The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-03
Declares for an Impartial
A Administration
NO HINT AS TO AppO|ATEES
Mayor Elect Wants to Con-
slider Before He Acts
Successful Candidate Says that lie Is
the Tool of No Cnquc---IIc VIII En-
force the Law ana Give the City
Clean Government.

DR.. j. G. Setter, mayor-elect oi
Marion, was the busiest man in the
city Wednesday morning. His Office
twas invaded by hundreds OF ardent
political supporters and the doctors
nand was shaken 50 vigorously ana
so frequently that he feared he would
have 1t IN sling before night.
I'm mighty glad the battle IS
over. 1t has been hard fight and 1
now begin to feel the effects of IT,.
My greatest satisfaction now is to
know that won the battle in a
fair fight. made no promises to get
votes, bound myself to nobody.
made known my platform and made
no effort from the first TO deceive
anybody The so-called "wets" knew
exactly where / stood. The "drys
were as well instructed and | feel
that my campaign was an open and
above board as any that could possi-
bly, be conducted These were some
of the statements of the mayor-elect
when a Mirror reporter interviewed
him Wednesday morning.
When asked il he had given any
thought az to VINO would be appoint.
ed to the various city offices within
the mayors power, DR. Setter deciar-
ed that he had not given the matter
the least consideration. II consider 1t
100 important question TO decide
within rev days and my time from
now until January 1st will be large
ly devoted to selecting some
thoroughly reliable men to assist me
in conducting the affairs of the city
declared the doctor. Il will not make
known to anybody who my appoin-
tees will be, until | am seated in Of
iice and these reports that Mr.. SO
and So IS promised AN appointment
for some Office, are not to be be-
lieved' he concluded.
SO far as my policy is concerned
declared the mayor-elect, guess
everybody knows that already. be-
lieve in conducting the city business
~,
neither am | the extremely radical
person that my enemies have de-
picted. | mean to be fair but in be-
ing fair, ! mean to enforce the laws
TO the letter. "lf one of the preach
ers, who has been one OF my most
earnest political supporters, shoulu
get drunf or commit a lawless act,
he will be fined as much as though
he were one OF my most bitter poll
tical enemies" continued the doctor,
with u smile.
Dr. Setter says that there is moth
ing too good tor Marion He declares
that 1t as deserving of the cleanest
possible government and asserts that |
1t is his intention to give it one. II
am not after record. am going TO |
no my duty and the mark can come
Dr. Setter has been an Office holder
IN Marion for the past five years.
tie has served two terms as a mem
Der Of the city council where he has
made quite Il record. He has been
medicine in Marion for
more than fifteen years and enjoys a
large practice. When asked If he
would continue his practice the ply.
siclan replied, II expect in Il short
time after | take my Office, to have
things so systematized that can
give sreat deaI OF attention TO
| will not, however neglec,
the duties Of my Office in any way
IN order 10 retain my medical prac.
tice"
Dr. Setter received a letter from
Mayor Louis Scherff today, in whicl.
the city's present chief executive
offered hearty congratulations.