The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-03-01
.KACE ANNOUNCES
HIS CANDIDACY:
RUNS ON RECORD
Mayor Predicts Victory in
Coming Election-Raps
His Enemies.
HIS FOES FORCED HIM
TO MAKE THE CAMPAIGN
Wants Sewer Completed in His
Administration-ls His
Last Race.

Mayor Rage last night announced
his candidacy for reelection and made
public the list of candidates who will
run with him. His official announce
ment contained no names that had not
been unofficially published in The Trib-
une during the past few weeks. His
ticket follows:
Mayor-Fred A. Rage.
School Board-Charles W. Stehr
and DIR. ]. {. Vorbeck.
City COllectOr-George H. Meyer.
Police Judge-T. P. Frist0e.
Marshal-Charles Armgardt.
Assessor-W. Fl. Huters.
City Attorney-Wilson c. Balm.
Treasurer. F. Masterson.
COuncilmen.
First Ward-Edward Blumer.
Second Ward-Ben Vineyard.
Third Ward-Charles kaess.
Fourth Ward-August Russkamp.
Mayor Rage, in announcing his can
didacy, said he was confident of VIC
tory. 81 did not expect to make the
race again." he said, "but my friends
were so insistent that | agreed to
do so.
Il notified each man who requested
that / run that / would gladly step
down, if any of my friends desired
to succeed me. | waited until the
time for filing had about elapsed be-
fore finally deciding to circulate by pc
tition. There are Improvement mat
tiers now pending that I want to see
finished while | am Mayor, and chief
among these is the West End sewer.
"My enemies, who want 4 man ir
the office of mayor that will do their
bidding, announced that | must not
seek reelection. If my friends had
selected candidate for the Office.
should have gladly declined to con-
slider another race, but | shall never
surrender to my enemies.
"My record as Mayor is my plat
form. want my friends &c know that
if reelected, will serve the people in
the future as | have in the past In
my official duty. | have treated my
enemies as fairly as / have my
friends. / give neither more than
they are entitled to get, but each gets
what is fair.
81 have never served any interest.
have acted as | believed the peonle
wished me to act, and that will be
my policy in the future. | have never
attempted to punish my opponents.
They have right to oppose me. lust
as my friends have to support me.
81 have been pleased to learn that
men who worked against my election
two years ago are supporting me to-
day. A number of influential citizens,
who did not vote for me at the last
election, have called on me and asked
that run again.
"This will be my last race for may
or. NV friends have been liberal with
me. and in this statement, / wish 70
express my appreciation for their sup
port. Two years from this time 1
hope l may have the pleasure of help.
ing someone who has helped me.
~ think the men who are running
with me will serve the people well.
They are all we'll known to the voters,
and it is unnecessary for me to say
that | feel certain the ticket will be
City Clerk Frissell yesterday began
the petition for the May
or's ticket. He spent the afternoon in
Haarig. and with three exceptions,
every business man, he called upon,
signed Mr.. Kage's petition. Mr.. Fris-
sell expects to conclude his canvass
the early part Of the week, when it VIII
be filed. The "Citizens' Ticket" is the
name chosen by Mayor Rage for his
ticket.