The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-02

lOUdl. OH 1870 io1
The falling off in the First, Second
and Third wards is 456, and in the
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth wards is 29S
The falling off is largely due to the
restrictions of the new election fran
chise, but part is no. doubt due to
the neglect of many legal voters to
register. Personal registration was
required this spring, instead of using
last years lists. The vote may there
fore be slightly increased over the
registration by the swearing in of
votes.
In 1895, the total vote at the spring
city election, on city treasurer, was
1929, G. P. Williams securing $50
votes to $40 for Mr. Schildknecht. Mr..
Schildknecht's majority-in the three
lower wards was $40, and Mr.. Will
liams' majority in the three upper
wards was All. The falling off in the
registration in the three lower wards
this spring is forty per cent, and in
the three upper wardsisis only thirty
per cent.
At last falls election, the Republic
cans carried all Of the wards in the
city save the Second ward. The
Third ward broke nearly even. After
carefully analyzing the vote cast and
the registration, and comparing the
result with the spring election two
years ago, it seems reasonable to ex-
pect that the Republicans will carry
the First, Third, Fourth, Fifth and
Sixth wards, withi a possible fighting
chance in thel Second ward, which
McCleary only lacked thirty-one votes
of carrying. AS Verysmoderate esti-
mate, L. A. Under will not have less
than 200 majority in the city, and
may have a good deal more.
The registration showsuthat the en-
tire Republican ticket will be elected,
including everys alderman on the
ticket. The ''crystalization" ,ofspublic
sentiment has nowgone on so far that
this seems to be fullyiassured.
A. E. Pau, Democratic candidate
for mayor, registered lin the Fifth
ward yesterday. He produced an
affidavit signed by shlmself to sthe eff
feet that he had takensout'is second
papers in Dodge county. Wisconsin.
In the absence of the documents
themselves, this swas satisfactory to
the judges. Mr.. Pau states sthat his
second papers were ataken'out.in 1869,
two years before ne moved to Mankato.
The Democratic city convention
pledged it's candidates toia just and
equitable assessment and valuation of |
all property subject to taxation. Aids.
Zimmerman, Lille and Petersen &C
cepted nominations under this pledge,
and il elected could not do otherwise
than assist in turning over their1work
of last summer, by which the assess
ments in the Fourth and Fifth wards
were advanced half million dollars,
and the assessments in the Second
and Third wards were reduced well
on toward that amount.
The FREE PRESS was the first paper
to learn of the plan which had been
adopted by leading Democrats to
nominate Mr.. Pau for mayor, and of
his consent under certain conditions.
After it had published the facts in O.
couple of issues, our evening contem-
porary "got next as foil ows, ON March
10Th:
OF late it has been stated on the
streets that A. r. Pau would accept
the nomination for mayor on the
Democratic ticket Mr.. Pau was
asked by the RevieU today if he would
allow the use Of his name for that
honor. He replied that he was not
candidate and would not accept the
nomination under any circumstances
whatever
The next day the morning dodger
went this several better, as follows:
A. K. Pfau has been talked of, by
! nose VINO 90 not know what they are
about, for the Democratic
nomination for mayor. The assurance
is given that he would not accent il
under any circumstances.
In view of subsequentd developments.
perhaps it will be admitted that those
who talked about Mr. Pau for MAYOR
did know what they were talking
about