Bisbee daily review., 1908-11-12

IlO1 or AlDeTl StSlulSiu Oi tnS uC- son Chamber of Commerce, of move ment for the putting into the field at the forthcoming election of citizens ticket, instead of having the admin istration of the affairs of Tucson to continue to be football for politi- clans, seems to have met with general response among business men ant taxpayers practically without excep tion.
 Almost immediately after his re turn from an absence of several weeks in the east, Mir Steinfeld preached the proposition to some gentlemen with whom he is intimately associated, and the idea seemed so good to all of them that it was passed out generally 70 all of the public
 Everywhere it met with the same
 general approval, and the idea of a business administration of the city by business men has grown very stead fly within the last day or so. It IS altogether likely that some time dur ing a day of this week there will be call of a mass meeting to name such ticket put out, and that it will be held on Monday night.
 Speaking of the natter yesterday, Mir. Steinfeld said: 'I see no good reason why the city administration ID
 Tucson should be matter any long CT of politics. The better governed cities elsewhere in the country are
 getting away from the idea, and simp l ly getting together and naming the
 best men for the interests of the town.
 There is nothing in this movement | that is designed to reflect upon the
 present government of the city, or any of it's predecessors. It is simply the | intention to get a good man for may or, some good men for the council, | and put the affairs of the city on a business basis"
 Banker Jacobs said yesterday that he was unqualifiedly in favor of the
 move, and thought 1t ought to be car ried out.
 Mir. J. NJ. Ormsby, who has been prominently identified with the move ment for a modern charter, and is al so a member of the business mems | committee, appointed to devise a way | for the better administration of the af- | fairs of Tucson, said yesterday that | the naming of non-partisan city ] ticket. with nothing considered except 1 the selection of The best competent men to undertake the running of Tue sons business. was very sensiDIe
 and wise suggestion, and one that ne is heartily in favor of.
 Tom K. Richey, chairman of the Re | publican County Central Committee
 said: 'If the suggestion is one that
 means the absolute elimination of the affairs of Tucson from politics, and IS l fraa frrr fCrzi0 ing scheme for cloaking some polIt | ical by-play, them I am very sure ey' cry one should be for 1t. Running Tue | son is business mater for all of us | who have our interests here, and bus
 tness men, in a business way in charge of it, would be an ideal condition" Stanley H. Watson, chairman of the
 Democratic County Central Commit | tee, gave utterances to exactly to the
 same sentiments.
 Harry A. Drachman is another one
 who is heartily in favor of the idea
 We want man for mayor, If this goes through, who is so big that ne Is above the suspicion of partisan
 'aint, and whose name would be as
 surance in itself that the admins
 tration would be purely a business natter By all means take the city out of politics, and make it a business
 matter to run 1t rigat."
 | c. F. Schumacher, who has beer
 mentioned as a probable candidate lol
 the Republican nomination for mayor
 said: That is right. Tucson ough
 to be conducted on a business basIs
 and the little politicians would not bt
 permitted to use it as football. 4
 non-partisan mass meeting should b' -alled, an irreproachable ticket select
 ed, and then 1t sould be unopposed a
 the polls. A citizens ticket of homes business men is the right idea" !, A. R. Armstrong, the well knowl
 merchant, said: T am in favor O the plan, and think that we should have no politics in the city govern ment, whatever; a non-partisan gov srnment would be better, provided hat we nominate a strong progressive ticket for the various offices. Tn, work of improving the streets an sidewalks Is the most important, an' believe we sould pay a little more al tention to lighting up the city. would willingly pay for an arc hgn to be placed on Congress street. .l front of my store. and 1 am satisfies that many of the other merchant would do likewise" m John Beck. proprietor of the Cit zens' Transfer company. when inter viewed by a reporter for the Star las evening, in regard to the proposal O foot. to put an independent ticket i