Evening star., 1929-07-02
Citizens PARTY
WINS ELECTION
Administration Forces De-
feated in MayoraIty Con-
test at Edmonston.
special Dispatch TO The star.

( Special Dispatch TO The Star.
EDMONSTON, Md, July Admin
astration forces were defeated at least
90 far as the mayoralty is concerned In
the annual town election here yesterday
when AdolpfluS z. Bost, municipal
building inspector, who was backed by
the Edmonston Citizens Association,
recently organized, defeated Mayor John
Salzman, running for reelection. by 27
votes. The vote was: Bost, 73; Salzmaa,
46. Bost, q carpenter, has resided in
Edmonston for the past seven years,
coming from Brooke, Va, where he
worked In the shipyards. He is native
of Salisbury, N. C. For the past three
years he has served as municipal build
ing inspector.
Mayor SaIzman was defeated in his
own ward, the first by four votes, re-
ceiving 20 to "a for Bost.
Complications Seen.
Probabilities are that some legal COM
plications will have to be unraveled be-
fore Charles G. Martin, representing the
administration forces, and elected with
out opposition to the council from the
first ward, Is seated. In this ward
Councilman Milton M Clark was in
dorsed by the citizens association, but
the election board refused to place his
name on the ballot because one of the
10 signers to his petition required by
law was not legal voter. This refusal
was followed by second petition on
the part of Clark's friends, but this
being filed only six days before election
the election board again refused to
permit his name to be placed on the
ballot.
Clark supporters now state that they
will take the question of legality of
Clarks last petition to court and ask
that the election of Martin be declared
null and void. 1t is understood that
their contention win be that the town
charter provides that petitions shall be
fiied within Is days of the election and
upon the construction of this word
within" by the court win depend the
outcome Of the contest.
Waldo Burnside, corporation counsel
for Edmonston, stated today that he
had not yet had opportunity to make
o thorough examination and study Of
the provision Of the town charter
affecting this question but that his in
formal Judgment of the law was that
the word within" meant prior to Is days
before the election and that O petition
filed after the expiration Of this time
would not satisfy the terms OF the
charter. Mr.. Burnside intimated that
if the construction put upon the word
within" by Clark's adherents prevailed
~ WOUl0 Dc UuCS1UlG 4u9 q CaLuAtA&VC W
file his petition right up to within a
few minutes Of the election, rendering
the holding Of an election impossible
owing to lack Of time to print the
ballots.
Tie I'm Second Ward.
In the second ward, where former
Councilman w. w. Lewis and Martin
u. White, candidates for council, tied,
each with 80 votes, another legal COM
plication looms. A reading OF the char
or apparently by no means settles the
question as to what procedure is to be
followed In selecting . councilman to
represent this ward. One section pro-
vides that all vacancies In the council
must be filled by the mayor and COM
mon council and another states that
the mayor and common council shall
receive election returns and determine
all questions Hereunder. This ward
has been represented by only one coun-
Gilman since the death Of =. 3. Nc
Quin In November, 1923, the present
council having been deadlocked over
the appointment OF his successor. Ale
though w. G. Weber, the one council
man from this ward, declined to allow
the use Of his name to succeed him.
self, he finds himself In the position Of
having to serve until his successor
qualities, and should he resign the ward
win not be represented until the cleo
ton tie of yesterday Is threshed out.
On the question of how the tie vote
shall be settled, Corporation Counsel
Burnside gives 1t as his informal opin-
ion that special election probably will
be necessary.
Henry A. Eberle, town treasurer, who
has filled this post since incorporation
of the town In 1924, was reelected
without opposition, receiving 81 COM
plimentary votes.
In Edmonston the mayor and treas
urer are elected for one-year terms and
the councilmen for two years.
Councilman william Page, first ward,
is o hold-over member, having another
year to serve.