Denver labor bulletin., 1915-04-24
Otto F. Thum Heads Long
List Of ASpirantS
ALI Entries Must Be Filed By Next
Tuesday Night and Then the
Race Will Be on in Earnest

Next Tuesday. April p. i the last
day upon which candidates may fife
their petitions to enter for the municipal
election to be held Tuesday. May Is.
Positions to be filled are commissioner
OF property. commissioner OF social wei
fare. and one commissioner OF elections.
Books are out for about thirty-five can
didates, most of which will no doubt be
filed before closing time.
Otto F. Thum. who l. a candidate for
reelection as commissioner OF property.
was the first to file his petition with the
elections commission. performing this
duty Monday morning. the first day
open Tor such filing. His book had been
ready for more than a week Others
who have 20 lar filed Tor this position
are J.. c. Greeulee. former city treasurer.
and John Mollison, former alderman
For commissioner OF social welfare the
first 10 file We're Dr. Oscar Hayes. dep
uty city health commissioner. Or. II. II.
Martin. former county coroner. and At
toruey Halsted L. Ritter
Some of the Aspirauts.
other candidates who Will probably
Tile petitions. are:
Commissioner OF property--ThOmas NJ
Hunter. Edward L. Wheatley. c. A Lam
mers. George NJ. Walker, Alden c. Gal
land. Joseph w. Plummer. Charles ID
Griffith. James Randolph Walker and
Nolney 7. Hosgatt.
Commissioner OF social welfare-Dr.
Sherman Williams. +. ID. Stackhouse.
Jesse Netter DIR. w H. Sharplev. Dr.
William \. Sedgwick. Mrs. Hattie E
Westover, Dr. Charles =. Elder. and Felix
-Thies.
Elections William r.
Mullen. Frank Hobler Frank ID. Thomp-
son. William Pique. R H. Hagerman, c.
Alroy Miller. Barney F. McCann jr-.
Clarence f. Hager. :. J. Heller. A. Z.
Sharp. II. b. Teller
Thursday. April 20. VIII be the last
day for precinct registration. Those who
did not vote in the November election or
have moved out of their precinct since
then must register if they wish to vote.
Ten Charter Amendments
Three bond issues and ten charter
amendments viii also be voted on at the
MAY election.
The first bond proposition comes from
Commissioner of Safety Nisbet and is
designed to raise S:i50,Oo0 for erection of
a new police station. criminal court
building and an industrial home for
women at the poor farm
Commissioner of Social Welfare J. NJ
Perkins is asking that S500.0oo in bonds
be issued for new county hospital build
ing> and equippiug the same.s The third
proposition i for Sl50,OO1 to purchase
additional lands Tor city markets.
Charter amendments To be submitted
are as follows:
For two-platoOn system in the city fIr,-
department. advocated by the Denver
Trades and Labor Assembly
Fixing minimum tax levies for special
purposes.
>alo1nkeepcr>' League amendment to
keep Denver wet" hy authorizing the
city council To issue liquor licenses when
the state goes dry on january l next
To convert City park at Twenty third
and Welton into a public market
To Abolish Civil Service.
10 remove the chief OF police and the
deputy chief OF police from the protec-
tion OF civil service and to abolish civil
service in all city departments except
fine and police departments and the
engineering division OF the department
OF public works
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