Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-01

eratiVe, yet the women taxpayers
there participated in the annual
election OF Town commissioners
Saturday with quite as much en-
thusiasm as ever before.
Election Illegal. Charge
The election OF officials there IS con-
Quoted under different conditions than
elsewhere. owing TO the fact thar the
place is an incorporated township.
with its own constitution. and the
Board OF Commissioners have full
sway in dealing with all affairs per-
tanning to it.
The election was not without an
element OF discord, because J. w.
Galloway of Baltimore. who Is a large
property holder. has served notice on
+. c. Graham, OF Washington. the In
cumbent Mayor (who IL elected by
the Commissioners that he will con-
test It, Mr. Galloway declared today
that the election was irregular and
Illegal, contrary 10 the provisions OF
ihe constitution governing the village.
and he charges up the responsibility
for mismanagement 70 Mayor Graham.
Specific charges are made by Mr..
Galloway that when he cast his bal
lot there was only one judge present
at the polling place. whereas, there
should have teen three; that the TICKET
was not printed in proper form in
that il did not designate the number
Of commissioners TO be voted for; and
that persons who are not property
holders. were permitted 20 cast bal
lots. whereas the right OF voting is
limited entirely to taxpayers. lie
charges that Mr. Waltemeyer. the
only judge present. had no book or
list to show who are. and who are not.
taxpayers.
Mayor Resents. But Comes To Time
Mr. Galloway says that Nr. Graham
resented the charge made by him (Gal-
lowayl, as 10 the irregular proceed
ings, yet az the same time, the Mayor
soon saw 10 it that the proper mum
Der OF judges were on hand during
the rest OF the balloting. Mr.. GallO-
way received 3 votes at. fhs' S(eE&IoH,
his name having been written in, and
not printed on the ballots. as were
the others who were up for election.
II is not the fact that he only re-
ceived 3 votes that has aroused Mr..
Galloway. because he declined TO
serve as a Commissioner when elect
ed last year Il simply want 10 see
all matters conducted in a business
like manner" he said The three
votes for me were apparently COM
plimentary ones OF friends, as l was
not a candidate" he added
Those Who Were Elected
| There are nearly 30 voters eligible
10 participate in the election, and
nearly all OF them cast ballots Sat
urday. The polls were open from 3
TO . p. m. The judges were w. w.
Waltemeyer, West Forest Park, Bal
| limOTes morgan ID. Odildndu, VI Wdsh~
ington. and Mrs. E. \. Gage, OF An
napolis The clerks were Weller Nc
Carthy, and Norman Waesche, both Of
Washington. The count OF ballots
showed the following returned elected
as Commissioners: G. A. Mccarthy.
Washington; Wallace w. Waltemeyers
Baltimore; W. f. Linkins, Washing
ton: George Salisbury, Baltimore;
Frank r. Weller, Washington; E. G.
Graham. Washington, and P. Vi,
Maley, Washington.
Fireworks, Then A Dance
Following the election there was a
beautiful display of fireworks along
the bayside. and Mr.. and Mrs. Waite
meyer, Of Baltimore, entertained q
large number of friends ar a recep-
ton and dance in the Civic League
pavilion. in honor Of their daughter
Miss Margaret Waltemeyer, whose
birthday will be tomorrow.