Evening journal., 1921-05-24
BAYARD TALKS
TO DEMOCRATS
Says Present Campaign
Stands For Better City
Government
WOMAN APPEALS
FOR PARTY AID

blcd IN Schooi NO. 10 Intru ana
Harrison streets. last night Mt.
Bayard said in part:
mir. Harvey on Saturday after
noon gave a prepared statement TO
the press. in which he reiterated =
statement made by him when he
announced his candidacy for Mayor
aid said, I am for a new city
Charter that win give us an econom-
ical and efficient government and
will put the business affairs OF the
city on a purely business basis Mr..
Harvey then goes on 10 state that
he was for the Citizens Charter;
that he attended the recent sessions
OF the Legislature in Dover (for
purposes unstated); he further states
that IL elected he purposes TO study
during the coming two years the
charter question with the aid OF the /
best authorities he can find in this
country and then work for that /
charter when Wilmington chooses |
its representatives for the legisla- |
tive session OF 1928. Mr.. Harvey |
then asks the question Have 1 made l
myself plain?'
"a careful reading OF this pre-
pared statement OF Mr.. Harvey
shows first in his original statement
when announcing his candidacy, he
merely announced himself for new
City Charter; second, that he was
/ for sometime for the Citizens Com
mittee Charter. and third. that he
will work for some charter (for he
makes no definite statement OF what
N.
mington members OF the Legislature
are chosen next year. No one who
carefully reads Mr.. Harveys state
ment can come TO any other con-
clusion than that he has made the
statements just above summarized
and that they are a fair and cor
rect summation OF his stand on this
question. The question which the
voters OF this city are asking them
selves. and Mr.. Harvey as well, IS
Does Mr.. Harvey in the present
campaign continue 20 advocate the
Citizens Committee Charter He
can. II he will. make a categorical
answer yes or no. but as yet he
has failed to do so.
Apart from his evasions In an
J
in the present campaign, and apart
from his reiteration OF the stand he
: took when announcing his candidacy
81 Mr.. Harvey has confined himself 10
, boasting OF the elories and achieve
ments OF the Republican party in
a the nation at large, although he
t. seems to carefully avoid the record
a OF the present City Council, a Re-
q publican body. II the recent move
IL ment among the citizens OF this cits
70 meant anything. Il plainly evidenced
n the desire OF vast majority OF the
@ voters to secure for the city non
n partisan charter. TO the end that the
o men chosen TO administer the ar
- fairs Of the city. while they might
:. be Democrats or Republicans, would
e. not be chosen as such but would be
|. selected solely for their qualihca-
|. tions for the efficient administration
s Of the affairs OF the city upon nom
s partisan basis. IL would, therefore
appear in this election Mr.. Harvey
b, is putting aside the plainly express
d ed desires OF the voters OF Will
- mington and asking for himself and
d his associates on the Republican
r. ticket an election to Office solely az
- Renublicans. In other words, Mr.
e Harvev's conception OF the present
4. campaien is that the votes Of the
d people OF wilmington should b'
sought on the basis that the GIVE
i- affairs OF Wilmington should be o
p the Republican party, for the Re
o publican party. and by the Repubh
n can marty. The stand 1 take Will
y my fellow Democrats in the presen
p. campaign is that Wilmington
.e yilnington. comes first; that q
II hotter the administration OF ou
10 municipal affairs. we need an
sbould have. the non-partisan char
ter as presented 10 the Legislatur
last winter by the Citizens Com
mite. and that the administrator
Y Of our local affairs should be
Wumingtonians. by Wilmingtonian'
and for Wimingtonians' resaroies
of party"
ID Miss Ellen Samworth presidedNa
Of the meeting and urged the wome
d To work hard for success at the com
he inc election. 1T is impossible sh
said. that any great effort In I'M
e ward. Democratic stronghold
n, should not be reflected TO a grea
extent in the adjoining wards, IN
" Fifth. Twelfth and Third wards.
TO j Merrick Horn, candidate Tor CIT
TO treasurer on the Democratic ticke
at and John J. Mulvena, candidate tc
CITY Council from the Tenth war
nd told Of the need Of better city GOV
SO ernment and a municipal hou'
in cleaning. Mr. Mulvena said he stoo
nd for reelection on his past recor'
by John 1. Dolan. a well-known Demo
cratic politician. also made a sho
re address.
of Mr.. Bayard today made public u
&C. Following statement with the
quest that il be printed;
VS. wilmington, Del, May "a, ls-
al Wilmington, Del,
a May "a. 1e2
ITO the Editor Of The Morning Ne"
&C. Wilmington, Del;
es. "Dear Sir-In this mornings iss'
Won published the report Of a speed
81 NV Nr Thomas ". Miller, in whi'
I'M he takes me TO task for my oppos
he zion to bill introduced last wint
.. i'm the Legislature and endeavors
I'M make il appear that l was oppos'
INT 10 this bill for reasons antagonist
sh. to the veterans OF the late war az
to exhibit my prejudice wrote le
ter in support of my views. The IL
me ter TO which he refers and which
lis. deliberately refrained from readi'
he to his audience is as follows;
he Wilmington. Delaware,