Denver labor bulletin., 1916-05-06
City Builders Are United
On Man Who Has Made
Good for Denver
Special City Charter Election Next
Tuesday Promises New Indus
trial Era for City Thru the
Speer Non Partisan
Amendment
AUDITORIUM MEETING TONIGHT

DtUNtt
between the builders and the wreckers
will culminate in the special election on
Tuesday next. when the Speer amend
ment which designates Robert w. Speer
for mayor on a non partisan program,
will b. adopted by an overwhelming vote
Of the people Tonight Saturday n
rnusing final Spccr meeting in the City
Auditorium will mark the closing ora
torical battle.
Mr. Speer is being supported by the
labor and business elements OF the city,
while the rcactionaries. standpatters and
muckrakcrs are lined up with the Post
Carl-on-Whitford-S Stidger combination TO
vote 'em all down" and retain the pres
eut di-crcdited city administration.
Reports coming to The Bulletin office
from shops, mills. offices. railroad shops
and residential districts OF the workers
confirm the prophecy made last week that
fully 50 per cent Of the people who work
for wages in Denver will vote for the
Speer amendment. Democrats, Repubh-
cans. Socialists, Single-1avers aud those
OF other other crceds who believe IN
greater and more prosperous industrai
Denver are proclaiming their purpose To
adop, n form of city government and
place at its head man that will make
for a united city better place in which
to live.
Approve Of Assembiy's Action.
Polls taken on street cars and places
n employment. among organized as weli
4. unorganizcd workers, show that the
endorsement Of the Spccr non partisan
charter amendment by the Denver
Trades and Labor Assembly meets with
, grrat prrponderancc of approval.
Numerous local unions have taken SINH
lar action. A few disgruntled trades un-
ioni-,s. scattered here and there, have
criticised the Assembly. but they are in
such small minority that they only
prove the exception to the rule.
In a factory where nearly 200 union
voters are employed. an officer Of the
union took a poll this week and failed
Ia find a single member opposed to
Spser An employe of The Bulletin Of
fir. pollcd a crowd of workingmen rid
ING downtown TO places OF employment.
on a Rocky Mountain lake car, one
morning this week. There were twenty
one voters in the car, and everyone de
clarcd purpose to vote for the Specr
amendment and against the Booth and
Marcy amendments next Tuesday. 30 1t
is among the working people in every
part of the city.
Received With Enthusiasm.
Everywhere Mr.. Spcer has spoken to
working mon and women during the
week he has been received with the
greatest enthusiasm. ENponents Of the
. Booth. Republican and the vote EN- all
down" programs have met with courtc-
Gus tho frigid receptions Mt meetings
held on the street corners or about the
shops No campaign is being made In
behalf of the Macy charter. Those
who instituted that petition to oust
Safer Ncsbit have become his supporters
A. one anti-Spccr speaker says, They
,the workersl listen to us. but we don't
seem to get anywhere"
In Sarconi's billiard room on Welton
.treet, where political bets are posted,
the odds on Spccr have heightened dur
ing the week. 500 to $40 being offered
with very few takers. Other bets arc
that Spccr will receive more votes than
are cast for the Booth and Macy char
ter amendments combined. Bets arc
posted that Spccr will win on majorities
extending from 1000 to 10000.
Women Supporting Speer.
One of the Illuminating features of the
campaign is the way in which women |
voters are proclaiming their purpose to
support the Spcer amendment. At the
beginning n strenuous attempt was
made to line up the women against
Spccr. but this soon proved roorback
and very little is now being said about |
il by the reactionists.
To Build for Industry.
In one of his speeches delivered this
week, Mr.. Spccr hit the keynote when
h., declared;
what Denver needs at present is not
more people, but more prosperity for the
pcople we have. Lack of work is one
of the greatest breeders of crime, and
all cities should Mt least spend as much
money to prevent crime as to punish it:
i My interest in the study of municipal
yycrnment, together with desire to
Sc factor in improving conditions In
Denver, influenced me to become can
didatc for mayor. To make Denver
,rLa4 Il shnuld he nnd has u right to be |