Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1911-03-17
And Two Complete City Tickets Are Placed
in Nomination
CHARLES RECKER AND G. NJ. COFFMAN
Are Nominated for Mayor by the Citizens and
Q Independent No License Parties
Respectively


would be taken until the time OF the
mass meeting there were not as many
present at the convention of the Citi-
zcns Party on Saturday evening as
there would otherwise have been. But
as it was about $50 business men and
citizens were present when Chairman
Fenton called the meeting to order.
After the reading of the call by Sec
rctary Norton short discussion fol
lowed in which it was brought out
that this convention OF the Citizens
Party was the only one that had been
regularly called and to leave the NOM
inations until the mass convention OF
Tuesday afternoon would irvalidate
any ticket that might be selected.
Acting under this opinion the con-
vention got right down to business
and on motion OF I. II. Stratton unan-
imously chose w. b. Goblin as tenn
porary chairman and G. Harvey Nor
ton as secretary.
On motion the chair appointed a
committee of three, consisting OF H..
w. Lance, w. Z. Fenton and NJ. s.
Martin on order of business, and a
committee OF FIVE. consisting OF W.
b. Mandcville, J. b. Lacy, c. w.
Fcnlason, d. Dcemcr and l.. 1.
Glenn on resolutions. and after a
short recess the latter offered the fol-
lowing. which was unanimously adopt
BE it resolved. that the Citizens
Party commcnds the action of the
present administration i'll carrying
out the platform of the party by
which the liquor question has been so
ably mastered. and we declare our
selves unqualihcdly in favor OF the
continuation and rigid enforcement OF
the prohibition laws: and further,
Be it resolved. that the incoming
mayor and council provide us with
a good and sufficient water supply as
soon as possible. that this takes pre-
cedcncc over and above all other i'm
provements.
Resolved. that We pledge the nomi-
nccs of this convention to the most
conservative and economical use OF
public funds consistent with the re-
auircmen;s of the public welfare
Nominations for mayor were then
in order and J. B. Lacy placed IN
nomination the present incumbent.
DR.. II. NanBuskirk, while l. r. Fen
Iason performed a like honor for
Charles Recker.
On motion the vote was taken by
written ballot and the count showed
that Rocker had received 50 votes to
NanBuskirk's ~. making Mr.. Recker
the nominee.
For treasurer and clerk respectively.
Lloyd R. Pollock and Joel w. Todd
were nominated by acclamation.
Ward organizations were then affected
and the following aldermen were nomi-
mated:
Rard No. Jos. H. Price and Henry
Haldey.
lrd No. 2-H. |. Maxwell and W. J.
Blown.
Ward No. 5-W. F. Green and 3. W..
Hopper.
Committees to ill vacancies in the sew
eral wards were chosen as follows:
Ward No. l-E. c. Glenn. W. B., Man
deville and A. Nieholes.
Ward No. 2-F. Y. Hauek. v. A. Moore
and H. Amos.
Ward No. 5-Dr. Kellogg. J. B. Lacy
and G. H. Norton.
Upon reconvening in party convention
W. B. Goblin and G. Harvey Norton were
chosen by aeelamation as chairman and
secretary. respectively. Of the Citizens
Party and the following committees were
appointed:
To fill vacaneies-W. 3. Vaudeville.
3. U. Dye and VIM. Matthews.
Finance. R. Cunningham. F. Y.
Hauck and B. U. Dye.
This finished the labors and the con-
vention adjourned.
The Joint Convention
At the JOINT convention Of the No Ii
cense and Independent. No License par
ties on Tuesday afternoon the Grand
opera house held crowd of some 300
Of whom the ladies appeared to predom-
mate.
T. F. Dobbs was chosen as temporary
chairman and John W. Young as seere-
tary. and committees on Resolutions and
Order Of Business were appointed.
The first named committee brought in
thd lowing report, which on motion was
adopted without dissenting voice being
heard: