Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-10
MAY0R= =sPEEEs
TO RUN Ael!N
so ANNOUNCES M ANswes TO
PETITION or osNxGs'eUs,s
NGss nGN..
NAV CUT PARTY TIES
SUPREME COURT DECIDES IN
FAVOR or BRYANT tAkri.
sPeeR) ELECTION JUDGES.

D-ny.ry-rhe Republican Sunday
morning SAYS;
Mayor RDbsr ". SpeeF. having eon-
san,s.a to become "a candidate for re
election In answer To . petition pre-
s-nlsd io him q month ago by the taA'
payers and businsss psopi. Of DshssT.
sSt,. one thousand in number. a move
H-nt has been undertaken To nominate
= an independent ticket. a businessmen "a .
Diiekss, with the prss1n; skreu'iS" at
the head. The signsrs Ia this sps'eT
Isrtition will be- requested la meet in
convention about the -nd of IN. week
for this purpose. A ticket composed Of
Republicans. Democrats anl ini.Issnd,
-RIs would b. placed In nomInaiioa."
Following is the letter Of Mayor
sPe-t'
-D-nyer. Colo. April I. 1905.
To IN. business Men at Denver
Gentlemen: Your indois-msnI oi my
administration of city affair. ios-ihrE
~ith your request for mr Ia become q
candidate for reelection as mayor IR a
tribute aboy. my d-srfts- would
rather have the GOOD sIll and cannr
d-nc- of my fellow men than wealth,
I have made many mistakes m youf
executive officer. but my d-siT- To
make Denver more beautiful. progress.
sis~ and better. aions practical lines.
has 6--n my sole aim.
1T is NO easy task to govern "a cit
with il variety Of needs, desires and
beliefs. and ! had made up my mind
that I did no, want second term,
Your nOn'paEtisan petition T-pT-s-n',
Ing most oi III. business IntcT-Sts OF
the city: the r-qu~s, Of loyal party
organization. together with desire to
complete many improvements nov I'M
der WAY and to carry out plans fotnIu
lated for "a greater Denver. have Inru'
-nccd mc, sitter careful consideration.
to become a candidai. for reelection
and I will use every honorable means
to nucrrcd. Your active and organized
support will be much appreciated.
The management Of u city is - bus
mess proposition. and TO be- succcsSful
must be- governed by business methods.
n reelected. u progressive and econ
omicai city government will have ih"
right of way over politics. and l will
give tn Denver my best.
VERY truly yours.
''R. ". sPEER."
The Bryan, list OF election Judges
and registrars will serve for the May
election according to m oral decision
rendered by the Supreme Court Saiur,
day afternoon and the registrars OF
election will start work on registration
Monday. G,h-onc Bryant registrar aud
one Republican registrar for each pre-
cinct- The Issue before the court was
whether n Dayorcn Democratic. favor.
ing the Spcer faction. or u Bryant mum
icipai ownership. recognized as anti.
Spccr. Judge of election should serve
with the two Republicans at every pre-
cinct and Dayorcn lost under the pro.
vision Of the city charter which de.
ciarcs that each election commissioner
shall have the right TO name one cleo.
tion Judge for each precinct. provided
that two political parties are repre-.
scntcd.
The decision Of District Judge
George w. Allen In favor Of the Dav-
oren judges was reversed:
Chief Justice Steele delivered the de.
cision. orally:
- am requested to announce. said
he. that In the opinion Of the court
Judgment should be reversed. and that
the president and the secretary OF the
elections commission should be re.
quired to certify the judges appointed
by Commissioner Bryant. 1t Is so or
dered."