The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-15
NUMBER OF AspIRANTS
For the Office Of Mayor IS
Steadily Growing
John Hemmeger will Put up Mighty
Hard Fight to Land Solicitorship
Nomination.

Ioralty nomination this year promises
to develop into one of the warmest
political trays that has occurred here
lin years. There seems to be liter
al plethora of seekers for this place
''ot, the ticket, despite the fact that ev-
aryone in general admits that the man
who gets the nomination will have to
step rather fast II he makes even a
decent showing against Mayor Louie,
who is certain Of being named by the
democrats for his second term.
The most recent aspirant among
the ranks Of the republicans Is Chas.
| w. Kramer, OF Summit street. who
! is how rounding out his second term
a city treasurer. Kramer has wide
acquaintance throughout the city and
his friends believe he would make an
ideal candidate.
That Kramer will take the nomina-
tion was to all appearances made GER
tain in statement which he made a
few nights ago when several friends
asked him to 60 before the conven-
ton.
81 am in the hands Of my friends
H. the answer which Kramer made.
With the advent of Kramer as a like
IL applicant for the nomination, the
number of aspirants Is increased to
four. Those already announced are
Peter c. Sells. r. J. Pennell and Har-
rs T.. Carpenter
Ii Is stated that the contest for the
,democrtaic nomination for city solic-
itor will probably be between Patrick
~ Monahan and John Himmeger, 1t
being understood that William p. Ma
loney, another prominent young at
torney, will hold his ambition In
check until time for making race
for prosecuting attorney against John
II. Clark year this coming fall.
Himmeger secured the democratic
Donithen, the present solicitor, was
running for his second term, and con-
sidering several formidable handicaps,
made good showing. He had been
admitted to the bar only few months
before being nominated. and this
fact, combined with tho prestige
which Donithen had gained during his
first term, made II rather hard sled
ding for the young Democrat. Him.
meyer says that he will put up
hard fight f., the nomination at the
coming convention, and II he is given
a. place on the ticket. will make
things interesting for whoever hap
pens to be his opponent.
While Monahan has not declared
himself as a candidate for the nomin-
alton, his friends say that he will
go into the race, and in all probabl-
ity will make a fight agains Himme
ger. Monahan was admitted to the
bar several years ago, and is known
to be well qualified for the office.
He is graduate Of the Marion High
school and has wide acquaintance
in the city, where he has lived prac-
tically since boyhood.
On the Republican side, Louis r.
Myers and his cohorts are claiming
that he will have little trouble in
getting the nomination for city solic-
itor. For years, Louie has been
Ia worker tried and true in the var
ious Republican committees and 1t is
lsaid he is pretty well acquainted
with the intricacies of the local pol
itical situation.
There are others who Say that If
Louie figures on stepping into the
coming convention and grabbing off
the persimmon without any molesta-
Ition, he Is a little erroneous in his
calculations. 1t Is said that George
7. Geran, another well-known young
attorney and good Republican booster
besides possibly one or more other
ambitious young men. will be on hand
and try for the place.
Fred w. Warner, one of the lead
ing young Republican barristers, will
not go after the nomination for city
solicitor, 1t is reported. This young
man, 1t is said. aims at target OF
ioftler elevation. He wants to rep
resent Marion county in the state
legislature, and will seek the Repub-
mean nomination wear from the
coming fall
warner will not be alone in his
effort to get the nomination for repre-
sentative. Even at this early date. a
number of the other prominent Re-
lpublicans are ouietIv oninp about
making known their ambitions along
this line. City Solicitor Donithen Is
said to be hankering after a job as
Legislator. and he Will be among those
I7ho will attempt to corral the sup
port OF the county delegates next
year. Other aspirants, who have al
ready been named. are Thomas i.
Emery IL u. Hin and Hayes Thomp-
|son.