Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-24
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while land was cheap, and other mum.
cipal improvements that went to at
tract people to place. +
The mayor then called attention to
the fact that there was now in the
treasury $4,000 set aside for a city
hall building fund, and that q good
site could be secured and the interest
paid for time out of this money on
a SIC, 900 bond issue. He also stated
there was money in the city fund
and the new administration would
come into office in good shape for
business.
Mr.. Wolbert said that <hes'did not
believe that the commission plan was
going to be much of tax reducer on
the start, but that it was the model
plan Of government and would make
for good; all the people wanted was
q square deal all: al6nnd II, the matter
:of equalization and taxation and he
hoped that would be the rule al
ways. !" << ( G<Ssf "A VA
J. P. Jackson told Of q prt6dnSinsAts
politician in the city who had said III
the people would put aside all those
who. had been identified withs anyeof
the political cliques Of the past and
nominate good, square business men
who had never been mixed up In poll
tics, he would support them. Mr..
jackson thought this was good medi-
cine and from that time on the old
politicians seemed non persona grata
to the meeting. |s&s, >s
E. G. Patterson said he was the
man Mr.. Jackson alluded to and he
meant every word Of 1t; that in his
opinion this was the only way in
which the old feuds could be elm
mated from city affairs and he for
one wanted q new deal all around
and words to that effect. He suggest
ed the meeting endorse some good
men, and sort of threw the dare into
some of those present to get busy
along that. line Senator WEIGH said
he was ready to support the kind Of
men spoken Of and would stand be-.
hind them after election as well as
before, which brought out consider
able applause.
Mr.. Register said he felt the same
way and have an end to the old local
fights which had done the city 9 great
deal of harm. As past politician
he was glad to step. out of the ring
and let in new blood with fresh and
modern ideas; that it was time for
the old fellows who had been running
things, to take back seat.
The mayor advanced the idea that
If all who had dabbled in politics in
this city be excluded that the people
would have to go to Mandans Tor ma
terial. 5sS ss;s
I After considerable firing hack and
forth motion was carried that names
be presented to the meeting % suit
able material for commissioners with
the understanding that the Ave select
ed would have the support Of those
present, and the. following names
were called out in this order from
various parts OF the hall: {:
For, lPresdent-E. P GUAM, A w.
Lucas. 81 NV W 5 ;s@GEs'a Nh
For Commissioners-G F. Dullam,
DR.. g. w. Rawlings, John 1Gaassen,
g. H. Russ, J. p. Jackson 81. II. Dahl,
DR.. Ramstad, n. J. Gieierman. Chris.
Henzler, A. P. Lenhart, John Yegan,
P. G. Remington. George Gu3Gner fob-
jected to by him as being anf old poll
tician) J, John Logan, Walter Knott.
A number Of ways of getting down
to the selection OF Ave names were
suggested until finally It was sussest-
ed that 1--WE old politicians - named
to select the hve candidates. TIC latter
to be non-poliical men. The follow
Ing committee was selects Geo.