Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-04
WEST S|DERS HEAR
CANDIDATES VIEWS
ON Civic MATTERS
BIG TURNOUT OF VOTERS AT
MEETING LAST NiGET-ASPi.
COMMISSION ADDRESS THE Az.
DiENCE.

COMMISSION ADDRESS THE Az.
DIENCE.
The auditorium at the West Side
! school was comfortably filed again
last evening by residents of the west
section of the city who gathered to
take action in regard to getting out
the West Side vote ON election day
and to put one or more commissioners
in the city council April Is, The chair
man Of the West Side Citizens Asso-
citation, Lester j. Koran, presided
The Musical Program.
Miss Violet Stevens played a piano
solo which was greatly appreciated
Miss Ruth Haeberle gave a very beau
tiful butterfly solo dance ana was
forced to respond to an encore. Five
of the men who took part in the st
Francis Musical Club minstrel show
this year-Edwin Mates, Clarence
y
and Everett Dougherty-ga a very
clever entertainment Their perform
anCe was in the nature OF a miniature
minstrel show, and they We're greatly
enjoyed by all who heard them
Edwin Mates sang THE Long, Long
Trail; William Veith. Sucking Cider
Through Straw; Harry Scherer,
After the War Is over and Clarence
Crowley, Till We Meet Again" viii
liam Bradley sang The Grenadiers,
and the audience would not be quieted
until he had responded to two encores
For encores he sang Our Little War
at Home, Sweet Home and They
Were All Out of Step but Jim
Two Workers to Block.
At the close OF the musical program
the minutes of the last meeting We're
read by the secretary, Charles Jaeger.
and Chairman Koran made a short
talk explaining the questions of the
election that were facing the West
Side residents He told how the west
section of the city was being organ
/ ized with two workers in each block
/ to see to getting out the vote on eleC
tiOn day. The meeting was then
turned over to the men who are
running for the office of commissioner,
and each man present was given an
! opportunity to talk,
John j. Mottaz.
John j Mottaz, one cl the three
West Side men who are running fol
commissioner, was the first man called
upon Mr.. Mottaz took the platform
and explained that he had never made
a speech and did not intend to begin
last evening. but that he stood for
everything that was fair and right,
and was opposed to everything that
was wrong from everybody and from
all corporations He explained that i
elected to serve the people OF Ottawa
as a commissioner he would do all
that was right and just as he saw i,
and when called upon for a talk IL
four years would explain to them just
why every act he had committed dur
ing his term of service had been done.
Edward Mccall.
Edward Mccall was the next West
Ottawa prospective commissioner
called upon for talk. He explained
that it was not necessary to add much
to what he said at the last meeting,
and declared that if the West Ottawa
association had been formed before
/ mt N
he thought that the citizens would
have received much more for their
money. He urged upon the people
present the benefits they would de
rive from a permanent organization
and the necessity of standing back of
their commissioners after they were
elected.
He spoke of the concerted efforts
in the different parts of the city by
organizations that never ought to have
entered into an election under the
commission form of government
These organizations, he declared, have
= each picked two or three men as their
candidates. and those that were not
picked have to shift for themselves
He urged upon the people of the city
the necessity of making their own
choice for commissioner and of stand
ing back of the men they chose them
selves.
r p. J. Meaeher.
Patrick J. Meagher, who for the pas
! four years has served as commits
sioner, was next called upon. H'
traced through the work he had car
q ried on during his four years of Office
I as head of the department of public
/ property and told of the improve
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