The Grit-advocate., 1904-04-08
clTY.ELECTloNs
REPORTS FROM COLORADO
TOWNS
Several Independent Tickets VIM
Party Lines Not Generally
Drawn.

OfAWn.
Denver. April Especial dispatches
to the morning papers report the fol-
lowing results in number of towns.
that held municipal elections yester-I
day.: :
- Manitou-The town election a.
Manitou yesterday created more intert
est than at any time, n the history Of
Ae. municipality. The Republican,
ticket, headed by p. E. Nichols, 1ry
for reelection as mayor, was elected
by majority of about fifty votes in .
total 'nnmber' Of approximately '5Oo..
Mayor Nichols for election on the Cttis
zens' .tickets
Central City.=The city electf6n
held here yesterday was one Of the
qufetest eves seen. The Republican
ticket. was elected entirely with the
exception of the alderman from the
Second fafdA The principal fight
made was between the saloons and
anti-saloon closing element, the lat
ter winning three out of four alder
Loteland.-;-Love voted to RI
main dry" anbther year at the muqfDss
ipal election held in this town yesterrt.
day. Georgs1E: Briggs of the Tempart,
ance ticket was elected mayor by -
majority II 224, over.W. l.. Beckfeld5
ot.the.high license ticket There waa
litte interest taken in the 1election
and the vote was remarkably light,
Over 800 were registered and but ~
ballots cast.
MontroseLThe city election passed
off very quietly. AZ light vote-n9t.
over 600--were cast The, Taxpayeft,
ticket, headed by Mayor Joseph 4 u
kinscn, representing high licen6es h4s
been reelected. q. 81
Lamar.-The city election yesterday
was contested in lively manner, there
being two tickets in the field for the
first time in six years. The day was
pleasant, and a large vote was polled.
The Citizens ticket, consisting of Q.
c. Huddleson for mayor and w. e.
Gould, w. }. Johnston and l.. ]. Hutch
ins for councilmef, was elected over
the Independent ticket by an average
majority of nearly 100.
Gunnison.-Out of over 700 votes
registered but less taaA 500 were. cast
in the city election yesterday. 1t is
almost complete victory for the PEG
pies ticket which stands for rigid
enforcement of the law relative to sa-
looms and gambling W. S. Ditto, Pec-
pies candidate for mayor, won over
Dr. F. D. Sanford by twelve votes.
Sterling-The non-partisan ticket
was elected here yesterday by smaI,
majorities over the combined working
mems and business mems tickets.
Those elected are: d. b., Delzell, may
or; f. J. Henderson, E. c. Withrow
and z. L. Young. trustees. Mrs. Ella
l.. Crissman, on the Workingmcn
ticket, was elected as treasurer
Buena Vista.-Yesterday's election
was a very quiet affair. there being
but one ticket in the field. A. C. Wa
lace, president Of the Bank of Buena
Vista, was elected mayor. r. G. Hink
son, l.. E. Sheldahl and Dr. George f
Newell were elected aldermen.
Walsenburg.-The town election
passed off quietly, the Taxpayers ,
ticket being the only one voted for
The newly elected officers are: J. 7
Dick, mayor; F. e. Cowing, T. u
Baird and Charles Hayden, trustees,
w. II. Clement, treasurer. There was .
also submitted to the voters the prop
Osition to purchase the water works |
system owned by the Huerfano Water /
Company, controlled by p. w. Swce- |
ney. for $4,000. light vote was
cast, but the proposition was over
whelmingly defeated, being to |
against.