The daily sentinel., 1909-04-20
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ELECTIONS ILLEGAL
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vote for police magistrate resulted
as follows: ]. H. Hill, A; c. b. Hill,
3. j. H. Hill was declared elected
although he had not received ma
jority of the votes of the council as
required by law.
Then was called up the city attor-
neyship. 1t had been thought that
n. Z. Coles would get this position
at the hands of the anti-saloon of
ficials but not so. Lacy McClintock
who so "fearlessly" prosecuted alleg-
ed Illegal registration cases as long
as these prosecutions were desired
by the anti-saloon organization from
whom he was accepting a fee as pri-
vate attorney while holding the office
of district attorney, wanted the job
as a reward for being so fearless.
Then McClintock was right there last
night directing every move of the
council by giving advice to the mayor
and Magill and Campbell He Sc
cured the deputy district attorney
ship at the demand of the ministers
and now he wanted to again be taken
care of at their hands by getting this
city job These two offices with his
employment as attorney for the anti
saloon organization would fix him up
pretty snugly. He wasn't willing TO
divide up.
Clintock getting votes, Rozzelle 3
and Halderman L. Second ballot,
McClintock 4, Halderman = and Roz
zelle 2. Third ballot, McClintock 4,
Haiderman and Rozzelle /. Fourth
ballot. McClintock 4, Halderman 3,
Rozzelle /.
Then again came Campbell to the
front with his famous 'shut-out' res
olution for aye and nay vote and
4, al Ill.
ON the motion was to A. Mayor
Lee voted for the motion and ii won.
When the ayes and nays were
called Gasho asked to be excused on
I the grounds that his candidate was
/ not in the field. He was excused.
The final ballot stood McClintock 4,
\ Halderman 3. McClintock, although
not having received n majority of the
votes of the council was declared
elected city attorney.
Many had been wondering who
| would be chosen as street commits
sioner, During the past two years
Mayor Wentworth performed the du-
ties of that office but Mayor Lee was
not willing to do so.
The first ballot was as follows:
William Lynch, 1; J. r. Brink. 81
Thomas RAIDER 4. For the second
round Campbell won out after a tie
vote for a nay and aye vote on this
j office. Then the vote showed up
RAIDER and Brink 3. Waldroup had
declined to vote. Although not hav-
| ing received majority of the votes
of the council RAIDER was declared
elected
| II is said Mr. RAIDER was offered
\ this position if he would not attempt
to secure the water superintendency
and he agreed to accept the com
promise and it was impossible for
him to defeat Vedder. Mr. RAIDER
will make "A good street commits
sioner.
For city engineer the vote was
4 to 4 between j. f. O'Malley and
George Crawford. Mayor Lee voted
for Crawford and Crawford won.
There was no reason for not re-elect-
ing O'Malley. who has made a splen-
did official. but the Magill. Campbell
crowd was paying no attention to
records.
Alderman Drew then moved that
The Daily Sentinel be made the Of
| ficial publication of the city, which
office it has held for the past two
years. Holman seconded the motion.
The vote stood 4 to and Mayor Lee
voted No" and the motion was lost.
Then Magill moved that the Morn
ing News be made the official organ.
Campbell seconded the motion. Drew
declined TO vote on the motion and
the vote stood to 3 and the News.
although not receiving a majority of
the votes of the council. was declared
elected. The News had the office
coming" The News deserved it as
reward. II was not expected that any
other paper would get 1t.
| A motion then prevailed continu-
ing the policy of the city treasurer
to make the three banks of the city
depositaries for the city funds.
McCary then moved that Campbell
I be chosen as mayor protein of the
council. Magill seconded the motion.
When Campbcll's name was called in
| taking the vote he voted for himself,
| a somewhat unusual and amusing
action, but he had to do II to make
the vote a to tie. Mayor Lee
voted for the motion and Campbell
was elected.
The designations of the members
of the regular fire department and
/ several of the volunteers were read,
to take effect at O'Clock this morn
| ing. The designations were accepted
| by a unanimous vote.
Then to carry out little scheme
planned before the meeting Campbell
moved that the council adjourn until
Wednesday, April 81. The motion
was not seconded and Gasho moved
an adjournment until Tuesday night,
April "a. the night for the next reg
ular meeting. The motson was Sec
onded. the vote stood to 4. Mayor
| Lee voted NO" Then Campbell
renewed his resolution to adjourn
until Wednesday. The vote was 4
to & Mayor Lee voted "Yes" and
the council adjourned until tomorrow
night.
II is reported that Campbell. Ma
| Gill et al wanted this meeting on