Evening star., 1929-07-01
MARYLAND TOWNS
BALLOT|NG TODAY
Edmonston and Colmar
Manor Are Choosing New
Sets of Officials.

Two Prince Georges County, Nd.
towns are electing town oficials today
and spirited balloting In each was ex'
pected.
fractional fights mark the election:
In both the towns. Edrnonston and
Colmar Manor. In the latter town, one
Of the candidates Is q dead man.
In Edmonston mayor and treasurer
to serve one year each and one council.
man each from the first and second
wards, both to serve two years are te
be chosen. There is tight on toi
mayor and one for the seat In tne
council from the second ward. The
posts Of councilman from the first warc
and treasurer are sought by only one
aspirast each.
In large measure, the Edmonston
election is test OF strength netweeI
factions of which Mayor John Salzmar
IS q leader and one made up for the
most part Of members Of the Edmon-
ston Citizens Association.
Candidate for Reelection.
Mayor Salzman is a candidate for re.
election and Is opposed by Adolphu:
z. Bost, indorsed by the citizens as
sociation. In the second ward w. w
Lewis Of the Saizman forces and Mar
tin U. White, backed by the citizens
association, are rival aspirants for the
seat In the council. The successful
candidate will replace w. G. Weber
who was appointed to I'LL out the uri-
expired term Of Councilman Last, who
resigned. Mr.. Weber Is not q candt.
date TO succeed himself. It Is expected
that the new mayor and council VII
name another councilman from the
second ward to succeed B. M. McQum
who died several months ago enc
whose post has never been filied pe.
cause the mayor and council could not
agree upon q successor, Mr.. McQuin's
term would have expired In July, 1880
Charles Martin Of the Salzman forces
Is the lone candidate for councilman
from the first ward. Milton M. Clark,
present councilman, was tndorsed fof
reelection by the citizens aSsocitton
but his name does not appear on the
oficial ballot as he did not have. q
sufficient number Of stgners on MS
petition, who were legally qualineo
Mr.. Clark's wife died recently and ne
has not waged campaign. William
has another year to serve.
Henry A. Eberle, who has held the
post Of town treasurer for several years,
Is unopposed for reelection TO the once.
BallotinR In Edmonston takes place
today from to z pm. In the east base
ment Of the Edmonston School.
At CoImar Manor.
M. A. Kelly. whose name appears on
the ballot In Coimar Manor as O candi-
date for q seat in the council from the
flfst ward died few days ago. Should
most Of the votes cast be for Mr.. Kelly,
1t viii be UP TO the mayor ana council
to name some one TO Ill the post. Mr..
Kelly had been aligned with the ticket
headed by J. Ridley Shields for mayor.
J. N. Torvestad, another candidate for
backed by the Colmar Manor Improve
ment Association.
B. NJ. Bromley, former town clerk, Is
opposing Mr.. Shields for mayor and is
backed by the Improvement association.
Others running on the Bromley i'm
provement association ticket are e.
Charvoz for town clerk, q. A. Wood
for town treasurer and @. w. Cox for
councilman from the third ward.
Others on the Shields ticket are Y. =.
man from the third ward.
Mayor John 8. White, though urged
by his friends to run again, has de-
clined because Of the pressure OF busi-
ness. w. j. Cook has withdrawn from
the mayoralty race.
All the officials to be elected In Col
mar Manor win serve for two years.
r. v. Yost and z. r. Beckwith are hold
over councilmen who have year each
to serve.
Balloting takes place in Colnar Manor
in the poolroom at Marshall avenue and
the Washington- Baltimore Boulevard
from 3 to pm.