The herald., 1896-11-22
The MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN
The Silver Republicans Met the
Democratic Candidates
DISCUSSED THE SITUATION
They Will Follow Up Their lndor sement
by Their Votes
Speeches Made by M. P. Snyder and a
Number of the Other Candidates
for City Offices.

A reception was rendered to M. p
! Snyder and other members Of the Dem
ocratic municipal ticket by the silver
| Republicans at their headquarters last
! night S. A. Carver presided and the
| hall was crowded. Most of the candi-
| dates were present and expressed their
| appreciation of the Endorsement receiv-
ed from the Silver Republican club.
| Capt. c. H. Hance, nominee for city
| clerk, made the opening remarks. He
stated his position on local issues brief
| ly and clearly. While in the office
which he aspires to fill he will not prob
| ably be prominently connected with
! the water issue, yet he will lend all NOR
al support possible to the move to OBJ
| tain control of the city's own water
| works. If elected he wants 1t under
stood that he will give his own personal
| attention to the duties that devolve
| upon his office and will not hire some one
| to attend to those duties for him. Cap
| tain Hance thanked the Silver Republi-
can club for their endorsement which
| he felt sure meant his ultimate election.
A. M. Salyer, candidate for tax COL
lector, was called upon. Mr.. Salyer re-
| ferred to the fact that he as we'll as
most of those to whom he was talking
was brought up a Republican. He did
not leave the party while it stood for
liberty and equal rights for all, but after
it had degenerated into machine of op-
preston. This expression was literally
applauded. Mr.. Salyer said: ut is the
| votes of the Silver Republicans that
will elect the city officers and thank
| you for the honor you have conferred
upon me in endorsing my candidacy,
| which l feel sure means ultimate sue
| cess
]. E. Frick, candidate for street su-
perintendent, said that he was not a
| speech maker, but laboring man and
| if elected he will use his beset efforts to
conduct the office Of street superintend-
ent in an honest, economical way.
| s. A. Fulton, candidate for city audi
| tor, said that he had been advocating
the city ownership of water plants for
years and he was glad to see it brought
so prominently before the public now.
He referred with much feeling to the
tactics of certain city paper in trying
to hatch up and disseminate all sorts
OF calumny against the peoples candi-
date for mayor. Mr.. Fulton said: II
believe in equality to all and special
privileges to none. He exhorted the
voters to pay particular attention to the
election of their chief executive officer
and the council, as without this sup
port he Will be powerless against the
water company. Mr.. Fulton referred to
his work on the board of education and
said that he had labored constantly with
that body to gain the introduction into
! our public schools of suitable books on
political economy that will advocate the
municipal control of public improve
ments of all kinds. If elected he will
tey, mt to, Il I, ,;rx H.
all.
j. r. Rush, candidate for city attor-
ney, next addressed the meeting. He
reviewed the relations existing between
the city and the water company, and
placed himself as unequivocally in favor
of municipal control. If elected he will
use every means in his power to bring
about this condition. Mr.. Rush's idea
of how to gain control of the plant is to
offer the company fair price for their
present plant, and if this is refused, to
build a new plant and then furnish wa
ter to the citizens at actual cost, which
he assures us would. not be more than
one-half what is now paid. In clos
ing, Mr. Rush said that If elected he
would do everything in his power to
conduct the office of city attorney hon
estly, economically and to the best in
terests of the whole people. The ad-
dress was enthusiastically applauded
f. S. Seamans, candidate for city as
sessor said that if the Silver Republi
cans display the same courage and
backbone which they did in the national
campaign there need be no fear that the
whole municipal ticket will be elected.
He referred to the unwarranted attack
that has been made upon Mr. Snyder by
the Times, and denounced it as both
cowardly and groundless.
Boyle Workman, candidate for city
treasurer felt confident that If the sill
yer club would manifest the same en-
thusiasm in the city campaign as In the
late national campaign that whole ticket
would be elected.
S. A. w. Carver spoke for the Silver
Republicans. He said that at their con-
vention they had endorsed the men
whom they knew stood right on the
paramount issue, the water question:
M. P. Snyder, candidate for mayor.
stepped forward amid loud applause.
This is the first time have ever had
the pleasure of appearing before &he
Silver Republican club" he said "a
great campaign has just passed and a
great national question been decided,
and now we are in the heat of munich
pal campaign In which the interest of
the people and the taxpayer are at
stake. The questions involved are just
as important with us as the great ma
tional questions just decided" Mr..
Snyder related the history of the water
company, and told of it's connections
and contract with the city. The plan
to be adopted toward the company was
just about the same as that already out
lined, viz: to make a q offer for the
plant. and If this is not accepted, then
to proceed to build a new plant Mr..
Snyder wished himself placed on record
as against the appointment of a commits
sion of three persons. one to be chosen
each by the city and the water COM
pany. and third selected by these two
to determine the value of the company's
plant. for under these circumstances it
would be impossible for the city to get