The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-04-06
SLAUGHTERED LAMB !!
He Was Led to the Altar and
offered up as a Sacrifice.
A Majority Of over 200 Dance
the War-Whoop over his
Remains.
Smith Defeated by only One Vote,
And Henry Mohr Left by Forty 1.-TWO.
the Democrats Get There.

Tuesday was u beautiful dsy-warm,
bright and clle-rful--and under the
general order of things earthly, one
would pun it down as most suspicious
day for Republicans. But in our mum.
cipal election which took place on that
day, while the weather was favorable
the votes were not, and as the latter
were essential Ia success, the former
proved of little value to the end sought
by Republicans.
Little interest was manifest ut any Of
the polling places except the Second
Ward, and here i, was kept boiling from
the opening of the polls until the clos
ing thereof. The School Board qucs.
ton was what aroused the interest, and
in addition to two hundred and ninety.
one male votes being cast, one hundred
and seventy.one females added their
might toward making business lively
for the election board, and the school
question was not for a moment allowed
to come to simmer. Politicians
and roustabouts from all the other
wards in the city added their voices to
the general clamor in front of the City
Hall, and of all elections this beat the
worst. All, or nearly all, the spare liv-
cry rigs in the city were brought into
use to convey the fair females to the
scene of action, and little regard, SO it
is claimed, was paid to ward lines by
either party. The candidates, James
and Fiachsenhar on the one side and
Shoemaker and Palmer on the other,
worked with zeal and determination,
never tagging for y moment. At the
close of the polls all interest was cen
tered here, everyone being eager to
know which side had come off victori.
GUS. About : so o'clock the count was
finished, aud showed James and Flach-
seminar to he the winners by about 20
majority. While we take no sides in
the contest, we nevertheless are free to
state that such unrelenting and bitter
contests are prolific of no good, and in
this case we believe one side has no
claims of virtue over the other. On the
general ticket the heavy vote poiled mil.
itated against the Republican candi-
dates, as the ward is naturally Demo-
cratic, and the extra number OF votes
brought out through the school board
ii sht was very largely OF that persuasion.
1t had the effect Of placing many votes
against Henry Mohr the Republican
candidate for City Treasurer that would
otherwise have remained away from the
polls Perhaps it cannot be claimed
to have operated in like manner
against Mr.. Ben Smith, candidate tor
| Recorder, as he went out oi the
Ward with eight majority, which is
a compliment to his popularity that he
may feel proud to claim.
Mr.. Lamb was badly defeated and
| from various causes. Some Republi
cans voted against him 10 satisfy a per-
sonal revenge tor fancied political
wrongs; Others voted against him be-
cause they believed him to be moe il
favor OF saloons than good government
another class because they thought ht
would turn the screws tighter on sa
looms; others, because it WAS rumOret
he had homestead in Dakota and wa
therefore not resident OF tins city
while another class we've dictated t
from religious standpoint. A maj
who could successfully contend with al
these elements cannot he found in
lamb and we doubt if he could in liOr
However, the defeated candidate 10
, Mayor takes his defeat IN good part an
congratulatcs himself that he escape
: SO nicely. Gaylord will continue in tn
collection business with slough paper
specially" as usual.
On the Aldermanic question Mic
Theissen was elected in the First War
. without opposition. In the Secon
Ward Mr.. j. II. Long was defeated b
. J. HOerr by 80 votes; in the Thu
). w. Burgess WAS elected by han'
some majority, and IN the Fourth Hug
a McMurtie, Democrat was elected
" three majority.
- Party lines on the school member
&c we are glad to note, were not drawn.
&c the First Ward j. A. Wiswell was cleo
y ed without opposition; in the Secon
after warm contest, and in which pc
y ltics cut no figure James and Flachse
'e har were elected; in the Third l..
" Davis was chosen without oppositiO
" and in the Fourth G. Webster W
u" elected by good majority.
= Following is the result Of the electi'
)" in detail.
WADn