The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-03-25
CITY ELECTION NOW
ASSUMING COLOR
Whole Ticket is Filled, Resolution is
Adopted and Everything Points 20
Warm Election

or, clerk, treasurer and two councilmcn
from each ward, 20 be voted on at tho
coming election. There were, two fac
tions represented which were about
evenly matched
Judge Cutlip was chosen temporary
chairman and afterwards made perma.
nent chairman. ROYAL Prentice was So
lected secretary and business commcn,.
ed 70 pick up. 4 committee on resou.
tions was appointed and committee
chosen to designate the manner in
which the voting 20, the different can
didates was to be carried on.
After the committees had reported.
Hon. c. G. Davidson on behalf Of the
Rector factions took exceptions to the
resolutions in regard TO the city couu.
ell receiving salaries for their labors.
He said IL was lawful. just and proper
that our servants be allowed reason.
able compensation for the time and
services given 60 performing the duties
required Of them by the citizens. Con.
tinuing in his eulogy of the present
city council he said:
'Thc present council surprised the
whole city by transaet!ng business in
. business.like manner This council
has paid of debts, graded the streets,
put In more water services thereby add
ing 60 the city's revenue, built up .
good fire department and bought fire.
sighting apparatus, reduced the water
rate TO consumers and many other good
things and the city has n nice bank sc.
count. Has paid off an indebtedness
of $1,000, and now has on deposit in the
First National Bank $1,000, making n
showing Of $4,000 gain in the past
two years.
Hon. Reed llolloman answered for
the opposing faction and upheld the
resolutions as submitted, which were
as follows.
Be II Resolved by the citizens of Tu.
cumcari, in convention assembled, that
we are in favor Of any legitimate i'm.
provemcnt that will add TO the conve.
nienec and prosperity Of the citizens
Of our city.
BE II Resolved, that we are in favor
of the most economical administration
Of our financial affairs that will com.
port with a proper management thereof
BE II Resolved, that wc are in favor
of dispensing with the day police and
allow that function 10 he performed by
the County Sheriff and his assistants.
BE II Resolved, that while our city
is young and largely involved in debt,
necessarily adding TO our taxation, that
we are opposed tc the mayor and mem.
bers Of the city council receiving any
salary.
BE II Resolved, that we are in favor
of strict regulation of the saloons and
Of increasing the license thereof.
BE II Resolved, thar every reasonable
inducement shall he made by the City
Council, looking 10 the growing Of
trees and lawns within Oar city.
(signed)
Reed Holloman
T.. W. Bowen
r. +. German
!. W. Burlington
l.. u. Mckenzie
After listening TO remarks Of Mr.,
HollOman these resolutions were adopt.
ed after n. standing votes which was
said 20 result in vote of III 10 81.
This vote and declaration bound those
nominated TO live up 10 everything
which the caucus did Now we have
never heard of any Of the candidates
saying they would not abide by the
resolutions. The News columns are open
TO make n statement TO the contrary
The following is the successful can
didates for the different offices as chos
en- by this caucus;
Mayor-W. b. Rector.
Clerks. G. Campbell.
Treasurer-Ilerman Gerhardt.
Members of the City Council,
lst Ward-N. V, Galle2os, and 4. B
Simpson,
End Ward-James Taylor, and NJ, Il
Fowler.
3rd Ward-Earl George, o G. Goodlo,
ith WPd--George Eager, George T.
Tate.
The meeting ended in an uproar o
laughter caused by one of the defeate,
candidates entering u protest agains
the election in End ward.