The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-11-08
CITY ELECTION NEAR
Little Interest Is So Far BEING
Taken By the People.
Mayor, Four CounciImen Clerk
treasurer and City Attorney
To BE Chosen,

The near approach of the CITY eIec-
ton, to be held Tuesday December 3. for
the election of mayor, four councilmtn
treasurer, clerk and city attorney. the
marshal to be chosen by the council.
creates scarcely a ripple on the smooth
municipal sea.
vi candidates there is a scarcity up to
date. Mayor Lippitt will not absolute
~ decline denomination, if it is shown
hl'n that 1t is the desire of the people
that he continue in office aud no Others
appear who are DESTROYS of the honor.
but Mr.. Lippitt looks upon the matter
OF hi'lng municipal offices simply as a
unty oi good citizens. He has now we'll
served the city for three continuous
years, two as councilman and one as
mayor, and feels that he has paid his
debts OF citizenship and ia anxious to re-
TIRE, as he has many troubles of his own
TO care Tor. He is not recognized as a
poiitlcian, III any sense, and has given
the city a good business like administra-
ton wherever his voice carried weight,
ana many are anxious to renominate
and reflect him.
For city clerk, the present efficient
and accommodating officer, Howard
Bramwell, is a candidate for renomina-
ton, as is also the present capable
treasurer, H. &. DePledge, who has we'll
handled the city's financial affairs for
the past year
Az to the city attorneyship, with it's
salary of $12 so month, City Attorney
NJ. Warner absolutely declines to per
nit the use of his name, and friends of
j. Il. Combs are advancing his name for
the position. Mr. Combs expresses a
Willingness to stand for the nomination,
but only on condition that he is accept
able to the people at large. 81 would
not" says Mr.. Combs, center the field
and involve myself in a fight for the
position"
In the line of councimen, the terms
of four end with this year. They are b.
Van SchOick, First ward; W. NJ Dumb.
Second ward; E. r. Barroll, Third ward
and III. H. Wheeler, councilman t-large
and a resident of the Third ward Fol
lowing the system of rotation which has
been in vogue for number of years the
Second ward will this year be entitled
to the nomination for councilm4n-at-
large, as well az a successor to Mr..
Dumdi, that official having come from
the Third ward for the term now ending
and from the First ward for the previous
year.
For the Second ward, Councilman
Dumb expresses a desire to succeed him
self, on the issue of improvement of
Main street at the busiest section, at
least, the character of the improvement
to be determined by the council after be
ing seated. On this issue only, be says,
will he consent to enter the field. Mr..
Dumdi, SO a member of the street com
mittee, will visit Moscow next week in
order to view the street improvements
there and inform himself as to their
character and cost.
COunciImen Barroll and Van SchOick,
OF the Third and First wards respective
ly, have not so lar expressed themselves
publicly as to their Willingness to again
stand for the council. Mr. Wheeler will
Of necessity be retired if the old rule of
rotation as to councilman t-large ia
followed and that official given to the
Second ward
The practice heretofore has been to
hold the nominating convention about
week prior to election and make of it a
citizens convention. There are az yet
no signs of a partisan campaign, and
there probably will not be, as no one
seems to care to take the initiative in
such a move.