The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-03-22
NO SYMPATHY
FOR MOVEMENT

FOR MOVEMENT
Action Of Citizens Caucus Should Be
Final and Candidates Elected
There Should BE Supported.
NO CRITICISM OF CANDIDATES
Some Doubt As to Whether Some Can
didates Are in Sympathy With
So.caiIed Independent Ticket
When the citizens caucus was heid
in Denison on the evening OF the lOth
of March, it was supposed that the
action of the caucus would be final and
that the candidates selected at the
caucus would not be opposed at the
election and that there would be no
further cause for division and con
fusion. The caucus was regularly
called as a citizens caucus for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
city offices to be voted on next Mon
day, the 9th, at which time the
mayor, two councilmen at large ana
three ward councilmen, as well as city
treasurer and assessor. are to De
elected. A most thorough. canvass had
been made by the different factions
and the candidates and a great deal
of interest developed over the contest
for the various positions to be voted
on at the election next Monday. No
complaint was made but what the
caucus was fairly conducted and that
everybody had a right to and did ex-
press their choice on the several can
didates, with the result that w. H.
f.arh won out over J. T. Carey and T.
e. Pearson for mayor by the following
vote: Laub. 222; Carey, 141; Pearson,
s., giving Mr.. Laub q majority over
the combined. vote of his competitors.
J. H. Tamm and J. H, Hayes won out
as councilmen at large over Henry
Faul and H. L. Fitch, by the following
vote: 1amm, 237; hayes, 217; Fitch,
14O; Faul, 1876. Thomas Nielsen won
out over James A. Mitchell in the First
ward; Henry Moeller had no opposi.
ton in the Second ward, and Ben
Pautsch won out over DR.. Simpson in
the Third ward. DR.. Simpson, how
ever. withdrawing after the informal
ballot showing Pautsch had received
majority over him on that ballot. c.
l.. VOss was re-nominated for city
treasurer and H. "A. Norman for city
assessor.
One would naturally suppose that
after full and fair expression OF the
people in the citizens caucus with re-
suits SO decisive, that those who were
in the minority would accept the sit
uation and feel under moral obliga-
ton to see that the action of the eau
Gus was indicated at the election. but
1t seems that the very parties who ell.
gineered the calling of the citizens
caucus were prominent in its delibera'
tions and candidates for nomination.
and who were under every obligation
to yindicate its action, are now out
with a petition asking the voters OF
the city to turn down the action OF the
caucus and the choice of the candi
dates who were nominated at the eau
Gus. and to support at the election on
an independent ticket the men who
were in honor bound to sustain the
action Of the caucus. but who now re-
bel against it's action.
The plan to discredit the candidates
nominated at the caucus had evidently
been made and petitions prepared for
an independent ticket by the very men
promoting the caucus before it was
held. ]. T. Carey and T. E. Pearson
neither OF them, would be inveigled in.
to Joining the movement in favor OF
an independent ticket, inasmuch az
they had submitted their claims to the
voters of the city at the caucus. but
had failed to win out. They recog
nize that when once, they made their
contest in the caucus that 1t would
not be the proper thing to seek IN
some other way to have their names
voted on at the city election.
IL the action of caucus, called by
the citizens and largely attended. 1t
not to prevail and govern those VINO
have taken part in it, then confusion
and disorder may be expected TO re-
suit. OF course, 1t Is up to the con
sciences of those who took part in the
caucus to decide whether 1t is fall
dealing to obtrude their names upon
the voters in some other method than
the one selected to secure prefer
ence on the part of the voters Of the
city, We are inclind to believe that
some OF the men at least whose names
appear on the petition are not In sym
pathy with the movement because
after having once submitted thel'
claims to the citizens caucus and fav
ing been turned down. that it is hardly
the proper thing to come in by some
other method in the hope that some
thing may happen by which they may
win out.
No criticism is made of any OF the
men who are running for office from
q personal standpoint or because OF
q want Of Qualifications to make capa
BILE officials, and If either of the mon
who are now seeking by petition to
come lin had been nominated at the
citizens caucus we would strenuous
" advocate their election by the peo'
Pile. They, themselves. would have
condemned other candidates before
the caucus in coming out and seeking
to be put on the ticket by petition as
they are now doing. We doubt If all
81 the candidates who are on the So
called independent ticket have given
their endorsement to the proposition
to have them voted on after they we're
turned down in the citizens caucus
and. indeed, we are advised that some