The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-09-06
MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN 1898

MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN 1898.
Away back in 1898, municipal cleo.
tions came in February. One yea,
they would elect mayor and half the
aldermen and, the next year, the ticket
would embrace half the aldermen and
the treasurer and comptroller.
There were only seven wards in
1893. Up to Jan. !, that year, there
had been but six wards. Lakeside
became part of the city Of Duluth.
instead of an independent village and
that added another ward. When the
| village of West Duluth entered the
city a year later, the ward lines were
changed and the entire city divided
into eight wards with two aldermen
from each.
At the municipal election in 1898,
Fred J. Voss for treasurer and William
G. Ten Brook for comptroller had no
opponents. In those days, national
party politics affected local politics
more or less. Voss was democrat
and Ten Brook a republican, therefore
the politicians decided to let it be
"hoss and hoss."
In the wards there was quite a num-
Der Of Independent candidates. 4
goodly portion of the aspirants, how.
ever, lined up as republican, demo-
cratic or peoples party, as the case
might be. The peoples party stood
higher and had about as many votes.
The G.. O. P. was not 50 decadent in
those days and was dominant when
party lines really were drawn.
As stated, Fred j. Voss was the
only candidate for treasurer and Will
lam G.. Ten Brook the only one for
comptroller.
Martin Sorenson and Matt Carroll
were candidates in the First ward Scr
enson was a pioneer, popular person
ally and a republican. Carroll wac
backed by both democrats and popu-
Lists.
The old Second ward saw a contest
between Ben F. Howard, standpat re-
publican, and Harvey A. Wing, an in
dependent candidate.
In the old Third ward, George Din
We ollie, William Getty and John R.
Meining contested as republicans
James Sullivan made a fight as dem
ocrat.
In the old Fourth ward, Bernt John
son was the peoples party candidate
while E. r. jefferson ran as an indie
pendent although a hot republican in
state and national politics. The
avowed republican aspirants were Fred
Fl. ouinby, John Harquen and Phillip
Westaway.
In the old Fifth ward, Frank Peter
son tried to take the aldermanship
away from Ambrose M. Cox, a noted
character in those days.
The Sixth ward saw N. N. Ole, Rob
ert c. Kinnedy and J. B. Dunphy con-
test for the plum.
Out in the classic and aristecratie
Seventh ward, H. M. Myers, n. R.
Spencer, John Coventry and James
Butchart were candidates.
The prediction sensations were the
decisions of Charles A. Long and N. F.
Hugo not to stand as candidates for
election. Both had been members Of
the famous "Boodle Council" in 1892,
Long pleaded pressing personal bus.
mess and Hugo was in extremely poor
health.
The morning after election, Voss and
Ten Brook, of course, found themselves
safe on home base. A total Of 4 ,34l
votes was cast, of which Voss secured
the most, 1928. Some, as will be not
ed, refused to vote for him, probably
bloody shirt, standpat republicans.
In the First ward, Martin Soren-
snnson waa olocfed Tn fhe 2ocoud
Ben Howard defeated Harvey Wing BY
1919 votes. In the Third ward William
Getty had a wonderful walk-away, his
vote being more than double that Of his
nearest competitor. Fred H. Quinby
won in the Fourth, A. M. Cox in the
Fifth, srd N. N. Ole in the Sixth. H.
Il. Spencer was elected in the Seventh
| fer the. short term and II. N. Myers