Denver labor bulletin., 1915-04-24
AND NOW THE CANDIDATES

missioner. The first two situations have salary
of $1,000 per year attached that is added at
traction to the desire to hold office the election
commssionership pays but 81 900 per year for do
ing nothing, and is therefore only job But
many patriots have tuned up for the race.
Quite number have filed their petitions for
the places, and there will be lot by the
time the bars shut down Tuesday, and the
picking will be plenty for the busy little voter.
There are all kinds OF candidates and can be gen
orally sized up as fearful and wonderful lot al
though there are some mighty good men-and
women-in the running. Some have made sue
cesses OF their past performances in public pri-
vate and business life, while it will be necessary
to look in the city directory phone book find
out who few are.
There are few surprises but the candidacy
OF Mr.. Fred Bons' friend, Noney T. Hoggat
late of the state land board, is OF them.
AS soon as it became settled, Notwithstanding Mr..
l1oggats acceptance OF the re-appointment ten
dered him via Mr.. Tammen's telegram. not i'll be
halt OF Governor Carlson. that the governor had
decided to name another for the place. would be
wise ones began TO figure that Denver people
would be asked to for Mr.. Hoggat by finding
him a place on the pay roll this spring, via the
martyr route, although there are some hard-head-
ed people III this town that can't savvy why
national catastrophe occurs when sundry and Ger
and immediate steps must be taken to find a good
fat place Tor them again.
1t is probably true that Mr. Hoggat made
good official but there will be many voters take
the position that there are other citizens who are
1ust as capable OF acting as commissioner of prop
ertv. Without question the Post will make the.
fight OF its life to put him across as with ronc
sure man at City hall the fear OF newspaper crit
icism could likely put them in a position to get
two more to join to make majority. look for
the fight come the direct issue of Champa
street or not and the News and Times are out
against newspaper domination OF city government
so we can look for enjoyable affair The usual
stereotyped lines about lioggat making a run
away flood the Post.
1t looks if the Post people would have three
strings to their bow for the property Job. Hogpat
Walker and Tom Hunter Tor first second and
third choices and will boost accordingly Tom
Hunter VIII make good at that. Justice
abiding place is said to have decided on Dr. Sher-
man Williams for commissioner OF social welfare
Judge +. w. Hurlbu who was a leader in the
water fight when last the boards. but now on
the court appeals, is said to be contemplating rum
ning Tor either welfare property. and an tt
tempt OF the water people to slip something over
IN one OF the proposed amendments is to furnish
the excuse. and raise that question. The court
OF appeals will die natural death for lack OF ap-
preparation and law in August. and Mr. Eurlbut
VIII be out OF permanent situation at that time
l hear that the supporters OF c. A. hammers
with workers i'll every precinct 1t looks as if
the German--Amercan and liberal element would
be ior him strong and if they are. his chances are
good.
he injection OF the wet and dry fight into the
campaign is going 10 considerable figure The
temperance people will fight hammers and natur-
ally select candidate whom they could depend
upon.
Greenlee talk is strong in certain channels and
am told deal is trying TO be fixed up whereby
the Republican organization will get the property
place and the Democrats that of social welfare
The candidates to be selected sub-rosa by the two
organizations and the workers in both parties to
go down the line accordingly. Rumor has it that
in such an event Greenlee would be picked bv the
Reps. The plot is sticking now over the inability
OF the Democrats to decide upon their candidate
Up to date no candidate mentioned or that has
filed divides the labor support with Otto Thum
] rue. he has enemies in his own ranks from
various causes but ! venture the assertion that
he viii receive at least 90 per cent of that vote
IN some one OF the choices He has had many 9th
er elements OF support to him and is to be
reckoned with in the final count
Those who had taken out books up to the first
OF the week for the three places were:
Commissioner Of social wefarc-Dr r. n
Martin. DR. Sherman Williams IIalstcd L. Ritter
+. ID. Stackhouse, Jesse Netter. Dr. W. H. Sharp
ley. DIR. William A. Scdgwick Mrs Hattie i.
Westover. DR. Charles S Elder DR. Oscar Haves.
Felix Thies.
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