New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-03-27
CANDIDATES GO ON RECORD
Some of the Aspirants for Alder.
manic Honors Speak
Their Minds.
Questioned by the Review, They
Tell What May be.Expected
of Them III Elected.
Others Are Reticent and Do Not
Court Publicity of Prin-
ted Interviews.

Court Publicity of Prin-
ted Interviews.
The Review believes that when men
aspire to represent the people in such
a body as the city council their candi-
dacy should mean something. They
should stand for certain policies.
Electing them for purely personal rea-
sons is not business.
This year there is plentitude of
candidates in New Ulm and the Review
has put it up to them to enlighten the
voters as to what is really the pur-
pose of the various contests-why
those who are now in are seeking re-
election and why those who are not in
+ Office should seek to dlsplace those
who are. All have been invited to
make public the reasons for their can
didacy and the probable nature of
their official conduct if elected, and
while all have not seen fit to. respond
to the request there are those who
have.
In the first ward there are three can
didates-Bescher, Nagel and Flor.
Flor is the present incumbent and
when approached by the Review, as
to his reasons for asking reelection
and his probable attitude on city af-
fairs in the event that the voters
should decide in his favor, he replied:
ssAs long as have been member
of the city council, my vote has al
ways been in the interest of the whole
people-never on the side OF private
or individual interests. No graft can
be charged up to me. "
ttIf reelected I would pursue the
same policy. [ would also continue
to favor additional street improvement
and extension of sewers. My record
along this line of work is not one that
I am ashamed of.
81 would favor the erection of city
building large enough to include city
/ offices, fire department quarters,
armory and library"
Beechers Plain Statement.
Ell. L. Beecher, the last to enter the
race but Notwithstanding this a candi-
date who is keeping his opponents
guessing, had no hesitancy in ex-
planning his position. He said:
ssYou ask me what [ would work
for in case [ were elected councilman
for the First ward. My answer is: I
would, to the best of my ability, work
for the interests of the city and the
taxpayers. l ana absolutely opposed
to the election of anyone who will use
a public Office for his own private
gain.
ssThe city of New Ulm buys thou
sands of dollars worth of supplies
focal, etc. every year, for the various
needs of the Municipality, (water and
light plant, etc.) In justice to the tax
PAYERS, [ think all these supplies
should be purchased just as cheaply
as possible and the taxpayers given
the benefit of the saving.
ssNot having given particular atten-
ton to the various improvements and
needs of the city, am not prepared at
this time to talk so intelligently on the
subject as those who are now members
of the council and who have been CIV
ing these matters consideration. One
of the many Improvements, however,
which it seems to me should be made
when the finances of the city will war
rant it. is the erection of a reservoir
for the storage of city water, which
could be used for fire protection when
necessary in cases of emergency. |
believe too that the subject OF city
hall should be given consideration. [
would also favor the building OF a
bridge over the Cottonwood river near
Bentzin's mill. Another thing. For
MANY years parties who reside east OF
the Northwestern tracks and south o.
Fifth South street, have been trying
to have Seventh South street, between
! German and Valley streets, put in a
passable condition, but nothing has
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