New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-03-03
THE POLITICAL H0R0s c0PE.

THE POLITICAL HOROSCOPE.
Only about month remains until
the city election. The Outgoing Off
GERS are mayor, clerk. treasurer, two
justices. constable and two councillors,
the latter being Messrs. Pfenninger
and Schumacher. Considerable cleo
pioneering has been done in quiet way,
button the surface everything is yet Sc
rene. It is generally understood that
Mayor Weschcke is a candidate for re-
election. Mr.. E. G. PAIL is also men
toned in connection with the Office,
but whether he has seriously consider
ed becoming a candidate has not yet
been given out. As the doctor will
have been an incumbent of the mayors
office but nine months, and as his adj
ministration of city affairs has been
eminen,ly satisfactory, it may not be
improbable that reelection will be
accorded him without opposition. OF
course should the Democrats place a
ticket in the field. as they have been
talking of doing. Mr.. PAIL will be their
nominee. provided he wants the Office.
In that event the contest would become
a party issue, with DR.. Weschcke as
the Republican standard bearer. The
proposition to make party nominations
is not advanced with any idea of draw.
ing the lines there, but has been sug.
gested by the somewhat unsatisfactory
results of the caucus system that has
heretofore maintained. OF late years a
caucus nomination, although sometimes
consummated by small vote, has been
equivalent to an election, and as ma
tural result the elections have been very
tame and jug.handled affairs. With two
or more candidates in the field the voter
could then have his choice. and, while
the result might be the same, it would
give better satisfaction all around.
That Capt. Jacob Nix will again be
candidate for city clerk goes without
saying. The captain has held the Office
for many years, and, the clerk being
also the assessor, he has drawn the en-
nifty of great many tax payers; but
he also has his friends, and to defeat
him for reelection will be no boys
play. We understand that Louis
Schilling, Fir. Schubert and Anton Old.
ing are also considering becoming can
didates for city clerk. Mr.. Schilling
was candidate for the office two years
ago and should he conclude to again
come before the people he would no
doubt command very large following.
The other two, also, have their friends,
but we doubt whether they have given
the question Of their candidacy any Sc.
rious thought.
The outgoing treasurer, Mr.. Foster,
would no doubt accept reelection,
but we very much doubt whether he
will make any great exertion to secure
it. MIR. VIM. Hummel, we understand.
will also be q candidate. 1t has been
customary to allow the treasurer a
commission of two per cent on all mon
eys collected, and for the year ending
April Goth the emoluments of the Office
will be in the neighborhood of $3.50. As
has already been intimated in these COL
umns, an effort is making to have elect
to this Office man who will volunteer,
or agree. to handle the city's funds
gratuitously. This is very important
question and should be well considered
before any decisive action is taken.
The outgoing justices, Mr.. R. Fischer
and Mr.. Aug. Westphal, will undoubt-
eddy be candidates for reelection. We
know Of no good reasons why they
should not be continued, and they prob
ably will be.
Mr.Jos. Gales, the outgoing constable,
has not been overburdened with official
duties. and he thinks that the duties of
the Office will not become so arduous
but what he could perform them for
another term. Who objects?
Mr.. j. Pfenninger. one of the outgo-
ing councillors, has been in the council
for several years and is perfectly will
ing to step down and out, in fact he
prefers to go; but he has made such an
excellent officer that the people nc
doubt will insist on continuing him.
Mr.. Jos. Schumacher, the other outgo-
ing councillor, was elected last Deem
Der for the unexpired term of councillor
Brust. He has made very acceptable
officer and is deserving of reelection.
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