The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-30
MAYOR SPEER
RENOMINATED
BY FUSION OF DEMOCRATS AND
BUSINESS MEMS LEAGUE
IN DENVER.
NON PARTISAN ISSUES
SEVERAL REPUBLICANS PLACED
ON THE TICKET BY BUS
MESS MEN.

Denver.-Robert W. Speer was re-
nominated for mayor by the Demo-
cratic convention Thursday. Com
menting on the action of the conven-
ton, the Denver Republican Friday
morning says:
u The Democratic city convention OF
yesterday was Il one-man convention.
Mayor Robert Walter Speer's person
ality dominated. He was the Henry
of Navarro for his own party ana TO
the enemy The battle has shreed and
will continue to surge around him. he
babe defiance to his ancient enemy in
his own party and took up the gaunt-
let of the opposition party
The platform was Speer platforms
different in some respects from his
platform of four years ago, but never
theless of Speer and for Speer and
containing the Speer idea of city
beautiful. 1t is toned respecting the
saloon question and certain other mat
tiers, due to the better public seni-
ment that is coming along; but it takes
clear and distinct issue with the Re
publican platform on this paramount
issue" Restriction where obliteration
is not wise or possible is still retained
as the Speer method. Local option is
recognized and conceded.
In the matter of improvements and
adornments to the city the policy of
the past will be the guide to the flu
ture.
On the question of taxation and ex-
penditures the county government at
the court house is challenged to
showdown
And on the morality campaign. why.
the battle-ground chosen by the Repub
licans--the church--will suit the city
hall.
Only the Democratic part of the
above ticket was nominated in the
Democratic convention. The Business
Mems league part of the ticket, which
is made up presumably of Republicans
TO Offset the Democracy on a non
partisan ticket, will be put on the DEM
ocratic ticket by the executive COM
mittee of the party organization and
in return the league will name the
Democratic part of the ticket. AL
though there is a difference regarding
one or perhaps two aldermanic candi-
dates, the two tickets will be made
identical today.
Following is the list of candidates:
Mayor-Robert W. Speer Demo
craft
Clerk-Burt F. Davis Business
Menu
Auditor-Harry E. Insley Demo
craft
Treasurer-George S. Van Law (Bus
mess Men,
Supervisors-Roady Kenehan (Dem
ocraD. John c. Mayer business Mem.
August j. Spengel DemocraD, w.
Dodge Jacoway business Men,
The candidates for aldermen are as
follows:
First Ward-William Gahan dem
ocrat).
Second Ward-Theodore MCGUIRE
.Democrat.
lnird Ward-Thomas NJ Hyder
(Democrat).
Fourth Ward Andrew Koran
(Democrat.
Fifth Ward Michael Mahoney
(Democrat.
Sixth Ward-John Conlon, Demo
craft
Seventh Ward-Andrew T. Stahl
(DemocraD.
Eighth Ward : George II. Hill
Business Mem.
Ninth Ward-Cornelius C. Worrall.
Tenth Ward
Eleventh Ward-George McLachlan
Democrat.
Twelfth Ward-John j. Davoren
(Democrat).
Thirteenth Ward-Joseph B. Ry
craft business Mem.
Fourteenth Ward-Robert v Brown
Business Menu.
Fifteenth Ward-Wiliam H. Grimes
Oemocrat).
Sixteenth Ward-Ralph E. Cuth-
bertson (DemocraD and Frank c.
Brown.
The Business Men have vacancy
to fill in the Tenth ward and the Dem
ocrats and Business Men each filed in
the Sixteenth ward.
Following are comments of the
News, ex-senator Patterson's paper:
I'VE believe that the policy of the
past should be that of the future.
Thus the Speer convention yester-
day in Coliseum hall went on record in
behalf of perpetuating the reign of the
macquereaux, the divekeeper, election
thief, police abuses and wanton waste
of the money of the public so far as
lies in its power. should Mayor Speer
succeed by some hook or crook in
again being counted into office.
The attitude Of the trainers of the
platform can be interpreted in no
other manner. for there is not sin
gle word in the document that makes
a promise of even pretending to en-
force any of the laws that have been
so fiagrantly violated during the past
four years.
The document is silent on the ques-
ton Of the macquereaux.
1t is silent on the question OF the
all-night and Sunday saloons.
1t is silent on the question of open
gambling