The daily sentinel., 1909-11-03
THIRD CHOICE VOTES ELECTED
THOMAS n. TODD MAYOR
BANNISTER IN LEAD TILL
LAST CHOICES WERE
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election for this. the highest city Of
flee.
The defeat of d. w. Aupperle was
terrific blow to Rev. Forsyth and
the men who had assisted him in di-
recting the bitter campaign largely
in the interest of d. W. Aupperle.
The latter was the avowed choice of
Rev. Forsyth and the other active
leaders in his campaign organiza-
tion. The fact that w. II. Bannister,
the man against whom they directed
their bitterest attacks and against
whom they and their organ made
many dirty and sensational charges.
ran ahead OF Mr.. Aupperle and re-
ceived plurality of the first choice
votes. was also bitter potion for
them to swallow.
City Clerk II. r. Vorbeck defeats
City Treasurer Leon j. Chapman for
the Office of commissioner of finance
and public supplies by very mar
row margin. 1t was the closest race
of the elction. There were only the
two candidates.
S. ]. Scovill's great vote was a sur
prise to hundreds of people. In the
big field OF candidates he ran clear
nents. Henry Potorf, the union la
Dor and socialist candidate. was
close second. T. II. RAIDER, the pres
ent street commissioner, came in
third.
Charles k Holmberg defeated
Charles Gasho and d. b. Wright for
commissioner of health and civic
beauty. This, too, was close race.
IL took second choice votes to decide
this race.
b. w. Vedder had no opposition for
commissioner of water and sewers.
He polled total of about 200 votes.
The strength developed by +, NJ.
Slocomb, who made no active person
al campaign for mayor. was a sur
prise to many; but to great number
of his friends it was not a surprise.
For time last night it locked as If
Mr.. Slocomb had been elected.
A total vote of not to exceed 1.S0e
was cast in the election yesterday,
thus carrying out the prediction
made by The Sentinel yesterday.
There was heavy falling off of
votes in every ward. executing in the
East Third and Wcet Third wards,
where the heaviest ,su"ch vote is
registered.
The polls closed at Z pm. and the
count started shortly afterward; yet
it was 3 O'Clock this morning before
the count of the West Third ward
was completed. and after o'clock
when the counting in the East Third
ward was completed. The preferen-
tial system of voting makes this work
laborious, ungainly and tedious. The
election judges and clerks declared
today that they do not see how the
count could be completed under sew
eral days in any precinct, should such
burdensome system of voting be
carried on in big county or state
election. With less than 500 votes
cast in either the East or West Third
wards, it took all night for the judges
and clerks to make the count.
Scores of men remained up nearly
all night last night awaiting returns
from the election. The labor union
headquarters was the scene of the
greatest amount of enthusiasm as the
returns indicating Todd's election be-
gan to come in.
A crowd of Mr.. Aupperle's adher-
ents thronged the office of the morn
ing sheet, but there was no rejoicing
in that camp.
The election passed off quietly.
Thomas M Todd. the mayor-elect,
has resided in Grand Junction many
years. He is one of the city's best
known business men and is at the
head of the Mesa Lumber Company.
He is qualified in every way to give
the city good administration. He