The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-03-29
The City Clerkship.

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reasons for being we'll pleased with the
position in which he finds himself on
the eve of this springs election, and
the reason is not all told when it is said
that he is assured of the election be-
| cause there is no candidate running
against him on the democratic ticket.
The truth is that in spite of the fact
that the democratic city convention
made nomination for the Office of city
clerk, Mr.. Edwards is practically the
candidate of the entire city. The with
drawal of the democratic candidate
shortly after the convention had been
held and the failure of the city commit
tee to fill the vacancy caused by that
Withdrawal meant more than a mere
piece of good luck to the republican
nominee. 1t meant in the first place
that the democrats were perfectly con.
fident of the result of the election 80 far
as the clerkship was concerned, and
that they recognized the uselessness of
attempting to elect an opponent of Fred
Edwards to that position; and it meant
that the feeling Of friendship for him in
the democratic ranks was strong enough
to prevent them from even making the
show of opposition to his candidacy
which the mere filing of their ticket
would have been.
The fact is that Owosso citizens. re-
CARELESS of party, appreciate the pluck
shown by their city clerk in the last two
years after events which would have
discouraged any less resolute person,
and today he has the friendship and
good will of more people in this city
than he ever had before. Having gone
resolutely to work to make good any
past losses, and having shown by the
last year and half that he intends to
keep right at the same business, the
people seem more than ever apprecia
tive of his other good qualities and are
showing their regard for him in various
ways. In making the nominating
speech at the city convention last week
Thursday evening, Alderman Stratton
told in word what the work of
the present clerk is like when he
said that he had been on the COM
mittee which had to audit the accounts
and books of the city clerk each month
and that the work had been so well
done by the clerk that the auditing had
been but a pleasure. The city records
have therefore been well kept as that
testimony alone would prove even If
such testimony were needed. There
are other things however which count,
besides the mere clerical work of keep
ing the city's books in proper condition,
and it is the uniform courtesy and will
ingness to 90 out of his way to perform
a favor for any citizen whomsoever that
has made even more friends for him
than the other feature of his work.
Genial, whole souled, ever ready TO
take off his coat and work for one of his |
friends or do a favor for an acquaint- |
ance, equally ready to go out and make
a hustle for his own election after his
friends have given him nomination |
for an Office, he has today, as noted |
above, more friends in the city than he |
ever had before and deserves the prac-
tically unanimous election which Is
sure to be his. Fred Edwards is the |
,ity's candidate for city clerk, and more |
han ever before, he will be the city's |
clerk as we'll as city clerk.