The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-03-12
PRINCETON GOES DRY
BY a Vote of 2o7 to 1913, for the
First Time in Its History,
Princeton Goes Dry.
The Friends of License Have Them.
selves Largely to Blame for
Tuesdays Outcome.

Very few voters failed to exercise
the right of suffrage at the village
election Tuesday. For several weeks
prior to election an effort was made
by few to agree upon a compro-
mise ticket. First it was thought
that the so-called progressive faction
might agree on G. S. Neumann for
president, and in that event the
other faction would indorse him.
The progressives were to select an
other man for trustee; the other
wing was to select two trustees; Mr..
Hatch for recorder and Mr.. Herdliska
for treasurer were agreeable to all
factions. 1t was understood that
Messrs. McRae and Hummel of the
old council we're to represent the old
guard. But Mr.. Neumann failed to
get the Endorsement of the progress
sives, then his dander was up and
he was bound to run in any event.
Mr.. Hummel was objected to by the
progressives, and Mr.. Wheeler, who
was the progressives' candidate
for PRESIDENT, wanted Mr.. Ernest
Moeger for his running mate. After
much palavering the ticket agreed
upon was Wheeler for president of
the council and McRae, Miller
and Kaliher for trustees. This
ticket was not agreed upon until
Saturday morning. In the mean
time Mr.. Neumann announced his
candidacy for president of the coun-
Gil, but on Sunday he consented to
go on ticket headed by W. H. Fer
rell. although both of them knew
there was small chance of their win
ming
If, as the Union suggested, a gen.
eral caucus had been held, candidates
might have been selected upon whom
all could have united and there
would have been but one ticket in
the field, and strife and bitterness
might have been avoided.
The license question was supposed
to be the main issue. When the
ballots were counted it was found
that POI votes were recorded 'against
license' and 1913 "fOr license.' A
change of six votes would have re-
suited in a victory for the license
men, as it required a majority of
all the votes cast to carry license.
The friends of license have them.
selves largely to blame for the result.
Had they devoted their efforts
purely to the question of license OF
no license they would have won.
But many Of the advocates of license
election of a president of the council
shan they were in carrying license.
There were two candidates for presi.
dent of the council--M. L. Wheeler
and ". II. Terrell. The license
people generally were opposed to Mr..
Terrell, although. over his own
signature, he had pledged himself tt
grant license if a majority of the
voters declared in favor of license
Mr.. Terrell had twice before beer
elected president of the council ant
had, as far as he was concerned
carried out the wishes of the voters
and there was no earthly reason t,
presume he would have done other
wise had he been elected Tuesda
and had a majority Of the voters de
clared for license. Mr.. Ferrell'
friends, naturally enough, resente
the bitter fight that was wage
against him by the friends of license
There was medley of tickets i
circulation-gotten up for the eS
press purpose of befuddling tn
voters. The Australian ballot la,
should be made to apply to villag
elections. The names of all candj
dates should be printed on on
ballot, the same as at the genera
election in November.
The candidates elected were a
follows: President of the council
M. l.. Wheeler; trustees, D. A
McRae, W. H. Miller and T. ]
Kaliher; recorder, E. W. Hatch
treasurer, J. C. Herdliska; justice
Of the peace: G. A. Dickey and T
G. Foltz: constable, Frank Blair.
Here is the vote in detail:
Against Observation-Disclosures. ..... 2
Unmarked ballots. ....... ..................
Total vote cast on question. -. .... . 4
For President of the Council:
NJ L. Wheeler.... .............. ease. :.
W. H. Ferrell. 90. ...............-.........
c. S. Neumann.. .................
For Trustees:
D. A. McRae ...-...... .,......
w. II. Miller. ........... {
L. j. hanner ...........
=. >. Neumann. .................
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