Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-16
HAS
| 3 ELECTION FIGHTS
First, Second and Third Ward
Candidates Warming Up
for May 6.
special pispat eh TO The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
EVANSVILLE, Md, April Ia
There will be contests for seats IN the
Town Council from the hrst, second
and fourth wards in the municipal
election here May Q. DR.. Hilleary T.
willis will be unopposed for another
two-year term as mayor and there will
be no fight for council seats from the
third ward.
This developed at the. annual NOM
mating conventions held by the voters
Of the town last night.
DR.. Willis was nominated by DR..
Thomas E. Latimer and former Cor
poration Counsel Charles w. Clagett
seconded the nomination. Upon mo-
ton the nomination was made unan-
imous. DR.. Willis In accepting thanked
the voters for their expression OF con-
fidence and promised every one square
deal. H. Wilson Spicknall served as
secretary of the convention.
First Ward Nominees.
In the first ward former Councilman
Howard A. Harrison and J. Moses Ed
lavitch were nominated for the tWo-year
term in the council. DIR. Ira K. Ather-
ton. whose term as councilman will ex-
pire. is retiring and C. D. Anderson, the
other councilman from that ward, has
a year more to serve. John w. Ginder
nominated Mr.. Harrison and r. T..
Arson seconded the nomination. VIII
liam T. Corners nominated Mr.. Ed
layitch and the nomination was sec
onded by Harry Cooper. Mr.. Harrison
served on the council during 1919 and
1920. DR.. Anterior presided over the
convention, with Stanley w. Crosth-
wait as secretary.
Harry A. Boswell, incumbent, and
Charles A. Ketcham were nominated
| for the two-year term on the council
| from the second ward A. Yates Dowell
nominated Mr.. Boswell and T. D. jar
rell seconded the nomination. Former
/ Councilman j. C. Brooke nominated
MIR. Ketcham and Councilman George
H. Morley seconded the nomination.
Councilman Morley, who has year
more to serve on the council, presided
over the convention, with N. @. Dud-
row as secretary. Councilman Bos-
well defeated Mr.. Ketcham for the
ONCE by six votes In 1927.
Third Ward Nominees.
| Councilman e. Murray Cover and A.
C. Moon were nominated for the council
in the third ward, the former for the
two-year term and the latter to serve
the one year of the unexpired term OF
| George N. Bowen, who resigned from
the council when he removed to Uni
versity Park. Councilman Z. B. Tea
was not q candidate for denomination
Mr.. Teal nominated Cover and the
nomination was seconded by Charles w
Clagett. G.. Hodges Carr nominated Mr.
Moon and Noble F. Rushe seconded
the nomination. DIR. Willis presided
I over the convention, with II. Wilson
| Spicknall as secretary.
In the fourth ward H. 8. Crawford
and E. B. Hilley were nominated fol
the two-year term in the council
Councilman Dwight B. Gait will retire
and DR.. Perley F. Brookens, the othel
councilman from the ward, has q veal
more to serve. w. B. Myers nominated
Mr.. Crawford and Herbert Mitchell
seconded the nomination. r. T. Reec
nominated Mr.. Hilley and J. M. Kuhr
seconded the nomination. Councilman
Gait was chairman of the convention
with K. c. sGeren secretary. William A
Shepherd. town treasurer, has another
year to serve.