Show I Las Vegas Citizens De De- wand mand Recall of Mayor Quite an excitement Is now on In I ILas Las Vegas according to the Las Vegas published in that Nevada Nevada Nevada Ne Ne- Age newspaper of the vada city due to a number citizens demanding the recall of the Mayor and Council alleging that the bonded indebtedness of the city for lor street Improvements ornamental lightIng lighting light light- light light- lighting ing system and all other matters of j I Indebtedness has been promoted promoted promoted pro pro- city bonded the mayor maor and carried out by I the consent of and council without I the taxpayers Issued by unknown In a circular urging the recall the claim Is parties Is is' is made that trat the bonded Indebtedness according to actual whereas indebtedness is U records the bonded I IA IA I I only be voted for and mr over A recall is to I I public and business businessmen sixty prominent flooded the men of Las Vegas have I city with advertising matter showing the excessive wrong statements up demanding recall and made by those taxpayers to vote against I urging the It in In commenting on the question the following to the Las Vegas Age has I say liay Before we take a dose of recall to see what I medicine It U is a good idea I I I effect It has had on other patients In the Pacific Northwest a few years ago there was an epidemic of recall campaigns Seattle SeattIe was in the throes of dissen- dissen tion for several years her mayor being be being being be- be ing recalled and re-elected re and again recalled and re-elected re as we re recall all Walla Walla Wash 1 Wash Lewiston Idaho Pendleton Ore and other cities each had their dose And In every case the patient suffered Immediate and serious re relapses relapses relapses re- re lapses and nothing was cured To be brief Itis a matter of history that In each of those towns where the recall was Invoked their financial standing was seriously damaged MenI MonI Money Mon Mon- e ey y seeking investment steered clear both private and public c ceased ased for several years New population could not be attracted And I prosperity In those cities waned while 1 I more sane and orderly communities communities' thrived and grew 1 I Las Vegas has already suffered I through the activities of the We will suffer further untold damage If we permit them to carry out their i threats to recall not only the mayor but other members of the city board if liu successful now |