Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-20
CANDIDATES
LOOM UP FOR
MAYOR s CHAIR
DEMOCRATS HARD AT WORK TO-
DAY FINDING A SUCCESSOR FOR
Z. j. PHlLLIPS-FlVE NAMED AS
POSSIBLE APPOlNTEES.

How long will Ottumwa be without
mayor Who will be the choice OF
the aldermen as successor to /. }.
Phillips? These are the most talked
IF matters in OttumWa today.
The answer to the first question
could not be obtained today, but some
little hope is given out that by Mon
day the meeting for the selection OF a
new mayor will be held, at least the
time will then be known Those who
know are not inclined to talk. There
are a number of the wheel horses OF
the local democracy that are working
like trojans today striving to fix upon
a candidate for the Office who Will
,eet the general favor Of the party
the majority of the council.
Task Not Easy.
n This apparently is not an easy task,
for there seems to be no difficulty in
selecting candidates, but the candidate
to decide upon is quite another thing.
No less than four of the seven demo
cratic aldermen are being mentioned
for the place. and the selection does
not stop there. The members are
divided as to affiliation with the many
are coming out as avoWed candidates,
it is generally supposed by the trend
Of talk of the workers and persons IN
terested in the party, that acceptance
would follow the choice by the council.
Hartman and Ehrmann.
Until the appointment is made, the
president of the council, Alderman S.
2. Hartman, will serve as mayor pro
TEN and exercise the functions of the
office. Mr.. Hartman is among those
being cast for the job by a following
among the democrats who feel that
they can secure his appointment
others name Alderman Fritz Ehrmann
Of the first ward, and much weight is
given in denIcfatic .s,i s,igg.c!es to ii.;s. i'i;se
Ehrmann candidacy, because it was
Ehrmann who stepped down and out
in order to let Phillips have the nomi-
nation at the last election, when as
they. his friends maintain, Ehrmann
had a very good fighting chance to win
ou1 in the convention.
Myers is Named.
But that isn't all. Herman Brem-
horst of the fourth ward is named as q
choice by another following among the
democrats and his record as a party
worker is held up as grounds for his
candidacy for the higher Office. While
outside the city at present attending
The miners convention in Indianapolis,
Is the fourth democratic alderman,
Samuel Hawkes., who is spoken Of for
the post. Hence it is seen that there !
are enough candidates within the
council to save going outside, but a
look on the outside has been taken and
the result of the search was speedily
rewarded by the choice of Claude
Myers. Mr.. Myers former service in
The council, his shrewd business abili- |
ties and general knowledge of city !
affairs are advanced as arguments in
mis- favor.
Choice Narrows.
The list is large one, and some one
Of these is likely to be named for the |
vacancy that now exists in the
mayors chair in the city of Ottumwa. /
There is, however, always the chance
for a dark horse entering the race. but
three of those named are considered |
to have a very good prospect of land I
ing the post if they want it, and the |
dope sheet points to Ehrmann, Myers |
and Hartman as the leaders in the |
race.
The time of holding the meeting will
probably be Monday evening. although |
40 call for a special meeting has yet
been issued, nor could the knowledge
be obtained at the council chambers.
It is possible that a caucus will be held |
Sunday as was done in the recent
selection of the alderman from the
fifth ward This, however, is thought
10 be unlikely by some of the council
men and it is generally expected that
Monday night will witness the holding
Of the meeting. If not then, the mat
ter may come up at the adjourned
meeting to be held next Thursday,
evening when the fixing Of levies for
The Fourth street paving will be the
order Of business. 1t is not thought
likely that any time will be lost. as
The party workers are the busiest
men in the city today planning for the
filing of the post.
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