Evening journal., 1921-06-04
REPUBLICANS in
CLOSING RALLY
Leroy Harvey Talks to Ne
gro Republicans at East
Side Meeting
QUOTE DEMOCRATIC
PRAISE FOR COUNCIL


pending greatly upon the votes Of
the women for carrying the ticket
across at the municipal election
today. was the statement Of Leroy
Harvey. Republican candidate for
mayor. last night. He addressed an
enthusiastic meeting Of the colored
Republicans Of the Eighth ward In
No. 30 School, Twelfth and Poplar
streets.
The meeting. which was presided
over by Mrs. +. Gertrude Rose, was
opened by the singing Of America. "
in which all took part Other speak
ers az the meeting beside Mr. Har-
vey we're: Howard NJ. Ward, Repub-
lican candidate for President OF city
Council: James b. MoManus. Re
publican candidate for councilman
from the Eighth ward, and John O..
Hopkins. Republican candidate for
councilman from the Sixth ward.
In opening his address. Mr.. Har-
vey told of the great dependence he
is placing in the women for Tie sue
cess of the Republican ticket to-
day. He told Of the history Of VIII
mington. of it's growth from a little
settlement along the banks Of the
| Christiana in 1898. nearly 800 years
/ ago, and OF its development from a
settlement to a borough and then e
a city. The present city charter un-
der which Wilmington is now gov
erned, he said. needs to be i'm
proved.
( There is always room for i'm
provement," Mr.. Harvey declared,
There is room for Improvement In
every thing; in ourselves; in the hu-
man race; in human government,
and II is to get that improvement that
the Republican party is always strug-
Cling" He referred to the great inn
provement in the American form Of
government. where every man and
every woman is permitted TO vote
for the party and principle he be-
neves in. over the form OF govern
ment of foreign nations. "Our free
dom and liberty" he said. ARE a
priceless heritage"
Mr.. Harvey promised he would. II
elected. always be ready and anxious
to confer with any citizens as "a
methods Of bettering the government
and improving the living conditions
Of the people He said that at all
times the door Of his Office would
be open to the people. regardless OF
race. creed or color, and that he
would be willing to listen to sug.
gestions and to give any advice thai
he could.
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candidate for President OF Cit!
Council. said that the question be
fore the voters at the election toda
is whether we want a return to tn
; old Democratic form Of government
+, when the city was conducted on a
\ unbusiness-lile method. and Repuh
p lican voters were alleged to hav
been barred from voting. or whethe
IL is desirable to continue under
business-like Republican admins
tration.
James b. McManus, Republican
candidate for Councilman from tn
Eighth ward. challenged any Demo
crat to show that the present Cit!
Council has been an unbusiness-lik'
administration. He referred to tn
recent statement Of James Kane. tn
oldest member OF City Council. VIII
has represented the Fourth ward il
I Council for twenty-four years. {,
the effect that this retiring Cit.
! Council has been the most success
3 ful that the city has ever had.
John o. Hopkins. Republican can
81 didate for Councilman from the Sxt
q ward. also spoke. referring to IN
= ability OF the candidates on the Re
q publican ticket
s Attention was called by member
K Of the Republican City Committee
r. the number Of times Democrat
members Of City Council have bee
"A absent from meetings OF Council du
= ing the last "a sessions Councilma
Mulvena Of the Tenth ward. was al
sent "a times IL is charged; Hem
- Of the Eleventh ward has been a
sent 27 times and Murray Of Il
Twelfth ward % times out Of the
sessions. members OF the G.. o.
committee asserted.