CivicElection7Dec1903n1gp1049

Calgary Herard

7 Dec 1903

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Ramsay Elected Mayor by Acclamation To-day.

Messrs Cushing, Irwin, and Kerr elected by Acclamation in Ward Two. While Major Walker and Mr. Cushing are Elected School Trustees.

"I declare the nominations for mayor closed, and I declare Alderman S. A. Ramsay to be elected mayor by acclamation."
So spoke Charles McMillan, the city clerk as the bells and whistles announcing the hour of noon were heard.
This was nomination day and there were signs of unusual activity around the dilapidated pile known as the city hall.
At 11 o'clock the city clerk announced that he was ready to receive nominations for mayor until the hour of 12, and nominations for aldermen and school trustees up to 1 o'clock.
Until nearly 12 o'clock things were very quiet. At that hour many citizens put in an appearance and there was plenty of municipal talk. There were quite a few surpises. Everyone seemed quite sure that Ward 1 would go by acclamation, but the nominations show that there will be a contest, as no less than seven candidates are in the field.
In Ward 2 there will be no election, as only three names were handed to the city clerk. In Ward 3 five well known men will go to the polls.
This year there are only two school trustees to be elected and only two named today. James Walker and W. H. Cushing, and they will go in by acclamation.
Following were the nominations made:

For Mayor.

S. A. Ramsay, seconded by J. C. Linton, A. Carson, T. A. Hatfield and A. L. Cameron.
Declared elected by acclamation.

School Trustees.

James Walker-- Seconded by J. A. Hornby and T. Underwood.
W. H. Cushing-- Seconded by W. M. Parslow and Oskar Gronlund.
Messrs Walker and Cushing were declared elected by acclamation at the close of the nominations.

Aldermen-- Ward 1

J. T. Macdonald-- Seconded by T. A. Hatfield and A. L. Cameron.
Alderman Owen H. Bott-- Seconded by E. Doughty and J. W. Clarke.
Arthur Davies-- Seconded by E. G. Paget and F. F. Higgs.
Alderman J. Emerson-- Seconded by James Smart and W. Pitman.
J. A. Mackenzie-- Seconded by W. M. Parslow and James Smart.
R. A. Janes-- Seconded  by W. M. Parslow and J. A. McKenzie.
E. Matthews-- Seconded by George Griffiths and F. J. Hamilton.

Ward 2:

J. H. Kerr- Seconded by Geo. K. Leeson and H. Neilson.
Alderman John Irwin-- Seconded by I. Brown and W. M. Davidson.
Alderman W. H. Cushing-- Seconded by John Irwin and R. L. Barker.
Messrs. Cushing, Irwin and Kerr were declared elected by acclamation upon the close of the nominations.

Ward 3.

Alderman J. A. Hornby-- Seconded by E. S. Sales, A. Carson and W. Smart.
Alderman W. C. Armstrong-- Seconded by Wendell McLean and O. Copas.
S. J. Clark-- Seconded by A. Carson, W. Kerr and S. Laurendeau.
Alderman R. A. Brocklebank-- Seconded by A. Palmer and J. E. Eckersley.
Thomas Underwood-- Seconded by T. B. Braden and Oskar Gronlund.