Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-10
Circulation Every 1CSO0
Evening Yesterday AOOOO
-wuAr's ALL TuE SHooTIN' FORT"
TUESDAY. MAY 10. 1921

Ne have received the following COM
u,unication which deserves an answer:
NJ Editor-in that exquisite sa-
.u, "'rhc Tavern" the leading
character. bcfuddled 10y all the
HHhts which have occurred IN front
oi hum. suddenly asks, What's all
The shootn' for
Two weeks ago ! moved To Wi
4iuetou a. enEagc IA business
since then have Witnessed Tor
h,otdl much 'shootn "i tue
mouth" bN various candidates who
apc secking tho approval ~ the
~, torlte IN thu forthcoming mu-
ui,iI,lI election
Ma, ash. Nj Editor what's
an th, ahoouu for
n 4 reuuiuc issue at stake in
Nh.rh tho pcupl,--that iS persons
tx. nlAs,u who have never served
th,n country politiCalN-atc array
Ul Themselves aEainst a political
clique
election 81 Winch tho outs are
ut.at ta oust the iu-
Uidr,ss this l,ttvr to YOU. be
,4us nsit, ho,tt informed iN "ld
residents thar lNcN ENcniue Il not
tied to ans financial - pahu,al in
t,i,.t with am axe % gllnd. May
a.E #Hat Nau rrpiN tu thus through
uf, .ta#utuus I yvut feurual and
that YOU llN, M, run and com
tr-vtf ua nN au's u"n.
W'.tt'- 600 th, -hootin for
IS. .,utl,uaus question IS fair
p AID should :, ei,cu tait answer.
nu,r, ir-n, Is a stake. Persons
,H rvu,,d ,re,d- ar, ua~~.re them
rs. aeuuu rauti,u ,iipa rh'S
,t ~ orduar, municipal election.
ru .su, s-.hau Wilmington place
a.. u administration which favors
ITS du chart,r ), shah j r.turn to
,a,. , group 81 mon who are opposed
f ,uangc IN IN, ,lr business.
ia, pcrson- .t a1l political creeds
-th, memner- i mon, than 50 civic.
professional. business. rclle,ous. scho-
So, commercial financial and labor
.e4zauon~ men ana vou.u Who
d.r-ed n, new ,t> ,hart, winch
,,ts .abuited Is tt, ast legislature.
s,d uhio VI. aH,d II members of
IS. sa,in,an party - pur,H poliu-
sons ard .,thrs cls,
Ib ponuc.d ,tque ia number Of
br,,, Republican Fcntrl of $40
- Il va. s,dcd n tho d,feat
/, IS. .bt,t,f ana vno hay, announced
uat hc wu crush fcaricssiy and
u,.uessl certain ItrSons who we're
:. ho'd - 10 eNcrcis, th,m ordinary
r.eht = citizsnship 1t has not been
announced whethcr thos, heroic gentry
Win perform their crush.es literally or
n-l.a..,ely though il is said that they
h.., I.aastcd 'ha,- hoy ha,o God on
tlen ,i,
tn members IL TN organizations
leted ,bo,. who i1rcspecti,, of ma
t,ona0 part, affiliations dcsirc to see
murt ei,cr "a better form of city
F,,erp,nent-onc which vii make il
isusa1e 70 administer the citys affairs
4 business like way instead Of in
the oid-fashlonea grating style--arc
- sin t.o candidacy ~ Thomas T.
Ia1ara Tor mayof
Al yara viii he ths Democratic
t.ar..,. .or uayof Not Iy IS he
~ 10, ucv cit, charter. bat he actively
81 MS tim, and energy AZ working
th. passiur - Ia, original charter
4H IN n, Legislature IL viii make
lis arht -. .. ponuc.a grounds but
a.. maueuea platform which calls
ar .an -. ,hue-s now charter for
Wuunror
m, Eepublioan party VIII have to
choose bctwcen two gentlemen for the
navoralty nomination. ono Of these,
Charles Iorwood. As a hard-hitting,
honest man whom We believe would
uat, an acceptable mayor II he was
NOT allied with. and was not seeking
th, tt.or ~ the reactionary Republican
gang u chosen he would have al his
sid, aa Il the crooked elements which
Isd up the charter movement a few
v.s.s aEo RE is q good man. but his
surroundings are not conducive u
pulJ, cer hdcuo,
Leroy Harvey IS The other Republican
,tudidatc for mayoralty honors. Mr.
Harvey mas never actively participated
1T politics before Unfortunately for
him n. has allied himself with the in
forests which we're opposed 10 the new
,tl charter and of course. seeks the
ftors ~ the same party which Mr
Ial.vaod = wooinr - asslduously Mr.
Harvey. 10 course Is au honest man
ln hs political announcement he stated
That J ann FOR new charter.
uforluuateiy Mr. Harvey has
saautsd high minded attitude toward