The chronicle=news., 1913-03-19
GANG TICKET To
uN DER GO
CHANGES

Just as the C-N predicted aud tn.
people hay. guessed. the gang Is get
ting ready to doublc-cross some Of
It's candidates ON the so-cnlici Citi-
zcEs' tickct---io weed out. as II were.
some men who might really he In I'd
Sor a; u nin-partisIn city govern
mcnt or who might. II elected cNh!b-
IL the sam. brand Of independence as
has General r. B. Sopris during the
last two years. Changes on the tick
q, are contemplated by the gang to
be made on the last day that with
drawals can be- made aud the yacan-
cics are to be filled about eight days
before election.
u Ia .n'l.rsiaN'd that ~ -.,W,--..si,di-
date for alderman In the fourth
ward and one candidate In the fifth
ward are TO be- thrown over. 4; H.
common talk that Chris Waller H. to
90 On the ticket in the fourth ward
aud that Ed Wilson Us Ia he taken
of In the nth to make a place for
y good gang man=-i'robab!s W, l.,
Bauer. y present member OF the city
council. II Is not unlikely that ouU
Or two other changes will b. made
and II may reasonably be asserted
iha, the people OF the wards viii not
be consulted. The gang wants oniy
men they can handle aud men who
positively will regard their pladgr-
to appoint the m"n in all city d.
par'mcnts suggested aud recommend
cd by the gang iiNcrs. The gang Ii
going to take no chances about hay-
ing their faithful hcnchn.n dropped
from the payroll.
On Monday. March -. the city
clerk will civ. the newspapers copy
for the official list OF nominations
FOR the city election and this list Will
contain the names OF the candidates
named to fill all vacancies. The
Citizens ticket. the offspring OF
the nylor-McGlashan- conference in
Denver. may look much different on
Ic official ballet.
!, will not be surprising If the
gang employs the same methods OF
former years 10 carry the city clcc-
ton this year. although under the
new law which provides for II hcnu-
legs ballot the judges of election may
eliminate much of the fraud which
was pcrpctiatcd to elect Earcla and
the county Republican ticket in No
y.mbcr-;rauds which the senate
committee took cognizance OF III
recommending the unseating of Bar
Ella. Certain 1t Is that arrests VIII
follow an! attempt on the part oil
| the gang to instruct the iliiterate
vote and the chairman OF tue poIlcc
| committee will see to il that the po-
! liccmcn do not do as they always
have donc--rOund up the instructed
voters and herd them into the polls,
leaving the city without police pro
lection while IT. Is being done. The
I ~
First ward polling place win not be
necessary AS only those who are
physically disabled. and who eat
swear to the fact will be allowed 10
receive assistance In voting.
The headlcss ballot puts stop 70
this familiar old practice OF the gang
in hcrding the voters in to vote.
THE charter of the Taylor school of
| instruction for paid voters has been
taken away by the law and the Re
publican" party Is dead. The
denizcns of the restricted districtcd
Idistrict will be compelled TO come to
1.-The polls without assistance
lfrom Jim Hannah and Harry Lewis.
and doughty Jim will thus have no
opportunity. If the law is complied
with, to exhibit his 'promptness and
|cffiCicncy",
The number Of nou-rcsidcnts,
which IL is understood has been reg
|istcred by the gang in the cast hay
of the Fourth ward. will not be al
Lowed to vote. The people have
awakcned TO the need of protecting
themselves from the trickery of the
saug and are demanding an honcss
election. that the voters may vote
Without intimidation or coercion