Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-26
ELECTION NOTES.

ELECTION NOTES.
We want working Democrats.
Instruct your ward delegates.
Shaking hand time is about here
Full line election cards at LEDGER
office.
1t will be t.solid" Democratic
Many will run but few will be nom
The present committee proved a
good one.
Don't come out unless you r for
water and gas.
A popular man must be nominated
in the ''bloody fifth"
Frost and Tomlinson have the race
to themselves for recorder.
We hear Of no opposition to Mayor
Fowler for reelection as yet.
DR.. Rothwell would make a good
mayor. Read what he says.
Buckley and Trimble will have a
clear course for city attorney.
R. Hisey would make a good coun-
Gilman or a good mayor either.
Gale Guthrie would make a fine as
SCISSOR If he will accept the position.
The eolored vote is not in demand
since the convention system has been
adopted.
The friends of A. d. Jackson in
the 4th ward want him to Iun for the
council.
Some of the old council will be
candidates with good chances for re-
election.
There will be Republican candi-
dates for the council in the I'd and
9TH wards.
Every Democrat in favor of i'm.
provement should take all interest in
The primaries.
There will not he q warm fight fol-
the nomination for councilman il
any Of the wards.
Andy Surber will be a candidate
for appointment as street commis'
sioner. He has made a good one.
For city marshal Joseph Murra,
and j. W. Pratt are candidates
W. K. Potts and Dave Steele are alst
spoken of.
Mr.. Kelly will be a candidate TO
reappointment as sexton of the Gem
etery. Maj. Carson, we learn, als'
wants the same place.
The city Democratic executive
committee met at Geo. Robertson
office last Tuesday night and calle'
a convention. (See cali in this issue.
Willis Johnson was appointed com
mitteeman in ID ward in place of ]
NJ. Riley, removed. Each ward vii
be entitled to four delegates to tn
convention. The primaries in ward
will be held on March oath and tn
convention on March 26th. A mo
ton was carried that the delegates b
instructed.
To the Editor of the Ledger.
MhxIco, Mo-, Feb. 25.--As tn
time is approaching when men will b
presented by their friends for tn
various city offices, I. as a citizen o
our prosperous town, and having he
best interests at heart, wish to sugges
t the name of DR.. Thos. P. Rothwe
/. for mayor. No man has worke
: harder and more zealously to max
: Mexico what she is than him. He
j.. in every sense of the wor1 qualifie
for the place. We all know his ster
ing qualities. H. knows every inc
of Mexico, her needs. her wants, an
IS thor" ughly in accord with I'll
3 spirit of public enterprise and publ
improvements. CITIZEN.
S 1st Ward In the 1st ward r. Ca
D laway, who has served US SO Ion
and so well, will not be a candidat
for reelection. We hear that A. {
Turner will be. A. 5. Houston, w. {
Jnhnson and Mac Barkwell have al:
been spoken of hut We hear that the
are not candidates.
I'd Ward-In this ward John Ian
will be a candidate. John II. Bic
b ley is also spoken of.
Sd Ward-In the 81 ward j.
g Winscott will be a candidate. "
u also hear DR.. Neale mentloned.
. 4th Ward-In this ward j. Y
Pratt will he a candidate. We ha,
been informed that Mr.. LaForce vi
run if his people want him to.
,, 9TH Ward-In the 9TH ward Tho
Board will be a candidate. Pre-
Bard, who has served this ward we.
don't want the office longer. NJ
Thomas (Repuhlican) will likely t
j, to heat the nominee.
9Th Ward-In this ward we he
n No one spoken of except the prese
= faithful incumbent, Mr.. Ringo.
t., On last Tuesday evening after u
II city Democratic committee had fl
r ished its work speeches relative
l. public Improvements were indulge
in by DR.. Rotllwell, Gee. Robertso