The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-30
GROWING CLEARER
Political Situation not SO Misty
as Formerly.
The Two Parties Are Lining Up With
Practically Full Tickets. Warm
Fight Promised. :.
From Tuesdays Daily.


for mayor, and Charles L. Taylor the
Democratic candidate. 1t is not likely
that either will have opposition in the
primaries, but there will be warm
| fight in the election.
John B. Hoddapp, Democrat, will be
opposed by Fred Day, Republican, fol
city recorder; and Ole Throdahl, Demo
crat, will be opposed by Charles Dur.
kee, Republican, for city treasurer
Judge Shissler will succeed himself on
the municipal bench without opposition
in either party.
In the first ward, Aid. Deebach and
Geo. Mckinley will probably be pitted
against each other.
In the second ward, Aid. Leonard may
be opposed by A. G. Roemer, and the
victor will possibly have contest on his
hands with Conrad Kleinschmidt.
Clement Schroeder and Fred Eichhorn
may be the opposing candidates in the
third ward.
The fourth ward Republican primary
will see fight between Aid. Heinze and
Carl Dice, and the victor may have to go
up against A. M. Smith or Nelson Weed.
In the fifth ward Republican primary,
w. N. Plymat and Patrick Kenney
will have it out, and the Democrats
would like C. E. Wise to be their candi-
date, if he will.
In the sixth ward, AID Eichstaedt
and Bruno Roemer are likely to be the
opposing candidates.
w. n. Plymat filed this morning for
alderman in the fifth ward. j. B..
Richards, who has been mentioned, con-
Guided not to make the run.
At gathering of Republicans last
night, the following ticket was proposed:
A. G.. Meyer for mayor, Fred Day for
recorder, Chas. Durkee for treasurer,
Judge Shissler for municipal judge, Geo.
Mckinley, Conrad Kleinschmidt, Fred
Eichhorn, Carl Dice, w. N. Plymat and
Gus Eichstaedt for alderman in their res
pective wards It is understood that
Fred Day has consented to run.
City Attorney Daley has looked up
the law, and finds that candidates are re-
quired to pay $40 each to go on the pri-
mary election ballots, and SIS each to
get on the municipal election ballot.
1t is rumored that former Alderman
Nelson Weed may run for alderman in
the fourth ward on the Democratic
ticket.
Fred Eichhorn is being urged by the
Republicans of the third ward to come
out as a candidate for alderman. He
would make first class official.
Aid. Taylor has practically declined
to file for the Democratic nomination for
alderman.
C.. E. Wise was in st. Paul today, but
it was not thought at The Review office
that he would file for alderman in the
fifth ward.
During the day the following filings
by candidates were made and several
new Richmonds entered. the field: Ole
Throdahl, filed as the Democratic candi-
date for city treasurer; John r. Bowen,
Republican, for city recorder; Chris Dan
ielsan, Republican, alderman, third ward;
Adolph Deebach, Democrat, alderman
first ward; II. F. Leonard, Democrat,
alderman second ward; William N. Ply
mat, alderman, fifth ward.
A. G. Meyer, Republican, for mayor,
Gus Eichstaedt, Republican, alderman
sixth ward, filed yesterday.
Charles T. Taylor, Democrat, for
mayor, filed his certificate this afternoon.
P. Kinney, Republican, filed for the
nomination for alderman in the fifth
ward this afternoon.
Clement Schroeder filed for the Demo
cratic nomination for alderman in the
third ward.
John Hager wants to be alderman
from the first ward and he filed for the
nomination this afternoon.
The primary election will be held on
Feb. j. The polls will be open from six
in the morning until nine at night.
Tomorrow will be the last day for fill
ing.