The Irish standard., 1910-10-29
ALDERMANIc CONTESTS.

AL W ASooI Iulce WdIuS VI LulS Guy
the Aldermanic campaign is absorb
Ing all the attention of the voters.
The Ninth and Twelfth wards were
strongly in the limelight during the
week. In the Ninth a meeting was
broken up on Wednesday evening by
friends of Alderman Peter Mccoy
for the reason that James A. Peterson
was there to assail Alderman Nc
Coy's record in the council. AS AID
erman Mccoy was ill at his home,
with typhoid fever, it certainly ap-
peared to be taking advantage of a
man unable to defend himself and no
doubt his friends felt justified in pre-
venting Peterson's attack. In the
Twelfth ward the event of the week
was the fistic encounter between Al
derman Martin +. McHale and John
Crosby, the Democratic nominee for
Alderman whom Mr.. McHale alleges
was. supported by the brewing inter-
ests and the worst element of the
voters Of that locality. AS a result
of the fight warrant was sworn out
for Crosby's arrest. Meanwhile an
independent candidate appears in the
race in the person of Warren F. Barr,
man of strict integrity and excel
lent qualifications, who ought to make
things lively for both opponents. Of
the Twelfth ward situation the Min
neapolis Journal, in it's issue of Oct.
25, speaks editorially as follows:
The nomination OF W. F. Barr as an
independent candidate gives the vot-
ers of the Twelfth ward a chance to
send worthy successor to McHale
to the council. From all accounts Mr..
Barr is we'll fitted for the place. He
is man of education and business en-
perience, Of ,ahsolute integrity, intelli-
gence and energy He will get the
support Of the better element in both
the parties. IL elected, he will not
be the servantFpf the breweries nor
the handy mals of the political ma
chine at the CITY Hall. n will rather
be the representative of the people
of his ward without. neglecting the
broader view Of the needs of the city
as a whole. The Twelfth ward will
do itself credit and the city service
by electihgsW. +. Barr.
Tho ,fThi rtoon%t r,,o~a ,j4;,,4:o-
not as complicated, the issue being
that of the qualifications of the re-
spective candidates, Bradbury and Me-
han. The Journal in it's. issue of Oct.
21, comes out strongly for Mehan, in.
dorsing all that The Irish Standard
has said about him in it's columns. In
it's editorial of the above date the
Journal gives Mr.. Mehan the follow
ing Endorsement:
Luckily, however, the voters of the
Thirteenth ward are not without re-
course. The Democrats have nomi-
mated for Alderman Mr.. James E.
Mehan, a man of sterling character,
of the highest reputation for integ-
rity and efficiency. Mr.. Mehan has
never been a candidate for Office. He
has never thrust himself forward in
any way. 1t is the work of his friends
that he is today candidate. But
he has always been a deep student of
politics in the better sense of the
word. His interest in and understand
ing of public affairs are notable. His
election to the council will mean the
entrance into that important body
man of fine culture, of broad sympa-
thies, of business grasp. The Thir.
teenth ward owes it to itself and to
the city to send Mr. James E. Mehan
to the council. There would never
be a scandal attached to his record.
AN IMPORTANT CONVENTION.