The 1930 Hamilton municipal election was held on December 1, 1930 to select one Mayor, four Controllers, and sixteen members of the Hamilton, Ontario, City Council, two from each of the city's eight wards. Voters also cast ballots for trustees for the public school board.[1]
The 1930 campaign was marked by two major occurrences. The first was the absence of a vote on the city's Hydro Commissioner. Unlike in past elections, voters in Hamilton would not have the option to elect their representative to the publicly ownedhydro-electric company for the city due to changes in provincial legislation that created an appointed board of three individuals to replace the single elected office of Commissioner. Attempting to de-politicize the office, Ontario's provincial government abolished the elected position and created a three-person board with appointees to be chosen by Queen's Park, city council, and the mayor.[2]
The second event was the surprise nomination of local athlete Sam Manson for a seat on the Board of Control. Unbeknownst to any more than a dozen of Manson's closest friends, his nomination caught the city's local political establishment by surprise. When rumours of a last-minute entry began circulating city hall at 10:00 the morning of Friday, November 21, the city's sitting aldermen and controllers began questioning the city clerk. Refusing to reveal who the candidate was until five minutes before the close of nominations, the city clerk reportedly faced a "barrage of questioning" from local politicians.[2]
Overall, interest in the election of 1930 was low, in part because of the worsening economic situation faced by Hamiltonians due to the Great Depression. The Hamilton Spectator reported that less than 30 people attended the traditional post-nomination speeches by candidates at city hall.[2]
Mayor
"Last, but not least, we must congratulate Mayor Peebles on the signal honour accorded him. Of course, it was never expected that any one would contest the mayoralty this year. Not only is it an unwritten law that a mayor must have a second term unopposed, but his worship has displayed so much acumen and foresight in his conduct of civic affairs during one of the worst periods of the city's history, that there is a general feeling that no other hand but his could as successfully pilot the civic ship out of the shoals of depression."
Mayor John Peebles, who had been acclaimed to his first term in 1929, was returned to a second-term by acclamation once more in 1930. In his nomination speech, Peebles spoke at length about the successes of his administration over the previous year, including the opening of McMaster University in Hamilton, improvements to the city's waterworks, and new facilities for the Canadian National Railway.[4] In their summary of the city's nominations, the Spectator noted that "no other hand but [Peebles'] could as successfully pilot the civic ship out of the shoals of depression."[3]
Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation.
Sources: "School Trustees", Hamilton Spectator, Tuesday, December 2, 1930, pg. 10.
References
^"How Aldermanic Candidates Ran", Hamilton Spectator, Tuesday, December 2, 1930, pp. 10.
^ abc"Sam R. Manson is real dark horse", Hamilton Spectator, Friday, November 21, 1930, pg. 7.
^ ab"Civic nominations", Hamilton Spectator, Saturday, November 22, 1930, pg. 6.
^"Mayor Peeble's nomination address", Hamilton Spectator, Friday, November 21, 1930, pg. 18.
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The 1930 Hamilton municipal election was held on December 1 1930 to select one Mayor four Controllers and sixteen members of the Hamilton Ontario City Council two from each of the city s eight wards Voters also cast ballots for trustees for the public school board 1 1930 Hamilton Ontario municipal election 1929 Monday December 1 1930 1931 Candidate John PeeblesParty IndependentPopular vote AcclaimedMayor before electionJohn PeeblesIndependent Elected Mayor John PeeblesIndependent Contents 1 Campaign 2 Mayor 3 Board of Control 4 Aldermen 4 1 Ward One 4 2 Ward Two 4 3 Ward Three 4 4 Ward Four 4 5 Ward Five 4 6 Ward Six 4 7 Ward Seven 4 8 Ward Eight 5 Board of Education 5 1 Ward One 5 2 Ward Two 5 3 Ward Three 5 4 Ward Four 5 5 Ward Five 5 6 Ward Six 5 7 Ward Seven 5 8 Ward Eight 6 ReferencesCampaign EditThe 1930 campaign was marked by two major occurrences The first was the absence of a vote on the city s Hydro Commissioner Unlike in past elections voters in Hamilton would not have the option to elect their representative to the publicly owned hydro electric company for the city due to changes in provincial legislation that created an appointed board of three individuals to replace the single elected office of Commissioner Attempting to de politicize the office Ontario s provincial government abolished the elected position and created a three person board with appointees to be chosen by Queen s Park city council and the mayor 2 The second event was the surprise nomination of local athlete Sam Manson for a seat on the Board of Control Unbeknownst to any more than a dozen of Manson s closest friends his nomination caught the city s local political establishment by surprise When rumours of a last minute entry began circulating city hall at 10 00 the morning of Friday November 21 the city s sitting aldermen and controllers began questioning the city clerk Refusing to reveal who the candidate was until five minutes before the close of nominations the city clerk reportedly faced a barrage of questioning from local politicians 2 Overall interest in the election of 1930 was low in part because of the worsening economic situation faced by Hamiltonians due to the Great Depression The Hamilton Spectator reported that less than 30 people attended the traditional post nomination speeches by candidates at city hall 2 Mayor Edit Last but not least we must congratulate Mayor Peebles on the signal honour accorded him Of course it was never expected that any one would contest the mayoralty this year Not only is it an unwritten law that a mayor must have a second term unopposed but his worship has displayed so much acumen and foresight in his conduct of civic affairs during one of the worst periods of the city s history that there is a general feeling that no other hand but his could as successfully pilot the civic ship out of the shoals of depression 3 Mayor John Peebles who had been acclaimed to his first term in 1929 was returned to a second term by acclamation once more in 1930 In his nomination speech Peebles spoke at length about the successes of his administration over the previous year including the opening of McMaster University in Hamilton improvements to the city s waterworks and new facilities for the Canadian National Railway 4 In their summary of the city s nominations the Spectator noted that no other hand but Peebles could as successfully pilot the civic ship out of the shoals of depression 3 Summary of the December 1 1930 Hamilton Ontario Mayoral Election Candidate Affiliation Popular voteVotes John Peebles incumbent Independent AcclaimedTotal votes n a n aRegistered voters n a n a n aNote Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation Sources Sam R Manson is real dark horse Hamilton Spectator Friday November 21 1930 pg 7 Board of Control EditSummary of the December 1 1930 Hamilton Ontario Board of Control Election Candidate Affiliation Popular voteVotes Sam Manson Independent 15 413 n a n a Donald MacFarlane incumbent Independent Conservative 14 866 n a n a Cranmer Riselay Independent 13 033 n a n a Sam Lawrence incumbent Independent Labour Party 12 639 n a n a John Henry Ball Independent 12 302 n a n a Thomas O Heir Independent 7 235 n a n aTotal votes n a n aRegistered voters n a n a n aNote Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation Sources Board of Control Summary Hamilton Spectator Tuesday December 2 1930 pp 10 Aldermen EditWard One Edit Summary of the December 1 1930 Hamilton Ontario Ward One Aldermanic Election Candidate Affiliation Popular voteVotes William MacFarland incumbent Independent 3 601 n a n a Herbert Wilton Independent 2 055 n a n a Fred Brooks Independent 1 903 n a n aTotal votes n a n aRegistered voters n a n a n aNote Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation Sources How Aldermanic Candidates Ran Hamilton Spectator Tuesday December 2 1930 pp 10 Ward Two Edit Summary of the December 1 1930 Hamilton Ontario Ward Two Aldermanic Election Candidate Affiliation Popular voteVotes Thomas Wright incumbent Independent 1 834 n a n a Gordon Flett incumbent Independent 1 719 n a n a William Ainsley Independent Liberal 1 508 n a n aTotal votes n a n aRegistered voters n a n a n aNote Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation Sources How Aldermanic Candidates Ran Hamilton Spectator Tuesday December 2 1930 pp 10 Ward Three Edit Summary of the December 1 1930 Hamilton Ontario Ward Three Aldermanic Election Candidate Affiliation Popular voteVotes William Hutton incumbent Independent 2 369 n a n a D Arcy Argue Martin incumbent Independent 2 313 n a n a Austin Macaulay Independent 1 264 n a n a Henry Bush Independent 604 n a n aTotal votes n a n aRegistered voters n a n a n aNote Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation Sources How Aldermanic Candidates Ran Hamilton Spectator Tuesday December 2 1930 pp 10 Ward Four Edit Summary of the December 1 1930 Hamilton Ontario Ward Four Aldermanic Election Candidate Affiliation Popular voteVotes William Thompson incumbent Independent 1 284 n a n a Arthur Davidson Independent 1 194 n a n a George Hancock Independent 1 191 n a n a Peter Cheeseman Independent 822 n a n a Percy Wright Independent 448 n a n aHarry Penton Independent Labour Party 393 n a n a Frederick Flatman Independent 153 n a n a Henry Roberts Independent 141 n a n aTotal votes n a n aRegistered voters n a n a n aNote Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation Sources How Aldermanic Candidates Ran Hamilton Spectator Tuesday December 2 1930 pp 10 Ward Five Edit Summary of the December 1 1930 Hamilton Ontario Ward Five Aldermanic Election Candidate Affiliation Popular voteVotes John Sherring incumbent Independent 1 500 n a n aCharles Aitchison incumbent Independent Labour Party 1 482 n a n a Albert Marck Independent 993 n a n a Michael Cummings Independent 490 n a n a Fred Amos Independent 293 n a n aTotal votes n a n aRegistered voters n a n a n aNote Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation Sources How Aldermanic Candidates Ran Hamilton Spectator Tuesday December 2 1930 pp 10 Ward Six Edit Summary of the December 2 1930 Hamilton Ontario Ward Six Aldermanic Election Candidate Affiliation Popular voteVotes Archie Pollock incumbent Independent Labour Party 2 030 n a n a John Hodgson incumbent Independent 1 669 n a n a Vernon Barker Independent 1 035 n a n a Charles Avery Independent 339 n a n a William Wardley Independent 294 n a n aTotal votes n a n aRegistered voters n a n a n aNote Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation Sources How Aldermanic Candidates Ran Hamilton Spectator Tuesday December 2 1930 pp 10 Ward Seven Edit Summary of the December 1 1930 Hamilton Ontario Ward Seven Aldermanic Election Candidate Affiliation Popular voteVotes Samuel Clarke incumbent Independent Labour Party 2 091 n a n a Archie Burton incumbent Independent 1 694 n a n a Paul Oliveri Independent 600 n a n a William Patterson Independent 365 n a n aTotal votes n a n aRegistered voters n a n a n aNote Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation Sources How Aldermanic Candidates Ran Hamilton Spectator Tuesday December 2 1930 pp 10 Ward Eight Edit Summary of the December 5 1932 Hamilton Ontario Ward Eight Aldermanic Election Candidate Affiliation Popular voteVotes John Mitchell incumbent Independent Labour Party 3 331 n a n aJames Reed Independent Labour Party 2 203 n a n aArchie Burton incumbent Policy for 1933 2 089 n a n aJames Walker Communist Party 1 288 n a n a Nathaniel Moore Independent 853 n a n aTotal votes n a n aRegistered voters n a n a n aNote Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation Sources How Aldermanic Candidates Ran Hamilton Spectator Tuesday December 6 1932 pp 16 Board of Education EditWard One Edit Summary of the December 1 1930 Hamilton Ontario Board of Education Ward One Trustee election Candidate Affiliation Popular voteVotes George Cameron Gage incumbent Independent 3 595 80 2 n aGeorge Thornewell Independent Labour Party 887 19 8 n aTotal votes 4 482 n aRegistered voters n a n a n aNote Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation Sources School Trustees Hamilton Spectator Tuesday December 2 1930 pg 10 Ward Two Edit Summary of the December 1 1930Hamilton Ontario Board of Education Ward Two Trustee election Candidate Affiliation Popular voteVotes Dr J W Bell Independent AcclaimedTotal votes n a n aRegistered voters n a n a n aNote Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation Sources School Trustees Hamilton Spectator Tuesday December 2 1930 pg 10 Ward Three Edit Summary of the December 1 1930Hamilton Ontario Board of Education Ward Three Trustee election Candidate Affiliation Popular voteVotes George Ballard Independent AcclaimedTotal votes n a n aRegistered voters n a n a n aNote Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation Sources School Trustees Hamilton Spectator Tuesday December 2 1930 pg 10 Ward Four Edit Summary of the December 1 1930Hamilton Ontario Board of Education Ward Four Trustee election Candidate Affiliation Popular voteVotes Emerson Mealley Independent AcclaimedTotal votes n a n aRegistered voters n a n a n aNote Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation Sources School Trustees Hamilton Spectator Tuesday December 2 1930 pg 10 Ward Five Edit Summary of the December 1 1930Hamilton Ontario Board of Education Ward Five Trustee election Candidate Affiliation Popular voteVotes Thomas Binkley incumbent Independent 1 418 61 76 n a Charles Levinson Independent 878 38 24 n aTotal votes 2 296 n aRegistered voters n a n a n aNote Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation Sources School Trustees Hamilton Spectator Tuesday December 2 1930 pg 10 Ward Six Edit Summary of the December 1 1930Hamilton Ontario Board of Education Ward Six Trustee election Candidate Affiliation Popular voteVotes Frank Robbins Independent AcclaimedTotal votes n a n aRegistered voters n a n a n aNote Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation Sources School Trustees Hamilton Spectator Tuesday December 2 1930 pg 10 Ward Seven Edit Summary of the December 1 1930Hamilton Ontario Board of Education Ward Seven Trustee election Candidate Affiliation Popular voteVotes Orville Walsh Independent 1 483 58 36 n aJames Reed Independent Labour Party 1 058 41 64 n aTotal votes 2 541 n aRegistered voters n a n a n aNote Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation Sources School Trustees Hamilton Spectator Tuesday December 2 1930 pg 10 Ward Eight Edit Summary of the December 1 1930Hamilton Ontario Board of Education Ward Eight Trustee election Candidate Affiliation Popular voteVotes Agnes Sharpe Independent Labour Party 2 375 70 12 n a Emmett Scarlett Independent 1 012 29 88 n aTotal votes 3 387 n aRegistered voters n a n a n aNote Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation Sources School Trustees Hamilton Spectator Tuesday December 2 1930 pg 10 References Edit How Aldermanic Candidates Ran Hamilton Spectator Tuesday December 2 1930 pp 10 a b c Sam R Manson is real dark horse Hamilton Spectator Friday November 21 1930 pg 7 a b Civic nominations Hamilton Spectator Saturday November 22 1930 pg 6 Mayor Peeble s nomination address Hamilton Spectator Friday November 21 1930 pg 18 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1930 Hamilton Ontario municipal election amp oldid 1055434260, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
