The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-03-06
ANOTHER
TICKET May
BE NAMED

for the purpose OF taking steps look
ing to the placing OF another ticket
in the field for the city election did
not accomplish anything definite for
the reason that its promoters did not
know where they were at" SO far
as the object to be attained was con-
cerned.
The meeting was called by H. J.
Hall. affectionately denominated
Windy" Hall by his friends. but he
seemed TO be very much "at sea" IS
to the procedure to be adopted to
launch the proposed ticket Although
It had been announced that proceed
ings would begin at o'clock 1t was
considerably past that time when Mr.
Hall raped for order and asked some
body to read the call. J. ID. Russell
consented to take care OF this feature.
and. when he had finished. Michael
Blythe was sumomned to the chair 60
preside. Mrs ]. r. Morgan was elect
cd secretary.
Mr.. Blythe stated the purpose OF the
meeting and at its conclusion deliver
ed an address in which he said that
another set OF candidates for city Of
hcers was necessary TO keep the COM
munity from dying with the dry rot
With Characteristic Irish pugnaciv
Mr. Blythe said he wanted a political
fight and that could only be had by
having two parties In the field asking
the people for their votes In his
quaint HIbernian speech Mr.. Blythe
urged preraratson for the battle OF
the ballots. saying that "A hght will
do US good whether We get licked or
not
When Mr. Blythe had finished his
address John McDonough arose and
suggested that the new party should
be called the Peoples Progressive
Party and that it should nominate
full list of candidates for city offices
On motion the suggestion was adopt
ed At this juncture Vernon St John
asked what the principles of the new
party we're. to which Mr.. Blythe joe
ularly replied. I'VE haven't got any
principles This sally was followed
by a general laugh on the part OF tho
audience.
Speeches, Inquiries and suggestions
were made by Philip Bloxhem. Sam e.
lott, C. t. Johnson. Mrs. Nellie P.
Weston and half n dozen others. Mr.
Bloxhem said that as far as he could
see there were quite as many mem
bersS OF the Reform party present as
those who would support the new
organization and he urged that no ac-
ton be taken in relation to the selec-
ton OF CAuuiuatcs Aoa aAueA hicns may
or or other offices TO be filled until
the statutes governing the nomina-
tions and elections had been looked
into and a clear understanding of the
situation had. On motion of Sam FL
liott the chair was instructed to ap-
! point a committee of three members
for the purpose OF ascertaining the
proper course to be taken 10 get the
proposed ticket before the people.
whereupon Mr.. Blythe named Sam
Elliott. C. t. Johnson and II. ]. Hall
for that purpose.
On motion OF Mr.. Johnson the chair
was authorized to appoint committee
OF three members to draft a platform.
or declaration OF principles. and the
following were nominated for that
duty: Lee wltcher. ]. d. Russell and
s p. Moore.
Mr.. Whether stated this morning
that under no Circumstances would he
consent to serve as such committee
ann for the reason that he had taken
part in the caucus and convention OF
the Reform party and that he hal no
sympathy with second ticket for
city officers at this time. III my serv-