Show THERE WAS NO CONTEST Heralds Malicious Story Denounced by Parties Interested The embalmed organs story partly ridiculous and largely malicious concerning con-cerning an alleged contest between Dennis C JSIchnor and Fred C Loot bourow over the ofllce of private scene j I lary to time Mayor was very generally denounced by l conservative Kepubll i I cans yesterday and not only was Limo I t publication denounced but regret was expressed that certain members of the party had allowed themselves to be used by a paper whose only object Is to stir up strife j The facts are that there was no contest con-test between Elchnor and Ioofbourow S Neither knew that the Mayor was considering the other and there uas nOI bidding for the position as It was not I the Intention of Mayor Thompson to bestow the position upon the lowest bidder The whole matter in a nutshell nut-shell If that Mayor Thompson offered Mr Elchnor 1000 per year to llll the position and the offer was accepted S Mr Lioofbonrow Is not sore and he doesnt claim that Mr Eichnor underbid un-derbid him Mutual friends of the two gentlemen are also expressing the hope that time sore element ttill not allow Itself to be worked further |