The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1920-03-05
MAyORhLIY CONTEST
STILL A GENTLEMEN
AFFAIR; BLhIR's REPLY
FIGHT NOWON FOR IRUsI[Es

INf We'd Don't Want n EI||
Would Hun n Real Demand Ex-
lr1e- General Relief that Ernet|
En11ndoFf VIII Ne Elected -IIuT.
geolse 20 Confident fIcn oanAil
The contest for mayor Of colum.
bus as far as entries b concerned
undoubtedly ls settled and annnr.
entity nominations are closed. Mayor
Blair and cnndldate Powers both
aro serene and confident and. a.
J. Il. Blair remarked D. AR. Power.
when they uccldenl;y met Ia The
Courier Office the other day. I'VE
are both gDlne 70 be elected What
DO you say, Charleyf" aud Il ex-
plains the situation.
One thing may be said Of Mayor
Blair, though, and u ~ said iisi-
partially A number OF buslnes.
men who were against him two
years aeo end strongly against him
are now with him. Otherwise the
sentiment Is about nfly-nfly.
The real light In which the public
Is more than Interested is cenlerod
around The board Of trustees
The Courier. as stated lest W6ral
a not an auIhofliy on matters 20.
llllcal In Columbus. but a. cur ac-
Qualnlanco increases and confidence
u inspired whereby he wise owl.
o. politics bolionhole "a and n
whispers Ie|| Of tne inner workings
oi cliqut1 and factions, we win
know how 10 write authorilaliroig
But, ne editor Of the Courier has
ro1Idod IN Columbus long enouo||
ana has attended board meetings
and ianlll|arIlod himself with lhf
true working conditions Of the man-
ngesncnl Of city Affairs 10 state en-.
phaiicully that the present board
! OF trustees OF the Village Of CoIum.
bus each and every one Of them
merit % the utmost The commcnda.
lion ~ theiI conslilusnls .'-
They are business men. every one
OF them-active business men. too.
II mPy be said Of A. Fredorickson
that he Is always active IN the city's
interests. To those who do not
know him Che Courier wishes b. say
that he shows no partially. Con-
tracts are carried out according 10
specifications. Undoubtedly he has
tread on commercial toes aud we
are proud Of the fact for he acts
for tho good OF all.
Then there is William Klein. In
our travels and conversations
around the city we find many who
say he would make a good mayor.
lie does make q good trustee and
furthermore he does not hesitate
for the lack Of words 10 make his
meaning clear. he Is active, too
too active for some.
And Evans. Well, you can say Of
A. J. that he Is a business man. ne
ran a shoesirlng up 10 a $4,000
corporation. and be did Il by hard
work. His head sits well on his
shoulders and his counsel is lis
tened 10.
We will conclude with the towns
professional treasurer II. y. Tracy.
lie Is business man also. he
hasn't run a shoesiring 10 e20OO0
yet But he is IN line. Ne inspires
confidence. He's blunt, not hard
headed and he never misses a meet .
ing and on committee work he II
there with the word there" spelled
with capital letters.
The Courier thinks well Of this
board. But there are 0thers-un-
lrled-who are unquesli0nably just
as able, maybe better.
But, the city Is In midslrcanl. as
Il were ON the walerworks. The
present board have worked out The
details. KNOW more than iholr
constituents about the initial con-
dillons and we question whether
they could be improved upon as a
whole.
Some wise guy once wrote or
said something about Don't change
horscs crossing the slreaml" II Is
old, but looses nothing by that