The Grit-advocate., 1904-04-08
THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION.


The municipal election held in
Julesburg last Tuesday resulted in the
success OF the entire Taxpayers ticket
with the exception OF the candidate
for mayor. Ed Coumbe was the party
candidate for this office and he was
defeated by W. Fl. Wallace, the pres,
ent incum bent The vote stood: Wal
lace, "a; Coumbe, 81
AS there was but one ticket-the
Taxpayers-in the field, the defeat of
the candidate for mayor on that ticket
occasioned considera bic surprise among
its supporters. Mr.. Wallace's name
was not upon the official ballot and his
election was accomplished by his
friends writing his name in their
ballots after they entered the voting
booths. There was considerable
scratching OF other candidates indulg-
ed in by voters who We're dissatisfied
with some Of the men on the regular
ticket, but there was not enough to
afiec, the result.
Mr.. Coumbe's defeat was due princi-
pally 70 the fact that it became known
on the morning OF election day that he
was not eligible TO the Office 70 which
he aspired. At the time Of his nom-
nation the question Of his eligibility
was raised, and it was suggested by
those who did not look with favor up
on his candidacy that he had not been
bona-fde resident of the state Of
Colorado long enough to be entitled to
hold an elective Office in the state.
This belief in his ineligibility was cor
roborated Tuesday morning by evil
dence which proved conclusively that
on the third day Of last October Mr..
Coumbe claimed to be citizen OF
Deuel. county, Nebraska. or course if
he was citizen Uf Nebraska six
months ago he could not be a citizen
of Colorado at the present time, when
the statutes provide that a residence
OF one year is required to establish
citizenship in the state.
Julesburg voters are, in the main,
loyal to home people and home indus
tries. They prefer to elect to office
citizens Of Colorado, and they do not
think it necessary to go to Nebraska
for men to conduct their municipal
affairs, especially when there is plenty
OF good timber at home. Therefore,
when it became pretty generally
known that Mr.. Coumbe could not
qualify for the office for which he was
candidate, there was something do
ing. The anti-Coumbe forces decided
TO re.elect w. H. Wallace to the Office
he has filed so satisfactorily for year,
and thus make it unnecessary for Mr..
Coumbe to attempt to qualify as may
or Of the town; word was quietly pas
sed around and the battle Of the bal
lots began.
The Coumbe partisans became aware
early in the afternoon that the head
OF their ticket was being hammered
and an alarm was sounded Carriages
were secured and a vigorous effort was
made by the workers to get all their
friends TO the polls, and thereby coun-
teract the work already done by the
Wallace people. 1t was too late, how
ever, and the result was that Mr.
Wallace was elected by plurality of
two votes.
A total OF l20 votes was polled. the
vote for each candidate other than
mayor was as follows: Trustees for
two vears-E. J. Frederick, IS: E. =.
Brownlee, 81; J. f. Lucas, 81.
Trustee for one year.. X. Mac
pherson, 13.
Treasurer-C. !. DeBerard, 90.
Attorney-W. H. Pound, So.
For the park proposition, 10; against,
20.