The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-27
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CITY Election,


oar annual city election takes place oh tn
third Monday of March, which occurs this yea
on the 18th Of tina: month, or two weeks from
next Monday There will be Mayor, City Assesso
and City Collector to elect by general vote, an'
one alderman and school director in each ward
except that in the third ward there will be TIVE
alderman to elect, in consequence of Alderman
Towards moving away.
| From the appended request TO Mayor, Swift
to which il would have been easy to obtain til,
signatures OF large majority OF the voters o
the city, we infer that there will be no contest
on Mayor. The candidates for Assessor and Col
ector will doubtless be as plenty as usual
although thus far Arthur Lockwood is the only
candidate for Assessor whose name has been an
nounced, with three or four for Collector.
Our city government, during the past year
has moved along smoothly and given pretty gen.
cral satisfaction. The same may be said of the
management of the schools. On the principle
that II is generally wisest to let well cDough
alone we imagine there will be no very hot
fight this year over our city officers, but that
generally the old incumbeAts will be quietly re-
elected.
Happily the revised statutes save us the
nuisance and expense of making registration
of voters The only registration the law requires
is one to be made biennally at the regular state
elections, and that can have no application to
our city election.
The following is the request to Mayor Swift
referred to above:
Hon. MILTON II. SwIrT-DEAR SIR:-We, the
undersigned, citizens, beg leave TO assure you
taat ourselves and the citizens generally are
highly pleased with your administration of the
affairs OF our city during the past year, and we
do most earnestly solicit that you permit us to
rcelcct you at the coming municipal election:
Lorenzo Leland, John Hoban
T.. G.. Allen, 5. w. Cheever,
y. McGinnis, j.. A. Rising,
GEORGE Bennett, Henry GOndolph
j. w. Weiss, John Colwell,
j, l.. Plcrgnc,
And about two hundred Qlhcrs,
BY the following, which has been handed to
us 1t will he srcn that Mayor Swift virtually de-
clines a recollection, on the ground that he will
he necessarily absent d uring portion Of next
summer. We do not see what objection that is
to his holding the Office. Daring the summer
months the city council seldom meets over once
a month, and absence Of the Mayor from one
or two meetings would certainly be a compare
lcssly small affair. However, here is what the
Mayor says about it.
OTTAWA, Feb. %, 1873.
To THE EDITORS FREE TRADER:-SirS:-ls send
to your paper my response to the Letter of lnvi-
tation, published in Thursdays Republican, think
ing it proper that my reply should be made pub
lie, at the earliest time. Yours,
NJ II. SWIFT.
OTTAWA, Feb. %, 1875.
70 MEssRs IIOBAN, ALLEN, RISING AND OTH-
ERS:-GcMlemeR;-You communication address
ed to me, expressing your appreciation OF my
OF our city affairs during the past
year, and soliciting me 10 permit you to re-clect
me as Mayor at the coming municipal election,
has been brought to my notice,
Considerations of health Coined to some bust
ness mattersJ seem to render it almost certain
that shall necessarily be absent con siderable
time during the coming year, and consequently
may De absent when the interests Of the city
require the presence Of the Mayor
l appreciate too highly your commentator
of my past services to willingly risk the loss
thereof by undertaking new duties to which !
may not be able TO give the requisite time and
attention.
For these reasons desire you will select q
candidate for the chief executive office OF the
city from the many citizens, able and willing to
discharge the duties of said office.
! au, gentlemen, very truly yours,
VI. II. SWIFT.