The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-03-09
MAYOR NC GIBBON
NOT A CANDIDATE
SAUK CENTRES POPULAR OFF,
CIAL WILL NOT SEEK RE-
ELECTION THIS SPRING
DR.. HENNEMANN HAS FILED
LOCAL DENTIST, AFTER MUCH
PERSUASION WILL MAKE
MAYORALTY RACE

For five terms John N. McGibbon
has faithfully and very conscientious
ly served the people of Sank Centre
in the capacity of Mayor.
During this period of time the chief
executive has given literally of his
time and been placed to no little in
convenience to advance the very best
interests of the city. Law enforce
ment has been one of his chief slogans
and as result the city has been ex-
ceptionally we'll governed.
In the years that he has been may
or Mr.. McGibbon has taken the ini-
tiative in many improvements that
would tend to improve and advance
the city's welfare. In all his under
takings he had the unanimous support
and backing of the city council. 1t is
generally admitted that Mr.. McGibbon
has placed the office of mayor of Sank
Centre upon higher plane than ever
before.
But few men have held the conf
dence of the people of a community as
has Mr.. McGibbon, as he has been
elected each time without opposition.
For the past two years Mr.. McGib-
bon has consented to stand as candi-
date only after much persuasion on
the part of the people.
AS election time drew near this
spring he announced in no uncertain
terms that he would not again be
candidate for mayor. His friends, re-
alizing that it would be an injustice
to insist upon a further sacrifice on
his part, reluctantly began to cast
about for suitable successor.
In retiring from office Mayor Nc
Gibbon will retain the cordial best
wishes of the people of Sank Centre.
DIR. H. F. Hennemann is a candidate
for mayor at the coming city election.
The doctor authorized friends to make
the announcement early in the week.
He did not seek to again become the
chief executive of Sank Centre, in
fact, when first approached by admir-
ers he flatly refusedsa nomination end
forbade the circulating of a petition
which would place his name on the
ballot. However, such weight of en-
treaty and beseeching was brought to
bear on him and such emphatic de-
mand made by a large committee Ct
representative business and profess
sional men that he capitulated and
consented to make the race.
In enterting the mayoralty cam
paign, DR.. Hennemann can stand
proudly and flat-footed on his record
in public and semi-public life as to mis-
fitness, ability and integrity. AS may
or of Sank Centre during the year
1910 he gave the city one of the best
administrations in it's history. He
was especially keen on the subject IF
good roads and good streets and dur
ing his incumbency many improve
ments were made in these directions.
He was not a politician, but business
man, and he gave the city business
administration. Aggressive, hustling,
filled with booster spirit, always lock
ing toward the general veal of the
city and community he carved a deep
niche for himself in the graces of
good citizens.
AS a matter of fact the mayoralty
administration of DR.. Hennemsnn
marked the passing from the passive
administrations of former years to
the active, boosting administrations
of the last half decade. While in the
office of mayor, DR.. Hennemann re-
peatedly pointed out the needs End
the value to the city of an organize
ton of boosters who could advise the
members of the city council and lily
officials and who could perform tasks
which the officials themselves could
not perform. Largely as result If
his preachings, life was given to the
present influential, powerful and hust-
ling Commercial Club. On the forma-
ton of that organization DR.. Henne-
mann became its president and served
in that capacity two terms. His pub
lie spirit reaches in every direction
he is director of the Stearns County
Agricultural Society-and he is al
ways ready to put his shoulder to the
wheel when Gift" is necessary to
keep some good thing moving or start
something. AS mayor, as president of
the city's most powerful civic body, as
a business man, in society, he is in
every way qualified for the highest Of
fee in the gift of the voters of the
city and to care for the interests of
citizens and taxpayers. During his IL
years of residence here DIR. Henne-
mann has not sought office, but his
ability, integrity and honesty hes