Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-06
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ne Lastls City Omcss.
4 xAors will b exciting contests for several
II ~ city ofices In the gift Of the incoming
ocunclL Alrssdy the political pot in the Re
3 0oh1ioan camp II beginning to boil, and for
~ next three hours the candidates and their
'lk3onds will buttouhole the councilmen- elect
- pefsistently that the councilinen viii con-
eluds that their lot IL not happy one.
a year ago Councilman Mentzer, ross OF
0oe Of the factions said jake Halbach must
~ defeated, bscauee he Joined hands with
INvi DeuseniR in the last county primary and
,huft pomo Of Msntser's friends Halbach is
candidate for reelection, nevertheless, and
mys hs will get there. Two other candidates
hevo thus far announced themselves for this
oCIce--Samuel Il. Cox and John Weimer,
both Of the Third ward. Cox IL an ex-coun-
Gilman, was . candidate this year for council
but was defeated. A year ago he was can.
dtoate for street commissioner and thought
his election was certain. So sure was he that
ho would be the caucus nominee, that he
stood on corner near the City hall and made
little speech to the curbstone delegates as
sembled, (while the caucus was In SESSION.
~ to the proper way to lay crossings and
macadamize streets. When the caucus ad'
journed Cox made inquiry as to how he was
learn that he had received one vote only, for
the Office of street commissioner. He has no
strength in this fight
Boss Mentzer is for weimer. Until very
recent period Weiner was Capt McMellen's
right bower. He and McMellen had a fall out
about business matters and now they do not
speak as they pass by. Weimer was against
McMellen in his candidacy for select council
last month and that made him solid with
Mentzer. Weimer may be made superin-
fQOCQpf nf tba water work bnt the chances
are against him. He Is carpenter by trade,
fairly intelligent man, but knows nothing
Of the duties Of the office. II Mentzer could
induce Weimer to stand aside and would
take 'sp some practical engineer like Tom.
Thu low, Halbach could be beaten.
City Treasurer.
For city treasurer the present incumbent,
Clayton F. Myers, has no opposition. Ex-
clerk OF the quarter sessions, DIR. b. L. w.
Urban has a hankering after this office, but
he will hardly make canvass for It Myers
has his own ward solid to start with, and the
other Influences behind him will make him
hard man to beat.
City Solicitor.
For city solicitor tie candidates thus far
are J. w. johnson, the present law officer
of the city, Henry Carpenter J. W. Denlin-
ger and w. II. Brown. johnson Is the
shrewdest politician and wire-puller of the
lot, and although he may not have his own
ward solid, he has warm friends in some
other wards who will be for him. While
not originally Rosenmiller man he toed
the mark on election day, and did all In his
power to keep the Fourth ward in line,
but the harder he worked the worse Rosy
Jared. The result iii that ward is well.
known.
Deniinger is the candidate of "Judge''
Eberly. w. T. Brown is a candidate on his
merits. Henry Carpenter is backed up by a
strong combination and has the best of the
fight
Street Commissioner.
Four persons have thus far announced
themselves as candidates for street commis-
sioner, and three of them come from the 9th
ward. The present commissioner, Jacob
BertZ seeks reelection on the record he has
made during the year he beld that Office.
BertZ has made fair officer but he has the
bad habit of talking too much and too loud.
Pete Gorrecht, who made strong fight for
this office year ago, is also a candidate He
has some friends but hardly enough to see
him through. Harry Resh, of the same ward,
Is also candidate, but his following will be
small.
Charley Buckius, who was street commits,
stoner few years ago, is also after the snap.
The fight, from present indications, will be
between Bertz and Buckius.
The Regulators.
For principal regulator the contestants
will be Col. S. c. Slaymaker and Allan A.
Herr, the present incumbent.
For Observation-Disclosures and Albright,
election. Anthony Lechler, ST., is also a cam
didate for assistantSregulator and he will be
one OF the successful ones.
Councils Organization.
1t is said that DR.. r. NJ Bolenius, who
only enters select council on the first Mon
day Of April, aspires to be the president of
that body. He will get badly left If Robert