The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-20
SOME POLITICS IN VILLAGE.
Spring Election viii Be Held March
10; the Situation. s-lsas

NORTH Mankato VIII nave lts an
nual village election on March 10.
The political pot Is just beginning
to simmer. There appear to be
plenty Of willing Barkises" for the
Offices, though nobody processes to
be at all eager to be in the public
service. Nearly every candidate
takes the attitude that It will be
necessary for the public to do all
the wooing.
j. b. Nielsen Is ready again TO run for
president of the village provided he
Is nominated at the caucus, but he
declares that he never yet was an
office-seeker and will not seek re-
election. Others who have been
mentioned for that same office are
W. II. Sharp and Otto Neitge. Mr.
Sharp says he is not candidate
at all, but he would not object to
running, II the caucus should see
fit to put him up. Professor c.
Z. Ball, ut present one OF the trus-
tees, has been talked OF also as a
possible candidate for president. Mr..
Ball says 1t is too long before the
election to talk politics.
II is thought that the three
present trustees, Professor Ball, j.
b. Coy and George e. Charland
will all be candidates to succeed
themselves, though none is making
any canvass or seems to be trau-
bling his head about II. Mr.. Charland
remarked today that he was think
ing of fling for county commission
or and II he did, the chances were
that he would be out OF the race
for any village office. However, he
had not ut made up his mind.
Others whom the village gossip
points out as possible candidates for
trusteeships are Z. c. Banker, Olaf
Larson and Joseph Leonhardt. Mr..
Leonhardt said last night that he
was a very busy man and probably
would not care for the Office.
The present village clerk, L. l..
Larson, says he will not run TO
succeed himself. Professor r. c.
Dalton of the village school and II.
+. Clayton are among those who
are prominently mentioned as pos
s!ble candidates for the position.
Mr.. Clayton stated last evening.
when asked about the matter, that
he would accept the office, II
elected.
Thomas Smith, the village treas.
urer, said last evening that he did
not expect to be a candidate to
succeed himself. Ira ]. Hensel and
John C. Kumerow are put forth for
the office by the political gossip.
Mr.. Hensel has told those who
approached him on the subject that
he did not care whether he ran
or not. He would not try to get
the Office. Mr.. Kumerow said he
supposed he would take II IL he got
o good big majority.
w. j. Nixon's two-year term as
constable expires this year and he
will be a candidate to succeed him.
self. Reinhardt Cornelius has also
been mentioned for the office, but
he said last night that he positively
would not accept 1t under any con.
ditions.
There is one justice OF the peace
to be elected to succeed Avoid A.
Roster, whose term expires this
year. 1t is thought that Mr.. Roster
will run to succeed himself.
Emil Rhode, the present asses.
sor, was elected last spring for two
years, but he will not serve more
than one year, as he is determined
to resign. This means that q new
assessor must be elected in his
place. That is a job that nobody
seems at all. eager to get, for the
obvious reason that there are al.
ways great many people who
think the assessor has valued their
worldly goods too high. William
Eberlein Is mentioned as a possible
candidate. lie said last night that
he refused to run for the job last
year and did not believe he would
accept II this time. Justice G. II.
Whitcomb has also been spoken of
as a possibility, but last night he
said he would not wish to run for
any office, as he was getting too
old. He did not care for his pres
ent post either, but he was under
the legal obligation to serve until
his successor had been elected and
qualified. He has been Justice for
about eight years. o. s.s
The election always falls on the
second Tuesday in March. IL Is
customary to hold a caucus to nom
mate ticket on the previous Fri
day or Saturday. Then, if any are
dissatisfied with the caucus ticket,
they have chance TO put In an
opposition ticket.
Trustee J. b. Coy has purchased
a flag to be displayed at the village
hall on certain occasions, such as
elections, banquets. public rallies
and the like. The flag is FIVE by
eight feet. Mr.. Coy was asked to-
day whether he would be a candi-
date TO succeed himself as trustee.