The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-03-17
POLITICAL TALK.
Aid. Zimmerman Spoken OF for
Mayor.
A Writer in MspIetou Paper Offers
Some CaustiC Remarks on Features
of the Campaign.

During the last day or two, there has
been some talk amongthe Democrats Of
placing Aid Himmelman on the ticket
as the party's candidate for mayor.
There are some who believe that Mayor
for mayor, and these are preparing
themselves for this eventualSy by con
sidering the name of the Third ward
alderman. Mr.. Himmelman has taken
the position that he does not care for
either the Office of mayor or alderman,
but prefers to devote his entire time to
his business hereafter.
In this connection, there is report
that Gov. Lind offered Mr.: Himmel-
man desirable office under his adj
ministration, but Mr. H declined it
with thanks Mr. Zimmerman could
hardly afford to give up the manage
ment of his hotel for an Office that
took him away from the city unless
there was a fat salary attached to it.
Republicans and some of the Demo
Gratis in the Second ward are strongly
urging Conrad Kleinschmidt TO enter
the race for alderman He has been
assured of plenty of support and some of
the Democrats concede that he would
probably be elected if he made the
fight He has thus far refused to listen
to the proposition, however
The Republicans ought not to repeat
ward to go by default. There is plenty
of good material among the Republi-
cans of that bailiwick, and this is a
good year for one of them to become an
alderman
A writer in the Mapleton Enterprise
says, in speaking of the campaign on in
this city
The people of the capital of Blue
Earth county have been trying to Sc
cure reform or something akin to it,
for many years and two years ago the
goody-goody element turned about and
assisted the Democrats in electing A
R. Pau as the chief high executive ex
traordinary, and reform has been com
ing their way with vengeance l.. A.
Under, the Republican candidate, two
years ago, would not promise the goody
folks that he would not take suthin, y
e., L, &c or ~,
sake, and that element gave him the
marble heart when they marched up to
the polls The question is: After Pau
who? 1t may be Pau again. Every
thing points in that direction.
The property owners, the taxpayers
and the men who have the best inter
ests of the city at heart feel that a
change should be made in the admins
tration, but how to bring it about is the
question These people feel that the
Indebtedness of the city is piling up too
strong and if check is not placed up
on the aldermen there is no telling
when the end will be reached nor when
the pile of unpaid notes and bills will
stop.growing in height. \ Mankato
is the home of plenty of men capable of
handling the city's affairs in bust
nesslike manner, but they cannot be
elected to Office because they do not
stand in with the gang, and who have
the opposition of the goody goody boys
because they are not bigoted nor hide
bound in their views on all public mat
tiers They do not suit the ring-rule
element and are not pure enough for
the church going faction. So there you
are. This is the whole truth in nut
shell. And there are men who would
endeavor to take hold of the relns pro
vlding they were elected with an hon.
est purpose in view, but they decline to
allow even the mention of their names
in connection with offices.
Chairman Schaub has not yet decided
whether to call a mass meeting of
Democrats to consider candidates for
city offices. He states that some of the
committee and others want a meeting
called and others do not. He will as
certain the feeling further before doing
anything,
Vernon Williams and Geo. w.
Scherer have been mentioned as pos
sible candidates for city recorder on the
Republican side.
Quite boom was started today for
Frank Fowler for mayor on the Demo
cratic ticket His friends were talking
him up during the day, and his name
was favorably mentioned on all sides
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