Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-03-28

nominees Of the meeting for village
trustees.
The ballots showed that Frank
w. Boyd. John HI. Brady, Charles
II. Keefer and August Kuunecke
were the choice of the convention
and that ]. d. Whitson and w. s.
Galloway had received IA each,
making tie.
A motion was then made and
carried that Messrs. Whitson and
Galloway being a tie, ballot on
their names only be taken. This
ballot resulted in a large majority
for jeff Whitson and he was de-
clared the choice of the convention
making the ticket complete as fol-
lows:
Frank w. Boyd,
John H. Brady,
Charles II. Keefer,
August Kunnecke,
J. d. Whitson.
1t was then voted unanimously
that the ticket be known as "The
Citizens Ticket"
The ticket is composed of good
men from top to bottom, and not
withstanding three disgruntled re-
publicans who took part in the
entire proceedings and seemingly
retired with approval of every act
of the meeting, held secret caucus
about IL o'clock that night and
promulgated another ticket, the
Citizens Ticket" should and doubt
lees will be elected by a large
majority.
Since putting the above in type,
the Republican has appeared and
strongly advocates the election of
the candidates put forward by the
midnight star chamber meeting,
which was held at the Turner
House club room after the adjourn
ment of the citizens nominating
convention, so we are told.
1t is impossible for us to learn
the names of the few republicans
who took part in the star chamber
proceedings, though we are told
that Sol Newcomer acted as chair
man and Henry Ross secretary,
and that, without permission of
either of the gentlemen selected,
except Hubbell, they named R. P.
Chattin, HI. G. Hubbell, l.. T. Will
cox, John Pence and j. D. Whitson
as their candidates and dubbed
their ticket as "The .Non-partisan,"
and then selected an executive
committee of which we are toldy
Frank AXE, who resides 5 miles out
the village limits, is the chairman
The Republican editor deplores
the political fights that he claims
have taken place heretofore in this
town, because "there has been a
lack of that harmony so essential
to the upbuilding of a new city"
This sounds very nice on paper,
but the editor of the Republican is
not sincere in his utterances. He
and two or three other republicans
attended the citizens meeting, voted
and took part in the proceedings
up to adjournment, after which
they fastened to the Turner House
club room and made up an oppo-
sition ticket, composed of names
above mentioned, and sent Hubbell
in haste to the city clerks residence
to have the ticket filed before mid
night-which the accommodating
clerk did just in the nick of time.
The Republican intimates that
the "Citizens' Ticket" is not COM
posed of business men and do not
deserve the consideration that the
men composing his non partisan
ticket do. AS to this fact, we will
leave the question to all people who
have resided here much longer than
has the Republican editor.
While the nominees on the
Citizens Ticket" are not million
aires, they are property holders and
taxpayers and good old time citi-
zens, and will, if elected, guard
we'll the interests of Mountain
Home.
Of the gentlemen named by the
mon partisans," we have not one
word of condemnation. In fact
three of them-Pence, Wilcox and
Chattin were solicited to have theil
names 60 before the citizens meet
ing for nomination and they posi-
lively refused, and we have it from
what we deem good authority thai
each of these gentlemen protes
against the use of their names anc
will not qualify if elected. They
are all as highly respected and a
capable men as those composing
the "Citizens Ticket.
"Non-partisan" is no longer
vote catcher for the republican
party in Mountain Home.
Register and vote the "Citizehs
Ticket" next Tuesday.
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