American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-15
SECOND TICKET
AUGMENTSW WARM
POLITICAL FIGHT
COMPLETE TICKET NAMED AT
CITIZENS CONVENTION MONDAY
NIGHT IN WAGNER HALL-DR.
SCHLTZ SOUNDS KEYNOTE.
SPRICG NAMED FOR MAYOR
COuncilmanic Race Bids Fair to Be
One Hot COntest-City Treasurer
and Clerk Elective Officers This
Time. Vote April 26.

Political slumbering in American
Falls appears at an end.
The period of political peace which |
has pervaded the fair city during the
recent prediction days, unless one
is greatly mistaken, has been blown
sky high and crooked and the munich
pality is facing one of the hottest, yea.
the merriest city elections, vouched
the place in many year.
And everything was running along
so smoothly. Three weeks ago, it ap-
peared as if American Falls wasn't
even going to have a mayor, so quiet
and tongue tied we're all of the politi-
clans. Then, ont of clear sky, was
.amed the Petition ticket, a deed ac-
complished in the most casual and un-
obtrusive manner possible. This ticket
did not attract great amount of at
tention apparently, as 1t contained, as
candidates, most of those, who were al
ready holding office However, upon
closer scrutiny, it was noticed that
one or two of the old councilmen had
been ditched. Still, no great amount
of clamor was heard.
Convention Held.
Then followed an announcement
of city convention to be held April
IL in Wagner hall, at which time, it
was proposed, a second ticket, to be
known as the Citizens Ticket, would
be nominated.
The convention was held as schedul-
ed. NJ. NJ Myers was named as chair
Ia of the convention and II. G. Allen
clerk. Several were nomisated for
mayor and several resigned. G. G..
Sprigg was then nominated, resigned,
and was again nominated despite his
protests.
The nomination of city clerk and
treasurer and councilmen followed.
A. c. Sallee, Jr. was named as candi-
date for treasurer while Gus Wenn-
strom, despite strong protests, was
nominated clerk.
A short recess followed in which the
delegates of the three wards cacused
nominees for councilmen from their
respective wards.
Wardmen Named.
George Angelly and NJ M. Myers
were nominated as councilmanic no
.hinees from Ward Two, while ]. 2.
Mehlhaff and Frank Barnard will fight
for CONTROL of Ward One. John Allen
and Charles Johnson, the latter pre-
viously selected by the opposing ticket
were named as Ward Three's candi-
dates.
A Committee of Seven, in accordance
with the new state ruling, was named
as alternates in case any of the nomi
nees should fail to reach the ballot
because of some unforeseen reason
This committee included DR.. c. F
Schiltz, j. F. Gish, w. L. Newton, G
NJ. Oliver, W. E. Upton, S. L. BAIRD
and Elmer Nye.
VIII Draw Platform.
A platform committee, comprised o.
Charles Goss, DR.. C. F. Schiltz, Johr
Allen, w. H. Griswold and c. G
Sprigg, was named.
1t was the duty of this committed
to create a platform during the weel
which will be presented to the con
vention at second meeting to be hell
next Monday night in Wagner hall.
That the delegates at the conven
ton planned to place their entire eff
forts behind the ticket at the coming
election was manifested in a keynote
address made by DR.. Schiltz in whicl
he solicited the sincere and unrestrict
ed support of every man present.
Ticket to Stick.
I'VE can put the ticket across to
man." declared DIR. Schiltz, "if all ge
busy"
1t is the concensus of opinion tina
some of the keenest campaigning an
the closest balloting will evolve itsel
around the councilmanic race, Will
the other positions on the ticket, vii
also be closely contested.
~iUhen adviesd of the new ticket /
the field, citizens backing the Petitio
Ticket admitted that the coming cleo
tion would undoubtedly be hotly cor
tested.
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