The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-03-20

president.
Julivs Weinrehs and Or. F. l. House.
holder Nominated for City Commits
sioners-John Lynch for Police
Magistrate and Barney Theurer for
Park Commissioner.
A crowd Of two hundred of the vot-
ers of Minot gathered at the Con-
mercial club rooms Wednesday night
for the purpose of nominating can.
didates for the various city Offices.
the election to be held Tuesday, April
/.
VIM. Dunnell was nominated for
president Of the city commission.
julius Weinrebe and DR.. F l.. House.
holder are the nominees for city COM
missioners, while John Lynch was
unanimously nominated for the Office
of police magistrate, a position he has
filed with credit for some time.
The young mems club Of the city
had representatives and they asked
that their president, Barney Thuerer,
be nominated for park commissioners.
to fiji the position now occupied by
l.. NJ. Davis, and Mr.. Theurer re-
ceived the nomination without opposi.
tion.
The caucus was one of the fairest
we have ever seen here. There had
been no effort to pack" it and upon
the first informal ballot for presi-
dent, at least twenty citizens received
votes. Upon the third ballot. all but
the five highest were eliminated. The
high candidates we're VIM. Dunneli,
Julius Weinrebe, Judge Davis, J.. A.
Roef and Phil Myers.
Dunnell finally defeated Weinrebe
in q close fight and Mr.. Weinrebe
was then nominated by exclamation
fol. commissioner.
There was q lively contest for the
other commissioner. the final vote he
ing between J. A. Roell and Dr..
Householder, the latter winning by
only four votes.
Mr.. Dunnell and Mr.. Weinrebe
we're asked a. to whether they would
stand by the platform a. adopted in
case Of election and each expressed
himself as being willing to stand
square-toed by it.
The following Platform was adopt
ed, plank by plank:
We, the undersigned, candidates for
the offices Of president and commits
sioners for the city OF Minot on the
Ci,izeu's ticket. believing in the prtn.
ciple that ali elective officers are the
servants Of the people and are re.
:,ponsibie to the people for their &C.
lions TN all public Questions. and 30.
lieytng that the people have right
10 know what principles a candidate
/ fer Office stands for and believing
in 4 better ana cleaner city, do here.
ny adopt the following platform and
do hereby agree to carry out the
principles set forth in said platform
if elected. to the respective Office that
we aspire.
THAT the various departments d
tho city shall be conducted In bus
iAssslike manner and that rigid econ
omy shall be practiced in the admin
istration Of all city affairs and Wig
orsus effort shall be made toward the
reduction Of taxation. That no i'm
prevements in the way OF construct
ilg water mains, sewers and paving
streets shall be made during the year
1918 without the written consent 81
majority Of the abutting property
owners. unless in the opinion Of the
nmissioners, It Is absolutely neces
sary, or the public generally demands
said Improvement.
THAT the rates charged for the
lighting and heating Of buildings II
n the city Of Minot during the past have
tsea excessive and that the patrons
/ uslng electricity and heat are entitled
to immediate relief, either BY regula
tisa Of the rates charged by the Con
1 SINNERS Power Company. or by the In
staliation Of municipal plant. Tina,
immediate action will be taken under
the authority Of Law compelling tht
Consumers Power Company to show
the total valuation Of all its improve
,nents, It's expenses, its gross earn
ings and It's net earnings, and to have
the rates to be charged BY the said
Consumers Power Company regulated
50 that it will receive . iair and rea
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