New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-03-11
City's Politics
Begin To Stir
Not Expected That There
Will Be Any Contest For
Mayoralty.
City Clerks Office Is The
Plum That Many Are
Reaching For.

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From present indications the spring
election will not be a holly contested
one, except possibly for one office.
For while it looked as tho we might
have new deal, at least as far as the
Mayor AID city councillors we're con-
cerned, because DR.. Fritsche gave it
out several months ago that he would
not be candidate for reelection and
Councillors Retzlaff and Ruemke had
decided also not to stand fer re-elec-
ton.
Sufficient pressure has however been
brought to bear on these gentlemen
and they have reoonsidered their de-
cisions and will be candidates again
as will also Fred Behnke. alderman
from the first ward, who is already
circulating his nomination petition.
A committee of prominent citizens
waited upon Mayor Fritsche Friday
evening and after considerable coax
ing and augmentation, he finally sur
: rendered and announced that as it
seemed to be the wish generally that
he should fill a second term, he would
be willing TO accede to the wishes of
his constituents. Coucilors Retzlatf
and Ruemke were seen by similar com.
mittees. Both we're very reluctant
about making the race again and told
their friends that they would rather
quit. When, however, it was put up
to them that it wouldn't be treating
the citizens and tax payers right to
step out when there is so much I'M
finished work of Importance to be
transacted, especially the contract
with the Union Machine Co., they de-
cided that their constituents have a
right to ask them to stay on the job
and make the race again. Their
nomination petitions will be circulated
in few days. AS far as the Review
has been able to learn, there is no
opposition now to the Mayor and the
three councillors whose terms of Office
expire and furthermore, that there
will be no opposition to them at the
4Tplls on April 9TH, as large majority
Of the citizens are satisfied with the
manner in which they have conducted
themselves while ID Office for the past
Two years.
Hubert j. Berg for City Clerk, he's
already Hled, as has also Gotslieb
Oswald for City Treasurer. AS far,
al is known now, the latter will have
no opposition. For the city clerks
Office there seems to be good prospects
for a lively contest. Capt. Edwin
Juni's name has been mentioned quite
frequently for the past few months
and he is not averse to making the
campaign and is now circulating his
petition. Herman Jahnke whose name
has also oeen mentioned informed his
friends this week that he had con-
sidered the proposition thoroly and
Langnack and Geo. Hogen waived off
their friends who tried to put politi-
veal bee in their bonnets and will not
be candidates for the city clerk s
Office or any other Office just at this
moment. Efforts are being made to
trOt out at least one more candidate.
When Justice Henningsen was asked
whether he would stand for reelection
as City Justice, he informed the Re-
view that he had not yet given the
matter any consideration whatever.
He said also that the Office was con-
siderable of bother and nuisance
and that he would cheerfully step
down and out if some other competent
man could be found who is willing to
take the Office. Col. John Buschers
talked in q similar vein. He will be
60 active candidate and if any one
wants the justice Office worse than he
does he is welcome to it. The last day
to file is March 9th. That gives more
than two weeks to stir up contests for
the various officers, but it is hardly
likely that any more candidates can
be cOaxed into the open.