The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-03-14
THE ELECTION.
Desperate efforts by the bolt
ers, but the peoples tic
ket wins.
The caucus rules.

OFFICERS ELECTED:
President of Council, N. r. SPURR.
Councillors,
GEO. NJ. GILTINAN. II. B. WOLFF,
s. c. MURPHY, ANTON WATzRE.
Treasurer, S. LARSON.
Assessor, D. I. WHEATON.
For weeks past 1t has been given
out, and accepted by nearly all, as the
prevailing opinion that in the election
of village oflicersthis spring partylines
should not be drawn, but that men
should be chosen by the PEOPLE re.
CARELESS Of tue party to which they
belong. In accordance with these
sentiments and pursuant to a call, in
which the proper representatives of
every party Joined, a PEOPLES CAUCUS
was held at Berkin's hall lastSaturday
evening at o'clock. Col. Stevens
presided, and a. G. Schulthies acted
as secretary. The caucus was lal &c
one and as representative of the peo-
pie of the village as any that has ever
been held here.
The contest for the nominations was
close and interesting. and resulted in
favor Of the following, n. r. Spur
for president of the council, Geo. III.
Giltinan, II, B. Wolff, S. c. Murphy
and Anton Watzke, for councillors;
Samuel Larson, for treasurer; D. T.
| Wheaton, for assessor. As before
stated the caucus was repret entatiVe
one, over $50 votes being cast, and no
question was raised as to the fairness
| of the manner in which it was con.
Quoted; nevertheless, certain of the
defeated ones were dissatisfied with
the result, and
ANOTHER CAUCUS
"a property holders" caucus, they
termed twas held in Berkin's hall
Monday afternoon, and the following
opposition ticket was placed IN the
field: For president of the council,
W. J. Munro; for councillors, S. a.
Flaherty, G. W. Manghan and ". l..
Colyeri Watzke for councillor, Lar
son for treasurer, Wheaton for as
SCISSOR, being endorsed. To justify
their action, on election day the hue
and cry was raised that the peoples
candidates were pledged in favor Of
the construction of sewer; while,
in the interest of the taxpayers the
latter was nominated as an anti
sewer ticket. That as All issue the
sewer question existed only in the
imagination of those who forced it
upon the people for reasons best
known to themselves, and that there
was no truth in the assertion, al tho
it was made the most of during the
day among the tax payers who are
justly opposed to the imposition OF
further unnecessary burdens upon
the city, the following circular, (which
was distributed among the voters
OCoG GA pLdIIS'
THE PEOPLES TICKET.
To the voters:
Notwithstanding the unwarranted
assertions of men who went into that
cauCus-and refused to abide by its
decisiOns-tha the nominees of the
Peoples caucus, held on Saturday
night, are unqualifiedly pledged to
sewer, we, the nominees Of said
caucus, hereby denounce such asser-
tiOns as maliclously false. Further
more, not one of us has been interro.
gated as to our attitude on this ques-
ton; nor has any Of US ex-
pressed any opinion, favor
able or unfavorable, as to the sewer,
so far as this election is concerned.
We are in favor Of any public i'm
provement which the opinions of the
tax payers and its cost of construc-
ton will warrant. We are in favor
of spending the pc copies money for
the best interests of the people, and
not for ornamental fire apparatus, or
the increase of Official salaries and
emoluments.
Respectfully,
N. n. SPC RR, UEO. M. GlLTlNAN,
ANTON WATZKE, S. C. MURPHY,
A. B. WOLFF"
The contest waxed warm all day
long. A presidential election never
aroused more determined efforts by
any party then were made by workers
particularly those by the voters
ticket. But it was of no avail. The
vote was intentionally close for
several of the successful ones, but
the peoples ticket was elected entire.
The complete vote was as follows:
For president of the council,
Spur 127