La Junta tribune., 1903-04-04
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hi1b petHi>sioH WISH W "aAS
statement in regard TO the geceht
action OF the committee on vacan-
cies of the Law Enforcement
ticket. OF which | was member.
We have been criticised by some
and severely censnred by others
for the compromise we made with
the Citizens ticket. IL was the
general opinion, after the third
ticket was put in the field. that.
unless there was compromise
between the first two tickets nom
mated, there was scarcely posi-
bility OF either one electing man.
The last day for filing vacancies
arrived, and the Law Enforcement
ticket had but one candidate for
| alderman in the FIRST ward, and
one in second-Mr, lnge failing to
| file his acceptance, and Mr.. Cor
bin pulling off to accept position
at the head OF the Peoples ticket.
! was sick at the time and confined
TO my room, but sent for our can.
didate for mayor and requested
| him to call together the leaders OF
our party and the men that had
been nominated on the ticket and
instruct us what to do, but IT
seems that at that late hour it
could not be done.
The FIRST proposition we had for
a compromise was from the
Peoples ticket. Mr.. McCauley
acting for them. He came with
papers all signed up for us to fill
our vacancies in the FIRST and Sec.
ond ward with candidates on the
Peoples ticket, and they in return
would endorse one OF our aldermen
and our city attorney. While
they were both good men and no
doubt will make good officers, II
elected, we did not think il a fair
deal at this stage of the game to
begin swapping off two for one.
As for our city attorney. We be-
l,eved him perfectly able to hold
his own against the field.
Mr.. McCsuley succeeding in get
ing one member OF the committee
TO sign his papers and continued
to .he end to press his proposition.
asserting that II we endorsed certain
men on the Citizens ticket he
would support the Peoples ticket,
which | now believe he had al
ready agreed to do. Later. the
Citizens committee met with us.
We had received no instructions
from our supposed leaders, except
that Mr. Cartwright called and
told us not to let his name prevent
a compromise, as he would will
ingly withdraw If any agreement
could be reached by HIM doing so.
After discussing the subject, p,o
and con, several propositions be
ing presented by one and rejected
| by the other, an agreement was
finally reached. They, the Cit
zens' committee agreed to en-
dorse our mayor and one alderman
from each ward. and We agreed
from each ward. 1t vas perfectly
understood that we had no power
to pull anyone off OF either ticket
"a request to do SO, il they felt
SO disposed, being the limit of our
authority. While there were other
men that we would have greatly
preferred to some that we en-
dorsed, yet, in a compromise like
this, we do not expect to get our
choice IN everything. There is
one thing, | believe, in which all
can agree, and that is that the
men we endorsed are men of ex
ecutive ability. and have the best
INTEREST OF our towE at heart
As for me | have always tried to
identify myself with the party that
was in favor of good laws and then
reinforcing them, and have tried to