The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-12-17
nEM M0eRATS DECIDE on
SOME Of THEIR DEPUTIES


Executive committee held meeting
yesterday afternoon at the office Of
the chairman to consider the aDplica-
tions of various persons for deputy
ships under the incoming treasurer
and county clerk. In attendance at
the meeting were aIr. T. Lee witcher.
chairman; Mr.. VIM. e. Spencer. sec
retary; Mrs Maggie Jones of Flor
ence. vice chairman; and siessfs. WE
liam c. Gilbert of Coal Greek. John
+. Wright OF Penrose, Clarence Jones
of Florence. and A. H. Davis of Canon
city. W. H Trout of Canon City and
Jesse F. Lemon of coaidale were the
only members OF the executive com
mittee not present
There were numerous APPLICATIONS
presented from persons dessrous of
serving as deputy under Mr.. C. a.
Linkins. county cierl-elect. and Blake
Rogers. county trcasurer-elect all of
which were formally considered by
the committee.
For chief deputy under Mr.. Rogers
the committee named Mr.. Roy F. Hin
man of Canon City. and Mr. owen P.
Owens of Coal Creek as second man.
Mr.. Rogers expects to conduct the Of
flee with the assistance OF only two
regular men. but there viii be times
when additional help is necessary.
On such occasions Mr.. Rogers was
left free to employ such persons as
he might choose. but stated that he
intended. in as far as possible. to en-
pioy Miss Roxena Wood OF Canon City
when extra help ~as needed Miss
Wood is very efficient stenosrapher
and has large experience in clerical
work She was strongly endorsed for
enc Of the permanent positions in the
terasurer's office. and their claims
would probably have been fayorably
considered by the committee had ii
not been for the hxed rule Of employ
ing men only In the permanent posi-
tons under the treasurer.
The deputyship under Mr.. Linkins
Is stili undecided. and was referred
back to the Democrats Of Florence.
from which place Il has been asreed
to choose the deputy. me Democrats
Of Fiorsncs at . recent meeting rec.
commended the persons. lady and
gentleman. bot neither were accept
able e the commIttss. Thls position
Il conceded 70 woman. InAsmuch
- the persoa Alling this place VIII
b the chief deputy. upon whom the
responsibilities Of the office will rest
during the absence Of the county
clerk. the committee feel that the
woman who ills the place must be one
Of mature years--somewhere along
between twenty-five and thirty-nve
years Of ags-and bring TO tho posi-
tion considerable experience IN stenO-
graphy and clerical work The younE
LADY recommendeA It the rscsnt meet
ing Of Fiorsnce Democrats Is NOT Of
aee. and It did not appear that she
vas expsrience sufnciently along the
lines required. There was no per
scnal objection TO her. Had she been
ten years older she would very prob
ably have been selected. but her youth
was considered fatal BY the commit
tee. The man was not considered
because he was = man
1t L generally believed that that Sc
lection made for the treasurer's Of
fco win meet with popular approval.
Mr.. Hinman has been with Anderson
Z Co. OF this city for = number Of
years and has proven most efficient
man. Mi. Owens Is very popular in
personal way and most competent
in tho line OF work that win become