The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-03-31
The mnpicipal election held On Mon.

me iMunlclpaI seleCt1On held on Mon
Day was the greatest event OF the year
mp to this time and amounted almost to
q sensation. Never before has there
been such interest shown in a city
election in Denison. 1t was not he.
cause of any rivalry between political
parties nor over issues of controlling
Importance to be decided. 1t was sim
ply contest over two Offices, that of
may city treasurer. 1t certainly
furnished an opportunity for &Denison
enthusiasm to assert itself.
9ss For the first time for many years if
not for the first time in the history of
the city, four candidates contested for
the office of mayor, all of them having
the backing Of political or other or
ganization. ~ I IA 4 ~ 80
The republicans first held their eau
Gus and nominated j.. p. Lyon for may
orr The democrats at their caucus nom.
irfGted William Sayery. The citizens
scaiicus following renominateh w. II.
Lahb and. later. an independent move
mint was started and j. ii. Patterson
Wis nominated by petition,
The nominees of the political parties
were practically ignored at the. election,
the contest being waged between the
two independent candidates., w. H.
Laub and u. H. Patterson. IS Z Z s
The republican and democratic can.
didatess must have been deceived for
they and their friends kept up the fight
during the election and until the polls
were closed. e AZ
The vote cast was above 900, the
largest vote in the history of the CITY,
The figures show that the total vote
was 931 and the combined vote of the
two candidates nominated by the repub-
lican and democratic parties fell short
of 100. j. IT. Patterson received 44O
votes, w. II. IAub 1896, J. B.vLyon, re-
publican candidate, So votes and VIM.
Slavery democratic candidate, 81 votes
One naturally inquiries why the po-
litical parties nominating candidates Sc.
lected the weak ndidates rather than
the two who commanded the large vote.
II looks like childs play for city like
this to call party caucuses and nomi-
nate candidates for city offices only to
have them ignored by the voters at the
election. In truth it is worse than this
and becomes q question of honor
II is not fair for a political party to
nominate candidates only to be; bolted
hystbe voters and assassinated at eIec.
ton time. We said last week that the
republican, party had a safe majority
in Dentson cand could elect it's candi.
dntes.
The result of sthe election of Monday
proves the truth of the statement, when
we cay that sfopreo Of sshe five ymernbers
Of the council. the tity assessor and
city treasurer are all republicans. We
are told that the republicans failed to
nominate their best man for mayor, II
80, we would like to know why this mis-
take was made. If Mr.. Lyon was not
the best man for mayor why was his
name presented at the caucus where
there were more than 200 voters taking
part We are inclined, however, to be-
ieve THE mistake was on the part of
L., 49, T. q. H. - -, 4
candidates and in bolting the nominal
ton.
Mr.. Lyon is a reputable business man
and Mr. Slavery the same, and both
members of the Presbyterian church
and both men of equal moral standing
with the candidates pollins, the larger !
vote and yet neither Mr.. Lyop nor Mr..