The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-04-05

Contrary to the general expectation
the vote at Sank Centres city election
Tuesday broke all previous records
there being 2O3 votes cast in the First
and 1886 in the Second ward. Last year
the First ward cast 208 votes and the
Second 372.
The contest over the license question
and the office of mayor waxed warmer
as the hour for closing of the polls
approached. As is usual under condi-
lions of this sort more or less bitter
ness was engendered. All of the con-
tending factions professed greatest
confidence, and judging by the close
ness of the final results there was
foundation for their hopes S.E
License was carried by decreased
majority In 1916 the majority for
the vets with a lighter vote than this
year, was ga. This year the vets have
scant 48, indicating very clearly that
slowly but surely the city is headed
for the dry ranks even if state wide
prohibition should fail in passage at
the next general election.
In 1916 the Second ward gave ma
jority for license of Is, while this year
the voters of this ward put their
stamp of approval upon the dry side
by a majority Of eight. Conditions
were reversed somewhat in the First
ward. The wet majority a year ago
was as; thisewas increased to Sc this
year. The first returns placed the Ii,
cense majority in the city at 41 but
complete returns increased this by one
vote. There we're about 40 registered
voters not voting. Figuring on basis
of population of five for every regis
tered voter, Sank Centre now has a
population of 3,125.
The fight for mayor was in reality
fight TO rthe control of the police
department of the city. Chief Fish
has been very rigid in his enforcement
of law during his tenure in office, and
while he has made the best police of
ficer the city has had in years, this at
titude of strict law enforcement spells
trouble for the officer. Mayor Henne-
mann stood behind his police head.
The voters overlooked his splendid
record of accomplishment in the light
and power construction last year and
elected Art. j. DuBeau as the city's
chief executive by a majority Of 40
The line of demarkation between the
two candidates was very closely drawn
between the wet and dry forces.
The Herald editor did not vote fol
Mr.. DuBeau.a Not because we did not
feel that he was not qualified to ham
die the affairs of the city in proper
and competent manner, but rather be-
cause we felt that DR.. Hennemann
was entitled to reelection as a tribute
to his splendid services last year.
There is no i'll feeling in the Herald
office over Mr.. DuBeau's election and
we have already congratulated him
upon his victory. He is wide-awake
and progressive business man, and
there is no question but what he will
give the city a splendid business ad-
ministration. Elsewhere in this issue
he makes a statement in which he
asks for the cooperation of all the
people in making his administration
a success. The Herald urges the pub
lie to- get behind him to the end that
Sank Centre may progress and de-
velop as she has never developed be-
fore. -. = -
There is considerable speculation as
to who the new mayor will name as
chief of police. The names of Joseph
Kusba, Fred Bergman, Tom Smith
and Charles Allen are most frequent
ly mentioned. The new mayor stated
to. the. Heralds on. w ednesday that no
selection had been made, but that he
would decide before he took his oath
Wednesday of next week.
Gunther Hillerud received the entire
vote for Alderman in the First ward.
The contest in .thaS Second ward abe-
tween Peter Robischon and Alex Jana-,
ieson was a pretty one, the former
retaining his seat by majority OF
80. s.
DR.. ]. A. Dubois was reelected city
Treasurer without opposition, and J.