Evening star., 1922-05-28
CROOKED, SHOUTS
UNDERGRADUATE.
Maj. Munshower Attacks
Methods of Republican
Convention in Frederick.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

| Special Dispatch to'The Star
! FREDERICK. Nd, May 21.-The
! triennial municipal election campaign.
to end at the polls June 13, which in
| the past has been remarkably free of
political conniving. had it's first taste
| of politics this week The two par
ties. which have for years been plac-
ing tickets in the field but which
have taken comparatively little In
terest in their tickets. this week Sc
lected nominees for mayoralty. The
republican party nominated Gilmer
Schley. the present mayor. The selec-
tion was made at republican con-
vention. and there was one other
candidate. Maj. Elmer F. Munshower.
who got into the fight after half of
the convention delegates had been in
structed to vote for Schley for the
nomination.
Charges of RnilroadinE.
The convention worked smoothly
and adopted a resolution commencing
the Schley administration. and piac-
ing him in nomination as the partys
candidate. The resolution and nOmi-
nation was carried unanimously.
When an effort was made to recon
slider the nominating resolution. the
motion was lost by substantial ma
jority. Maj. Munshower left the con-
vention branding the convention as
crooked" and in later statement
declared that the Schley nomination
had been "railroaded and jammed
down the throats Of the delegates"
Wednesday the democrats nominat
ed Lloyd c. Cutler The selection was
made at a primary. in which three
candidates for the mayoralty. Henry
pated. All three of the aspirants
were former members Of the board
Of aldermen.
New Exhibition Buiiding.
Managers of the Frederick county
agricultural association, which has
been conducting annual cattle shows
in this city for more than half CEN
tury, this week let contracts for the
construction of steel and concrete
exhibition building and home for
the groundskeeper. The work in
wolves an expenditure of something
over $4,000. The managers last year
erected a steel and concrete exhibi-
| tion building at a cost of nearly S20,-
900. With the erection of the new
show building, the association will
! raze all wooden structures, on the
/ property.
Scaling practically all intervening
positions and posts, X. Paul Smith.
| for several years superintendent of
| the Potomac Public Service Company.
formerly the Hagerstown and Fred
| erick Railway Company, has been
appointed general manager of the
| corporation, succeeding NJ. A. Pooler,
| resigned The latter has accepted a
| similar position with the New Bruins
wick Railway and Power Company,
! New Brunswick. Dominion of Canada,
| and will leave Hagerstown. Md,
where he has had offices.
! Besides being general manager of
| the entire company properties. Mr.
| Smith also will be general manager
| of the Waynesboro Electric Company,
and the C. G. & w. railway. with
offices at Waynesboro. Pa; the Poto-
mac Light and Power Company, with
| offices at Martinsburg. w. Va, and
! the Northern Virginia Power Com
Hood Music Director.
| J. Frank Frysinger, organist. com
poser and fellow of the Incor-
porated Guild of Musicians, London.
| has been appointed director of music
| of Hood College for the year 1922
In 1909 he was director of music of
| Hood College. leaving to become a
| member of the University School of
| The Kiwanis Club of Frederick was
organized in Frederick this week
with the election of the following
officers: Grayson H. Staley. president;
| Dr. c. E. Wehler, vice-president; DR..
A Atlee Radcliff, treasurer: William
T Delaplaine, secretary; Edgar H.
Mcbride. district trustee. The officers
| with the following constitute the
directorate: Richard Potts. DR.. Ed
Brown, w. E. Filler, Dr. B. o. Thomas
| and Carroll HendrickSon