The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-04-03
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The Republican city convention met
in the Council chambers Saturday after.
noon and placed In nomination o good,
strong ticket. Good, because II repre-.
sents frst-class men, and strong with the
people because these men are singly and
collectively well qualified to fill the po-
sitions for which they were named.
Mr.. Geo. 7. Barr, against whom there
was no candidate, was nominated by &C.
clamation for the Office of Mayor. Mr..
Palmer, who Is 30 soon TO vacate the Of
Ace, made most excellent executive,
but no better than Mr.. Barr will prove
himself. In fact there is question in
the minds of many Of our best citizens
whether or not there Is man In the
city who would give us better or as
good an administration, all things con-
sidered, as Mr.. B. For the past year he
has served upon the council from the
Third ward, and has proved himself one
of our very best and most active alder
men. He Is thoroughly conversant with
all matters of public concern, and while
not extravagant in his views of public
improvements, he has broad and well
defined ideas of progressive municipal
administration, and if elected he will
certainly make the city a most credit
able Mayor.
For City Recorder, the contest be-
tween Mr.. Frank wilkins and B. D.
Smith resulted in the selection of the
: former, by vote of IS to l6. Mr.. VIII
: kins is hard working man, and one
who is especially fitted to credibly dis
: charge the duties of City Recorder. He
= Is an olu soiuIer, ana one VINO IL held In
), the highest esteem by his comrades. He
u is gentleman well educated, and we
believe that this community will rec
ognize in him person by odds the best
e fitted for the office.
J. Mr.. Henry Mohr, the present City
! Treasurer, had no opposition in the con
o vention, and will have but little at the
u polls. He has made most competent
. officer the past year, and in his hands
,, the funds of the city are entirely secure
u This is what the people want, and Mr.
u Mohr is just the man for the place.
70 In the nomination for Municipal
IL Judge, the contest was close between
i Messrs. Pitcher and Muf. The inform
J. al ballot stood II to II, but on the forma
y ballot Mr.. Pitcher was successful on
y vote of 10 TO Is.
u Mr.. Pitcher will make Judge for on
at Municipal Court that the citizens o
r Mankato will feel proud of if he is elect
AZ ed. He should, by all means have beef
"a nominated three years ago, and it wa
~ only through the Vaccination Of polite
N that he was defeated. At this time tn
ID "boys" have an opportunity of Justly re
"a warding Mr.. Pitcher, not in a politics
n sense, for this Office is entirely non
rs political in its every bearing, but upol
it the higher plane that he is by gres
"a odds the better qualified man upon whor
N to cast the judicial ermine.
it Mr.. w. l.. Coon was nominated 70
o. special Judge, and inasmuch as tn
&c Democrats failed to nominate any on
for this place, it is not necessary to dii
cuss the chances of his erection.
Now that the tickets Of the two partie
are before the people, every man VIII
ID has the welfare of the city at heart wi
u weigh well the merits and dement's {
ne the several candidates and cast his ba
in lot for those he believes 10 be best fitte
rs to fill the places named. The Rspubl
!" cans have certainly put up strong ticke
., % from top to bottom, and every ma
o. thereon ought to be elected. Whethe
Z" this result is attained, or whether th
~ opposite will be recorded, remains wit
the people to say. $780,