Evening journal., 1921-05-20
new PARTY IN
CITY CAMP AIGN
"Wilmington-New Castle
Grows Out of Bridge
Bill Rejection
JONES WON'T RUN
ON TICKET FOR MAYOR

Elections, a convention Of the WI
mington-New Castle party was held
yesterday and candidates chosen.
The following communication ac-
companied the ticket and the de-
scription OF the emblem filed with
Mr. Fouik:
'Wilmington-New Castle Party.
SIS Shipley street.
Wilmington, May IS, 1921.
Department of Elections, City
Hall, Wilmington. Delaware,
"Gentlemen: - Enclosed herewith
you will find certificate OF the viii
mington-New Castle party. dated
this day, certifying to the proceed
ings at its convention held May IS,
1921.
ATTACHED to the certificate you
will find tracing OF the party en-
blem. enclosed to facilitate the per-
formance of your duties in the prem
ises.
Please acknowledge the receipt
and please let us know the hour Of
it, filing; also whether you have any
doubt as to the sufficiency Of the
number OF bona fide voters repre-
scented by (this) organization in the
said city Of Wilmington" to the end
that we may forthwith file the certifi-
cate you have the right to require.
aling.
Yours truly.
WILMINGTON
NEW CASTLE PARTY,
Thomas A. Freisliben,
Acting Chairman OF Campaign Com
mittee.
In the list Of candidates the only
name filed is that OF Holmes Jones
for mayor. Mr.. Jones immediately
filed his resignation with Mr.. Foulk.
When spoken TO today Mr.. Jones said
he knows of two other men who
would accept the nomination on the
Wilmington-New Castle ticket. Mr.
Jones resignation follows:
May 10, 1871.
Department Of Elections,
City Hail.
Wilmington, DelawaEe.
Gentlemen: You are hereby for
hidden to include my name IN the
list OF candidates, required to be
published by you, pursuant to the
provisions Of the general elections
law and the charter of the city Of
Wilmington.
I hereby notify you that I do not
accept the nomination for mayor OF
the city OF Wilmington, certified to
have been made in the 18th day OF
May, 1921, by the Wilmington-New
Castle Earty.
Yours truly.
HOLMES JONES.
In the platform, the Wilmington
New Castle party declares itself
"against the continuous sacrificing
of principle for party expediency,
against the unnecessary multiplied
tion of public Offices for distribution
on a bipartisan basis or among the
workers Of the party in power"
Continuing the platform is:
Against the Vaccinations or
those in control Of the dominant po-
nucal parties. who eim at both Re
publican and Democratic parties,
bargain for rotation OF Offices. so the
minority political divisions OF the
State. having one-third Of the popu-
larion Of the State, shall be. for two
thirds Of the time, in control Of the
entire State, governmental machin-
cry (except the Legislature), and
that the same one-third Of the popu.
lation OF this State shall be. through
a railroads safe and dependable Sc
loctions, in full control OF the Gen
eral Assembly Of the State Of Della
ware at all times"
Against the political situation
that has for years been worked L
the certain injury OF the city Of VIII
mington and the county Of New Cas-
tie. 10 retard its growth. TO crippl
its schools, TO check its road build
ing, TO prevent the necessary bridg
building and with studied care q
curb its developing activities; bu
Forgetting not TO saddle it with al
the financial burdens attendant upor
civic stagnation."
Some Of the planks IN the VIII.
pIington-New Castle Party platform
are:
we pledge our candidates. at the
impending municipal election in
Wilmington, if elected. to try, in
good faith, 10 accomplish the follow
ing:
ITO cut the payroll Of the City OF
Wilmington in half
TO produce twice the work, with
half the city's employees
To deliver the management and
control Of the schools Of Wilmington
INTO the hands Of the mothers in
Wilmington.
To eliminate the burden OF q
business license. upon the citizens of
wilmington engaged in.
Here follows a long list OF bust
nesses.
A realignment OF the Legislative
districts TO the end that each renro
sentative and senator Of the stat
shan represent an equal number !
Inhabitants Of the State is also ealle
for in the platform.
Place Is left at the bottom OF ~
platform which was distributed =,
u the signature of those who wish
Y enroll.
Included IN the ticket filed wi
Nfr Foulk was the following not
Non: Nominations for other {
fdes were duly provided for subje
TO Ne report Of the county comm
tee.
The statement was sworn 10 befo
Magistrate Lawrence J. Broman.
carried the signatures Of JOSEF
Knots. presiding officer. 4O3 TayI
street, and Thomas A. Frelslebe
245 North DUPONT street.
Another meeting of those interes
cd in the party was held this afte
noon In the oflce OF Mr.. Jones, 81