The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-04-04

VI mOnuay the ELECTORS Oh Ine Clty
will decide who shall be in charge of
the affairs of Owosso for the coming
year. Four tickets from which to
make choice are before the people.
all of them contain the names of good
citizens, men who are interested in
having the business of the city handled
in a proper and economical manner.
There is but little danger of mis-
management whoever is chosen. The
Republican party through its primary
lit being the only party to make
nominations in this manner the other
parties clinging TO the cast-off con.
vention system-has named an unusu-
ally strong ticket and appeals to the
electorate of the city to give these
men support at the polls on Monday.
Without casting word Of reflection
on any man on the other tickets, The
TIMES believes the Republican nomi-
nees have the best of the argument
when ability to properly handle our
municipal offices is taken as the stand
ard and we have no hesitation in ask
ing all Republicans-an all these who
temporarily deserted the party on the
presidential election-to rally about
these men and place them in the offices
for which they have been nominated.
We have referred in the last two
Issues to the candidacy of DR.. Gaylord
N. Finch for mayor and stated our
confidence that he would give the city
a first-class, sound, progressive admin
istration. Dr. Finch's personal popu.
larity requires no comment Everyone
knows and likes Gaylord The people
of the city are proud of one of their
own sons who has battled against
adversely and won in the fight He is
one of the most successful and cap
able of Owosso's young business men.
He appeals to the citizens of this city
because he belongs to that virile class
of men, whom all Americans admire,
the self made man. Dr.. Finch is not
a politician in any sense of the term,
but possesses high conception of the
economic Eneeds Of the city He is
capable, active and up-to the. minute in
his aspiration for the city's welfare and
will make for Owosso an ideal chief
executive
SO many good things-all of which
are true-bave been said during the
past elk years concerning the work of
Arthur II. Dumund as city clerk that
it is difficult to say anything new or
anything that most of the voters do not
know of him. Mr.. Dumond's residence
in Owosso covers period of twenty
years, during more than half of which
he has filled responsible clerical posi-
{ ions, first with the Ann Arbor railway
and as secretary of the relief associa-
{ ion of that road before being chosen as
city clerk. As clerk his record is an
open book, every page clean-we do not
mean by this that he has never made
an error as he is human like the rest OF
a us-every effort put forth to serve the
,ity acceptably, to keep its papers, ac-
counts and records in an up-to date
method 80 that all the transactions of
;he corporation can be ascertained at
INV time. In short the work of the
, flee has been systematized and put in
,uch shape that the duties can be pro
,erly handled with the least expendi-
ure of time and but for this the clerk
md one assistant would have difficulty |
n handlipg the same as expeditiously
"a at present. Then again, Mr.. Du'
nopd is ION the job" all the time and
lis ambition Is to conduct the office In
he interest of the tax payers and with
redit TO himself. His knowledge of
itv affairs Is of more than passing
,alue to the city and we really do not
bink there is any serious intention on
he part of the voters to displace him
o make room for anyone else. 1t Is
onceded on all sides that he has
'cinch" for reelection.
Asa r. Wright, candidate for treas
rer. resided in Owosso township from
he time he was small boy until nine
ears ago when he removed to the city
o reside. During his residence here he
"a devoted a large part Of his time to
he real estate business, showing good
usiness capacity along this line as well
n
.s in several responsible positions he