Wonderful

The warp and woof of New Bedford, Mass., textile city, scurried to the polls last week, pasted little stickers on many a ballot. On each sticker was the name of Charles Sumner Ashley, Democrat. When the ballots were counted it was found that "Sticker" Ashley had been elected Mayor by a majority of some 6,000 votes.

Five days before election, Mr. Ashley had no idea of running for Mayor. He was 68; he was propped up on pillows in a hospital recovering from two major operations; he had retired from politics five years ago. His friends came to his bedside, pleaded: "Come on, Charlie. . . . You are the most popular man in New Bedford, you have been elected Mayor 22 times;/- why not a 23d?"

Charlie said, "Yes"; his friends and the stickers did the rest. "It is wonderful," said the Mayor-elect, "I didn't think it possible to elect any man on stickers. . . ."

/-And defeated only four times.