The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-26

as much as they can the candidates. of
c. S. Kendall for alderman and George
c. Hunt and Lewis J. TerrIll, the lat
ter being the Greendale candidate for
the council
The principal reason for calling the
meeting was the consideration Of the
possibility Of getting a Swedish repre-
sentative in the school committee this
year. This was another thing that de-
yeloped in an unexpected manner for
it was intended that the meeting should
be a boom for Rev Nils Eagle that
would result in his nomination and
election. 1t was found, however, be-
fore the meeting had gone very far
that Mr.. Eagles friends had stayed
at home to some extent, while his enc
mics were present in just sufficient
force TO upset well-matured plans. The
reverend gentleman had entered the
contest with the understanding that his
name was not to be used if there was
not q practical certainty that he would
receive the nomination, and as soon as
the magnitude of the opposition to him
was seem his friends withdrew his
name in order to prevent the matter
coming to a vote with the possible out
come of defeat for their candidate.
A. w. Ekstrom was then chosen to
make the contest for the nomination,
but the further the debate went the
more evident it became that the har-
mony among the Swedish voters this
year is not great enough to warrant an
attempt to elect anybody to the office
they want to control, and Mr.. Ekstrom
withdrew his name This means that
the SWedes will not attempt to enter
the school committee until next fall
when it is hoped that the trouble may
be patched up and the difficulties
smoothed out so that they can succeed
in their purpose
The meeting last night was a very
extended one, and was conducted en-
urely in Swedish so that it was impos-
sible to tell just what the debate was
about but judging from the earnest
ness and evident excitement under
which some of them labored, it seemed
pretty certain that a fight was on From
those who attended the meeting and
took part in it, it was learned that fac
tional jealousies of several varieties
We're responsible for the length of the
meeting, as well as the unexpected ac-
ton on the school committee nominal
ton.
The sOcialistic and the prohibition ell
ements among the Swedes were well
represented, and there was considera-
bic WoTdy warfare between them, some
Of it being more personal than political
in nature, A. w. Ekstrom came in for
q raking over from one Of the socialists
present, and responded in a pointed
manner 1t was also said that the OPP
position to Mr.. Eagle was due in a
great measure to religious differences
and jealousies.
The meeting was called to order by
0. G. Hedlund of the republican city
committee, who was chosen chairman
of the meeting. John p. Holmgren was
chosen secretary. Mr.. Hedlund stated
the purpose of the meeting to be the
consideration of the school committee
nomination C. c. H. Stenman and c.
0. Johnson spoke in favor of having a
candidate from among the Swedish vo-
ters, and the latter moved the election
of Mr. Ekstrom as the candidate. An
drew Borgorsen spoke in favor of Mr..
Eagle, but this brought on the trouble,
and the friends of Mr.. Eagle refused to
put his name before the meeting.
Eric Ericsson made a motion, which
was carried, TO the effect that the meet
ing should endorse no candidate this
year Councilman John f. Lundberg
made a few remarks that settled the
candidacy of Mr.. Eagle, and Mr.. Elk
strom was nominated for the position
| by a few of his friends, who wished to
! see him run, even if the meeting did
| not endorse him, but Mr.. EkStrom
Withdrew On motion of S. M. PETER
son, it was then voted unanimously
| that Mr. EkstrOm's nomination for the
school committee should go over til
next year, when it. was agreed that 8
united effort should be made to put him
on the committee.
| A. w. Ekstrom moved to endorse
Mayor Dodge. J. F. Lundberg to Ell
dorse Messrs. Hunt and Terrill, and C
Z. Carlson to endorse Kendall for al
Lderman. All these motions were car
fried unanimously. A. w. Ekstron
| then moved to endorse the regular re-
publican candidate for the school com
mittee from the ward, and this was also
| carried. The meeting then adjourned
About $50 Swedish voters were pres
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