Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-08
A. D. PR|CHARD IS
NAMED PRESIDENT
Of CITIZENS UNION
ORGANIZATION ITO ENHANCE
THE ADVANTAGES OF OF.
TAWA" is ORGANIZED ON
SOUTH SIDE-iMPORTANT COM
MiTTEES ARE NAMED

large attendance Of the citizen,
Of South Ottawa was present at the
meeting in Shabbona School Hall last
night to perfect the organization O
/ the South Ottawa Citizens Union
+ The meeting opened with an enjoya
+ BILE program of music by William
Bradley, Mrs Dr.. Blue and Miss
Emily Palmer. Nelson Fruland. Jr
also favored the crowd with a read
ing
The Committed appointed al tho
previous meeting to draft a Consti
/ tuition and Bylaws made its report
/ and after a short discussion the re
port was adopted unanimously. Mr.
Geo. Grover, temporary Chairman, ap
pointed a nominating committee
which in due time made the following
nominations for officers:
For President, A. D. Prichard; Is,
Nice-President, J. j Dougherty; &c
Vice President Mrs l.. c. Brandt
Secretary and treasurer, Miss Anna
Jacks
The report of the nominating com
I mittees was unanimously adopted anC
the above officers elected The com
| nittee also presented the names
two residents from each block in tn
ward to form u Board OF Committee
men as provided for in the Constitu
tiur.
After the election Of officers there
was a general discussion Of Soutl
Ottawa affairs. The object of the
Citizens Union as stated in the Con
ysttution is as follows: To enhance
the advantages of the City of Otta
wa. to promote the welfare of its cit
i2ens and cultivate good citizenship
and good fellowship among them, tt
quicken the spirit of civic pride ant
to perpetuate itself as an organiza
ton for municipal improvements"
The President today announces the
appointment of the following stand
ing committees:
Publicity Committee
VIM II. Osman, J, Ray Betfel, Geo
A. Crowden, Mrs Vivian Capsall
Henry Wo.slegel
Program Committee:
Mrs |. l. Hannah, Mrs Ben Boyle
Miss Prafke, Miss Isabelle Sanders
Miss Mayme Perrot, Mrs. Dayit
Refiof
Withdraws from MayoraIty Race
The announcement was made las
evening by Attorney Lester II
StraWn. that his son, Capt. Taylor
Strawn. would have to decline the
honor of being a candidate for mayor
The only reason given by Mr.. Straw
for his sons withdrawal from the
mayOrity race, was the uncertainty OF
his residence in Ottawa for the next
four years.
Capt (Strawn is at the present time
in Chicago, where he went Thursday
afternoon, after a short visit with his
parents in Ottawa. 1t was not
known until late yesterday afternoon
by Mr.. Strawn that his son felt he
could not accept the office. The
first intimatiOn on the part Of Capt
Strawn that he could not accept the
office, was when he sent telegram
to his father, asking him to inform
the people of Ottawa that he could
not accept the honor conferred upon
him in his absence, by following out
the campaign mapped out for him
as candidate for the MAJORITY cleo
tion.
Had Capt. Strawn continued in the
campaign, which had been started
for him by his friends, it is almost
certain he would have won, on ac-
count of the large backing that had
been pledged to him. Several other
men who had been mentioned for
the office refused to allow their
names to run, when they thought
Capt Strawn was to be a candidate.
At the present time there is no ma
ority candidate in the field, although
it is Likely several others will an
nounce their candidacy III {. few days.
Capt. Strawn will not return from
Chicago untin tonight, and his plans
for the future have not been an
nounced. Ii is likely however, by
his withdrawal from the race, he does
not intend to make his home in OF
tawa.