The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-03-23
ALL LINED UP
TAXPAYERS HAVE TROUBLE cAoos.
ING CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR.
DOUBlE-CROSSlNG A FEATURE
SORENESS CROPS OUT AS BOSSES
SLATE SLIDES THROUGH

SLATE SLIDES THROUGH
1t was nightly interesting TO an out
slider last Saturday evening at the opera
house, when the CITY convention of the
Taxpayers party was held. The slate,
which had been carefully prepared in X.
hall by the governing trio, came very
bl4f being smashed to smi,herps. rhe
anxiety of several delegates to serve two
masters caused at least one of the dele :
gates to vote twice, and then at the crit.
lcal moment the hackers were thrown
down by several deleg ates changing their
minds under threats of the bosses.
As sample OF the gerrymandering Of
the trio. the apportionm ment of delegates
was the limit-eight from each ward ir
respective of the number of votes cast in
each ward at the last election. The
reason for this bit of trickery is obvious
and is in line with the general conduct
heretofore practiced.
The convention was not called together
until some minutes past the time set for
the call. and was organized by the elec.
ton of J. P. Wilcox as chairman and v.
l. Noxon as secretary. No credentials
committee was needed, for the bosses
had things framed up to their liking
A resident of Arvada, temporarily so.
journirg in this city, and formerly one OF
the push" was present with two
proxies.
c. l.. Lamb and Geo. S. Wlkie were
placed in nomination for the Office Of
may or, and On the first ballot the 70, mer
received the majority of the vote cast but
before Mr.. Lamb could be declared the
nominee the chair discovered that here
was vote shy and entertained a motion
to declare the ballot an informal one
Another vote was taken which showed
a bst the same result, but this time
there was one vote too many, or Al votes
for 40 delegates. Then the unit rule was
suggested and turned down, after which
somebody was "seen" and another bal
lot was taken, resulting in Lamb re-
ceiving I6 votes and Wilkie "a. There
was marked absence of enthusiasm
the only applause being given by a spec
tator in the gallery.
The two factions then had another
close call when the nominations for clerk
W. Sutherland were the nominees and
the ballot was nip and tuck until the
last vote was counted, resulting in 81
votes for McAndrews and Ie for Suther.
land.
Mrs. Thos. Woodward was nominated
for city treasurer by scclamation. v. l..
Noxou was rendered the position Of
chairman of the city central committee
which he declined with thanks. Then
G. H. Watson, who by the way is dis.
tant relative of II am a democrat" d.
Hill, of New York City, was elected
chairman with authority to select his
lieutenants and secretary.
The meeting was as harmonious as
could be expected and it frequently
happens that delegates can assemble
and transact business without calling in
the police That there was inward
bitterness over the result of the deliber-
atls was plainly evident. Not cheer
not speech of acceptance, nor even
resolutions denouncing the adninistra
ton were presented, and the delegates
wandered out from the hall looking in.
tent.y at their toes. They had done
their duty as ''independent' citizens and
taxpayers; had not been dictated to
to by any man or set of men. bat were
free untrammled voters, who bad not
been called together to pull somebody S
chestuuts out of the fire. They were not
influenced in any way and were not the
subservient tools of set of rule or ruin,
would be politicians.
Next Sunday will be Easter Sunday.