Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-03-26
LOCAL POLITICAL TALK.
Of the People in Re-
gard to the Coming City
Election.
Indications that Mayor Fuller
will be Forced to Serve
Another Term.
4 Call for O. G.. WOnnenberTf for
lAldernian-Thc TclIncr-
Anderson Wedding.
City Politics.

| City Politics.
The city election will occur one week
from next Saturday. Atthat time there
Will be elected a mayor, treasurer, police
magistrate and four aldermen. The
aldermen are to succeed Messrs Steel,
Garrgan, Driscoll and Eager, whose
terms expire.
There has been very little talk about
the election or the possible candidates,
until within few days The bringing
out of aldermaaic candidates, however,
has had the effect of starting people to
talking and the consensus of opinion
heard by The Alert man is given here
with. Upon one matter the people seem
to be unanimous. and that point is that
Mayor Fuller should be re- elected. He
was elected last spring without opposi-
tion and history seems likely to repeat
itself in that particular this sprlug. M.
Fuller IS not seeking the of1ice--there Is
nothing in it and he would probably
rather not have it. This is case where
the Office is really seeking the man. Nor
is this remarkable to one acquainted
with municipal affairs. His administra-
tion of two years has been emineutly sat-
isfactory. The conditions have demanded
an economical administration and econo-
my has been practiced. Reckless ex-
penditures Of public money on streets
and bridges have been guarded against
and the expenses of the city have been
curtaiied to the minimum of actual no
cessity. The people who pay the taxes
are satisfied with Mayor Fuller and it is
such people who are the most earnest IN
advocating his reelection.
There will be no opposition to Geo. L.
Webster for city treasurer. He is pop
ular gentleman and a capable official.
Nobody wants to see a change there. II
JuCge Hamilton wants to be re- elected
police magistrate he can be. II he is not
a candidate Geo. Fl. Purchase will prob
ably be put forward by his friends.
George is young lawyer and would
make good official. A knowledge of the
law is required to fill the position
properly.
The election will undoubtedly make
some changes in the personnel of the
council. 1t is understood that Aldermen
Garrigan and Eager will not be candi.
dates for reelection. In the Fourth
ward w. H. Fletcher has been brought
out by a numerously signed call, and a
long list OF names appears on call re-
requesting 0. G. Wonnenberg to become
a candidate in the Second ward. These
gentlemen will hardly refuse to become
candidates in the face of the f]attering
calls they have received and both may he
considered as practically in the field.
There is possibility that Richard Glese
may become candidate in the Second
ward. Col. Blum was frequently named
as an eligible man for alderman from
the Fourth, but it is now stated that he
will not be candidate. There appears
to be no opposition to the return of
Alderman Driscoll from the Third. Tom
would be winner If there was opposi-
ton. Alderman Steel has made one of the
best aldermen that has ever sat in the
council and the sentiment of the First
ward is that he should be returned nolens
volens. There will be no opposition to
him.