The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-05-01
NUMBER SPOKEN OF
FOR CITY COUNCIL
Five Councilmen Express In
tention of Asking Re-
election.
STATEMENTS ARE MADE
Several Names Mentioned by
Friends of Probable
Candidates.
STATEMENTS ARE MADE

Five city counciimen today express
! ed their intention of running for re-
election, four are undecided, and three
emphatically stated that they will not
seek place in that body. OF the coun-
cIlmen who win enter the race, four
are Progressives ard one Republican.
Iii Up to the present, as far as is known
I there are but nine avowed candidates
u for nomination for city council. These
King, fifth ward; Jesse J. Evans, sec
q ond ward Frank l.. Waidele, sew
enth ward; Harry Vessel, at large;
I Ebert Russell. at large; F. r. Strayer,
at large, Gustave Hoelscher, fourth
/. ward: and Wa ston P. O'Neil, sixth
ward. Strayer announced his candi-
dacy today
Those who have not declared their
intention of running for a place in
city council but who are spoken Of by
friends or are undecided are Oscar
C. Williams, at large; j. E. Thatcher,
at large; II. G. Kaufman, sixth ward;
John r. Burdsall, eighth ward; Carl
Sherer, third ward: DR.. S. Edgar Bond,
third ward; Frank Howells, fifth ward;
George w. Carter third ward.
With the exception of Harry Vessel,
who ANNOUNCED that he will remain
Republican, all the known candidates
willienter their names on the Progress
sive or Independent tickets.
Statements made by councilmen to-
day in regard to their intention are
appended:
Matt Won Pein-"T am through with
politics. / am not going to run for re-
election. Instead, I am going to run
across the deep blue sea to the faith
erland. I expect to go to Germany in
July or August for long stay"
Oscar Williams-'I have been asked
+ b the Progre ssive and Republican
parties to run for reelection. l have
not decided whether to try for the Of
flee again or not. I don't know on
which ticket would run, should I de-
eide to do So"
Alphons Weishaupt, Councilman
from the First Ward-"I am out for
for election for oouncilman-at-1arge. I
will seek the Office as a Progressive,
which have always been in spirit
,~E. E. King-"Of course, l will run.
was a Progressive before the party
yas thought Of
Jesse Evans-"I will enter my name
!, candidate on the Progressive
- ticket"
Frank Waidele-'I certainly will run
for reelection, and it will be on the
Progressive ticket"
Harry Wessel-"I will stick to the
grand old party and enter my name
on the Republican ticket for re-elec-
ton. I'm a Republican all the way
through"
J. e. Thatcher-"I haven't decided
as yet, but I will probably enter the
race for reelection"
William Bartlett will step out this
year and give some one else from the
Fourth ward an opportunity to repre-.
sent the people of that ward. I have
been in council seven years, and I be,
lieve it is time I was giving up my
chair | will not retire from politics
but will take an active interest in all
city affairs
Harry Kauffman-"I have not decid
81 to run for reelection, but I will
know within a week If do return
! will be for reduction of the rates
charged for electricity by the city
light plant
f. Fl. Engelbert-"On account of i'll
4 health, l will be forced to retire from
active politics for some time. l will
not run for reelection this year.
John T. Burdsall-'T have not de-
<,ded my plans as yet, and can not
state at present whether or not I will
run for reelection"
Six men are candidates for nomina.