Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1914-05-07
PIONEER PAPER OF THE COUNTY

As second class matter
1t is customary in remarking the
pleasant time had at party to tell
about the last one being by far the
best. Something Of the same nature
might he said of our most recent
city election. There are undoubted-
ly number of towns in the state
that can work up pretty furious
battle on city politics, but there is
not one that "has it on" our town
of Linton.
Friday of last week the first set
Of elective officers under the new
city government was chosen. There
was one complete ticket-with the
exception of city justice of the peace
and part of another. The latter
which gained the name Of Moon
light Ticket" from the manner in
which it was put forward, carried
the day. For mayor VIM. Jones
and for city treasurer F. r. Schil-
ling, the moonlight" candidates,
were the winners. MIR. Jones de-
feated r. j. Grain nearly two to one
and Mr.. Schilling defeated P. G.
Rocks by eleven votes.
The writer is frank to state that
he is sorry that the election resulted
az it did. 1t has been our fondest
hope that there could be some united
action on the part of the towns
people in their city government and
that everything could be carried on
in an open and aboveboard manner
with a fair share of that elusive
element-co-operation. To that end
we have worked from the start We
have tried to overlook personal diff
ferences and work with all the citi-
zens Of the town to the end that our
city officers might be competent and
satisfactory. We appreciate now
that it couldn't be done. There
were few men perhaps five or six
who did not propose to let the vot-
ing public in on the thing They
proposed to dictate who the officers
should be and proposed to do it by
hook or by crook. As far as two of
the Offices are commemorative two
most important-they did it,
1t was but few days following
the election at which the proposition
to incorporate carried by one vote
that the writer was approached by
certain parties who informed him
that ticket had been planned fol-
the city election and told him who
the proposed candidates were, as
well as those who decided on the
slate. Owing to the fact that these
were close personal friends of the
writer we had nothing to say and ir
fact would have heen willing to vote
for those men at the proper time
We have no objection to any person
or persons working in the interests
of certain set of candidates. How.
ever, it was generally expected that
at the proper time an open mass.
meeting of the voters of the town
would be held and that ticket
would be chosen at that mass meet.
ing. We supposed that the cand
dates referred to above would have
their supporters at that meeting
and that they would use all fair
means to get them declared the
nominees. 1t was nearly two weeks
later that we discovered that such
method was far from the minds
of the little parcel Of men who pro-
posed to control the city election.
On certain Friday night, about
9p. m, the writer was informed by
one of those on the inside that that
night was the last time for filing
petitions for city officials, and that
petitions had been prepared for Ger.
tain men and would be filed that
night. 1t would be too late, then.
for any others to file. The writer
investigated and found that his in
formant was mistaken only on one
point and that was that the follow