Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-24
Mr.. DAYARD TRIES TO
PIN MR.. HARVEY DOWN
-TODEFN|TE PROGRAM
Democratic Mayoralty Nominee
Says Republican Opponent
ID Evasive.
ON THE n0n-pARTIsAN ISSUE

In ringing address at mass meet
Ing IN the Tenth ward, at No. Is School.
Third and Harrison streets, last night,
Thomas r. Bayard. Democratic nominee
Tor mayor, reiterated his own platform.
which is to work for the interests of
Wilmington, regardless of PARTISAN
politices. and he stated that he Is also
making an effort to pin Leroy Harvey.
the Republican mayoralty nominee,
down to a definite program. but 80 far
hss been unable to figure just where
MIR. Harvey stands.
MIR. Marvey." he said. ION Saturday
afternoon gave a prepared statement to
the press. In which he reiterated state
msnt made by him when he announced
his candidacy for mayor and said. Il
am for = now city charter that will give
us an economical and efficient govern
ment. and will put the tnsiness affairs
OF the city on a purely business basis
Mr. Harvey then goes on to state that
he was for the Citizens. charter. that
he attended the recent sessions of the
Legislature in Dover (for purpose un-
stated) he furt..er states that If 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 it's
representatives for the legislative sss-
aien or 1913. Mr. Harvey then asks the
question Have made myself plain?'
"A careful reading OF this prepared
statement OF MIR. Harvey shows. nrst. in
his original statement when announcing
HE candidacy. he merely announced
himself for . new city charter, second.
that he was for something for the
Citizens Committee charter. and third,
that he will work for some charter (for
he makes no definite statement of what
that charter will be) when the Will
mington members OF the Legislature
are chosen next year. No one who
carefully reads Mr.. Harvey's statement
can come TO any other conclusion than
that he has made the statements just
above summarized and that they are a
fair and correct 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 cam
paign continue TO advocate the Citizens
Committee charter He can. IL be will.
make categorical answer yes or'no.'
but as yet he has failed to do So
Says Harvey h Evasive.
"Apart from his vasions in answer
inE this most pertinent question in the
present campaign, and apart from his
reiterat tfon OF the stand he took when
announcing hts candidacy. Mr.. Harvey
has confined himself 10 boa sting of the
giories and achievements or the Repub-
lscan party n the nation At large. al
though he seems to carefully avoid the
record of tAe pe1seat CITY Council,
Republican body. Il the recent move
Hent Among the citisens OF this city |
meant anything, it plainly evidenced the |
desire a 4 vast majority OF the voters |
to secure for the city 4 non-partisan |
charter. TO the end that the men chosen |
10 administer the Affairs OF the city, |
while they might be Democrats or Re-
publicAns, would not be chosen as such.
but would be selected solely for their
qualifcations for the efficient admins
tration of the affairs of the city upon
q non-partisAn hasis. 1t would. there
fore appear IN this election Mr.. Harvey
is putting aside the plainly expressed
desires OF the voters of Wilmington and |
asking for himself and his associates
on the Republican ticket an election. TO |
ofSce solely - Republicans. In other |
words. Mr.. HArvey's conception Of the /
presenu campaign is that the votes of |
the people of Wilmington should be |
sought on the basis that the civic affairs |
OF Wilmington should be of the Repub- /
lican party. for the Republican party, /
and by the Republican party. The stand /
i take with my fellow Democrats in the |
present campaign is that Wilmington |
rs Wilmington. comes first. that to /
better the administration of our muni-
cipal affairs. we need, and should have,
the non-partisan charter presented i
to the Legislature last winter by the /
Cltizens' Committee, and that the ad- /
Of our local affairs should /
be Of Wilmingtonians by Whining /
tunians. and for 'Wilningtonians, re-
gardess k party
Mhs Sam wsfth Urges Women to Work.
Miss Ellen Hamworth presided at
the meeting and urged the women to
work hard for success at the coming
election. 1T is impossible. she said.
that any great effort In this ward.
stronghold, should not be
to great extent m the ad-
Joining wards. the Fifth, Twelfth and
Third"
j. Merrick Horn. candidate for city
and John J. Mulvena. candi-
iase for Council from the Tenth ward.
old OF the need Of better city govern
nent and a municipal housecleaning
Mr. MulvenA said he stood for re-elec-
ion On his record John /. Dolan. tax
collector. Also made short. address.
He is seeking reelection on his good
record Also.