New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-02-21
PROBABILITIES AND POSSIBILITIES
IN POLITICAL LINES
Two Candidates In the Mayoralty
Race. A Lively Campaign
Likely.

New .Ulm's political pot has reached
the boiling point and We may expect to
hear it sizzle from now on until the
ELECTION day on Tuesday, April End. II
has been generally known for some
time that Ernst Wicherski, tho present
incumbent in the City Clerks Office
would have opposition. Wicherski is,
of course, candidate for reelection,
feeling that his efficient management
of the Office entities him to q re-elec-
ton at the hands Of our citizens and
he filed his petition February 14th. he
will be opposed by Albert J. Meyer
who fled his petition on the 10th OF
February and by Edward Cordes who
fled his on the 18th.
AS to the other Offices everything
rem aimed serenely quiet until the lat
tor part of the past week when DR.. l..
A. Fritsche and Willibald Eibner
announced their candidacy for the
4 Mayoralty and F. H. Retzlaff let it be
known that he had practically acceded
to the wishes of his friends and had
consented to make the race for alder
man OF the 3rd ward. That DR..
Fritsche is earnest in his candidacy
is evidenced by the fact that he cir.
culated his petition on Monday and
fled It the same day. When called up
Mr.. Eibner informed Us that large
delegation of citizens had called on
him and importuned him to make the
race for Mayor and that he had given
these gentlemen his promise to be q
candidate. So far he has done
nothing about circulating . petition
and nothing has beer done by his
committee. Mr.. Eioner deprecated
very much . campaign similar 70 the
one wsged four years ago when be
was . candidate for the same ofice
and 1t looks - though similar fight
might be pricipitated II he stsys In tho
race. He advocates harmony In aoity
affairs and believes the citizens should
pull together and boost New Ulm.
Feeling the way he does, tits barely
possible that he may after, comforting
with his committee and going over the
situation carefully, decide not to enter
the race. 81
For alderman Fred Behnke Ct the
first ward, Christ. Ruemke OF the
second and F. Il. Retzlsff for the third
are mentioned. Not one of them has
as yet filed, and it is barely possible
some changes may occur before the
time for filing has expired. 1t is to
be regretted that J. A. Ochs decided
not to run this year. He was 9
valuable man in the council and II
he had decided to try for the honor
again he would have had no opposi-
ton. The other city officials are can
didstes for reelection and SO far no
opposition to them has developed.
In our opinion the present
method of selecting candidates for
municipal Offices does not prove en-
tirely satisfactory. II gives rise to
factional fights. AZ soon a. citizen
declares bis intention to try, for GER
tain onlce, the fact that he belongs to
this church or that society and not his
fitness for the Office Is considered and
eiven weight. This 10 all wrong and
some plan should be decided upon for
selecting our candidates.. which would
eliminate oil fsctional fights d make
for harmony and corporation IN
furthering the interests Of our besutt'
full city. We suggest that the Demo-
Gratis, Republicans and Socialists each
put . ticket in the field thus giving the
citizens choice OF candidates and
securing the eandidetet II: elected the
backing Of his psrty,sit, BE- does bis
duty. 1t will, of ,souFse,s be too late
to have this done this year. but II
may be we'll to keap, 1t. lin mind for