The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-03-12
ELECTION NEWS
SAYS OFFICES
TO GO BEGGING
ALDERMEN NOT ANXIOUS TO
MAKE RACE FOR THANKLESS
JOB A SECOND TIME.

The officials of the political parties
got together late last week ana oe-
eided that the best thing for the clty
and all concerned was TO smoke the
nine Of peace at a union caucus, nonh-
mate one ticket which would be made
I'm of the popular choice OF the peo-
ME at the caucus and let it go at that.
Accordingly, notices of the caucuses
were made out and posted up In var
IONS places in the city and the same
also anpear in another column OF this
paper. of +h;,o.
col;tical the rumor has kept circuiat-
mo that Mayor Fales would, IN an
arnaroencv. consent to become a can
S;date 10 succeed himself. Some or
Rvron F. Browns friends are also
nronosing that he run for the office-
Na;tbar of the above gentlemen are
~ oil ANXIOUS to take on the responsi-
hilities of the office, but reaiizing
their duties as citizens, would un'
Jouhtedlv take the place rather than
have r. go begging. Either OF them
would he able to fill the office with
credit to themselves and to the city
For alderman in the First ward
ward alderman whose term expires
,,,n aoain. although there are some
Who saw that in view of the fact that
he has been a very efficient Official,
he inst must take a second term, as
thev claim he has just started some
rood work for the First ward and tne
cit-- and ought ts stick to the 70 nntli
Il Is finished which would mean an
other term for him.
Dennie Hollenbeck, the Second
ward alderman whose term erplres
this wear will be candidate at the
caucns to succeed himself, friends
having prevailed upon him to recon
slider his decision not to run. Henry
Friedlv. the Third ward man whose
term expires will run again IN case
tbe neople want him to, which Will
evidently. CIR should at least be the
case. II
In supervisor circles, the name OF
John Scott is looming up in the First
ward as the logical candidate while
in the Second and Third wards, W..
r Travis and Barney Curtis will un-
doubtedly succeed themselves. Both
ore GOOD men in their offices and are
valuable to the city and county, In
the positions which they now occupy;
For city clerk w. E. Fisher and
Mrs. Clellie S. Hoover, the latter be-
ing the present deputy, are going INTO
the caucus to strive for the nomina-
ton. Rumors have it that Frank
Conant's friends will spring his name
at the caucus, as candidate to sue
ceed himself, although Mr.. Conant
told our reporter that he was not a
candidate.
For city treasurer John B. Essex
has practically been the accepted can
didate and it looked as if John was
to have clear sailing with the field all
to himself until the women voters OF
the city got busy and persuaded Mrs.
MYRTLE A. Hubbell to place her name
before the caucus for the nomination
and these two will have to wait until
the voters in caucus make the deci-
sion.
The caucuses are to be held on Fri
day night of this week and there may
be other candidates, clark horses" as
they saw, may be popping up at that
time. 1t is the duty of every man
and woman to be out to the caucuses
at that time as the caucus ncmina-
tions will be practically as good as an
election.