Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-04-09
ELECTION RESULTS
Pierce BIswstt Elected Mayor by
ITO Majority. Warm Contest
In Several Wards,

In the city election Monday,
there we're 832 votes cast Ior tie two
candidates for mayor, Pierce Blewett
receiving total Of sol votes and C.
E. McEIroy, a total of 33l votes, elec-
ting Mr.. Blewett by majority of
ITO. 1t was one of the hardest fought
election contests that jamestown has
experienced in good many years.
The issues on which the election was
contested were largely upon questions
relating to financial and business
affairs of the city, rather than city
patronage. Retrenchment along cer-
tain lines was one of the main mo-
tives which aotuated man, voters.
The campaign was personally con-
Quoted by both the candidates IN
straightforward and commendable
manner. Both men we're generally
regarded as we'll qualified by business
experience and training fer the Office
and with many voters it was mat
ter of little choice.
Mr.. B]ewett's personal popularity
was demonstrated by the handsome
vote he received. He went into the
campaign only after urgent requests
from friends and he stated that in
case he was elected he would under
take the responsibilities Of the Office
and give them his best time and at
tention and If not elected he would
be gratified personally at the result.
Mr.. McElroy also became a candidate
at the urgent request OF friends who
recognized his experience and know
ledge Of city affairs and we're conf
dent of his making an excellent off,
cial. His support was most SUBJ
stantial one. and, considering all cir
cumstances that made up the issues
Of the campaign, he received a fiat.
tering vote.
The vote for alderman resulted in
the election of Messrs o. J. Seller
and Ben Orlady in the first ward;
Ferdinand Koehn In the second
ward; w. E. Blake. in the third
ward; VIM. Kavanagh, fourth ward,
The reading room proposition for
financial support by the council was
carried by large majority, there be-
ing 6l5 votes cast for the proposition
to 1913 against, or majority Of 422
favoring city support for the reading
room.
|. VOTE IN DETAIL.
The vote by wards for mayor is as
follows:
1st ward-McElroy 104, Blewett 81.
End ward-Mc Elroy ia, Blewett
1872.
3rd ward-McElroy 56, Blewett 124.
4th ward-MoEltoy 81, Blewett lO4.
Total, McElroy 33l, Blewett SOL,
Blewett's majority ITO.
The vote for aldermen in each ward
Is as follows:
lst ward-Seiler 100, Bradway II,
Sellers majority IS.
Ben Orlady received 144 votes for
the short term and had no opposi-
tion. ..
End ward-Koehn 1877, Buckley lis,
Koehn's majority So. ... ...
3rd ward-Wm. Blake 103, DR.. Sif-
ton 78. Blake's majority Is.
4th ward-Wm. Kavanagh l39.
The vote for the reading room
proposition by wards is as follows:
1st ward--149 for to 80 against.
2nd ward-214 for to "a against.
3rd ward-l34 for to A against.
4th ward-121 for to 81 against.
John W. Carr was reelected police
magistrate without opposition.
J. ". Goodrich was elected city
justice Of the peace, having received
q votes the largest number cast for
any candidate for that Office, there
being number Of Candidates voted
for. There were q few scattering
votes cast for other candidates also.
Asylum Board Meeting.
- At the last session of the Asylum