Template:Eugene Daily Guard 1907 12 03 Wet Ticket

From Lane Co Oregon

WET TICKET

WINS SPRINGFIELD

CITY ELECTION

At the Springfield city election yes-

terday the "taxpayers" or "wet"

ticket won over the "citiens" tick-

et by a good majority. Both sides

voted for George Perkins for council-

man and B.A. Wshburne for treas-

urer, but on the other candidates

there was the usual opposition, John

Kestley was put up by the "wets"

for councilman to run against Per-

kins, but he withdrew his name be-

fore the election. M. M. Peery, the

druggist, is the new mayor, succeed-

ing R.A. Jayne. The old council

consisted of the followinig: H.W.

Stewart, E.E. Kepner, E.C. Martin

and Henry Sinner. The election is

an endorsement of the old council,

as the new mayor and council were

elected on the same platform upon

which they stood. The vote was as

follows.