The Monte Vista journal., 1908-04-25
NOMINATE FULL TICKET ON
STRICT LAW ENFORCEMENT
PLATFORM.
YOUNG NAN FOR MAYOR
sENAToR PATTgRooNl'o PAPER
JOINS WITH REPUBLICAN
IN LAuoiNo NOMINEE.
Denver.-The Republican convenr
ton Tuesday nominated the following
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ton Tuesday nominated the following
\ ticket:
For mayor. Horace Phelps.
For auditor, A. X. vickery.
For treasurer. L. c. 0reenlee.
For city clerk. George N. Ordway.
supervisors.-First district, Robert
L. Meyers: third district. william n.
Robertson: NTH district, WA DOLL.
son: seventh district, W.. F. Webb.
Aldermen.-F1rst Ward. Eugene
Madden; Second Ward, Alderman A.
L. Barker; Third Ward. H. J. Benkel-
man; Fourth Ward. William L. Palm;
Fifth Ward. charles H. Kruger: Sixth
Ward, William H. Klett: Seventh
Ward. Burt Martin; Eighth Ward.
James F. Marley; Ninth Ward. Alder
man D. 3. Wilson, Tenth Ward. r. A.
Young: Eleventh Ward. Omar Gar
wood; Twelfth Ward. F. W. Lomax:
Thirteenth Ward, Frank Dodge; Four.
teenth Ward. Robert A. Anderson;
Fifteenth Ward. 8. 8. Kendall: Six.
teenth Ward. Simon RadetSky.
Commenting on the action OF the
convention the Republican says:
Horace Phelps has been chosen to
lead the Republican ticket In the city
Of Denver In this campaign. In the Re-
publican city and county convention
Of yesterday he was nominated for
mayor by reclamation and with an un.
usual amount Of enthusiasm. He was
nominated on an aggressive platform
calling for . moral Denver ~ we'll ~
greater Denver. The issue was most
distinctly drawn between the two nom.
inees who are to be In the neld. The
Republican party approves the state To-
cal option law. calls for it, rigid en-
forcement. and demands the abolition
OF gambling. all-night saloons and evils
only sworn to carry out such . plat.
ligious conviction and environment. In
posed to all such vices, and u firmly
convinced that the nuaieipality CA
succeed best by the strict enforcement
Of laws and ordinances.
"Rallying around the Phelps stand
ard will be the Anti-0aloon league, the
Christian Citissnship union, the Law
Enforcement league and . number of
other Organizations OF this nature that
have hitherto spent their energies in
chasing will-o'.the- wisps and calling for
the millennium from . basement. They
will have . great party organization to
guide them. The churches are ex.
pscted to play . militant part In this
campaign"
The News. democratic and Anti.
Spesr) ex-senator Patterson's paper,
says:
Horace Phelps. the young assistant
attorney general. waS hailed ~ 1.-THE
Man of the Hour IN the Republican
city conventioa yesterday. and nom.
mated for mayor By acclamatioa.
HE accepee1 he honor n . speech
which aroused u1bosndod e9thusiasm.
When he was arst introduced TIE dele.
gatse we're . tribe cold. Most a them
bad battle1 IN the primaries. believing
etidgee. Ntsbet o. Bailey woaA b the
nominee. and they were not prepared
TO accept Phelps - their standard
bsaree until ~ had givea some evi.
dssco of geauis for lea6eeship.
His speech won The day. Il Vas .
c.saAcut. eloQueat Appeal 70 Tie bset
that was h his asAitoss. Before ~
bad beoa speaking three ninuteo The
delegates and the great crowd n the
galleries we're opplauding froauontly
and vieorously and whea b excoeiAaed
The atseeitSeo a ~ police 1epastoeas
- received - evatioa.
1T was thea that some enthusiasts
lelegAts dubbed hin "The MAJ q he
Hear" aad II 10 probable ~ win carry
the oeortqust through The campaign.
The other Candidates % tho ticket
ars In the main regarded - stroag
mea. There are soms weak polata, b1s
taken q . whole. Doaitieiaao aso co.
vtnced that Tie couveatjoa ~ mod
work. n -
"A clean. - ven - . bsautitsi Dsa.
vsr.' WAS The ksyAote a all ~
speeches. and The platform declares
emphaeiealiy for tAe stsset safoeesosat
q the law" - \