Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-05-21
DEMOCRATS WIN
sPEER TO BE MAYOR OF DENVER
Republicans Threaten Contest
Auditorium Bonds Voted.

Denver. May 1S.-The News this
morning says: On the face of the re-
turns of yesterdays election in this city,
Mr.. Speer and the public utility cor
fporations will have fun control of ev
Iery branch of the first city government
;under the new charter
Mr.. Speer's majority over MIR. Spring
,er FOR mayor will run little over g.
l0o0 as closely as can be estimated with
ithe count stiii ineompleted in many
precincts
The entire Democratic ticket is
ielected with Speer Alexander for as
SCISSOR and Armstrong for sheriff run
ming ahead of him. MIR. Wilson, the
candidate for clerk. runs behind. but
his majority will be ro less, because
the vote for Wick Roy. the Republican
candidate was reduced by the candi-
aacy of Barton on the Anti" ticket.
Judge Lindsey. of course. has the
honor OF polling the highest number
OF votes, being on practically all the
tickets
The Board OF Supervisors Is solidly
Democratic.
The Democrats elected MAE II not ten
OF the sixteen aldermen. They elected
their candidates in the first seven
wards. in the Eleventh and Sixteenth.
and possibly in the Fourteenth. though
the count is not complete at this writ
ing. There was a lively three-cornered
fight In that ward with Mr.. Gray as the
Republican candidate. Mr. Mauff as the
Democratic candidate and Mr.. |. b..
Porter as an independent.
The election of Mr.. Speer and of
ether candidates elected at large is to
be contested by the Republican candi-
dates. who claim that they would have
a majority of 6.000 votes on an honest
election and a fair count
The seats of some of the aldermen
elect are also likely to be contested.
Fraud is especially charged in the
First, Second. Third and Fourth wards.
AID in parts of the Fifth. Sixth.
Seventh. Eleventh and Sixteenth. and
IN the lower end Of the Ninth ward be-
tween Broadawy and Welton streets.
One redeeming feature of the election
is that the bond issue of 100000 TO
iuild an auditorium was approved. The
other bond issues 10 refund the out
standing bonds and to refund the bal
ance Of floating debt from the old city
and the county Of Arapahoe were ap-
proved The vote on all the bonds was
exceedingly hrht.
- imam i AfAftifiit NiAhii man Va tAAN
Democratic city and county committee.
made n statement at ? o'clock this
morning He said:
The Democratic ticket has been
elected by from 1900 10 10. 600 majority.
The latest returns add to the majority
for our ticket We have carried the
First. Second. Third. Fourth. Fifth.
Sixth. Seventh. Eighth. Eleventh,
Fourteenth and Sixteenth wards. The
cuiy one in doubt is the Eighth. ward.
end believe the final returns Will give
! punnen that The scratched tickets
favored Speer, despite all statements to
/ the contrary The election was quiet
and not dishonest vote was cast The
Democrats did not depend on the TWO
or three wards down town. but gave
the Republicans a run for their money
in the uptown wards Many Republic
cans voted the Speer ticket as rebuke
to the press. There will be 70 contest.
There is nothing TO contest. Look at
the small vote east in the precincts
that the newspapers have been talking
about SO much.