Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-28
WEST SIDE FORMS.
OWN ORGANIZATION.
FOR ELECTION DAY.
PIONEER SMOKE, ERURBAN
FRANCHISES AND IMPROVE
MENT CONTRACTS DISCUSSED
AT LAST NIGHTS MEETING.

At an enthusiastic meeting of West
Ottawa people, held last night in the
auditorium of Lincoln School, an or
ganization was formed for the pur-
pose of getting ont the voters at the
mayoralty election, educating the peo
pie and putting in representatives in
the next city council with the inter.
ests Of the people OF West Ottawa at
heart. The large auditorium was filled
Many persons who are members OF
the North and South Side civic
leagues were present.
The meeting was called to order by
Attorney Lester Horan, who acted as
chairman of the committee to arrange
the temporary organization. On mo
tion of George Gibbons the officers
OF the temporary committc, Lester
J, Horan. chairman, and Charles
Jaeger, secretary, were elected off
GERS of the permanent organization.
short program, greatly enjoyed by
the audience, was given at che begin
ming OF the meeting Clem Crawley
sang "The Roll Call" and as an en-
core rendered On the Road to Home,
Sweet Home" William Zwanzig gave
a dramatic eading entitled "The
Shooting of Dan McGrew." and was
forced to respond to an encore. Mrs
HrIH Hanna tsID,,tift,I Ia,
and as an encore gave Il Love Las
Sic Miss Fclice Rude gave a very
beautiful solo dance. and the pro
gram closed when Fred Becm sang
Garry Me Back to Old Virginny."
As an encore Mr. BEEN sang Mother
Nacree."
Attorney Horan then spoke inform
ing the audience that there were
three West Side men in the race for
the Office of commissioner. These
men Edward Mccall, Patrick j.
Meagher and John j Mottaz-were
the three low men on the ticket at
the primary election Mr.. Horan de
clared the people of West Ottawa
were in grave danger of going with
out a representative in the city coun.
ell during the next four years if they
did not wake up and get busy at once
He called attention to the fact that
for four years the South side had
gone with out representation, and that
now they had formed an organization
and were making every effort to get a
man in the next city council
He told how a committee of West
Side men had tried to get the three
West Side candidates together to gel
them to throw their strength to one
or two of the candidates. and because
only two of these candidates would
meet the committee mass meetinf
of the people was called.
He explained that the meeting las
night was called for The purpose o
| giving the West Side people a chance
| to discuss their affairs. and to take
some action in getting ont the vote
| on election day, and to see that one
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the council at the coming election.
He then turned the meeting over tt
| the people The organization was per
fected, and it was under great protes
on the part of Mr. Horan that he wa
| elected chairman.
Attorney George Glenn took tn
| flocr and asked that the organization
indorse all three of the West Sid
| candidates This motion was not SEE
onded, and then Mr. Gleim asked tina
the candidates talk in their own be
half p J. Meagher was the onl
candidate for commissioner present
He made a short talk, saying tha
since the primary it had been plainl
seen that the only way the West Sid
people had a chance for eIecting
representative to the council wa
through an organization He tol
how the North Side and the Sout
Side had formed organizations an
we're working for their candidates, an
asked that no candidates be indorse
by the organization.
, Attorney Glenn took the floor an
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