The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-11-30

of the kind in the history Of the town.
On the ballot for mayor the vote reach
ed 219, gradually dwindling away as
the less exciting offices were baloted
for and the citizens left the hall.
Ticket Nominated.
The result of the convention was the
nomination of the following ticket. It
is not believed it will be contested bv
the placing of any independent ticket in
the field, as the mode of balloting was
absolutely fair and it was undoubtedly
a fair expression of the gathering:
Mayor-W. J. Davenport.
Clerk-Howard Bramwell
City Attorney-E NJ Warner.
Treasurer-H. G. DePIedge.
COunciIman-at.lar ge-H. II. Wheeler.
Councilman First ward-J. A. Byrns;
Second ward, Patrick Cold; Third ward.
VIM Mastin.
The cOuncilmen for the various wards
were chosen in ward caucuses, their Sc
lection being simply ratified by the
larger convention. This was also
practically true of the councilman at
large, to which the Third ward was this
year entitled.
The First ward caucus chose ]. A.
ByrDs, by the following vote: Byrns %,
s. d. LOmmassOn 6, John Dingle Z.
The Second ward caucus took two
ballots, the first 119 votes, aud the sec
Ond 1874 First ballot-A J. Davis A.
?. Codd 40, Dr. Harvey Is, R. 2. Hill
10. On the second ballot Codd was
nominated, the Harvey and Hill men
going 70 him in body. The vote was:
COdd rs, Davis 46-total 1914
The Third ward selected VIM. Mastin
to succeed himself and Hugh Wheeler as
its choice for councilman at-large.
Close Vote On Mayor.
After the selection of J. n. Pickrell as
chairman, Elmer Bellinger secretary and
Frank WOodn, W. G. Fudge and L. E
Allen as tellers, came the close and ex-
citing ballot for mayor. j. A. Byrns
named W. j. Davenport and Mayor
Stuht proposed julius Llppitt These
were the only nominations and 219
votes were cast as follows: Davenport
10Y, Lippitt 105, 6 scattering and one
blank. Davenport was declared the
nominee under the plurality rule
adopted.
MIR. Lippitt in the Race.
While it was thought early In the week
that no opposition to the city ticket
nominated Thursday night at the citi-
zens' convention would be put forward
in the city election, the close vote on
mayor has decided the friends OF julius
L1ppltt to push him on ticket nOmi-
mated by petition. The petition will be
filed today, and Mr.. Lippitt will be an
active candidate against Mr.. Davenport.
Mr.. Lippitt announces that it is at the
earnest solicitation of leading taxpayers
that ne has consented to enter the race,
and that he is bound to no CLIQUE, fac
ton or interest, having no entangle-
ments except those looking to good and
economical government of the city.
When preparing for nominations for
clerk j. t. Brown moved the adoption
of rule dropping the lowest man on
each ballot and requiring a majority of
all votes cast to elect. The motion did
not prevail. G. NJ. Wyman named Ii.
II. McCOrd. J. w. Wiseman nominated
Howard BramwelI, J. G. Combs brought
out John StinsOn, Chas. Platt named
|, B. DOolittle, VIM Mastin brought for
ward H. H. Wheeler and J. W. Janney
named j. W. Higgins. Both Wheeler
and Higgins withdrew on the spot. The
first ballot found a choice in Bramwell,
as follows, 21O votes being cast: Bran
well SO, McCord 81, Stinson "a, Doc
little 8, scattering 2
For treasurer DR.. Harvey named C. F.
Stuart and Geo ". Case, Jr., nomin-
ated H. G. DePledge Result, DePledge
lob, Stuart 80, scattering total 100,
The nomination of a health officer was
passed because no physician would ac-
ceDt it at the compensation allowed, and
upon the statement of Mayor STUNT that
the council had arranged to fill this
office
For counciIman-at-large J. K. Eacho
nominated H. II. Wheeler, Ben Bur
gunder named VIM. Codd and d. C.
Felch proposed A. ]. Davis, but this
gentleman quickly withdrew his name.
The vote stood: Wheeler Ill, Codd %.
scattering 3-tOtal 1877
A motion by J. T. Brown to ratify the
ward selections was carried without dis
sent, and the convention adjourned.