Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-12
MANY MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
Taylor Win. at Mankato.

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Mankato. A very hot municipal
campaign came to a close when for
mer Mayor Charles r. Taylor was
elected mayor over the present may
or, Il. G. Meyer, by 20 majority. Both
men are staunch advocates of the
commission form of government and
are leading business men.
Taylor was a member of the char
ter commission that framed the pres
ent commission form of the charter.
The fight was largely matter of per-
sonality, although the saloons were
opposed to Meyer since his finding
OF foot prints in the snow leading
to the back door of saloons on Sun
day morning last winter, and there
upon put the lid on so tightly that it
has not been tilted since.
The present commissioners, Robert
Lamm, Lawrence Henline, Ben Ban
gerter, Jr., and Jud. D. Humiston
were reelected. JudgeaW. L. Com
stock was reelected municipal Judge
over W. A. Plymat by a small ma
jority, and w. r. Geddes, special
judge.
Democratic Mayor at Brainerd.
Brainerd. - Honorable H. P. Dunn,
Democrat, was elected mayor by a.
plurality of "a votes. He received
COS votes; A. Ousdahl, public owner
ship, ST; Edward Crust, Republican,
400. City treasurer, A. n Ophasl,
Republican, plurality, a.. The Re-
publicans elected six aldermen, the
Socialists three, and the Democrats
one. On the board of education are
three Republicans and two Socialists.
Blodgett Mayor Of FaribauIt.
Faribault, April EN- the most hot
ly contested municipal election in the
history of the city, Albo Blodgett, Jr.,
won over Geo. L. Smith for mayor by
majority of 104. There was the
largest vote out that has ever been
recorded in a city election, despite
a drizzling rain which fell all day.
The commissioners elected are w.
H. Holden. Benson Brown, F. NJ. Cha
fee, and J. P. Shea. This is the first
election under the new charter.
Fergus Falls lis Wet.
Fergus Falls. - Fergus Falls went
wet after the hardest kind of a
fight. The vote was lib, the largest
cast in years. License wins by 20
majority with % blank ballots. Count
| ing the blank ballots as again license
| with the supreme court decision the
city is wet by four. Officers are:
A. G. Anderson, mayor; Henry Dahl,
treasurer; N. P. Welberg, A. H. Beise.
Henry Whittier, and B. Butler, alder
man.
Winona Democrats Win.
Winona. - Julius R. Schroth, DEM
| ocrat, was elected mayor of Wi
mona over William E. Hamilton, pres
ent incumbent and reform candi-
date, by 800 to 700 plurality. Schroth
carried all but two precincts in the
city.
| The vote was the largest polled in
this city in years and the reform and
conservative elements were lined I'D
in bitter battle.
Damp Spot At Albert Lea.
| Albert Lea. - Liquor license was
voted here by a large majority and C.
L. Swenson was elected mayor by
nearly 100 over his nearest opponent.
The total vote on mayor was as fol-
lows: c. L. Swenson, 465; L. O.
Green, 1913; V. Gulbrandson, 295; A. A.
West, 1872. West was the Social candi-
date. A total of 1882 votes were cast,
the largest in the history.
Benson Favors Liquors.
Benson. - In very holly contest
ed city election here Attorney C. l..
Kane won out for mayor over DR.. H.
J. Rice by 81 votes. License carried
by 80 votes.
Commission Plan Turned Down.
South St. Paul. - South st. Paul
voted down the commission plan of
government only so out of 200 votes
cast being in favor of the change.