The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-26
DENVER LETTER.
The Coming City Election and tho Tickets
to BE Voted -Republicans Join with
Tax Reform League.

er they will have better or a worse
city government than they have now
that is, so far as the city govern
ment is dependent on the mayor and
city officers, and not on the appointees
Of the governor.
Mayor johnson asked for n renomi-
nation at the hands OF the Democrats,
claiming that his record in the office
| justly entitled him to an endorsement.
From the noise made in the conyen-
ton it would seem that great many,
! IL not perhaps majority, Of the dele
gates agreed with him and would like
to have renominated him; but they
were under orders from the new sena-
tor to name Judge Wells and turn
johnson down; and they did 1t, though
| Maloney. who is now Patterson's
| chief lieutenant, had a hard time to
make them do it. johnson favored
Thomas in the senatorial fight some
time ago and Patterson takes this
method of getting square with him.
johnson was so thoroughly convinced
|
jority of his party, and that the pri-
maries and the convention were
packed against him by force and fraud
that he has decided to run on an indie
pendent ticket.
This situation seems to give to the
! Republicans an excellent chance, and
they have improved it by joining with
the new Tax Reform League and nam
ing candidates acceptable to that Or
ganization. The head of the ticket is
Mr.. Robert II. Wright, well-known
business man, and his associates on
the ticket are all business men well
known In the community. The pres
ent treasurer and city clerk, Messrs.
Sours and Kratzer, are renominated,
having made an excellent record.
If the people of Denver really care
I for a good city government-so far as
the city officials can give it to them
they now have an opportunity to get 1t
that is. If the judges of election Will
count the votes straight. If the vote
is big enough for the reform ticket the
judges will hardly dare to commit
many frauds, but If the vote Is close
they will certainly need watching.
Here is the Republican ticket in full:
For Mayor-Robert Il. Wright, Jr.
City Treasurcr-Paul ]. Sours.
City Auditor-D. A. Barton.
City Attorney-Harper NJ. Orahood.
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CITY Engineer-Petcr O'Brinr-
President Board Of Supervisors
william A. Hover.
! For Supervisors-Rev Thomas A.
UZzell, Nathaniel Robertson, Walter
B. Lowry, Carl NJ. Lindquist.
The Legislature is nearing the end of
It's term and review of what 1t has
accomplished will soon be in order. 1t
has spent so much time in investga-
tions which amounted to nothing, and
In horse-play, that the record of its
actual achievements is not likely to be
long one. At the present writing
the revenue bill, which is perhaps the
most important measure, is in danger
of failure from disagreement of the
two houses on the part which the as
SCISSORS are to take in making valua-
tions. The Rush bill has been passed,
and its provisions will be submitted to
the people at the next election-not
this spring election. 1t makes new
county of Denver consolidating the
oity and county governments. The
a. Of A Aro y,n nnsa
is divided into two parts, one of which
Is to be called South Arapahoe county,
and is to reach as far east as the east
boundary of Elbert county, and will
include. in general, about the south
half of the west half of the present
county. The rest of the county outside
Of Denver is to be called Adams coun-
ty; but there is a provision that If the
people of that part of the new county
choose. and vote to do so, they may be
annexed to the counties north and
south of them-thus leaving Adams
county about the same size as South
Arapahoe, and including in it about the
north half of the present county of Ar
apahoe. This may save some little eX-
pense in Denver, by consolidating the
city and county governments, but it
will make two new counties, with
courthouses to build, and sets of Off
cials to elect and pay; and altogether
it must increase the taxes in that part
of Arapahoe county outside of the city
of Denver. Further, it contains provi-
sions which are amendments to the
state constitution, and there are so
many of these that it is n question
whether they can all be voted for at
once. In any event. home rule for