The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-05-06
COUNCIL DECIDES ON DATES FOR
THE PRIMARY AND C|TYELECT|ON

from Fridav's Daily.
The city will have primary
election Monday, May l6, and a
special municipal election Tues
day, May "a. to elect mayor
and four aldermen ut large. to
form Mankato's first commission
government. This was decided up
ON unanimously by the council last
night May q will be the last day
for candidates to file, so people
thinking of running should make
up their minds as soon rs posi-
BILE.
The council meeting did not de-
velop any disaSreements. The
mayor and all of the aldermen
were present, and all seemed anX
ious to carry out the provisions of
the new charter relating to the
election, in the spirit OF harmony
and with view to passing the
period of change as quickly and
smoothly as possible. The election
was set early enough for the new
officers to be elected and qualify
in time to take hold the moment
the new charter takes effect,
May 2G
The first matter taken up was
the canvassing of the vote of Tues
days special charter election. The
returns We're found to be as pub
lished by The Free Press Wednes-
day, the total votes in favor OF
the new charter being 966, and the
total votes against it Cos. The new
charter having received more than
four sevenths of the total vote
east, the council declared; by reso
luton. that the new charter was
carried.
Mayor Meyer said that it seemed
to be required by the new char
ter that the council call an cleo
ton forthwith. and suggested that
this be done.
ii. l.. Schmitt appeared in the
absence of his brother, City At
torney Schmitt, and said that he
and his brother were not oppOs-
ing the new charter They had
studied on the question OF calling
the election. No one was iusti-
fled in saying that he was knock
in" the new charter, and his views
publicly expressed We're his own.
CO. Daley, attorney for the char
ter commission, presented n resolu-
ton calling the primary election
for May lG, and the municipal
election May "a He said that
when the new charter takes effect,
May 20, the old charter will ex-
pirc. and the present mayor and
council will be- out '"of'' office and
there w0nld be no officers, unless
some were previously elected.
which would make Il serious condi-
ton of affairs. They could not
legally call an election after the
thirty days he Thought, as they
would have been legislated out of
office At worst. the newly elect
cA Officers would be de facto Off
GERS This would not be as had
as TO have no officers and there
fore no one entitled to call the
election.
Aid. Pass moved the adoption of
the resolution.
Aid. Hampl said that before
voting. he would like to have add
vice from the acting city attorney,
so as not to have Il miXup.
Mr.. Schmitt said that he and mis-
brother had discussed the matter.
The question was whether the pres
cnt council could legally carry out
provisions which are not yet laws
and will not be until May 26.
His brother was anxious to have
everything done legally and to ia
clitate matters, and he thought
that perhaps the best thing to do
under the circumstances was to
pass the resolution, as the least
of two evils. If nobody started