The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-30
Voters League Warns Against
Influence of Public Utilities
Companies.
SPECIAL REFERENCE
TO THE ALDERMEN
Report Is Also Made on the
County Commissioner
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Candidates. SIS

The Voters league today made pub
lie it's final report on aldermanic and
county commissioner candidates. In In
Producing the reports on Individual can.
didates the document says:
''The character and performance OF
the next city council depends largely
upon the action of the voters at the
coming election. There was never time
in the history Of this rapidly growing
city when able, Independent and coura-
geous men were more needed in that
body. Questions of large public import
ance, business, franchise and otherwise,
must be met in the life of this council.
especial interests have come out ID
the open. They were unusually active
oils Street Railway company and the
Northwestern Telephone Exchange COM
pany. Several of their candidates were
successful. It is an unfortunate coin
cidence that these companies We're IN
nearly every case supporting candidates
whose council records show a strong
leaning toward those interests.
'tIt is reasonable to suppose that they
will show just as much interest In the
aldermanic result at the final election.
Such activity should be rebuked.
"a careful reading Of the leagues
report will disclose clearly who the
candidates are in many Of the wards
having the backing Of these interests.
'HUpon the individual voter rests the
duty of putting the right men in office
and defeating the unfit men.
'EThe hardest battles for proper eoun-.
ell representation are being waged in
the outside wards. Here the ward ma
chimes are powerfully entrenched. and
local issues tend to confuse the real
contest. In these sections the cause OF
honest, efficient city administration
calls for the election of George v. b.
Hill in the third ward, John Peterson
in the sixth, T. O. Dahl in the seventh.
Nels H. Swanson in the ninth, J. W.
the eleventh and Martin F. McHale in
the twelfth. Mengelkoch, Rand.
Vaughan, Mccoy, Dwyer, Westphal and
Bow should be defeated.
Elm the county commissioner con-
tests both parties present creditable
candidates, and the league makes no
preference 49,
The report on individual candidates
is as follows:
III. First Ward.
VOTE FOR GERBER.
The candidates are Alderman NJ. A. Gerber
(dem.) closing his first term, and Frank sThomp-
i son tpub.: e-l "a y
! ) Alderman Gerber has shown good public spirit,
has given hissWard efficient administration and
is regarded as one Of the reliable members of the
council. He has earned reelection.
-. Second Ward.
| VOTE FOR SHELDON.
Benjamin G. Sheldon (rep.)-Secretary and
treasurer Verde Water s. Power company. Res
idence 10 Malcolm avenue Age 80. Is In
telligent, active and pushing Has good reputa.
ton for integrity With experience he should
develop capacity for public service and be
come valuable Official.
Edward J. Conroy fdem.)-Fire insurance
Guaranty building. Residence, 1926 Fourteenth
avenue Sc. Born In Wisconsin. Age. AZ. LIVED
in the city and ward twenty five years. Active
party worker for the past sixteen years. Chair
man democratic campaign committee several
terms. County commissioner East Side district
two terms, 1s93-190O. Chairman of the board
four years. Chief Of police under Haynes adj
ministration. Democratic candidate for sheriff
1901. Fair record on the county board, bu
shared to some extent in the lax and extravagan
methods Of those years. Mixed too much politics
with county business. Showed good independence
at times. Helped to stop two or three notabl!
bad deals. AS chief of police easy going an,
tolerant. Here again played too much poll
tics. Has fair capacity and some Independence
No great initiative.
Thomas B. Noiske (pub. OBJ