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that the Republicans can elect the ma
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jority of aldermen.
Gen. A. B. Nettleton, Rep.-I believe
in citizens movements for municipal
governments. think party lines should
be largely ignored in order to assure
the cooperation the good citizens OF all
parties in maintaining a decent local
government. [ am heartily i'll favor OF
citizens nomination for mayor this
fall. 1t would be a union of the best
men Of both parties against the cOrrup-
tlOniStS.
Loren Fletcher Rep.)-1t makes more
difference to the people of Minneapolis
who is elected to run the local govern
ment than who is elected president OF
the United States. l have not cOnsld-
cred the advisability of a citizens
ticket, but when it gets around time l
hope some good men will be nominated
and elected.
Capt. J. N. Cross (Rep.)-Generally
speaking, am in favor of straight tick
cts by both parties. Of course there are
times when it becomes necessary in
local matters to discard general politics
and unite on men from both or all par
ties to make up local municipal ticket.
| Generally this is at spring municipal
elections. doubt if it could be success
fully carried out during the hot confess
| of national and state campaign, as the
political preferences and animOSitieS
are then at white heat.
l.. X. Hull Rep.)-The city affairs are
in most horrible state, and the earlier
that some movement is taken to put in
pure class of men to control the local
government the city will profit. The
taxes are so high that no man will in
vest in property and for that reason,
more than any other, times are so hard
in Minneapolis.
c. A. Gallagher Oem. u think cit
liens ticket if entered into in right
spirit without any political cat in the
bag is good thing. In view of the eff
forts of the Republican legislature
changing the charter so as tC make our
municipal election take place with the
regular fall election, it is a little bit
hypocritical for that party to suggest
any such movement. If the city
was Republican, and they imagined
that they could carry the election you
would never hear of any such move
ment. | never knew of a case where
the Republicans were in control, when
they conceded there was any just rea-
son for citizens ticket. A good illus
tration was the appointment by Gov.
McGill of Republican judge in the
county where four-fifth of the members
Of the bar, both Republican and Demo
partisan.
a. NJ. Scott Rep.)- u think if the two
parties could agree on nOn-partiSan
ticket for aldermen, that we would get
better men in the council than we have
at present.
j. V. McHugh Dem.) There is no
reason why politics should figure in an
election for aldermen. and if the two
parties would agree on non-pa1 tisan
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the council.
L. A. Condit Rep.)-I am not stuck
Oh this non-partiSan business. [ believe
the best way to get good men in the
council is to elect the Republican ticket.
0. j. Evans, (Rep.)EI belong to the old
fogy crowd who have retired from poll
tics in favor of the young men, but my
experience has been that non-partiSan
ticket does not give us better men for
office as a general thing.
c. n. Smith, Rep. )-If l thought that
the Democrats had any chance to elect
such a disreputable class of men as the
majority of the present officers. would
certainly favor citizens ticket. But,
as [ think the Republicans can carry
everything this fall, must say that do
not think it advisable. The Republicans
are confident of electing everything,
and do not think they will favor it.
e. A. Sumner, Rep).-If a citizens
ticket could be made up, irrespective of
party utilization, of the best material
which the city affords. should be in
favor of it. | believe that in any event
the present administration of the city
ought to be put ought of power. One
or two Eastern cities, about the size of
Minneapolis, tried the experiment with
i'll the last four or five years of the citi-
Zens' ticket and cut loose from the old
ringsters, and found the experiment
perfect success.
EJohn T. West Dem. Takes have
reached fearful high rate, and, it is
said, they will be higher next year.
Something ought to be done. The
council is too large. One alderman from
each ward and three or four at large is
enough to transact the business. | am
decidedly in favor of citizens ticket.