New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-03-30
unanimously adopted. It was as fol-

unanimously adopted. It was as fol-
lows:
WHEREAS, The Honorable Chas. |
Weschcke, mayor of the City Of New
Ulm, will voluntarily step out of Office
after the next city election. after hav-
ing served as one of the first council
ors Of the Borough of New Ulm from
1880 to 1877; and who has been n ayor
of our city for eighteen years, dating
from the year 1878 to 1904, and,
WHEREAS, During recent years our
city has voted for extensive improve
ments which have been successfully
carried out under his administration,
Be IT RESOLVED, That we, as citi
zens of New Ulm in mass meeting as
sembled, do hereby extend to the Hon
orable Chas. Weschcke our heartfelt
thanks and appreciation for the ardu-
Gus and faithful performance of his
official duties: and that we further ex-
tend to him our best wishes for cOntin-
ued good health and prosperity.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That Ct
copy of these resolutions be sent to
the Honorable Chas. Weschcke, signed
by the chairman and secretary.
Upon the adoption of the resolution
Chas. Rolloff arose and nominated
Ed. j. Bobleter for city clerk, and
then Mayor Weschcke took the floor.
In brief address he thanked the citi-
zens for the honor they had conferred
upon him and concluded by nominal
ing City Clerk Louis Schilling. A mo-
ton to appoint six tellers prevailed
and the chair selected W. C. Miller,
Ferd. Crone, H. Raabe, C. Fl. Stuebe,
J. Fl. Weddendorf and J. P. Graft. It
those present were instructed to ad-
vance to the front of the hall and cast
their votes. This method created some
little confusion and friends of both
candidates were heard to hint at fraud
but the total vote was not out of pro-
portion to the size of the crowd and
the suspicious were no doubt ground
less.
While waiting for the count of the
vote on clerk the caucus nominated
candidates for justices of the peace,
constables and city treasurer. N. Hen
ningsen and Ernst Brandt as justices,
and Jos. G.. Tauer and Mic Andring
as constables, had no opposition and
their names went through without a
hitch, but a three-cornered fight for
treasurer DEVELOPED and r. Pfefferle,
Franz Schubert and William Frank
were put up. Six additional tellers,
A. F. REIN, E. Petry, P. Liesch, John
Henle, Thos. J. Kretsch and John
Schrodt, were appointed to pass
through the crowd and collect the bal
lots and while they were doing so the
vote on clerk was announced.
1t was overwhelming Bobleter, for
the result showed that the younger
man had received 355 votes, while
Louis Schilling was given but 118. AS
Secretary Koch finished reading the
vote there was another demonstration,
the cheers for Bobleter giving evidence
of the popularity of the choice, and
Immediately the crowd began thinning
out, fact which explains the lighter
vote cast for treasurer.
Separate caucuses were held by the
voters of the different wards. In the
first Herman Nagel had no opposition:
in the second Wd. Eibner won over
Jacob Klossner, Jr., by vote of 81
to 81: and in third Ernst Gieseke was
not opposed.
BY the time the wards had united
the tellers had completed their count
of the vote on treasurer. The result
was as follows: William Frank, 1856;
Franz Schubert, Ill: Richard Pfeffer-
lie, 80.
Chairman Hornburg announced as
his appointments upon the city COM
mittee VIM. Silverson, Ferdinand
Crone and P. Liesch and the three
ward committees are made up as fol-
lows: First ward, S. D. Peterson,
VIM. Burg, Eug. Koehler; second ward,
A. j. Vogel, Herman Raabe, Jacob
Klossner, Jr.; third ward, Ernst Gle
seke, E. N. Heinen, L. Haeberle.