Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-22
NORTH SIDE HOLDS
BIG JOLL|F |CAT|ON
OVER CITY ELECTION
OF GEORGE V. 8. WEEKS
IN WINNING MAYORALTY FIGHT
CELEBRATED AT MASS MEET
lNG-CoMMISSlONERs ADDRESS
AUDIENCE.

AUDIENCE.
Never was an Ottawa man given a
greater ovation than the one last even
ing rendered TO Mayor-elect George V
b. Weeks at the ratification held b.
the members of the North Side In.
provement Association in the audi
torium of the Jefferson School. The
meeting was attended by hundreds
and fully twenty minutes before the
program was slated to start there was
not standing room in the meeting
place. The stairs were crowded witt
people who were trying to hear the
program, while the outside of the
building was surrounded by boys ant
men who Cheered their new mayor
and commissioners from time TO time
The five members Of the new city
council attended and for the frs
time since the campaign opened a.
spoke from the same platform. While
the audience was composed largely
OF Weeks followers from the Nortl
iSide, many persons from Center
West, East and South Ottawa were
present.
The hall was bower Of American
flags. The decorating commiite work
ed hours to make the room one q.
the most beautiful and appropriately
decorated in the city. Small flag.
We're placed on cords and strung back
and forth across the room, while the
platform was decorated with large,
flags. The evenings entertainment,
was given over to pleasure program
entirely. with the exception of TAX
ing a unanimous vote to continue the
North Ottawa Improvement Associa
ton permanently.
The new mayor was presented viii
a very beautiful large bouquet OF deel
red rosebuds from the members
the organization. This bouquet wa
carried to the platform by eight tiny
girls, Frances Wentz, Merna McAl
lister, Helen Kenny, Eleanor Malcolm
Charlotte Carroll, Katherine LaWles
and Shirley Iickley. The childreI
made a very picturesque group as they
ascended the dias, dressed in whit,
and carrying flags. The presentation
speech was made by Patrick j Cos
teEo a member of the organization.
Mr.. Costello pledged the undiyide,
support Of the organization to the new
mayor and administration He uIget
the newly elected commissioners I,
stand back OF the mayor in his under
torcement, and declared that If the'
did not the organization and the pee
pie Of the city still had the recal
back of them to make the commission
ers come to time or ge; out He sale
that the organization intended to keel
in close touch with civic affairs dur
ing the next few years and to aid il
every movement for the bettermen
of the city generally. He advocated
a clean sweep in public appointments
declaring that the people of Ottaw;
had indicated that they wanted {
clean sweep in the city administration
by casting their votes as they did at
the last election
Weeks Speaks.
Mr. Weeks responded to the speech
thanking the people for their flower:
and for their loyal and untiring SUI
port in the last campaign, He de
clared that he believed Ottawa was
the only city in the state where 20
people turned out and worked as the,
did for the election of a candidate
without any fought of compensation
other than good government, and that
while he believed that man Nigh
betray a money trust he would never
betray the loyal support which came
unsolicited from the hearts of so
many loyal men and women.
He expressed his willingness to re
sign from the presidency of the or
ganization, 50 that another men might
be put in his place, and the members
of the association would have a bet
Ter chance to watch and investigate
the civic affairs, to see that every
thing was being carried on in a fail
and honorable way
He informed the people that for
such organization as the North Side
one Ottawa was far better off thar
she had ever been before, adding that
he hoped every man in the administra
tion would prove TO be the red bloodeC
men that the red of the American fiae
stood for. He promised that if he saw
anything unfair or unkind on the part
of the city officials during his -four
years as head Of the city he would cal
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