East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-10-24
OFFICERS FOR
CITY WILL Be
CHOSEN DEC. |.
If Commission Government Proposal
Carries, However, Their Term Will
Be of Short Duration.
SEVERAL WILL NOW RETIRE
Mayor Matlocx VIII BE Candidate To
Succeed IIimsclf-Pctitions FOR
Nomination Must BE Flied Soon
II Commission II Adopted Another
Election Comes in January.

With the commission government
measure ordered paced upon the bal
lot at the general election December
/. instead of being the issue at spe-
cial election next IN onth, IL is now as
sured that the citizens will also cast
their ballots for new administration
Under the present form of govern
ment
Had the commission election been
held first and the proposed new form
adopted, the general election would
have been unnecessary. II the COM
mission government measure fails to
carry at the election December l. the
men elected as mayor councilman,
water commissioners and treasurer,
will take office on January /. II. how
-y1er, the new charter Is adopted, tho
terms OF the newly elected officials
will be short. inasmuch as another
general election for the selection of
"A mayor and two commissioners
would be held during January.
At the general election the citizens
will be called upon to elect a mayor.
four councilmen, three water COM
missioners and treasurer. Petitions
TOR nomination must be filed soon.
Under the old law, these petitions
could be filed as late as fifteen deys
Irior 10 the election but the city Of
ficials are of the opinion that the new
law does not give this much time.
They have not yet reduced the new
law Ia clear terms but advise that
prospective candidates file their petit
tions as soon as possible
several VIII Retire.
Several of the members or the
present administration have an
nosnced their intention of retiring.
Councilman w. II. Mccormack of
the second ward Councilman +. +.
Kirkpatrick of the first ward, and
Councilman n. ID. Swearingen OF the
fourth ward all of whose terms ex-
pire. have declared that they will not
be candidates for reelection. on ac-
count of their business interests out
pf town. both Mr. kirkpatrick and
Mr.. Mccormack must be absent
great deal and they feel that they cam
not continue in office under the cir
cumstanceS Mr. Swearingen, who
was appointed to fill the unexpired
term of ]. l.. sharon, stated this
morning that his own business requir-
ed so much of his time that he could
not possibly consider remaining in
office.
Councilman Joe Ell. VINO mas been
a member Of the council from the
third ward for a good many years,
takes the position tnat ne will be a
candidate to succeed himself IL the
people of his ward so desire.
Water commissioners.
Tho peopie will be called upon to
vote for three members of the water
commission. ] 4. Browns term eX-
pires and the terms of Marion Jack
and Dr. James a. Best end automat-
ically. they being appointees to their
positions. There Is strong sentiment
for the retention of all three of these
men in view of their familiarity with
the work of constructing gravity
water system now under way.
MIR. Brown has previously stated
mat ne WOulu NOT De tanuludlt TOT
reelection but a strong effort is be-
ing made to cause him to reconsider
mis- decision. Or. Best declared this
morning that he would be Il candi
date for reelection and 1t il under
stood that Marion Jack is willing to
succeed himself.
Lee Moorhouse. who has been
treasurer for some time past. already
has petitions of nomination in circu
lation and it is probable that he will
have no opposition for the office.
Mayor w. +. Matlock has previous
IN announced his willingness to stand
for recollection and at this date It
seems likely that he will be unop-
posed.
T. ]. Murphy, former councilman
and mayor, is being talked of as a
candidate to succeed Councilman Nc
Cormmach but so far nobody has ap-
reared to enter the field for the togas
of the other two retiring councilmen.
Neither has any opponent for Council
man Ell or for the three commission.
ers appeared at this time