Denver labor bulletin., 1916-02-19
The Optimistic
Philosopher


~ ENVER is going to have two or
more special municipal cleo
tions this year, which is no
uncommon event for any ell
terprising, progressive community. Pc
titions have been printed and their cir
culation for signatures is to begin at
once, repeating the commission form of
government and rehabilitating the for
mer mayor and aldermanic plan. The
petition is fathered by the patriotic So
cieties of the city, with J. II. Macy
j. L. Clapb and A. A. johnson as its
three individual sponsors. 1t is said
the required number of signatures, 10
per cent OF the vote cast in this city
for governor at the last election, will
be secured in few days. The election
commission places the exact number of
bona fide signatures required at 6,ssO.
Under this petition which incorporates
radical changes in the present city char
ter, there will be n mayor and nine
aldermen, representing districts in
which they must reside, but elected by
II vote of the city at large. All the
present city officials are to be de-
throned except Auditor Markey, who is
permitted to retain his job until Jan
uary /, 1918. Time OF holding city cleo
tions is changed from May to Novem-
Der. and officers elected assume their
duties on January /, being chosen for
two years each. The mayor is given
broad powers, and appoints all depart
mental heads except treasurer and an
assessor, besides the auditor, who shall
be chosen by direct vote. Salaries are
h. ~
urer, assessor and auditor 81 900 and
aldermen at 81 500 per year. After the
petition is filed with the city council
an election shall be called in from
thirty to sixty days, and if adopted,
then an election for mayor and other
elective officials within forty days
thereafter. Another prospect is that
former Mayor Robert Specr and friends
will circulate a petition in which the
officers are designated, and yet another
report has it that If the fight grow
real hot, the Republicans will circulate
a petition naming city officials. Alto
gether, this promises TO be lively year
for politics in Denver
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Governor George \. Carlson has moro
troubles than the editor OF a labor pa
been trying to find way to dislodge
Democrats who hold state Jobs under
the civil service rule. Warden lyman
OF the state penitentiary at Canon City
and Warden Capp of the state reform.
atory at Buena Vista have been the
principal objects of attack On Tues.
day the governor acted as court. judge
and jury in his private office, with the
defendant absent. and returned YER
diet OF guilty against Capp. and Mt once
issued an official order removing him
from the wardenship. However. Capp
refused to be fired and is still holding
down the job. He was the victor in a
former scrap with the governor. being
retained by the State Civil Service
Commission over Georges protest. The
case viii probably be finally threshcd
out in the state Supreme Court, and in
the meantime Capp who is some scrap
per, being former sheriff OF Boulder
county. holds the vantage hand OF be
in in possession ut Bucnn Vista The
governor this week threatened Warden
Tom lyman with removal if he did not
resign at once Carlson will bring
charges against the Canon City warden
OF feeding bread crumbs from the prison
table to his chickens and the further
bcnious charge is made that he lets his
wife occasionally use the auto furnished
by the state. II is also claimed lyman
drank two bottles of beer on a visit to
Denver last year. 1t certainly is pro.
voking to be governor OF the great stat.
OF Colorado and not be able to shake
the plum tree at will TO appease a horde
Of hungry politicians.
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Ed Windy Davidson. headline
printer on the Post. was one of thos,
who noticed the recent item in The
Bulletin relative to printers and
Preachers" 1t is reported Ed recently
had 50 bill to the good and it was
his intention to hold it out" on the
wife. In looking for hiding place, he
finally decided on the family Bible, and
carefully laid the aforesaid five be-
tween its pages. Except to occasionally
officially determine dates OF the birth
Of his children, Ed says the book has
not had an exceptionally heavy use
since the boys left home. "Davy'' felt
perfectly safe with his bank" How
ever, Mrs. ID. had occasion to look into
the good book while he was at work,
and, of course, discovered the plant"
Upon his arrival home that evening
Davidson was thunderstruck when in.
formed by his wife that she was be.
coming so forgetful." He was told by
the wife: To-day | found S5 bill laid
between the pages of our Bible, and for
the life of me | cannot recall when
placed it there" Neither could "Davy."
A travelling printer who has been in
California sufficient length of time
to make close observations, writes n let
ter to Tim Foley in w.fch he expresses
himself thusly: "The Californian gets
a -. .C II.