Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-02
HEAD Of CLOVIS
CITIZENS TICKET
GE IS PURL0|NEO.
Peculiar Middle Arises in Fix
ing Up Names of Candidates
for City Offices Tail Ways
Without the Dog, :,
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Clovis n. Nj. April Lost, Strayed
or Stolen-Thc head" Of one Citizens
ticket which 1t was the intention to
use in the municipal election April 4.
A liberal reward will be paid, and no
questions asked, II It is returned at
once to the Citizens Campaign Com
mittee.
What would you think IT,, after
weeks of planning, caucusing, wire
pulling. slate making and the various
and sundry other tricks that are re-
sorted TO in politics, and believing that
you had The situation securely hog
tied and Grated, you woke up some
morning and found that correspondents
had stolen, swiped purloined or abb
seconded with the head OF your ticket?
Make you feel sort o grouchy,
wouldn't il? Well, that's the situation
that exists here
Some two weeks ago a ticket was
put in the field which was given the
ieuphonlous name of the Citizens tick
Y ct, headed by X. G. Chiders for may
or. and with A. W. Skarda the nomi-
nee for treasurer and u. NJ. Brlzendine
for clerk, also with four nominees for
the city council. A week later, there
having been considerable dissatisfac-
ton expressed over some of the nom
inees for the council, a meeting was
held by another faction and 1t was
decided to place a Peoples ticket In
the race. Different nominations were
made for the council. but the meeting
went on record as endorsing the Citl-
zens' ticket SO far as the nominees for
mayor, treasurer and clerk were con-
cerned Being uncertain about the law
at this time as to whether or not
the same candidates name could APP
pear on two tickets, II was decided
that as to these three offices the Citi-
zens' nominees would be placed on the
Peoples ticket il the law would per-
init this being done; otherwise these
spaces on the Peoples ticket would be
left blank.
The chairman of the meeting which
nominated the Peoples ticket, while
consulting the disciples of Blackstone
and himself delving into the statutes
of the state. learned that a candidates
name could not appear on two tickets;
also that in case the same name WAS
on two tickets the first ticket filed
would have preference, and that the
second ticket, when filed, would have
to leave off the name or names which
had appeared on the first ticket filed.
Inquiry of the city clerk disclosed the
fact that the Citizens ticket had not
been filed, And then an idea began
10 percolate through the brain of the
said chairman. Why not place the
names of the three candidates in ques-
ton on the Peoples ticket? The meet
Ing had endorsed them and had de-
clded that their names should be on
the ticket If possible. Accordingly, the
names OF the Citizens nominees for
mayor. treasurer and clerk were placed
on the Peoples ticket and the ticket
was filed with the city clerk, thus COM
pletng that ticket.
The situation was thus left In this
manner. The Peoples ticket was q
complete one. while the Citizens tick
ct was left with three vacant spaces.
o. III OlntG WOluHs WIN uHlN til'
conucimanic nominees. And while
those who are standing sponsors for
the Peoples ticket realize that the adj
dtIon OF these names will not accom-
pish all that they are fighting for,
still II is believed that their ticket
Is greatly strengthened as result of
the coup and that the ticket of their
opponents is correspondingly weak
ened.
When the news leaked out there
was CONSERVATION in the ranks of
those who were supporting the Citi-
Gems ticket. There was much hurry
Ing and scurryng to and fro and many
caucuses were held, but at this writ
ing the head of the ticket still remains
Topped off while the tail Is compelled
to wag along as best it can.