The Glenwood post., 1906-03-24
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A MUNICIPAL TICKET IS NAMED


A few demo Gratis, headed by Major
DeLan. had lively mixup and furn-
ished no end of amusement to the
spectators last Saturday evening while
placing municipal ticket in the field
The Major called the meeting to order
and expressed his views by reading
from a typewriter platform which
carefully avoided all reference to
municipal ownership.
Ed Drach declared that municipal
ownership was well recognized tenet
of democracy and to prove it read
from the last state platform. The
major again disproved of making
municipal ownership feature of the
present campaign but said he wanted
TO unite the Glenwood democracy and
strengthen the party for next fall.
Here County Assessor White had an
inning and discouraged putting party
ticket in the field. He said nothing
would be accomplished for democracy
by launching a municipal ticket as
he knew many republicans who fav-
ored municipal ownership and he said
he had also learned through an unmis-
taxable demonstration that there were
many democrats in Glenwood Springs
who did not vote the democratic ticket.
This remark brought frown to the
faces. of many democrats who thought
Charley ought to refrain from such
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company was present.
By little strategy the major Sc
cured motion that the meeting re-
solve itself into democratic conven-
tion for the purpose of nominating a
municipal ticket. Mr.. Napier moved
as substitute that the matter be
left with committee of five to report
later to the convention. The chair
finally ruled this out of order and de-
clared the nomination of mayor the
next number on the program. B. T.
Napier was nominated. ''This is SO
sudden said Barney and he at once
declined, Disgusting his declination so
cleverly, however, that the chairman
failed to recognize it. Before the
vote was taken numerous candidates
had been named. Among them Char
ley Barnes who absolutely declined
saying he already held one Office in
the city administration and while he
said he had been playing lone hand
for the past year declared his deter
mination to sit the game out. Ed
Drach held state office which pre-
vented his acceptance, otherwise he
would be delighted (D to make the
race and he was ashamed of those who
had refused. Napier tried to thrust
honors ON William Cardnell whom he
pronounced democratic warhorse who
had thrice led the party to victory.
Cardnell was not there to defend him
self but the chairman and others look
ed with i'll favor upon Mr.. Cardnell' s
prospective candidacy if one can judge
from facial expression. Then Napier
was brought to the front for the third
time and elected before he could get
the floor to resist.
Then came the matter of naming
trustees, or rather candidates thereto or
and this task proved more tedious than
the other The leader of the meeting
begged his hearers to "say something"
and declared they all seemed afraid of
democracy. H. M. Rudasill was
named but promptly and empha t,cally
declined taking advantage of the op-
portunity to declare himself opposed
to putting ont democratic ticket.
Napier grew ironical and moved that
the convention refuse to accept Ruda-
sill's declination and that he be forced
to run.
George Kendrick saw good material
in James Ryan and Jim was named
for trustee without a protest. Sell
horst named John Weir and the chair
man was just about to put the matter
to vote when he was reminded that
that gentleman was republican and
John was therefore dropped like hot
brick. c. G. Graham was also named
but Mr.. Graham being present declared
that to accept such nomination
would conflict with his politics. Then
j. F. Slinkard and W. ". Livingston
were selected to keep Ryan company
At this juncture Mr.. Napier again
secured the floor and suggested that 1t
might be wise to fill the ticket and he
moved that the convention now .nomi
nate mayor. When reminded that
he had been selected to head the ticket
he declared that he was in earnest
when he previously stated that he