The Greeley tribune., 1911-03-09
NON PARTISAN COMMITTEE
ISSUE STATEMENT TO VOTERS

ley, wish to make statement in
regard to their position In the com
ing municipal election.
Two years ago there was no or
ganization which had the right or
authority to call a convention or to
hold caucuses in the various wards
to elect our city officers, with the
exception possibly OF the Water
Users ticket which had been used
two years before. and of which there
was no chairman or committeeman
whatever. In view of this fact.
mass meeting of the citizens was
called in the various wards to elect
aldermen and later mass meeting
was called at the court house for the
purpose of electing mayor. city
clerk and treasurer. At that time
John B. McCutcheon was elected
chairman of the non-partisan COM
mittee; 4. C. Williams, w. l.. Clay
ton and Charles Il. Southland as
ward committeeman.
Inasmuch as there have been
three new precincts added to the
City of Greeley and the ward lines
changed, the ward committeeman
elected at that time had been leg
islated out of Office, so, as matter
of fact. the only officer of the nom
partisan party at the present time
is the chairman, John B. McCutch-
con.
In view OF the many requests
which have been made to the chair
man and the various members OF
the old committees, and in view OF
the further fact that there Is at
present no political organization
non-partisan party. which has the
right or authority to hold conven-
ton and provide for caucuses for
the election of our city officers, the
chairman and the members of the
old committee have met and decided
that it would be to the best interest
of all concerned for the non-partisan
party W call ward caucuses and a
city convention for the purpose of
nominating city officers. To do this
in legal way and becG use the orig
inal ward committeeman were no
longer legally qualified to act, the
chairman. John B. McCutcheon, has
appointed the following as ward
committeeman:
Ward No. l.
Charles f. Southard. committee
man of Ward No. 2.
George ID. Statler. committeeman
OF Ward No. 3.
At a meeting held by the new
committee it was decided that eau
cuses be held in the various wards
on Friday. March 10. 1911. at the
hous of 1880 p. m. and that the city
convention be called at the court
house on Monday, March IS, 1911,
at 1880 p. m., the formal call of
which caucuses and convention will
hereafter appear.
The committee wish IT to be un-
derstood that this movement is what
it purposts to be, viz: non-partisan
movement; that all qualified electors
in the city Of Greeley are entitled
and are urged to participate. The
committee believes that upon max
ing the calls and recommending a
procedure as herein provided it has
fully discharged the duties imposed
upon it by the action of the non
partisan party two years ago.
The committee further wish to
state, that it is their earnest desire
that full opportunity be given for the
filing of petitions by others, either
before or after the caucuses and CON
vention; that with this in view. the
committee has named the above
dates as the dates of the caucuses
and conventions, SO that after a
choice has been made by the nom
partisan party in caucuses and con-
vention assembled, there will be am
f., pie time for those disposed so to do
to prepare and circulate petition
for such candidates as they see fit.
The tickets may be filed with the
city clerk up to closing time on Sat
urday the 18th day of March, 1911.
The officers to be elected are;
Two aldermen from each ward, a
mayor. city clerk, and city treasurer.
| If it is the desire OF the voters to
perpetuate the non-partisan orGani-
zation. 1t will be further necessary
to select ward committeeman OF
each ward, chairman and a secre-
tary OF the committee.
The committee. for the purpose OF
expediting the caucuses. have recon-
mended that at the time and place
mentioned in the call, the ward com
mitteeman shall call the meeting to
order and shall then ask that pre-
siding officer and secretary OF the
caucus be elected by those present
that thereupon the presiding officer
shall announce that the nomination
for two aldermen of the ward is in