Evening star., 1942-04-19
Laurel 10 Vote
Tomorrow for
Mayor, Council
Nominations Will
Be Made at Tokomo
And HyottsviIle

A three way contest for Mayor and
races for every post on the Town
Council will be settled at the BIZ
ennial election at Laurel. Md, to-
morrow.
Takoma Park and Hyattsville will
lay the groundwork for their an
nual elections at municipal nominat-
Those two towns and several others
in nearby Maryland will hold their
elections May 4.
Rivals in the race for Mayor OF
Laurel are Edward r, Tolson, in
cumbent. Rufus M. Watson and
Councilman Charles H. Lilley.
Mr. Tolson. elected two years ago
without opposition, is asking the
voters to indorse his progressive
yet economical administration"
There are five candidates for
Councilman on the Tolson ticket.
Ticket Of Businessmen.
Heading a Peoples Ticket" is Mr..
Watson, owner of a motor company.
who was defeated when he ran for
Mayor In 1888 against Brig. Gen.
4. Z. Hatch.
Mr.. Watson has organized a slate
composed entirely of businessmen.
He asserts that q personal knowl-
edge OF business problAms makes
for economy and efficiency in gov
eminent.
Mr.. Watsons ticket for council
men includes two former Mayors.
De Wilton H. Donaldson and John
H. Fetty, as well as Thomas B. Is
rael, J. Gilbert White and Charles
A. St. Clair.
Mr.. Lilley has served as city
councilman for the last 16 years
with the exception OF one two-year
term. He took ONCE two years ago
on the same ticket with the incum-
bent Mayor.
Engineer of the Laurel Elemen-
tary School, Mr.. Lilley has lived in
Laurel all his life.
Retired Federal Employe.
Mayor Tolson is a retired employe
Of the Navy Department, where for
81 years he was chief OF the pro-
vision and clothing division In the
Bureau Of Supplies and Accounts.
Twenty years ago. when president
OF the Laurel City Council, he served
the unexpired term of Mayor Will
liam E. Gilbert when the latter re-
signed. His next office in Laurel
was that OF councilman. to which
he was elected on the Hatch ticket
In 1898.
He claims that. not being engaged
In business In Lsurel.sAhes has no
special interests to protect and
can devote his fun time to service
OF the community. He likes to super
wise street improvements and other
town affairs in person.
His chief current interest is a new
disposal plant to meet the needs
Of expanding population.
Mayor Tolson's slate for council
men includes three incumbents,
Maynard l.. Ward, Bert Ayton and
Hiram ], Soper, In addition to
James p. Turney and A. Lester
Bate. Two independent candidates
are running for councilmen against
both the Tolson and Watson tickets.
They are Wilbur Browning and
Joseph j. Lindamood.
Polls viii be open from 8 am.
to I pm.
Hyattsville Convention.
The Hyattsvihe nominating con-
vention will be held at 8 pm. tomor-
row In the Municipal Building.
1t is reported friends of Ernest o,
Cooke are urging him to run for the
seat in the Council to be filled in
the first ward. Council Howard A.
Harrison, who now holds the seat,
Is expected to seek reelection.
Councilman Walter L. Alexander.
second ward, Is considering retiring
and his son-in-law, Claude N. Davis,
jr., has been mentioned as a can
didate.
Councilmen H. Wilson Spicknal,
third ward, and William NJ. Miller,
fourth ward. both are expected to
run again. No opposition to either
has developed. Nor has opposition
developed to Town Treasurer VIII
liam A. Shepherd. who is finishing
his Esd straight year in the Office.
and Is seeking another term. He
never has been opposed.
This year all four councilmen will
be elected for one-year terms. This
Is because ward lines are to be re-
vised, effective next April l, to
equalize voting strength in the four
wards. The third ward now has
many more voters than the others
The town treasurer will be elected
for two years, as usual.
Nominations at Takoma.
Mayor E. Murray Cover has an