Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-28
WEST SIDE FORMS
OWN ORGANIZATION
FOR ELECTION DAY
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declared that while he had voted for
Nil Meagher a. the last election. ana
was not ashamed of it, he would like
to know how the gentleman stood on
the Pioneer smoke question He
asked whether if elected he would
use his power to rid the city Of this
nuisance If a petition We're presented
to the council from the property own
ers.
Mr. Meagher replied that he would
always work for the best interests OF
the people who elected him, and would
lend his aid to any petition presented
to him by the voters OF Ottawa if he
were elected to a public office. He
stated that public official was a
| servant of the public and should al
ways be ready t" WORK for the people.
Short talks were made by A f..
Blackburn, Charles Wilcox, Otto
Formals, A. f. Ledrich and a number
Of others Mr. Formals declared that
all three of the candidates should be
asked 10 come 10 a public meeting
and state how they stood on public
propositions before they were sup
ported by the West Side people. He
mentioned the in:erurban question
aud several other propositions.
Mr.. Wilcox declared that the PEG
pie ought to know before they put a
man in office thai all contracts let by
the city would be fully complied with
before they were accepted by the com
missiOners. He mentioned the West
ottawa pavement as an example to
illustrate his point and declared tina,
only this week the city was patching
a hole in the new pavement at The
corner of Chestnut ana Jefferson
streets
1t WAS announced that Mr.. Call, one
of the West Side candidates, hao
come into the meeting, and he was
called upon for a talk. He said hat
whatever action was taken by the
West Side organization would satisf3
him. He did not care wheher he Wen;
into the council unless he could 90 in
free from any political machinery and
without any strings from any corpo
ration or political body. He told how
the political question had been in
volved in the coming election, and
even the church had been drawn int
1t. He said that because he had an
tagonized several corporations and
political machines in Ottawa they
were out to keep him out Of Office.
He also stated as far as he was con.
cerned he was out Of the race if these
things were to be brought into the
election. and was only staying in be-
cause his friends supported him in the
primary insisted upon it.
Upon motion OF A f Blackburn ii
was voted that committee of ten
he appointed by the chair to see that
every block on the West Side had one
or two workers in it on election day.
II was decided to hold another meet
ing next Thursday evening at the
school and have the three West Side
candidates come out and give their
platforms, and be allowed to give
their views on whatever West Side
problems to be brought before them.
The following committees were APP
pointed:
TO see that the candidates appear
It the next meeting George GEM,
otto Formals and A. Il. Blackburn.
Press-Dr H. c. Telford, Mrs. Fred
Hanna ana Mrs. Jason f. Richardson
Jr.
Program Lester lioran Charles
Jaeger, George Gasser, George Glib
bons, Daniel Brunnick, Mrs. Elizabeth
Kinchloe, Miss katheryn Twohey ard
Mrs. Frank Holman.