Arizona republican., 1910-05-24
They Had Real Contest In
 Yesterdays Election
MEsA's NEW OFFICERS
Casting of Votes Created Little Excitement Though There Was Much Inter est In Election and Heavy Vote POlled

The five men elected {" the city council yesterday were: Dan MahuncN. C Fred Bracket F. W. c"rny. H r.. Palmer. R \. Stapl,y. Tn" first two named were candidates on both thr regular caucus ticket and the Citizens Progressive Party ticket, and of course received thv most votes. The other three were. candidates only on the last named ticket The relative strength of the two tickets by themselves was shown by the election of Palmer. Staplcy and Ccrny bv 12n and I21 votes as against the vot" of from 1i to SI for the defeated candidates nu the other ticket The vote of each was as follows. the first five named being elected:
 Dan Mahoncy lSS. both tickets.
 =. F. Bracket i>4. both tickets.
 r. W. Cerny 12l. Citizens.
 R. \. Staplcy 1:o. Citizens.
 R r. Palmer l20. Citizens
 James Lesueur SI. Caucus ticket.
 Isaac Dana 1S. Caucus ticket.
 Henry l.. Peterson .l. Caucus ticket
 II. S Peterson was the candidatc for marshal. his name appearing on both lifh'lS anu HIS N'A' '''iii- lFt
 The contest of tn. day was for the joint office of clerk and treasurer. W. Aird Macdonald being tn" caucus n"mii;cr and receiving 20 votes as against Arthur \. Jones the candidate on the Citizens ticket. who received lot votes
 For supervisor nf streets there was but ore candidate. Lew Trimblc. who's. name was on both tickets and who re ceived 19i votes.
 With the exception "f several au- t"mobilcs and few livery rigs hurry ing over town yesterday morning and afternoon and here and there al group "f men talking in low earnest trnver- sation. one would have not been able to understand that it VaS election day and that the history of tn" town was in the making. While there wcr, no indications nn the surtac" of any elcc- tioneerin= yet there was d strong un- dcrcurrent which ran rather swiftly throughout tho day.
 As an evidence "f the interest that quiet interest which k supposed to bo run deep. was the fact that practically three-fourtnS oi all possible votes were east DY twelve o'clock. Tn" last votes that came in were by mo means Stragelcrs but those Wh" cam" h. urgent invitation and with all the pomp that is afforded or election day.
 h was early evident that tnc voting would be close. no candidate or no supporter of either ticket being Sat, or certain either before or during the election
 In mentioning the apparent close ness of the race yesterday there was sort of q reminiscent story told by Postmaster Newell during the day which had |" do with his first vote east in the Mesa precinct thirty three years ago. At that time MT Newell east the only republican vote amid the daughters "f his neighbors. However the next year when he went to the polls. the contents of the dcmijohns which were kept under the table at the election booths were getting lower and lower as tie spirits Of the judges aud clerks rose higher and higher. Finally the lone republican vote came in to cast h's ballot during the second elcc- ton and the compassion of one of the officers of the board was so great for him that he not only voted tine rcpub- lican ticket but he induced his son to also assist what he could and con sequcEtly there were three votes cast that year for the republican party in the Mesa precinct.
 Party lines were of course climinat- .-d yesterday but there was enough l closcnesS to make the fight interest ing.