Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-30
NOTES on the CITY CAMPAIGN.

A report O. the proceedings OF the
so.called republican city conventit n
is published in our news columns.
AS the latest manifestation OF parti
san politics in favor of the interests
for whom the movement was inaugur
ated five years ego, tn. delegates and !!
candidates furnish an interesting Stu
dy to the though full cit z: n. There is
feeble attempt maae TO disguise the
nature of the movement In the se &C.
ton Of some Of the candidates, but
very few of our citizens will be de-
ceive1 by the same. The success of
that ticket would mean the vindica.
ton of the forces defeated last year,
and would be the most emphatic dis
approval of the honest attempts made
to clean up the city both morally and
financially during the past year.
There is however no probability
that such calamity to the best inter-
esss of the city will occur. The good
sense and careful judgment of an
aroused citizenship will not consent
to- "swap horses viii e crossing the
stream" to better and cleaner era
in their municipal affairs.
There is no doubt that Mayor Qvale
was and is the choice of majority of
the republican voters of the city for
re election. After the enthusiastic
denomination given the mayor at the
citizens mass meeting Monday eve-
ming Of last week, few people thought
that there would be any opposition
candidate nominated.
Little interest WAS taken in the ad-
visory primaries held last Friday eve.
ming, and solid Ramsett delegations
were elected. This gentleman had
consented to lead his new.found
friends in their eff orts to regain con-
troll of the city. Armed with the en-
dorsement of the pseaao-republican
convention and primaries, petitions
were circulated on Saturday 10 order
to place the candidates on the Official
ballot.
Not content to attempt to inject ma.
tional politics into city affairs, q
strong fort was made to draw fac
tional lines and array financial inter-
ests of the city one against the others.
1t was charged at the citizens tenn
perance movement was simply an Of
fort of one faction to move the city g
bank AZ count from one bank to anoth-
er, and other equ lily absurd charges
were made. Tue fact that the two can
didates for city treasurer were c. .nnec-
ted with two fferent banking institu-
lions lent some color to this talk.
Mr.. GundersOn sprung surprise
upon Monday morning when he an
nOunced his withdrawal from the race
for city treasurer. Mr.. GundersCn
says that he did not withdraw from
| any fear as to the result to himself
personally, but simply to eliminate q
possible contest that would not be
germ Inc to the issues of the campaign
generally. While they are sorry to
see him withdraw from the race, tenn
perance people generally through the
city approve of the motives which led
Mr.. Gunderson to take the step that
he did.
When the citizens mass meeting
was held it was believed that NUM-
cipal judge would be elected and hence
no nominations for justices we're
made. AS no opinion, favorable or
otherwise, lad been received from the
Attorney General on the question of q
municipal court at Willmar, no elec-
ton will be held for the Office of Judge.
The report of Mr.. L 0 Vik, secre-
tary of the water and light commits.
sion is encouraging. 1t shows net
gain OF SO, ll7.9l during the past year
f r the municipal plant.
| The finaccial statement of the city
for the past year will be published
this week 1t shows that the city is
rapidly pulling out of the slough of
fnarci embarrassment in which it
was thrown by the former administra-
ton. A gain of Sl,425 81 is shown.
The real gain however is, Is, 375 70.
This owing to the shrinkage of the
am punt realized from the Osmundson
shortage of IS, 350.l7, which appeared
in the last statement as an asset. The
amount of this shrinkage was So, $50. .
II
Nothing shows more clearly what
the so-called republican mo sement
stands for than their nomina tions for
CT y clerk and constables.
The enterprising village of Spicer
will have q newspaper, with George
Parsons as editor and proprietor.
The complete outfit arrived there this
week and we are informed that the
paper will probably be launched into
the field OF journalism about the frs,