The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-03
Jefferson Alexander, liner r. Carlson
and Entire keokuk Electric
company's Ticket Sweeps
Field.
scADDING IS PRAISED
Vote Of Appreciation Of His TWO
Years as President OF the cIue
Given Unanimously Last
Night, .

/ Coolidge are not the only candidates
who were notified OF their election
to office last night, for the High Ten
| sion club closed its campaign and
cast its ballot for club officers for
the new year with Jefferson L. Alex
ander chosen president and l. X Carl
son vice president. The other Off
GERS TO be elected were: Second vice
president, WILDER Davis; secretary,
! Herman Davis treasurer, L. ".
Smith.
There were three tickets, and the
Keokuk Electric ticket carried off all
of the honors, being almost unani-
mously elected over the tickets rep
resenting the men of the Mississippi
River Power company.
A great deal Of interest has been
manifest in the election since the
last meeting of the club, and the
campaign has been hot one, with of
the candidates making speeches upon
every conceivable occasion and cleo
| tioneering in good style. The grand
finale last night was one of the pep
piest and most interesting meetings
the High Tension club has held for
some time.
The evenings entertainment, in
addition to the mere mechanical pro-
cess of voting, consisted of informal
talks by successful candidates, fu-
neral rites and eulogies paid to de-
feated ones, monster parade at 1880
O'Clock OF Keokuk Electric men, and
| an elaborate lunch. Returns from
the presidential election were also
received at the clubrooms and the
evening was an enjoyable affair from
start to finish.
Speeches Are Made.
Among tho speeches during the
evening was the one made by Jeffer-
son L. Alexander, the newly elected
president, and the one made by Jo-
seph l.. Brady. Mr.. Brady COM
mended the work of the retiring
president, ]. l. S. Scadding, who had
made such splendid executive, and
spoke of the prosperous career the
club had enjoyed during the two
] years of Mr.. Scadding's administra-
tion.
/ The Keokuk Electric company pa
| rade, which started down Main
street at 1880 o'clock, was Of suffi-
cient interest to take the crowds
/ watching the returns at the Gate City
election board away from the news
which was coming over the wires
and send them hurrying down to the
corner to see "if it were a republican
/ delegation" The conspicuous BAN
ners displayed by members OF the
1 club were special features OF the
| parade and worthy Of note, all OF
them containing bits Of wit concern
ing the candidates for election, par
! ticularly for the new president. They
read:
Parade and Banners.
/ 'eHe may be Alexander the Great,
/ but we have nutmeg crater. vote
for three jays, Jeff, Gin and Carlson,
and Wake up, one Knapps enough,
were a few Of them" The line OF
march for the parade included: Torch
bearers heading the procession, Win
&c. C. Buffum carrying the riscu-
lion" the insignia of the High ZEN
sion club. Candidate Jefferson L.
Alexander, riding in state in an auto
mobile; Frank Jones drum corps,
/ AIexander's ragtime band People on
| the side lines who watched tne pro
/ cession down the street Wouio ASK
/ one another, who's Jeff! Time anu
| time again.
| The new officers will assume tneir
duties at the next meeting OF the
| club. and it is expected that the or
ganization will continue to De an I'M
| portant factor in Keokuk.
| The election committee IN charse
of the recent affairs of the ciuD Is
| composed Of the following men. n.
/ w. Schen, E. e. Robson, J. l.. Braoy'
n. NJ. Perks and ]. L. S. Scadding