Show CONTROL OF MOFfAT TUNNEL EL ELI I Klux Klan JUan Nominates Candidates Candi CamU- dates ites for Election of ot Mortal Tunnel Commissioners on I Jul July 14 r Ci Contrary to expectations the e embers of the Moffat foffa t. t tunnel cio co co- co i- i io are to be opposed as ac candito candis candi- candi I tos- tos to s for reelection at the biennial on of or the I district ct on only onty ly ty 14 Although he Jie present camion com com- ion has spent three years j In ill dlag dJ- dJ ag the the construction u or gre te and has rendered roughlY satisfactory to th the tax tax- u. u rs of the district the I Ku l i Klux c u In 1 seEl seeks s to erect elect a new v coromis- coromis consisting entirely or ot or neil being to secure the power poyer rail III 11 every eVely position in connection t th I the work where some GOO men I employed with members S of pf the cc oded l rl order The Lie law creating tiie runnel flis- flis l st s- s ct t provides provider for the election of the tire lre re board of five commissioners i r fee ree e from the eastern slope a ando and ane c o from the west western rn each two ar ars rs s and nominations Tor or these ofes of- of es S must be filled 30 days before e election Nominations are by til Lion the signatures of at least 0 resident res-ident taxpayers owning real ta tate te within the district being reta retired re re- tired ired ir ed in each of t the e dis- dis ct t t. t State Senator F. F C. C Murchison J fA da now one of the klan can can- di lates tes in the eastern division spent at week in Routt Moffat and ai and nd d count counties s and with se several seral ral ace ac- ac e klansmen of that division cire cir- cir ha ted the klan petition securing necessary sary ot or names eh L of which s supposedly is that of member ember emb r of the order The petiS peti- peti hs S for both divisions were duly fed ed 1 several days after those re- re mating the present commission commission- n 1 I The Tl lie e Moffat l tunnel is the greatest enterprise ever under- under ken cen in within the limits of the United ates es From the beginning many have arisen and have haven n S worked out after careful study id a the work has progressed more pi than had been been estimated byr by r engineers who prepared the rius is s. s For three years th there re l has as asen I en m I thoughtful consideration of evY ev- ev Y detail and th the results have been neatly satisfactory satis The work works s ro r progressed without thought 01 ot HUes tics it has been a public enter- enter enters lie Ise e handled in a public spirited inner mner l er success of the great prot pro- pro 1 t and its completion at the first ibIe moment being the sole ob- ob sought Lt t the tile election only those pay may maye e who wl own real estate the ric ct and who duning the yea yer preus pre pre- us to o. o the election have paid a tax on such real estate That the or- or r r rj of the klan Jelan will be that every of ot the tile order who is eligible eligible- l' l all 11 vote is a foregone conclusion LUs on e equally certain rt n. n that a a majority the e taxpayers are opposed tc te the p I lon of af f changing the manage manage- nt at of the tunnel enterprise beit belt be be- it lt is s completed but these j tax tax- ers will be under unGer no I n r to vote vot ot no s secret cret yer po power can car caner i ler Lr er them t to go to tl tle C polls A I i 1 tal take it for granted that the thu themon 1 union mon sense of all voters outside I Ithe I the klan will lead them to vote t to the the- present commission tithe question will be solely Ja ra sufficient number of ot taxpayers 11 L feel teel the tile responsibility sufficient- sufficient fo caus cause them to attend the elec elec- rijn n and cast ast their votes The ele election two years at- at ted little and few votes re e cast No provision pro is is' made bj by J 10 law for meeting the expense o os of s i election and and for sake of l I t polls were yeTe opened only at such Ices ces as volunteers were secured to ilas t s judges The contest thi this year II ii necessitate more formality and anc tunnel commission is 1 confronted Ih th h. h a new problem how problem how a formal forma Action 1 lon c can n be conducted with i no ds ls available for meeting tl the e ex- ex IPse Routt I County Sentinel |