The Globe-republican., 1907-03-21
city TICKET PUT UP BY MASS
CONVENTION HELD AT
COURT HOUSE TUES.
DAY NIGHT.
lively CONTEST ON MAYOR
Different Wards Nominate for
Board OF Education and
Council.

Ihe MASS Convention 0eld at the court
house on Tuesday night to pace a city
ticket in nomination WAS the most large
IIy attended, and altogether the liveliest
city convention thar has been held here
In years. he contest for mayor was
"scrappy" but still a good natured one.
The candidates brought before the con-
v-ntion for mayor were Adolpb Gluck,
Geo. ". Hoover and A. B. Reeves. Mr.
Gluck's friends were on the grouDd early
aud we're punched and lined up solidly
for thei, candidate. Mr.. Hoover, while
not being Il candidate, consented to al.
lew his name used on the first ballot. Mr..
Reeves did not CONSENT until upon the
day of the caucus 10 allow his name used, /,
and consequently great many of his
friends did not know that be would be a
candidate before the convention
The convention was called to order by
Mavor Hoover, shortly after 8 O'clock
AID II was voted that he act rs chairman
of the convention A motion was carried
that 1t shonld require II majority of votes
cast to nominate A motion to open the
ball with an informal ballot as uelhOd
uf getting the candidates tor The DOmi-
nation for mayor before the house was de.
lfesied The Guuk men tOvk this for a
victory for their side and raised the
shout of "hurrah for Gluckv" The
names OF G. M HOVER. A. Gluck and
A. b. REEVES were then placed before
the convention and the balloting for may
Or began
The first ballot on mayor resulted ~
Mr. Reeves receiving b3 votes, Mr.. Hoo.
YER 40 and MIR. Giuck ID AT this stage
Oi the game Mr. uOver announced that
be had consented TO allow his name 10
70 before the convention on the firsr bal.
lot only T.; hat he was not candidate, but
was supporting Mr.. Reeves and hoped
: that his friends would JOIN with him 10
supporting that candidate.
The second ballot settled the race.
Mr. Reeves held all OF his votes and
those that had gone 10 Mr.. Hoover on
the fret ballot, got few extra ones tnat
had just come In, and four that had gone
70 Mr.. Giuck Ou th, first ballot. MIR.
Reeves received u total OF 1l3 votes and
Mr.. Gluck got 8O.
Before the secOnd ballot was taken the
candidates were called TO the floor to
atate their positions on city issues. MIR.
Reeves expressed himself against grant
ing any loug franchises 10 the Water
Company or any other corporation, and
said that he favored the city owning It's
own plants II such thing is posi-
BILE at this time, aud II not, as SOON as
such arrangements could he made. He
made q general statement Of his views
that made a strong impression on the
voters present.
Mr.. GlucK followed with statement
which yas similar In most respects so
that both the candidates went on record
for about all of the things demanded BY
the people here at this time
The contest for Police Judge was an
even race almost to the finish. The can
didates were John S Martin and X W..
Evans Jr. and they had a tie vote up to
the 75rh ballot. The compile vote gave
Mr.. Evans 81 10 Mr. Martin rs
For City Treasurer thu candidates
were Henry kinktad and Chas. STATES.
Mr. Kinkead received the nomination.
For school Treasurer Mr.. States was
nominated by scclamation.
Upon the understanding that the new
law does not provide for the election of
Justices and CoDstables al the spring
election, the above completed the ticket
excepting for the ward officers.
At meetings held ut the same place the
following ward tickets were nominated :
Filst Ward-For Councilman, Peter
Mooiz; Member School Board, r. s
Robinson.
Second Ward--Councilman, John W.
sidlow; Member school Board, d. H.
Jones.
Third Ward--Councilman, P. Il.
Sughrue; Member School Board, u. e.
Argabright.
Fourth WArd-CounCllnian, Frank
Martin; Member School Board, Riley
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