The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-04-11
PECK NOMINATED
FOR MAYOR BY
CHOICE OF 2 TO |
Three Members Of the
Present Council Were
Re-nonlinated With
Five New Men
J. J. QUlLLAN CLERK
Meeting Called at 8
O'clock With a
Packed House

At the peoples Economic cOnven-
tion held at the court house, Thurs
day evening, E. T. Peck was nom-
mated for mayor over N. J. Thors-
tenberg by vote of two to one.
Three Of the present council were
renominated and five new men, the
present personnel being G. G. Clarke
and Edward Thoreson for ward one;
w. F. Bergman and Nofear Davis,
ward two; F. M. Taylor and Neil F.
Boyle, ward three; E. l.. Anderson
and John j. Boyle, ward four, with
]. ]. Quillan nominated for city
clerk and l.. J. Chapman for
treasurer.
A Packed House
When the meeting was called to
order at a few minutes after
o'clock, there was a packed house,
there being 130 people present. SEN
atOr L. R. Thomas was made, chair
man and Jake Quillan, secretary of
the meeting. They proceeded at once
to the nominations, ]. H. Andersen
making speech in behalf of the
present mayor, N. ]. Thorstenberg,
and said the present administration
had managed the city business we'll,
having gone into office with only
$13.87 in the treasury and with $52,-
900 in outstanding warrants to meet.
He said they have paid off $11,50O
of the old bonds, had bought and
paid for $6,400 1iusher and paid
$4,000 on fire engine and now have
$4,000 in the general funds. They
had established levy for what is
called the sinking fund something
that had been neglected by their
predecessors and had put the, city
finances on a firm basis. He said
they ought to be reelected on their
record. ]. A. Stewart presented the
name of E II. Peck and after the two
gentlemen were nominated 1t was
suggested that they each address the
house and Mayor Thorstenberg, in
a few brief remarks stated that peo-
pie knew his record pretty well,
what he had done and what he was
trying to accomplish for the future
and he was willing to stand on his
record.
Former Mayor Peck responded to
the invitation to speak and said that
people knew him pretty well, he had
been here long time, had served on
the council six years, had served as
mayor two years and they knew
pretty we'll what his policies would
be IL elected and that If they chose to
make him the mayor he would do the
best he could.
In the ballot that followed Mr..
received forty-five
votes and Mr.. Peck eighty-eight.
were then made for
clerk and l.. J. Chapman, J. j. Quill
Ian and Fred T. Hines were nom
mated. Mr.. Chapman and Mr.. Hines
both declined and Mr.. Quillan was
nominated by acclamation. L. j.
Chapman was then nominated by
unanimous vote for treasurer. Nom
nations were then made for the first
ward, G. G. Clarke, H. C. Tavey, r. e.
Hansen and Edward Thorseson be-
ing named and the vote showed
rhoreson 81, Clarke 70, Hansen 66,
Tavey At.
For the second ward, there were
nominated w. F. Bergman, James
Martin, o. e. Snyder and Nofear
Davis and the ballot stood Bergman
100, Davis SO, Martin 81, Snyder SO.
For the third ward there were
nominated F. M. Taylor, H. B. Kin
ley, Neil F. Boyle, Mrs. Neil F. Boyle
Ind G. s. Pelkey. The ballot showed
Mr.. Boyle 81, Taylor II, Kinney IS,
oelkey 80, Mrs. Boyle 12.
For the fourth ward there were
nominated e. L. Anderson, John ].
Boyle, Frank Hesse and Percy Jones.
The ballot stood Anderson 118, Boyle
Z, Jones 54, Frank Hesse 33.
The Executive Committee
The law requires that on executive
ommittee be appointed to be the
ustodian Of the party's affairs and
0 complete the records and to fill
acancies II any vacancies occur.
his committee as appionted consists
I J. A. Stewart, J. H. Andersen. Lon
,oHe, D. H. Biethan, F. M. Fisher,
red Seeger and L. r Clegg
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