before last
at the Same meeting and from the Same
platform Mayor Taylor, Samuel ].
White, candidate for city treasurer, and
Colonel Ellison, chairman of the RE-
publican City Committee. as we'll as
other organization leaders, denounced
the non-partisan charter bin presented
by the Citizens Committee, and Mr..
White cven went so far as to boaet of
the fact of his vote in Dover against
the Citizens Committee charter BILL
Among other things" said Mr..
Bayard. "a morning paper quoted Mr..
White as having said that he wns
proud of tho ract that he had voted
against tho charter. because II would
have been playing into the hands of the
Democratic party It may well be
asked how Mr.. White reconcfles this
position with the fact that at least so
per cent of the large and representa-
tive Delegation giving to Dover to sup
port the Citizens' Committee charter
were Republicans. How can he recon-
Gle his position with the fact chat Re-
publicans. such as Robert II. Richards.
Charles Warner, Mrs. A d. Warner,
Sr- Mrs. Alice Dunbar Nelson. Her
bert FL. Ward, Miss Jeanette Eckman,
MISS Helen Garrett, Alfred ID. Warner,
Jr- and Charles II. Cofburn were MEM
bers of the General Citizens Charter
committees which indorsed the charter"
~It stands TO reason" saad the Demo-
cratic nayoralty candidate, that all
voters of the city are per-
picked and disgusted to find speaking at
the same meeting and from the same
platform these regular representatives
OF the Republican organization against
the Citizens Committee charter, with
it's outstanding non-partisan provisions,
and at the same time having the Re
pubncan press of this city editorially
backing Mr. Harvey on the basis that
bis stand on the city charter is clear
and satisfactory. In plain English. in
one word OF one syllable. Mr.. Harvey
can. If he wishes. tell the voters Of Will
whether he is in this campaign
for or against the Citi-
zens' Committee chrater."
Twelfth Ward Wide Awake
Councilman John ]. Murray. who is
seeking reelection TO Council on the
Democratic ticket, told his hearers that
the Twelfth ward was not asleep II
-
the Twelfth ward are asleep" said Mr..
I'VE are wide awake. not only
II this ward but in every other ward,
and the Democrats can wei realize why
The new city charter went down TO de-
feat-" The speaker referred to the
s25, 900 loss as wen as the $4,000 bond
which has not been recovered by the
.fty since the burning of the crcmatory
n January. 1920.
AT the time Of the contract for the
.renratury.- said Mr.. Murray. Colonel
chairman of the Republican
COMMITTEES, was secretary Of
he Board OF Health and later was di-
-eoting the garbage disposal concern.
DURING a recent meeting Of Council as
. committee OF the whole. I asked our
.ity solicitor what had become of the
,35, 900 insurance and why the $4,000
,ond had not been collected. ! WAS
old by the City Solicitor Huxley that 10 |
secure the money IL would be necessary |
o take the matter into court And |
O do this" continued Mr.. Murray, |
would mean suing Colonel Ellison"
The stencil resulting from the burning |
f horse flesh was termed by Miss Sam |
worth in her address, as "a glaring i'm |
I know that the head Of the /
Republican city Committee Was presi /
lent OF the Board of Health at that /
iIne," she said.
Miss Sarnworth explained the present /
orrn Of government under the old char
er. She stated that many departments
.verlap, but did not meet. She urged
.er hearers TO support the entire Demo-
ratio ticket, for an alI-around better
-overnInent-
Robert w. Kramer. candidate for
resident of City Council. spoke on
rs past work of supporting the work
ne man. He stated that the records
{ Dover would show that he had sup
orted every bin which directly bene-
ted the city as well as the working
nan. During his talk he said Mr..
Iarvey was asleep at his post" and
hat he couldn't tell whether he was
or the present city charter or new
ity charter, such as was defeated at
lover.
The women voters of the ward es-
ecially urged by Mr. Kramer 10 sup
ort the Democratic ticket at the elec-
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