The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1920-04-02

BLAIR, POWERS CONFIDENT
tIa,0s :. r. blair Says ifls Cam.
paIqn Methods Have Been Clean;
Noihlno 10 Say About Powers IA
cepi he ls Not The Man Tor The
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side having shol ils bolt and both |
candidates apparently are satisfied
that there h nothing more 10 ho
done or said furthcrlns individual
interests.
Mayor .. n. Blair ls absolutely
confident he will be reelected. Ne
has had personal assurances from
20 many citizens who were against
him two years ago and are with him
now that he and hla friends are
confident that u is oil over but the
shouting.
Mayor Blair says ne has made a
clean campaign, has had nothing 10
cay against G.. W Powers except
that he docs not believe Mr.. Pow
ers would take care Of the Office
of mayor II elected"
Says Cilixcns Want Change.
c. W. Powers says the cIllzenshlp
OF Columbus wants and needs a
change. Ne gives the mayor credit
for the tounsiie and says that ~
enough. Ne does not intimate what
conditions he would change, " any,
hut pointing 10 his own record OF
f6 months a. a remarkably success
ful bnainess man IA Columbus. re-
marks that there mas been many
complaints and now that Columbus
Is stepping rapidly into the city
class he believes that conditions
warrant a business adminlsira-
lion.
The various candidates for the
board OF trustees are making a
clean contest and 80 far a. the
Courier knows there has been no
mudslInzing nor personal criticism.
10 be a member OF a board OF
trustees 4 nn honor. and while u =
ihanklcoa Inh nntailinHta1, asrole
unmeriied criticism without com.
ponsatlon. n II ON honor worthy OF
The ambitions OF any cltlxon.
To be defeated for the office does
not Lessen puhllr esteem of any
candidate. Generally defeat musl
be- attributed 10 a lack Of prepared
ness and organisation. also lack
Of publicity as well as platform
minus.
The Courier prefers a candidate
who says something. who has
nlnlform: ono who outlines th'
city's needs and says y stand fol
This or that and " I am elected
will DO 80 and 90"
This old board oil want your votri
for reelection. They believe, un'
they have q right 70 believe, tina
their familiarity with the city
business and especially as they
with Mayor Blair. made II possible
for the city 10 have a new water
works system. That they should o.
og them. he returned 10 complel
the work they have started.
Up 10 The Voters 20 Decide.
IN this particular election ther
are nine candidates for the boar
and four vacancies. The new car
dldnies are 10 be- laudcd for seekin
honors. aud the Courier Is vii
them as far as the ambitious eiioi
IA concerned, but the Courier is pr
sumed to be neutral as far as 20
sihle and II Is up 20 the voters
decide the merits Of this or I'M
candidate.
The Courier Is for the suecesstl
huainess man every time ngainst
unknown or less successful ma
and The reason should be apparel
II CITIZEN Is SUCCESSFUL
IN HIS vOCATlON-PhOFkssllOs
AL on MERCANIILE-II uoi
WITHOUT QUESTION THAT Y
WILL CONDUCT THE ClTf'S a
MINIsTRATTvE AFFAIRS ~
CEssFULLY ALSO,
Just 10 be elected 10 the board
Will gel the city NOWHERE.
The old hoard OF trustees,
four OF them. are successful. :,
rcsenlailye business men. WI
out doubt IN the conduct OF !
cIly's affairs they have tread.
toes that pr0lruded too far bui
rule. and 10 twist a trlle say.'
awe like lhom for The enemies N
have made"
fVANs. who heads The Aunlfll
Tlckel owns and conducts !
LARGEST automonhe eohve'"
Columbus.
RnEnElsICKsnN ssiiir sss7'''ss::, -
she LARGEST and most heaN
eaplialised plant IN Columbus
KLEIN. partowner and manel
. lhn LARGEST department So
in columbus. r
TnACY owns the lAhuEsl
nllIng station 10 Columbus
Ernst EnaendorL hendlns
CIlllens Ticket for trustee y