The Delta independent., 1909-03-26
The City Convention.

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The convention to nominate city Off
GERS held at the court house last Fri
day night, was we'll attended and har-
monious, as were also the ward
primaries which followed the meeting
at the county building.
The meeting at the court house was
called to order by Committeeman Sea-
ton. George w. Bruce was elected
chairman by acclamation and Mr..
Remington secretary.
The following resolution was then
adopted.
l. Resolved: That it be the sense
of this Convention and the Citizens of
this City, that the question of Whiskey,
Saloon or No Saloons, be eliminated
from this election, and that each and
every Candidate who may be nominal
ed by this or Ward Conventions, does
Bind and Pledge himself to vote
against any and every Resolution and
Proposition, for Consideration of the
sale in any form or manner, of any
Intoxicating Liquors, within the City
of Delta and that he will investigate
any violation that he may become cog
infant of and in every way do his duty
to the end that the law may be en-
forced.
2. Resolved: That the Candidates
nominated at this and Ward Conven-
tions, be instructed if elected at the
coming election to be held on April 9th,
1909, to use their best efforts in secur-
ing an ample supply of Mountain Water
for this City, and that they shall be
untiring in their efforts TO accomplish
this end. That in order to do this it
services of competent engineer to
fully investigate, from what source
and place the desired water may be
obtained, to furnish the council with
full information relative to the supply
and cost of obtaining the water, and all
necessary data relative thereto; and
that when it is fully decided that the
supply can be had and the probable
cost known, that the City Council sub
nit the question to the qualified voters
of the City of Delta for authority to
issue sufficient bonds to cover the cost
of obtaining this supply OF pure noun
tain water and the extension and I'M
provement of.our water system to this
end that we may be assured in the
future of ample water for domestic
and fire protection, not only for the
City of today, but of the future as well,
and that all improv ements made be OF
permanent nature.
g. olved:-That it is the desire
of the citizens. that retrenchment be
made in the affairs of the City Govern
ment in every way possible, not to re-
tar6 the development and growth of
our city, to the end that we may have
a good Sound Business Administration.
and to pay off the floating debt of this
town as fast as possible that we may
return to cash basis.
For Ward No l. JOHN TRAVIS,
JOE GALLUP.
For Ward No 2. ED. =. STONE,
PORTER PLUMB.
For Ward No. 3. l. M. CoNKLIN,
T. K. SEAToN.
3. P. Smith was nominated for
Mayor by reclamation.
N. E. Clack was nominated for
Treasurer by acclamation.
Mrs. Lille Wilson and Mrs. West
Sanders were named for City Clerk. A
ballot won the nomination for Mrs. |
Sanders.
The convention was fairly well at
tended, there being 157 ballots cast for
the candidates for clerk.
After the appointment of COM
mi tee to fill vac lncies the convention
At the primary in Ward No. l,
Joseph Gallup and Starr Nelson were
nominated for aldermen.
In Ward No. 2, w. E Obert and A.
E. Penley were named, and in Ward No.
3, George Conklin and Taylor Geer
were the nominees.
All the conventions were non-partisan
and entirely harmonious.
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