The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-12
VOTERS LEAGUE
WORK . REVIEWED.
INTERESTING STATEMENT FROM
CHAIRMAN JOHN CROSBY,
The League Is Encouraged Greatly by
What It Accomplished in the
Primaries and Election and Will
Continue Its Labors for the Public
Good.

:. ooHn SIoSDy, chairman OF the eXeCu-
made the following statement today:
sThe results both at the primaries
and the final election show unmistaka-
ply that there are enough discriminat-
ing voters in the community to turn the
scale IN most cases where the issue is Of
that of a good or bad candidate for
office; also that the conclusions of the
League as regards the qualifications of
the candidates are quite generally re-
spected. IL
At the primary election the league
assisted materially in eliminating vari-
GUS undesirable candidates Ten of the
eleven aldermanic candidates indorsed
by the organization were nominated,
and three Of the four successful candi-
dates for county commissioner had it's
backing. Several of the undesirable
survivors were finally disposed Of at the
recent election. At the final election
the league recommended nine candi-
dates for aldermen and three for coun-
ty commissioner. It conferred it's ef-
forts, however, in the first, second and
| third commissioner districts and the
third and tenth wards, where there was
the most at stake for the cause of good
municipal administration. The league Is
men won out in the first and second
commissioner districts and in the
! teuGH WdIu, WILT A1u6TIldu MuIlIl. Ol
the third ward, with the backing of the
was reelected by the slim margin of
but 81 votes. A recount may change
the result here. 49,.
"'The candidates recommended in the
second, fourth, fifth, tenth and thir,
teenth wards were elected. The can
didates recommended in the seventh
ninth and twelfth wards were defeated
While the league believes that in the
interests of efficient city administers
tion the voters in these three wards
used bad judgment, there is not the
same cause to deplore the results as in
the case of the third.
s'The best results for good municipal
government were obtained in the first
and second commissioner districts. Both
at the primaries and in the final cleo
ton men unsuited for public service
contests. Some of them were defeated
at the primaries. The others were
showed under at the final. election, an6
by such crushing majorities as to en-
courage the hope that they are
permanently removed from the politi
cal field: With M. w. Nash and Pete
Nelson wiped off the political map in {
single season, the. taxpaying part 0:
the community is In position to con
| = 1toClI.
HtThere is much Of encouragement. il
the situation as regards the new cit.
council and board of county commits
sioners. Both bodies will contain :
I good majority Of thoroly reliable men
There have been four regular report
issued by the league this year: TIL
league has also put into every home II
the second and ffth! commissioner dis
) tricts special bulletins. covering tn
official records in detail Of the respec
tive candidates, with particular refer
ence to Alderman Peter Nelson an
Commissioner Andrew j. Smith. Nor
than 700 personal letters to picked con
stituents were sent out in the closln
; week of the final election: The leagu
has also employed expert local worker
where the necessity Of that kind o
work seemed apparent.
sfThe efficiency of the organization
methods are now generally recognize
3 turnout the city Subsequent cam
paigns, we believe, will add greatly t
the leagues usefulness. We believe
, too, that the public as it comes to knov
more Of the league s purpose and meth
DDS, will take a greater interest In 1T
. work and repose more confidence 1
z the correctness and fairness OF its luds
! ment. .~..-.,
| tsThe Voters league is a permanen
;; institution in Minneapolis. The wor
| Of preparing for the next campaign WI
: proceed at once. City council and cou1
I tv commissioner administration will b
Y watched zealously, and every !offic1t
: record kept in focus in preparation &c
= the next campaign