The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-04-09
WARD CAUCUSES
HELD LAST NIGHT
LITTLE INTEREST BEING TAKEN
IN COMING CITY ELECTION,
TUESDAY, APRIL %

| Caucuses were held in the three
wards of Moscow last night when
| nominations were made for council
men in two wards and all three wards
elected delegates to the city conven-
ton to be held tomorrow Thursday
night in the county court house. The
First ward failed to nominate candi-
dates for council but elected dele
gates to the city convention and pass
ed resolution on the managerial
form of city government. The Sec
ond ward renominated Councilmen w.
H. Connor and George S. Richard
son, and elected IA delegates to the
city convention. The manner of the
delegates could not be obtained in
time for this issue of The Star Mir
ror. The reports of the meeting in
the other two wards follow:
We, the undersigned hereby certify
that in pursuance to the published call
of the mayor of the city of Moscow,
Idaho, dated April 3rd, 1919, the
caucus for the First ward of said city
met April 9th, 1919, at the hour of
7:3O D. M, at the office of l.. F. Par
sons on Second street and elected the
following named persons from said
ward as delegates to, and who are
entitled to sit in the city convention
to be held at the county court house
April 10th, 1919 at the hour of 7:30
p. M, for the nomination of candi-
dates for the respective city offices
to be filled by election to be held
April oath, 1919, to-wit:
H. R. Smith, j. H. Forney, Dave
Burch, G.. G.. Pickett, Elmer Paulson,
R. Hodgins, H. H. Simpson, L. F.
Parsons. w. S. Robbins, o. Boards
ley, A. H. Oversmith, Ross R. Sher-
fey, James Wilson, G.. E. Horton, H.
Melgard, P. H. Clayton, Frank Stew
ems, M. P. Miller, E. C. Boone, DR..
Boyd, Harry Whittier, VIM. Hunter,
Jr.
The following resolution was moved,
seconded and passed, to-wit: 1t IS
hereby moved that it is the sense of
this caucus, that the matter of the
adoption of the city manager ,plan, for
the city of Moscow, Idaho should be
submitted to the people to be voted
upon at the general city election to
be held April oath, 1919, for the cleo
ton of the various officers therefor.
H. R. SMITH,
Chairman of caucus.
! Attest-G. E. Horton, secretary
of caucus.
Pursuant to recommendation OF the
mayor, primary in and for the Third
ward convened at O. E. Bells lmple-
ment store. A. S. Lyon was chosen
as chairman and J. R. Strong as sec
retary.
A motion to nominate councilmen
for the Third ward now and here was
,,,o,,,v,o o,1c1u oro6 that NOM
nations be made by ballot. II. w.
Cornelison, Melvin M. Preston, John
T. Baken and Calvin Smith were
placed in nomination the ballot was
spread with the following results:
Cornelison, 6 votes; Preston, 20;
Smith, 8; Baken, 13.
A motion to make the nomination
of M. M. Preston and John 7. Baken
as councilmen for the Third ward
unanimous was carried.
Moved that in the event either OF
the nominees declines to accept that
the delegates hereafter to be chosen
shall have authority to fill the va
cancy caused by such declination.
LAFAYETTE Keene, Arnold S. Lyon,
]. ]. Keane, o. E. Bell, G.. B. Green,
James Fogle, J. F. Schroeder, Guy
w. Wolfe, w. H. Cornelison, Victor
N. Ramstedt, A. H. johnson, Frank
Oberg, Adrian Nelson, S. P. Hall, G.
A. Tenwick, Frank Burch, W. 0. Bed
dali, Calvin Smith, A. H. Olson, w.
A. Sheets.
Moved that, nominations close and
that the persons named above be de-
clared the delegates in and for the
Third ward. Motion carried and so
ordered. Moved, seconded and car
ried that in the event that any dele
gate should be unable to attend he
may give his written proxy to an
other delegate.
A. S. LYON,
Chairman.
T. R. Strong, Secretary: |