The daily sentinel., 1909-04-07
TIDAL WAVE OF TEMPERANCE
SWEEPS OVER GRAND JUNCTION
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the morning sheet and its editors
that there was no trouble at the polls
Yesterday and last night.
w. w. Goodman, the socialist can
didate for treasurer. can pride him
self on receiving more votes than any
socialist ever received in Grand juno
tion or Mesa county. He received
over 700 votes. Perhaps 100 of these
votes were cast by socialists and the
remainder were cast by the anti-sa-
loon people who were making a des-
perate effort to elect Goodman over
| Leon j. Chapman. Goodman sure
did run some" for socialist
Wentworth CongratuIates Lee.
James II. Lee, the successful can
didate for mayor of Grand Junction.
| is a man OF splendid character, is re-
spectcd and esteemed. He has re-
sided in Grand Junction about five
wears and has extensive property in
lterests. He has been engaged in the
realty business for the past year. To-
| day Mr. Lee has received the con-
CALCULATIONS of a great many people
mem bers of both parties, men who
supported him and men who opposed
his election in sincere and con-
scientious manner. One of the first
gentlemen to congratulate Mayor
Elect Lee this morning was Mayor
Wentworth, who was defeated for re-
election by Mr.. Lee. Mayor Went
worth extended to Mr.. Lee his sincere
best wishes for u successful admin
istration.
Take OFFICE On April t3.
On the evening of Tuesday, April
18th. Mayor wentworth and the pres
ent city council will turn over the
reins of the city government to the
new administration headed by James
". Lee. The 18th will be a night of
regular meeting. The change of ad-
ministration will be made as usual in
an unpretentious manner.
The only member of the present
city council who will hold seat in
the new city council is Alderman A.
p. Drew. OF the fourth ward, who
was reelected as a candidate on the
Citizens & Taxpayers Leagne ticket.
To Make OFFICIAL Count.
Probably ON the third day after
the election, or on Friday, the Of
ficial count of the vote will be made.
This count is made by the mayor. the
clerk and Justices of the peace. Can
didates and representatives of each
party will be allowed to witness the
count. Owing to the close race be-
tween Conley and Vorbeck for city
clerk much interest will attach to
this count The ballot boxes have
been deposited in the city hall. The
different judges hold the keys.
Hundreds Did Not Vote.
Many people are surprised at the
fact that the total vote in yesterdays
election was not much heavier than
the total vote cast in the city last
No l.ar n hn
The total vote of yesterdays election
was about 2S00. There were 400
registrations consequently a total
of about 800 people entitled to
vote in this election did not vote. OF
course of this 1900 there may be
200 or 800 people who. while en-
titled to vote at this election had
they continued to reside here, have
left the city since the last general
election. cR
The polls closed at O'Clock. Dur
ing the last hour or two thervoting
was very light and there was no rush
at any polling place when the hour
for closing the ballot boxes arrived
1t was apparent early in the even
ing that no complete returns would
be received from any ward before
about midnight and it was nearly
that hour when the first and second
wards were heard from. 1t was far
into the morning before the result
was known in the two precincts of
the third ward and in the fourth
ward, in these wards the heaviest
vote being cast. 1t was impossible to
tell accurately how each race or
question had been decided until
morning.
Comparatively few people remain
ed up later than midnight in an eff
fort to find out how things had
gone