The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-21
Denver Folks Take Samuel !
Hamill of This City for
Chief Executive.
POLITICIANS AND JOB
HUNTERS HAIL HIM MAYOR
Double Seeks Out Chief Execu.
tive in His Office and Tx.
plantations Follow.

Samuel r. IIsmiil of g19 Third ays,,.
this city, ..cstcrn representative OF Bur.
ley e. Terrell. experienced a lively lin.
Denver newspapers,
Halnill is said to be a perfect doubla
OF Mayor Robert Speer Of Denver u.
was on his way east 10 spend the hol,.
days with homefoks and ,topped off m
Denver for day. At ,ai depot ssyersl
persons addressed him with:
Good morning, mayor"
Ianill looked 10 see whom they vsr.
speaking TO. ON the waY UP town yey-
erai more persons spoke or nodded b
wanted TO know about a inca sure about
10 come before the board OF aldermen
ljamiil informed the man that he didn't
know thing about it, and what vaa
more he didn't care anything about 4.
WHY, Mr.. Mayor" explained the man
In astonshmcni. heretofore you hays
taken a lively interest in this matlcr.r
say. who the dickens DO YOU thInI
! am an" "ay?' inguired iiamill.
why. You are the ma yor OF DcnYer.7
replied the man. Expectations followed
Job Hunter Appears.
a little later. while Hamll was seated
IN the lobby OF q hutc'. Il man came M
and wanted 10 know what his chancc5
were TO get Job In a city depart.
ment. More explanations came. A few
minutes later another man came up "a
the travelling salesman for inforrnatio1'
about a certain dcpe rtmcnt OF the Den-
yer municipality. This went on for sey.'
cral hours, and finally Iamill Went Ia
the office OF the mayor After HamiIl'
had convinced the attaches OF the Of
flee that he was not the clty's chief ex-
ecutive. he was admitted to the lses-
enCc of Mayor Spcer. The resemblancc
was so striking that each looked With
establishment at the other. Hamill was
the first TO recover himself.
Mr.. Mayor. | would Ike to get 4
little better posted on municipal az
fairs" he said. My ignorance ON thess
matters is likely 10 get Inc into trouble
some time: lou see. / don't know q
thing about that bill that is about n
and / don't know IL there ie an openin<
in any of the departments for some fei-
low wanting q nice. easy job; In fact
! am so corfoun6c cdly ignorant about Che
affairs OF this city that ! am ashamed
Of myself. wish that YOU would 'wiss
me up so that / VIII not make you loolt
foolish and myself feel that way When
some one asks for information."
The mayor was equal TO the occasion,
5peer Makes Suggestion.
81 certainly shall be pleased 10 Impair
some municipal information TO you.
nave bGGu lIlIcG.IleC uy NOI
friends that ! have ignored them on the
street this morning. but you are the ar
PLANTATION. Why a friend OF mine told
mo several months ago that he had met
me In Salt Lake City and that / refused
10 recognize him. and il required bali
hour and the aid OF several business men
OF this city 10 prove TO MIN that had
not been out or Denver for sevefai
months.
IF you have no serious objections,
nd IN
yer YOU wear sign: I am not the
mayor Of Denver BY the way. am WILL
ing 20 pay for the sign.
Hamill suggested that the mayor wear
a sign. '1 am the mayor OF Denver" and
announced that he was willing to pr
for il.
Hamill said. however that he was 60
ing 10 leave. with Mrs. Harnll and cf1tl-
drcn. for Chicago in a few hours, so The
signs were not needed. Mayor Spec
posted Namiil on municipal government
however after which they heartily shoo<
hands and parted.