The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-04-02
GUM DROPS TO
SWAP VOTES TO
AID KOCHTITKY
To Help Phillips Candidates
and They Will Aid the
Pr0hibitiOnists.
SCHEME WOULD PLACE
GUM DROPS IN POWER
kOchtitZky Would be Able to
Handle Council, If Pool
is Made.

! Leaders of the gum drop party are
predicting that there is to be land
slide of voters from Phillips to Koch
titzky on election morning. If the pro-
hibitionists plans go through, the gum
drop party viii support the whole
Phillips ticket with the exception of
Mr.. Phillips, in exchange for the sup
! port of many of snillips' candidates,
The fact that two candidates on MIR.
Phillips ticket are of the gum drop"
faith has won the support of the
Kochtitzky party. Efforts are being
made by leaders of the gum drop"
party and Phillips men to assist each
other This virtually eliminates Mr..
Phillips.
As Brother Kochtitzky is the only
candidate the "gum drops" placed in
the field, it will be necessary for those
who support the ticket to vote for 9TH
er candidates whose names appear on
either the Phillips or Rage tickets.
The two prohibitionis6s runnign with
Mr.. Phillips have won the>t 'gum drop"
support for the whole ticket, except
ing, of course, the head. 49,
By voting for candidates on the
Phillips ticket, in return for the sup
port Kochtitzky will get from the
Phillips ticket, the "gum drops" ex-
pect to get many ballots that would
not otherwise go to Brother Kochtitz-
ky.
By swapping votes with the phil
lips men, the gum drops" believe that
it will not only help Kochtitzky to
win, but will strengthen the chances
of the Phillips ticket. Should the Phil
lips ticket be elected with Kochtitzky
the Council will feel duty bound to
support kochtitzky. This would en-
able him to get any of his favorite
measures passed.
The "guTn drops" are resofting TO
every method to get kochtitzky into
office, and they say ne is gaining
ground every day. By combining with
the Phillips candidates, they believe
they will carry the city.
The "gum drops" are singing sweet
songs to the voters. The Phillips men
who are inclined to shy at the COM
bine, are told that Kochtitzky would
be harmless should he be elected with
a Phillips council, but some of the
Phillips men who are unwilling to en-
ter into the conspiracy, have pointed
out the fact that a council elected with
"gum drop" vo IS would be inclined
to work in harmony with Brother
Kochtitzky.
Supporters of Mayor Rage are not
excited over the combine between the
Phillips candidates and the "gtm
drops" Mayor Rage has contended
since the campaign opened that he
would get more votes than the Phil
lips and Kochtitzky combined. Some
of his friends, however, feel that by
swapping votes, Kochtitzky might
pull through.
The gum drops" are holding secret
meetings every night. They are can
wasting the city from end to end, urg-
ing voters to support Kochtitzky and
the whole Phillips ticket. 1t is said
the pool, but is making the race on the
pool, but is making the race on the
theory that he is being loyalty sup
ported by his ticket.
Dave Harris, independent candidate
for Councilman in the First ward, yes
terday forwarded letter to George
E. Chappell, explaining his conduct
after election. In the event that Har-
ris wins, he requests Mr.. Chappell to
turn the salary over to some charity.
81 will not accept single penny for
nv services" says Mr.. Harris.
Harris is making the race on a
"pure water and good gas" platform.
His friends are charging the gum
drop" party with stealing the salary
reduction" idea from Harris.
But they have not gone as far as
Col. Harris. He will not accept any
salary at all.