Show GOP GlOP May Not tot Participate In Local City Elections Of There Is a good possibility that Grand county Republicans cans will not enter the municipal municipal mun mun- elections as as a party this year It was Indicated this week by Grand county Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican Chairman D. D L. L Taylor At the time the party Central Central Central Cen Cen- Committee met several months ago Indicating they would take part In Jn the upcoming upcoming upcoming up up- coming city there va t-va was every Indication that partisan politics would be an issue here this year Elected Elect ed city officials have during the past several years year ye u taken active parts In partisan rUsan polItical political pol pot campaigns Mr Taylor said even evert though hough they were elected to their own city jobs jobson on partisan non tickets For this reason teason we felt that partisan par lisan politics had entered the municipal arena and that to protect the principals our party believes In we should make a slate of Republican candidates available to the voters he said Since the Republican announcement an In Jn May County Democratic leaders have Indicated Indicated in indicated In In- that they did not In Intend Intend In In- tend to enter city politics In addition Mayor layor Norman G G. G lloyd Boyd has announced his In Intention In tendon to run for tor election re-election on a partisan nonpartisan ticket Mr Taylor said that he was not opposed to the idea of ot municipal officers taking active active ac ac- tive roles in partisan politics The voters should know however whether or not the theman theman theman man they are voting tor for is a Republican or Democrat Uhe if U he runs on a partisan non-partisan ti ticket tJ ti eket for tor a city Job he said Both major political parties have certain principals on governmental operation that I I apply to a city's operation just as well as they apply to toa toa toa a county state or national situation he continued I It was decided at an Informal in informal informal In- In formal meeting of the Central Central Central Cen Cen- Committee held Sept 15 a Republican party convention convention convention conven conven- tion originally slated for lor Oct 6 to come up with a party slate will probably not now be held since the Democrats have Indicated they preferred to keep partisan politics out o of city affairs It Is th the hope of the grand county Republican party that voters will however how I ever make sure where their candidates stand on major Issues If they run for city office office of of- fice on partisan non tickets Mr Taylor stated |