The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-06-23

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The ticket so far in the field fol
lows:
For Mayor
Jos. M. Dedman
For Aldermen, First Ward
W. o. Cherry
S. E. Calender
For Aldermen, Second Ward
Conner Akin
]. A. McAlister
For Aldermen, Third Ward
Louis Loeb
Frank Leonhardt
AS stated no formal announcement
Is made by this ticket, but 1t is as
sured that their names will be on the
official ballot at the city election
next October. j.
And there is no denying the fact
that it is a strong ticket. Alderman
Dedman who heads the ticket, as
the candidate for Mayor, has long
cherished, an ambition to be the
city's chief executive and his an
nouncement has been expected for
sometime. AS an alderman for the
past four years he has ben an active
and at times we'll nigh dominating
force in the affairs of the munich
pality. He has been energetic and
efficient in the discharge of his
duties as alderman, looking carefully
after the interests of the city. All
concede that he is progressive and
enthusiastic for progress along all
lines of city endeavor. Personally a
good mixer he is sure to make a
swift race Mr. Dedman has twice
led his aldermanic ticket and has on
several occasions demonstrated his
personal popularity with the voters
of Columbia.
Mr. Dedman would not deny this
morning that he was candidate. In
fact he rather intimated to a repre-
sentative of The Herald that he had
a mighty poor opinion of the report
er of current events who would ask
him a question that would imply
doubt Of his intentions to run. How
ever, Mr.. Dedman stated that he had
no announcement to make at this
time and declined to formally dis
cuss his race or the personnel Of the
ticket mentioned above, but he very
strongly intimated that it would not
be long before he would have some
thing to say to the public.
OF the proposed aldermanic ticket
two, w. o. Cherry and ]. A. McAlister,
are at present members of the Board,
both serving their first terms. They
are popular and aggressive workers
for the upbuilding of the city and
have made enviable records as pub
lie servants. Mr.. McAlister has the
distinction of being the only member
of the present Board who was elect
ed in opposition to the ticket head
ed by Mayor Biddle.
S. E. Calender is progressive
merchant of the city and his friends
predict, if he is elected, that he will
make one of the livest aldermen the
city has had in many a day. No bet
ter equipped Chairman of the Street
Committee could be found in Column
bia than Conner Akin, and it is a sure
shot that Il the above ticket is elect
ed he will get that place. His friends
are much elated that he has consent
ed to take a place on the ticket and
that he will add materially to it's
strength is admitted.
Louis Loeb and Frank Leonbardt
are both active young business men.
popular and energetic. The friends
of the ticket point with no small
degree Of pride to the fact that Il is
made up altogether of business men
of demonstrated ability and proved
energy and predict that should the
ticket be elected that Columbia will
have a business administration sec
ond to none.
But the above ticket is not likely
to have an altogether smooth and
even road to success. II is known
that Mayor Biddle will again be a
candidate. In fact the Mayor has