The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-10-17
NOTES ON THE CAMPAIGN
City Struggle Warm.
By w. ]. EGAN.

City Struggle Warm.
In the campaign for City office,
unfortunately for the city itself some
very bitter invectives have interject-
ed and the race of two years ago
when the Socialists were very much
in evidence promises to pale into in
significance when the present cam
paign is on in real earnest.
Mayor Wallace G. Nye has opened
headquarters in the Northwestern
building and is making the prelim-
mary skirmis4 to retrieve lost laurels
in the primaries. The Mayor claims
that in his campaign for re-nomina-
ton as candidate for the office, he
did but very little work, that is real
campaign work, preferring to rather
feel the pulse of the public as to
their idea of his qualifications for
second term and considering that he
did so little work, he says he feels
rather fattered at the support given
him in these same primaries.
90. Williams Quietly Active.
Alderman j. D. Williams who led
the, field in the primaries by over
800 votes, has opened headquarters
in Temple Court and is making the
same aggressive and quiet campaign
that he made prior to the primaries.
Mr.. Williams feels as confident of
election to the highest position in
the gift of the people in the city of
Minneapolis as it is possible for him
to feel and says that eff the people Of
Minneapolis felt enough confidence
in me to support me as the leading
candidate in the primaries I can con-
'ceive of no reason why they should
withdraw that support in the present
campaign, as have done nothing to
incur their displeasure in my official
capacity as Alderman and / will still
stand for the same principles and on
the same platform that did in the
primaries"
Other City Officers
The contest for Mayor over sha-
dows all others outside of the Al
dermanic contests in some wards,
In the race for City Treasurer, Mr.,
Bloomquist is being pressed pretty
closely by George G. Merrill and the
latter has been very active in cir
culating literature with the idea Of
arousing interest in the city treas.
urership race. The idea of Mr.. Mer.
rill's literature is to acquaint the
voters of Minneapolis with the con
d1tlons existing in other states with
reference to this all important Of
nee OF city treasurer. It does seer
tnat the voters of the city of Minnea
poils have evinced but very little in
terest In the city treasurership ract
IN the past, taking for granted tina,
II the incumbent of the office :.
competent there is no necessity o
making change, but Mr.. Merril
argues that this is not in the line
! with either progressive business O,
progressive politics and to say thu
very least his statistical leaflet is
sued from his office in the Phoeni,
building, is very interesting.
Aldermanic Candidates Busy
: In the various races for alderman
!. the candidates have been busy II
the past weeks in circulating anon.
the voters of their wards seeking t.
peat them, learn their wishes. needs
etc., and promising to carry out q,
nearly as possible what their con
stituancy most needs. "
1t really does seem that in nearl,
all the races for Alderman, person
alities have been pushed into tn,
background and the qualifications o
each candidate have been expatiate,
on by those who have been active /,
their behalf. but it is to be under
! sto.d that although personal attack
are lacking there is by no mean