The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-26
LOCAL POLITICS.
Prospective Candidates for the
Spring Campaign.
Who They Are and What They
Want

| But d rev weeks mOTe LeHlulu iOi OAN
local statesmen to get their work IN
with the "boys," and as a natural con-
sequence the candidates-and they are
as .tplenty as blackberries"-are IN
tensely active.
Below is given resume OF the sltur-
ton, as it stands at present, prepared
| with some care:
THE MAYoRALTY.
| Democratic CaudtdaLes-HOn Il. w. U.
Johnston, the present incumbent; AL
derman julius Refs aud JAS. Ii. Laws.
Republican-Col. Il. NJ. Moore, Chas.
Jacob. IT,. and Lieut.. Gov. Thomas Il.
Young. Ex-Mayor S. S. Davis is no
longer spoken of in this connecuon,
having peremplorily declined, MAJOR
A. Il. Goshorn, of "CentenniaP lam ;,
has not as yet said whether he VIII al
low the use of his name or not.
1t is pretty generally conceued ny Inc
Democrats that May or Johnston Is the
strongest candidate they have, and that
| if nominated he will be sure to win. lie
numbers thousands OF stlnch trlenus
among the Republicans. On the other
siue Col. Moore iB regarded as the mao
TO beat him.
SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE.
Judge lIm. O'ConnOr, Democrat, is
again in the field. Judge M. B. FO.ce,
late of the Common Pleas, has been
mentioned, but lie may yet be Il candi-
date for Governor
CITY SOLICITOR.
Democratic-H. D. PecA, now holding
the office, and Henry randall, law part
ner OF Tom Logan, Esq.
Republlcan-M. l.. Duchwalter, OF the
| law firm of Buch waiter 81 Campbell;
BeIlamy Storer, jr., and Drausin Wui-
SIN, Esq.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
DemOctaCic-Ros Fentur, EX-COun-
ty Treasurer;l ouncilman j Jonn Z. Riley,
OF the TwenLy-seco Ward; Capt. z.
Nj, HOLLOWAY, EX-PresidenL OF the
I Chamber of C0mmetce; Col. Jerry Kier-
sted, EX.Police superintendent; L. j.
Hogan, OF the Nineteenth Ward, wee
President OF Council; Thomas Jenkins,
W. G. Smith (Salty), and Capt. Lundy,
| of the Central Club.
Republican-Hon. John ID. Caldwell,
present incumbent, whose term expires
| IN April, ana who will, in all pIobabil-
ity, be his own successor; Louis Noignt,
| Alderman from the Seventeenth Ward;
| E. c. Boyce, EX-street Commissioner,
and S. W. siebern, EX,County Treas
urer.
| POLICE COURT JUDGE.
Democratlu-Moses +. Wilson, Judge
James Satin, and Judge A. }. Pruuen.
| The two last have held the office in for
mer years.
Republican-Judge Geo. Lndemann
and Judge Walter f. Straub. Tue lat
ter has decidedly tue inside track
| PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
| DemocraLIc-( CnaS. Il. ullahan has
| 49,, o,ou,h M liN-.Inhn g. Ia inc OLWnV
j, CosgraVe, JosepA Il. Cutter. aud Ben.
Sebastian, II.
Republican-Thos. q. Shay, John Muir
ply, and John Goetz, jr.
CITY TREASURER.
DemOcratIc-ua apt August L'goWsky.
present incumbent, who wants another
term, and Capt. jim Smith.
observation-disclosures Moore, Esq, hi.
gowsky's predecessor.
CITY INFIRMARY DIRECTOR.
DemocratIc-Ben. Snott the efficient
EX.Coronel's Clerk, who, by the way
seems to lead in the race }, NJ. Lichten
dahl, whose term expires III April, Fred
| Snaeth of the IwenCy-third Ward, Gus
Holthotf of the Ninth Ward, anu A. d
Campbell of the Seventeenth Ward.
RepuDlican-Arthur Hill, Abraham
Harris, and j. A. Stevens; ali we'll
known business men.
wHARFMASTER
/. Democratic-George ii. SchooImaker
License Clerk in Mayor JohnstUu's OIL
flee; John G. Jones, Thomas $. R9yse
and Jerry Cronln.
Republican-Alex. Randall, the boat
store man down in the "botLoms," ant
Sidney Miner, who held the office somt
years ago.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN,
FIRST Ward-Way land ". Sutton
President of the Board ID. }, aud o. 2
!, rharp (R J, are the only candidates
. prominently mentioned.
Second Ward-James Rowe and Mai
Gus Fechheimer D,), and Geo. Fishe
ana Wm. PIeper ( R
Third Ward-AldeI man John H. Dicks
term does not expire until 1878. A. E
Carr { ID. will run again. No Rtpubl
can opposition so lar.
Fourth Ward-Alderman Jacob Gard
ner %. J, whose term expires, will rul
again. His only opponent is VIM. II
Deyine, one OF the best special police
. men ou the force.
Fifth Ward-Alderman Alex. Clint
(R.) holds over lor another year.
sixth Ward-E. j. Brauneis' term eX
pires. He is IL candidate Tor re election
with Michael Corbett for competitor.
SGVSuLl w uIu-Os us la uu 'WLCh Ds
retires this year. He is urged TO SIAN,
for another lace. MIR. j. Nieman, th
Main street tailor, will probably be thu
Republican nominee.
Eighth Ward-D. j. Mullaney goe
out, but will have no opposition IL III
wishes to re urn.
Ninth Ward-Julius Reis holds owe
, for another year.
Tenth Ward-Herman Rothert will re
: main until 1878.
Eleventh Ward - Charles Winkle
| holds over for another year.
Twelfth Ward-Tne term of Franl
, Fake does not expire till 1878.
. Thirteenth Ward-Frank Stems tern
expires, but he is quite aged aud is don,
with the "careS OF State" His probable
successor IS not been named.
Fourteenth Ward - Joseph Fiebe
holds over another year.
Fifteenth Wardrobe Brewster's tern
expires. and he is again a candidate fU
!. The succession.
Sixteenth Ward-Henry ALI remains
another year.
Seventeenth Ward - Lewis Voigh
stays until 1878, unless the Republican,
make him member OF the Board 0
Public W orks, II position 10 which h
asplres.
Eighteenth Ward-J. D. Wells retires