The Glenwood post., 1909-03-27

form that calls for higher saloon IL
eenso, better police protection and q
cleaner Glenwood, the republicans last
Monday hold their mass convention in
the district court room.
Olis Thorson was made temporary
chairman and Fred Claudon, temporary
secretary and A. j. Dickson, NJ. j..
Mayes, and Rev. Greer A. Foote named
as a committee on resolutions. While
this committee was at work, several of
the leading citizens and neighbors made
speeches. Among these were Attorney
| G. W. Darrow, George Yule, +. e. Wat
ers, Rev. Foote, w. s. Parkison and At
torney John L. Noonan.
Mr. Darrow did not mince matters
and hurled hot shots into the ranks of
the enemies of cleaner city. He said:
"Thcre is altogether too much whiskey
in Glenwood, and something should be
dozen to lessen the evil that is now de-
stroying the city" Continuing, he
said: "We wanted normal school,
but that is past; We wanted an audit
orium, and that is gonei we wanted q
Carnegie library, but who believes we
will ever get it, He charged the sa-
loon interests with being responsible
for conditions, and said: "This is the
most beautiful spot in Colorado. Other
towns advance, but Glenwood does not
have as many people here as it did
twenty years ago. Other towns are 60
ing forward, why should not Glen
woodf' Mr.. Darrow favors an anti
saloon administration, but as that can
not be secured at this time, he asked
for resolutions calling for higher sa.
loon licenses.
W. s. Parkison pointed to the fact
that the republican party is the party
that keeps its pledges, and that it is
always the party of reforms, and if we
are to build up the party We must keep
up the work.
Uncle George Yule, one of the wheel
horses of the republican party, said
among other things: "Nominate the
best men, men who are true and will
carry out the platform. Make your
platform so plain that no one can mis-
understand it and then publish it to the
world" Attorney ]. L. Noonan, who
lives just outside the city limits, but
whose business is in the town and
whose life proves that he has a deep in
terest in the welfare of the city, and
its people, referred the present condi-
tions, and said: "I have lived here for
the past twenty-five years, and 1 must
say that Glenwood is in the worst con-
dition / have ever seen it. There are
more saloons, more drunks, more houses
Of prostitution, and if change does
not come soon, many of the Glenwood
people will have to send their children
away to raise them to maturity. I be-
lieve the time has come when Glenwood
! should have fewer saloons, fewer houses
and inmates in the teuderloin district
and houses of in fame scattered over
the city. IL is time to elect men who
VIII apPoiut police Officers who will
stay sober long enough to do tlei.
duty" Mr.. Noonan pointed out sew
eral existing evils, and closed amidst
ringing cheers Of tA--hearer..
At this time the committee on res
olutions reported as follows:
''Inaemuch rs the present democratic
government OF Glenwood Springs ha,
failed to promote the best interests OF
and the welfare of the town by refusing
to raieo the saloon license and to en-
force the laws of deeency, therefor,
the republican party in convention as
sembled, declares in favor of Il highe
saloon license. better police protection
= and enforcement of the law to the en-,
that we may have a cleaner aud bette
= Glenwood morally"
h Hardly had the above been read wher
, several arose to their feet and calle
Q for their adoption, and with cheers an
d hand clapping the same were adopte.
as the republican platform for the can
r paign.
i Councilman Paul Gutenberg was the
$ nominated for mayor, and c. G. Grs
IS ham, M. j. Mayes and John f. Moor
l. for trustees. On resolution the chai
Y appointed G. W. Darrow, W. P. Stept
enson and Ed Burnaugh as n committe
to fill vacancies, and the name "R,
1t publican Ticket" was adopted. v
l II. Clark and Fred Claudon were the
), madc permanent chairman and. seer
n tary for the ensuing year.
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