The daily sentinel., 1913-10-17
The Daily Sentinel
FRIDAY, OCT. IL, 1913.
THE MAYORsHIp

NDER the preferential system OF voting it is abso
~ lutely impossible to forecast the result of ml-
nicpal in Grand unct he man least fitted Tor
position stands Just good show the man best quail
fled for the office.
Perhaps it should be this way, perhaps it shouldn't
We are inclined to take the view that it shouldn't.
Grand Junction voters have six candidates tor may
or consider when they go to the polling places on No
vember 4.
The Sentinel is anxious the people of this city
make mistake in selecting chief executive OF the
municipality.
We contend that if every voter takes advantage of
the operation of the preferential system and exercises
EVERY choice allowed under that system mistake can
easily be made and the wrong easily put in office
We contend that unless the voters of Grand juno
ton who do not want to Socialist elected mayor
GUARD AGAINST giving either OF the two Socialist
candidates ANY choice vote, there will be most excel
lent chance of Grand Junction having another Socialist
mayor.
Therefore The Sentinel is going to urge all voters
when they to vote for mayor to MOI VOTE FOX
MORE THAN TWO CANDIDATES and to NOT
VOTE ANY CHOICE for Wcndall P Ella or M
Copeland
We had no hestancy in declaring belief that
Charles E. Cherrington is the strongest and most desr-
able of the several candidates for mayor.
We urge that he be given the FIRST choice vote
and If the expects exercise second choice
contend that C. p Bliss is best entitled to that
We do believe it wise to exercise any choice be-
yond second choice in the mayoraty but if such is
done The Sentinel would advise that such be given
to George +. Parker
In opinion the strongest candidates for mayor,
the desirable and the deserving Cherrng
ton, Bliss and Parker.
In our opinion Charles f. Cherrngton is in a great
many ways the best qualified of all the candidates to
the city mayor and to render careful conscen
tious and satisfactory administration.
We haven't thing personally against single one
of the candidates. but do contend that several of them
not at all fitted for the office to which they aspire
Grand Junction today has a Socialist mayor. The
city has had Socialist mayor for four years This fact
has brought much undesirable publicity and has in 9TH
ways been hlrtful to the city. When say this
speaking of Ihomas M. Todd as an official and
Socialist, Thomas NJ. Todd personally, for we
have nothing whatever against him other than dislike
for his pronounced Socastic policies, and belief that
the fact that Grand Junction has had Socialist mayor
for four years has proven detrimental Grand Junction
We do not believe the great majority of the people
of this city want another Socialistc administration.
Then, if that is the case, Wendall p. Ella and M.
Copeland should be given ANY CHOICE vote in
the coming election. Cut them out entirely.
REMEMBER that it third choice that
elected Socialist mayor of Grand Junction four years
Mr. Copeland is pronounced Socialist He is sim
eere and unafrad to speak his convictions We admire
him for his frankness. He radical Socialist
and he is not ashamed of this fact.
Wenda P. Ella is Socialist without the courage of
his convictions We have several like him here. He at
tends Socialist meetings and Socialist conferences reads
but when he is with people who not Socialists he is
not so easily identified as Socialist
During the l. w. w. invasion OF this city last spring
Wenda p. Ella of the few citizens who strong
ly commended and defended the stand taken by Mayor
Todd and Chief of Police Hutchinson Wenda P Ella
Socialist but he finds convenient not to openly
and publicly wear the brand.
Wendal p Ella has a perfect right to be Socialist
but Grand Junction does Socialist mayor and
therefore Wendall Ella should be elected to office
If Grand Junction DI I'D Socialist for mayor
then Grand Junction should VOTE for Mr. Copeland,
avowed Socialist with the courage of his convictions.
The office of Mayor Commissioner of Public
ac,,af fNFf, .f tl,o
should be exercised in filling it than in filling any
other city office.
The office REPRESENTS the city in the broadest
and truest of the word
We contend that the man among the candidates who
will prove the most REPRESENTATIVE MAYOR is
Charles L. Cherrington.