Cañon City record., 1911-03-23

order. Mr.. Geo. r. Rockafellow was
recognized by the chairman. Mr.
Rockafellow said that he had just
been talking over the phone to Mr.
Coulter about the dead lock and that
Mr. Coulter had authorized Mr. Rock
afellow to withdraw his name from
the convention on condition that the
convention carry out the we'll known
program OF the Reform party to nom
mate Mr.. Seaman for clerk and Mr.
Boyle for treasurer.
This announcement met with hearty
applause. 4 motion was carried that
the rules be suspended and the nom
ination OF clerk and treasurer be
made at this time.
For clerk. Mr.. Jonathan Seaman
was nominated by acclimation.
For treasurer. MIR l. p. Boyle was
nominated by acelimation.
Then tho chair announced that an
other ballot would be taken on may
or Mr. Rockafellow came forward at
this iuneture and withdrew the name
OF Mr.. Coulter and in some compliment
tary remarks about Mr. Smith. urged
his nomination by acelimation. Mr..
Cyrus weabcr asked TO have his name
Withdrawn.
Then by unanimous vote. Mr- Frank
p Smith was nominated for mayor
OF Canon city.
Mr.. Smith. who was spectator OF
the proceedings. was called TO the
platform BY his friends where he
thanked the convention for the hon
or II had done him in choosing him
as its candidate FOR the highest Office
in the gift OF the city. Mr. Smith said
that he had the utmost faith in the
growth and expansion OF Canon City.
and that in view OF the new era OF
prosperity about to come upon the
eoustry. this community would get
It's full share. He stated that II elect
cd 20 the mayoralty he would repre-
sent no faction or clique. but would use
his best endeavors to promite the gen
eral good Il have loved Canon City,
said Mr.. Smith. since the day first
came here and her interests are my
interests.
The convention re-affirmed its ad-
herence TO the platform OF principles
adopted by the Reform party two years
ago In which II pledged itself to a
progressive, yet careful and econmi-
cal administration OF municipal af-
fairs On motion DR. C. c. Lamb was
elected chairman and Mrs. T. NJ
Harding chairwoman OF the city CEN
trail committee OF the Reform party
for period of two years. The ward
committeeman chosen were:
First ward. d. ~ Garrett
and Mrs. r. G. Arthur; Second
Rogers. Third ward: U. Z. sidebot-
tom and Mrs. A. C. Dickinson; Fourth
Brown.
Not for many years have the ward
caucuses 10 nominate candidates for
aldermen and to select delegates to the
city convention to nominate candi-
date for mayor. city clerk and city
treasurer been as largely attended as
they were on Thursday night, due
largely to the fact that 1t was gener-
ally recognized that there would be
| but one ticket in the field and that
their deliberations would determine
personnel OF tho next city council. The
interest was everywhere OF the keen
est kind and an unusual rivalry was
developed among the friends of the
various aspirants for aldermanic hon
ors.
, As result of the contest there was
necessarily, some disappointments
but on the other hand there was con
sequent clation among the partisan'
of those who had succeeded In win
ming out" In the battle OF ballots. IL
the First ward one hundred and TWEEN
ty-six votes were cast; In the Sccon'
ward one hundred and ten; in th'
Third ward one hundred, and ninet,
Ave and in the Fourth ward one hun
ldred and ffty-three. Among those TAX
ing part In the caucuses were man