The chronicle=news., 1913-03-12

| 'soh H'ah 'hH' W.
cs are in the hands oil Il careful and
"a pa BILE officer
III. candidates FOR aldermen OF the
wards are representative OF the busi-
rcss Interests OF Trinidad. men who
have been closely identified with the
lciiy's growth. In the first ward the
candidates are T., \. Packer and
Gen. T.. u. Sopr!s. MIR Packer Is u
pioneer resident and Civil war vet
eran. public spirited citizen who
knows what Trinidad lacks and
what Trinidad needs. Mr. Packer
served two terms as alderman from
the first ward during tn. Taylor ad-
mlnis,ratiou and mad" II splendid
record. being one Of til. most thor
ongh!y energetic city ,hids on the
board. During the las, two years
OF his service he Incurred the dis
pleasure OF the gang because OF his
fight against the machine methods.
10. OF extravaganza. Mr.. Packer
took conservative stand for bust
ness-lik. government hut was In til.
minority. He Is u large property
owner
Gen. l.. u. Supris entered III. race
as an independent candidate but was
endorsed by the ProgressIycs and
Democrats. Sopris is at present In
the council and FOR two years has
lowered head aud shoulders above
hts associates ON ih. bonia. H.. isl
one OF the old.gi residents OF the city
aud property owner. u man OF con
Hictions and good Judgment He has
consistently fought the hIgL-handcd
| methods OF the gang In the council
aud initiated II number OF sensible
| reforms. He Is popular throughout
the first ward.
w. u. Ham.rsioush aud \. y. Cha.
'cz. two prominent merchants. are
candidates In the second ward. No|
business man OF the city has n wider
circle OF friends than genial Ben
iiamcrsi"ugh. u prpsrcssiv. citizen In
every sense of the word. Mr.. Ham
crsloush. besides being the owner vi
one OF the city's largest cn:c. L-.sr.
mas been generous contributor tol
every civic movement. lie has ncv.
ar sought office and WAS induced to
| make the race for alderman yOiely
~ . citizen and taxna Interested
ia restoring good government In
Trinidad.
y. j. Chavez is u progressive Mcr.
chant who has bull, up u large busi-
ness In the city and who IL highly
esteemed in business circles. lie has
| never been identified In politics and
, is II siaunch advocate Of n non r,is-
Ian government for Trinidad. He Isl
the f!rs' Spanisl.-Amcriran resident
TO become candidate FOR alderman
in numbcr OF years
George Mason and Claude Shy are
candidates in the third ward The
| former Is Ut the head OF one of the
ciiy's largest manufacturing institi-
l "a nf h..f .,,,l.
Commerce and a loyal booster. He H.
known for his many sterling quail
ties and Is independence Of belief.
"a man that cannot b. handled
Claude Shy has for years been con
ncctcd with the H. H. Brown Hard.
ware company. one who has confined
,'his activities to business. He IL.
however. thoroughly alive to the
political conditions locally. aud has a
strong 10 lowing.
Grant / Headley. candidate in tnc
fourth ward. IL a railroad man. He
is II quiet. unassuming citizen of
Progressive affiliations. who has u
nost OF friends who are supporting
him. John j. Marty is firmly cs-
tablishcd in business and has served
Tor number of years in the city
council an opponent OF tn. machine.
I aT. marry mas p'cn III tnt minority
but has always stood for what IL.
thought was right.
| Joseph Sanders. u candidate in. the
| fifth ward. is one OF the city's lead
ing business men hitherto not identl
fled politically. lie IS u conservative
citizen who believes that city busi-
ness should be conducted along the
same lines as individuals business
and that the people and not u po-
litical ring should conduct the city
| affairs. He Is u large taxpayer and
property owner.
| Charles Mcdonald has been in
business here for years. He has run
for alderman of the fifth ward two
or three times on the Democratic
ticket and pollcd the largest vote of
any party candidate. He is one of
the most popular of the younger bust
ness men of Trinidad. and has con-