The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-03-18
ell possessed the same ambition.

ell possessed the same ambition.
Mr.. Cooper said that many peorle|
can come and suggest to the town
council many improvements that ought
to be done and perhaps should he
accomplished but he said that it took
true genius to come and tell just
where the funds can be obtained to
make the suggested improvements.
He stated further that whatever
could be done in the way of impro re-
ment with the funds at hand would
most certainly be done. but that 10
unnecessary debts would be assumed.
Reduction o. the Taxes.
The principal plank in Mr.. Coopers
platform is to reduce the tax rate for
the city and he promised that he
would use his influence and exert
every effort to bring about such a
condition.
At the close of Mr.; Cooper's talk
the chair appointed A. H McLain. \
E. Sharman and A H. Davis as a
committee of three on vacancies. 1t
was moved and seconded that the
aldermanic candidates and those COR
the city offices be empowered 70
make a selection of chairman and
chairwoman and the motion was
platform of the reform party.
1t was moved and seconded that
the name of the party remain the
same as formerly, The Reform
Party"
The caucuses.
The various ward caucuses of the.
Reform party Thursday night were
well attended and nominations were
made by each of them for aldermen.
and delegates selected to the city con-
vention, which will be held in the dis
trict court room at 1870 o'clock this
evening for the purpose of nominating
a city ticket. The caucuses were
without special incident, SO far as
their proceedings were concerned.
and the utmost harmony prevailed in
all of them.
The only contest for the nomina-
ton for alderman took place in the
fourth ward, where John Hamilton.
R. J. Craig, T. A. Haynes and Harry
G. McIlvaney were opposing canii-
dates Messrs Hamilton and Craig
are the present aldermen from the
fourth ward and we're re-nominated
for that position by Thursday nigh.'s
caucus. The vote being as follows:
Hamilton SO, Craig los, Haines 70
McIlvaney, 80.
at the first ward caucus and Ben W.
Rea to act as secretary. After the
organization had been Effected and
the preliminary business transacted.
Mr.. Davis placed the name OF J v.
Blake before the convention for al
derman; A. ]. Turner subsequently
nominated DR.. Otis Orendorff A
motion was adopted declaring The
nominee receiving the greatest num-
ber Of votes to be the candidate .or
the four years term and the one
receiving the lesser number of vote;
to be the candidate for the two-year
term. Mr.. Blake was given the la-x-
er number of votes and was declared
the candidate for the long term.
In the second ward DIR. R. F..
Holmes was selected as chairman ani
C. G. Nelson as secretary. Lafe
Combs was nominated to succeed him
self as member Of the city council
for the long term and similar hoa-
or was conferred upon J. N. Ande.-
son for the short term. In the
third ward Mayor Frank P. Smith
was chosen to preside and Leslie
Stevenson to act as secretary. Grant
Dickinson was nominated to succeed
himself as alderman and was given
the four-year term. w. C. Huntoo.l
was nominated for the short term g
the successor OF the late Aldermen
NJ. ]. Lamb.
Harry e. Bowen was made chair
man of the fourth ward caucus AMI
]. Leo Sterling. secretary. In all Of
the wards. the delegates to the city
convention were selected by a com
mittee appointed by the chair and
endorsed by popular vote. In the
fourth ward Harry Il. Bowen was
elected committeeman and Miss Grace
Brown committee-woman for the Pc