The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-04-06
David Brown Defeats Peter Schaefer for the
Clerkshp by Majority of Seventy
in the Three Wards.
Judge CoWling is REFLECTED to the Judge
ship by Handsome Endorsement of
1877 Majority.
George Kelly Captures the Assessorship
Over Very Heavy Opposition,

One of the warmest elections 1t has
been the lot Of Ely TO witness was
brought to successful close last even
ing when the ballots were counted
and the Judges of the various wards
filed their returns with the city clerk
and by tonight the affair will only
live n memory.
A month or more ago election rum
ors were heard but not much credence
was given the floating ticket that
had been made up by the local polit-
ical lights. Gradually however it
dwindled down to dull reality that
all sorts of fences were being built,
and consequently when the caucuses
were called for March oath and 18th
considerable work had been done on
the inside. !
The ward caHcuses ON the evening
of the oath brought forth collection
of no mean proportion. The ward
caucuses went off without hitch
and the respective tickets settled upon
by certain factions were nominated.
with the exception of the First ward
where an extra aspirant had pushed
in sort of knocking the plans aglee.
In the First ward, George Holmes
and Anton Kocheyar were nominated;
in the Second, Olaf Kunteson and Jas.
r. Housley and in the Third Jos.
Skala and Capt. Nick Cowling. Sat-
urday was the last day for filing NOM
ination certificates and petitions, and
all che nominated candidates qualif-
ed for the the ballot with the excep-
tion of Capt. Cowling. In his stead.
however there arose contention In
the Third ward which resulted in the.
nomination by petitions of Samuel
Cakes, VIM. Bateman and Jerry Hur-
ley in addition to Mr.. Skala making
four aspirants in this ward. In the
Second ward the nominations were
entirely satisfactory and no petitions
were filed. In the First, A. j. Homer
and Alfred Pilgrim desired recogini-
tion in connection with the regular
nominees. A short time after Mr. Pill
grim filed, he withdraw his name
and left the field open for Messrs
Holmes Kochevar and Homer.
Friday night March 18th, the gem
eral caucus for placing in nomination
candidates for the other city Offices
to be filled was held and ticket NOM
mated which was designated the
..Citizens ticket" For the Mayor
atty there were two aspirants, Grant
McMahan the present incumbent and
VIM. Scott. McMahan was nominat-
ed with large majority but several
were not satisfied and Scott decided
to run independent filing his petition
the following day. For clerk, there
were two aspirants before the house.
Peter Schaefer and David ; Brown.
Schaefer was nominated, but Brown
figured his chances good aud came on
the ticket by petition. w. L. James
was nominated treasurer without OPP
position and his name stood alone on
Lhe ballot For the municipal judge
ship, there was rustic" between
Judge Cowling and VIM. NJ. Abrahnam
son. The present judge was the
choice of the CAUCUS but Abrahmson
also contended his chances good and
was also pentioned onto the ballot.
The special judgeship, as was usual
every year, went begging, no one de-
string these judicial honors. Special
Judge Jno. Cowling was nominated