Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-10-27
n FILL CITY TICKET
BY CAUCUS METHOD
old Time Political Convention Sys-
xem Will BE Revived to Name
Municipal Candidates-At NJ.
L. Church Night of Gem
eral Election

The basement of the Methodist
church will be the scene of an old
fashioned political convention at
7.SO on the evening of the general
election, November Z, when a mass
meeting of citizens will chose candi-
\ dates for mayor and the councilmanic
nositions, which failed to attract can
ddates prior to the expiration of the
time for filing notices of candidacy.
4 Under the election laws such a meet
Ing must be held on the day of the
urinary city election and must be
4 called by a committee named for
that purpose by some body of citi-
4 sens. To legalize the action the
B chamber of commerce, at it's Tuesday
meeting, resolved itself into a COM
nittee of the whole, naming F. G..
Forrest as chairman and William NJ.
Porter secretary. These officers will
issue the official call for the mass
convention and every citizen is urged
to attend and take part in the DELHI
erations.
The action of the chamber was
prompted wholly and entirely
through desire to clear the unusual
and serious situation which resulted
from the dearth of avowed candi-
dates prior to the expiration Of the
filing period, and not through any
Inclination to name candidates of its
own choosing. Every citizen of Pull
man is privileged to take part in the
convention and every effort will be
made to name the best candidates
available for the numerous positions
open.
Candidates for mayor and council
man-at-large, each to serve a two
year term, will be named by popular
vote OF the entire convention, while
the various ward councilmen will be
named by the representatives of
their own wards in separate caucus
and ratified by the convention.
The First ward representatives
Will name candidate for the four
year term to succeed J. E. Ham
mond, whose term has expired, and
another for two years to fill the I'M
expired term of J. N. Scott, who for
leited his office through removal
nom the ward. u. G. Lawler was
elected by the council recently to
serve for Councilman Scott until the
Guy election, when the people will
name a successor.
Ira Nye has two years yet to
serve as Second ward councilman,
Out another member from that ward,
ior four-year term, must be elect
60 TO replace William Swain, whose
term expires.
In the Third ward a four-year
member is to be elected to succeed
councilman Burnett, while Council
uan Duthie has two years yet TO
serve.
Mrs. M. F. Cannon, candidate for
'i'y clerk; ]. S. Clark, candidate for
treasurer, and M. s. lamar, asplr-
ant Ior the attorneyship, each filed
Aotlces of candidacy within the pre-
efioed period, but all the other Of
'ices went begging, making the con-
'ehtion necessary.
unusual Importance attaches to
ae city election through the fact
Iat Tor the first time the mayor
WI De elected for a two-year term
auu the councilmen for four years
14u TWO years. Under the new state
q" municipal elections, after this
var viii be held only every two
FEARS
"nlle talk of possible candidates
" mayor to succeed Mayor Harley
JACKSON has not yet assumed exciting
4Oportions, several good men have
.' sen suggested for the important po-
On' including William Swain, M.
q, nenry, W. G. Kruegel and F. NJ.
'asie. There is reported to be a
n defined movement in some
:. ,'f'ers to elect two women as coun-
luen' although possible candidates
ave not been suggested.