Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-22
FOR MAYOR.
The Nomination is Ten
dered Mr.. A. ID. David
son and Accepted.
He is the Unanimous
Choice of the People of
Little Falls.

A meeting was held at the city
hall on Monday evening, unlike
any ever before held in Little
Falls. The meeting was for the pur-
pose Of presenting the following Pc
tition to Mr.. A. D. avidson, presi-
dent of the First National Bank:
TO A. D. DAVIDSON ESQ:
Dear Strive, the undersigned,
citizens and taxpayers of the city OF
Little Falls, having confidence in
your integrity and ability. and
knowing you to be a conservative
and public spirited citizen, do most
earnestly ask of you to be a candi-
date for the office Of mayor of our
city at the coming spring election:
The above was signed by over one
hundred of our leading business men
and presented by Hon. G. B. Buchanan
in one of his happy speeches. He COM
pIimented the present administra-
ton and said that the present in
cumbent did not desire a reelection.
He referred to the strife stirred up at
the last city election and said he as
glad to see that there was no sign Of
recurrence of this sort of thing this
spring. In looking about tor a can
didate, the people-not representa-
tives of any ring or faction-had de-
cided to ask Mr.. Davidson to become
a candidate. He then presented the
petition.
Mr.. Da wilson responded saying in
substance that he had in the
past been rendered the NOM
ination for state office but
had declined, owing to a burden OF
business matters, but in this case
the request to be a candidate for
mayor coming from u people who
seemed to be unit, that he felt
more highly honored and would be.
come candidate.
The past Few years had been years
of depression and uncertainty
and instead Of manufacturers
storing their warehouses with
goods they had waited for
orders before manufacturing.
Little Falls had been exceptionally
fortunate in this line and her manu-
featuring institutions had been kept
running day and night. In all the
time of the depression we have not
missed a pay day. For the coming
year business seems to be picking up.
Several business men are making
preparations to erect large business
blocks, and the speaker felt certain
that the new railroad would he
built this season. IF elected he
said, my policy will be conserva-
tive, but in no way nigardly to in
situations which will benefit the
city" He again thanked the people
for the nomination.
Owing to the fact that many were
at a fire when the meeting was
called, the attendance was not az
large as it would have been, but
there were present representatives OF
all the factions that entered into the
fight last year. At present the in
dications are that there will not be
any opposition to Mr.. Davidson,
and that party lines will not be
drawn in the coming city campaign.
1t has been stated by some that
Judge of Probate Richardson, who
held the office of mayor for several
terms would be a candidate this
spring, but in letter to Mr.. David
son he states that he has no desire
to be a candidate at the coming
election. He expresses himself as
satisfied that Mr.. Davidson is a man
of liberal views, and if elected would
conduct the affairs of the city SO as
to bring capital here.