The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-03-17
MEYER is OUT.
Will Not be a Candidate for
Mayor.
Resume of the Political News of til: Day
.--Much Casing About in Both
Parties.


come candidate for mayor He gave
this information out definitely today.
Ever since he was first urged by his
friends to run he has had the matter
numerous offers of supports, and would
undoubtedly have been elected had he
been nominated. He has not yet de-
cided whether or not to accept the
nomination for alderman in the Fifth
ward, but his friends express the hope
that he will do so.
T. w. Harris position ON the mayor
atty is that he will accept the nomina-
tion if it is rendered to him with prac-
tical unanimity. He stated today that
he would not make any fight in the
caucuses in case any other candidate
put up "a delegate ticket, but if the
party concluded to give him the noml-
nation he would take it and put up the
best fis hit that he was able 10 for the
election. He would accept the nomin. :
tion under no circumstances if there
was fractional fight on.
Opposition TO mass meeting is grow
ing in many quarters 1t is pointed
out that as rule they do no good, but
often leave sore spots, which the
enemy is quick to take advantage Of.
If the Republican city committee de-
cides at it's meeting Monday night to
call such meeting, it will only be
after hard fight on the part of the OPP
ponents of the scheme.
The city officials are wondering what
Rev. Lee W Beattie will have to say
about them tomorrow night, but it is
not expected that there will be great
outpouring on their part to the church
Things areanot taking very definite
shape on the aldermanic question in the
Fourth ward Several names have
been mentioned, but sentiment has not
yet begun to crystalize.
With the right kind of a council, it
is not saying too much that the floating
Indebtedness of 500, 900 can be wiped
out in two years Take the eXtraordi-
nary expense on the fire department,
$50. 900, and reduce the street expense
from S13 900 to 1000 and in these two
items alone 1877, 900 could be saved each
year, while just as much would be ex
pended in every other branch Of the
government as at present. The saving
of interest on the floating debt would
accomplish the balance Are the men
who want to serve in the council during
the next two years willing to apply the
pruning knife, or would they allow
matters to drift along as they have?
AID. Peterson authorizes us to an
nounce that he will not be a candidate
for re- election under any circum-
stances. He states that ne has served
eight years in the council, receiving
the nomination from both parties, and
that he feels that he has had all of the
honor that he is entitled to, and pro-
poses to devote his time exclusively to
his business hereafter Mr. Petersen
has made strong alderman and rep
resented his ward we'll. There will be
some good timber to choose his success
sor from and the ward should make no
mistake Conrad Kleinschmidt seems
to be in the lead.
Geo. w Scherer states that he will
not be candidate for city recorder
under any circumstances He will con-
tinue at his present work AS editor of
the Post until next fall. Mr.. Scherer
would have made very strong can
didate, and would have won the race at
a trot if he had said the word.
w B. Davies made the announcement
this afternoon that he would accept the
Democratic nomination for Municipal
judge The nomination will un
doubtedly go to him, as there are no
other candidates in the party, so far as
known Mr. Davies is popular with all,
and will doubt make agood run
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