The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-02-05
M'EWEN FOR MAYOR FARMERS MEETING
Nominations of Candidates for City
Offices Made at Citizens Mass
Meeting Saturday Night.

At the citizens, mass meeting, held
Saturday evening for the purpose of
nominating candidates for city Offices
at the coming municipal election. A.
B. McEwen, the hardware dealer, was
the unanimous choice of those present,
for mayor. In fact, there was no op-
position to any of the candidates re-
ceiving nominations, each receiving
the unanimous sanction of the voters
present.
The men who were placed on the
ticket with Mr.. McEwen are:
For William Tomp-
kins. A. M. johnson and 8. f. Will
son.
For Water Commissioner William
Winship.
For Treasurer, A. A. Foss.
For Recorder --B. B. Richards.
The mass meeting convened pur-
suant to an Official call issued by Mayor
, Plamondon, and was literally attended
by Athena voters.
! After the nominations had been
! made. the meeting was addressed by
Rev. Geiszler, pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal church, and also by Rev.
Ryder. of the Baptist church. The
Rev. Mr.. Geiszler said he considered it
to be the opportune time and the pro-
per place to speak in behalf of a
cleaner city. morally. He described
the high board fence enclosures at
| the rear Of the saloon buildings as un
slightly and affording retreats for mis-
demeanors not consistent with ideals
advocated in behalf of community pur.
| ity. He ended his short address by
asking the mayor and council to dc
away with the enclosures and for the
regulation of the near teer resorts.
Rev. Ryder followed with short
address. By way Of preface to bis
remarks, Mr.. Ryder said he had
brought two boys with him to this
town, and that be did not want IL
see them 60 to hell. He called atton
tion to the action of the city councili
of Pendleton and LaGrande in tht
matter of compelling owners of .neal
beer places to pay into the city treasur
cry license money and advocated tina
like action be taken by the Athena
officials. He asked for united aotiol
in the work of making Athena bette
town and closed by saying that be wa
to be found ever ready and willing I
do his part.
Councilman Watts then addressed tn
meeting. He clearly voiced the senti
ment of all present in the neat tribut
which he gave the retiring mayor, DR.
J. D. Plamondon, for the service b
had rendered the city as its chief exc
cutlve during his two terms of office.
The councilman went into detail
regarding what the city government
had to contend with when the cit
treasury was in depleted condition
He noted the criticism which natural
follows the acts of public servants
and explained the trying time th
council and water commission has ha
with the water system during the pas
six months He advocated spirit 9
patriotism on the part of water cor
sumers, said they owed it to the we
fare of the town to patronize the We
ter system and made the statement tha
at the present time, the expenditure
exceeded the revenue collected frol
water rents.
Replying to the remarks of the tv
ministers. Councilman Watts said thl
city council was always ready an
! willing to give consideration to sui
gestions pertaining to the advancemel
and welfare of the city.
j A few eulogistic remarks were give
by Attorney Wilson when the nan
) of B. B. Richards was offered in nor
q ination for the Office of city recorde
j The "judge's" excruoiating modest
s precluded any reply on his part al
+. the crowd had to content itself with
81 blush, by way of acknowledgment tn
= he had heard Wilson's bunch OF b
) air.