Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-22
Amarilloans Want
Progressive Men
For City Officers


functions % tho. city manager he
uga.rd ska; he had even .y'a sif.i'n
the manager when thu manager was N
the right ana proceeding M the charter
provides. lie then called attention -
his record M builder stating tfnl
he built the county court housc In
which his hearers were an STATED. that
he was chairman 1T the committee
which built the n. y. q. y. Building.
and that he had record as builder
second 10 that ~ no man IN Amarillo
The Mayor then pledrcd himself 70 SEE
10 II That the public library was built.
and that all the authorized public i'm.
proyemcnts were effected at the carlleS.
moment possible but that he would not
consent 60 the sale ~ the authuriz-i
bonds nj q discount 81 twenty per cont,
and that neither would he consent %
the erection u a two hundred thousand
dollar building with the three hundred
thousand dollar bond issue.
The Mayor then made the assertion
that. n the pe0rle a the city wished
10 continue him IN power he would fol
low the bond market ~ closely as pos.
slble. and carry out every feature ~
the program 81 public improvements
as rapidly as he possibly could without
squandcring the public money or sell
ms the bonds below par. referring T.
the proposal to care for the American
Legion. he slated that the Legion had
no better friend than himself. that he
had worked for the Red Cross and LIZ.
crty loan drives. and that he would
see TO Il that the Legion was takca
care II In the library building Hs
closed with an offer 10 reply to any
questions regarding his acts as mayor
that might be asked 81 him. and chat.
lenged any person 10 point 20 one single
wrongful act There were no qae''
tons
The chairman. n, A. Mobiles then put
the question o. the Mayors nomgn1
ton. calling for those who were In q
vor Of II % stand. nearly all stood.
few remaining seated that a count was
uncalled for. On motion the nomiun.
ton was made unanimous
For city commissioner No. four
men were placed IN nomination. viz
Fred Bone, Chad Elliott 4. II. scewa1
and John Boyce. The show 81 hanas
for each candidate resulted In the nom
inaiion Of Fred bone. who received
IL votes. 2. n. Seewald was secon
with s.. John Boyce received ~ and
Chadus p. Elliott Is.
For Commissioner No 9. John R1ycs
was placed In nomination by A. g.
Sttnnett. who In his nomination speech
stated TINT the Legion was entitled o.
one seat on the city commission, and
that. ASIDE from the fact that Mr.
Boyce WINS member % the Legion.
with brilliant war record having
risen from private 10 captain. he was
also a rising young lawyer and a clear.
headed business man In whom he Ind
implicit confidence. After n brief wai,
for further nominations ,. W. Crude
ineton moved that they be closed.
The motion having carried without drs
sent. the chair declared the nominations
closed and John Boyce was declared
unanimously nominated for city com.
missioner No. ?. The announcement
was greeted with cheers and every ex
preston Of delight. the ladies' seem |
ingiy being even more enthusiastic |
than we're the men IN their approval
After the adjournment q the meet. |
inr a persistent rumor that Commits. |
soner John Troilingcr had withdrawn
In favor % Boyce and declared that he
would not run againe him was cur
rent. bot could net b6 confirmed.
"No~ the Ereat mass o. ciizcns In
knnarifso have indicated by their votes
TINT they want certain improvements
made. certain pubilc buildings erected
n there ever was time when such
work should he started u IL right now
when there are large number - men
who are out ~ employment and win
shortly be serious problem for the
city 90 solve unless work can ~ found
for them. by starting the building
program az once. not only viii the city
officials keep faith with the voters hut
they VIII At the sannc time provide
work for every man In Amarillo whc
y booking for u. During this period ~
depression I think We ought To- push
the 1871 progrmn with an possible
vifcr. and win no, favor the election
OF any set ~ officials who VIII not
Ennd on that program taprsause,.
II any man declares himself as
candidate for mayor or CITY commits.
sioner and will not pledge himself 20
carry o'ft this program" he continued.
then I'm against that man. Colonel
Thompson. whom you all know. and
whose word Is good as gold with me
when hs paSses II. tells me that n The
city WI Commence work on the public
library. with It's audnoriums. he win
NJ the same time commence work On
MS four hundred thuusand dollar hotel
He says he'll break dirt when We break
dirt. and when work IA begun On tho
Two projects an unemployment VIII
nave been taken care OF. every man in
Amarillo WI have work and win no;
nave 20 resort 20 desperate measures
In order 10 procure food Tor his wife
and chIidren.
There IL also our debt % gratitude
70 he young men q the American
Legion. They saved the world from
bondage just a short time ago I want
70 see these young men have place
for their dances. for their theatrleals
and for their other amusements. N We
begin work At once ca the public Il.
bfary and the audi;otfnms which we
propose 20 include IN tina, library. We
shall not oriy take care ~ our inbrtng
classes hy providing work for them.
but We shah IN q short time have nro.
vided a place wherein Our soldier boys
may 70 for their entertainment. where
they may hold their dances. parties
ana other sociai functions No, a.
very long ago ihee boys were In IN.
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