The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-04-04
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tiers 49, Even here, however, the
mayor elect made big gain over his
vote in the primaries. At that time
he only polled eighty eight votes in
the fifth. Mayor Champlin was CIV
en- majority Of POI votes here. The
sixth ward Waters carried almost
two to one. polling 12S votes to
Champlin's seventy six.
For the past week. since the, prim-
aries, il was generally conceded that
Waters would poll an exceedingly
large vote and there was a general
opinion that he would be elected may
or. Practically every labor vote in
the city is reputed to have gone for
= Walters. BY ten o'clock last evening
the general result on the race for
mayor was known.
w. r. Hammett again proved him :
self the star vote getter in the race
for council, coming out at the head
OF the ticket with q total of 1891
votes. Hammetts vote was the larg-
est cast for any candidate on the
ticket with the exception of Waters.
Mr.. Hammett polled the heaviest vote
in the primaries also and it was gem
orally conceded that he was certain
of place in the next council. For
new man he proved to have a re :
markably strong support throughout
the city.
Mahowald Runs Second.
+. j. Mahowald came in second in
the race for commissioner with a to-
tai OF 1920 votes: Chris Steiner third
with zoos votes and o. C. Olson fourth
on the ticket with 977 votes. The
race for the last three places on the
council was exceedingly close. With
all wards save the first in at one
O'Clock this morning it was impossi-
bic to tell how the vote would turn.
At that tife F. ]. Mahowald. Chris
Steiner, o. G. Olson, Ed Schumacher
and John Lang stood almost equal
and the vote in the first ward was
the deciding factor in placing the last
three on the ticket.
Ed Schumacher finished but twenty
two votes behind, o. G. Olson, fourth
man on the council John Lang fol :
lowed with SCI votes and A. z. Quinn
by and A. G. Lack brought up in sew
enth and eighth places polling 752 and
653 votes respectively
Golf Municipal Judge.
Hiram Goff wa selected next mum
cipal judge by majority of 2O4 votes
oyer Judge John Temple Mr.. COTS
run in the primaries and in the gen.
eral election was a surprise to many
in the city. He proved to be a vote
getter in all parts of the city. He
carried every ward with the excep-
ton Of the fifth. H. A. Johnson was
elected sDecial municipal judge over
-yn E. Regan. A number of voters
wrote in the name of Lorin Cray for
This Office.
Complete returns on the race for
mayor and for commissioner were in
at three o'clock this morning. The to-
tai vote cast was 2,li1 in the general
election, as compared with 2.O49 in
the primaries. Indications YESTERDAY
afternoon We're that there would be a
large vote out. The chief interest
centered in the race for mayor. 1t is
reported that number of ballots were
counted where the voters had not
cast their ballot for either candidate
for the >mayoralty
New Official Next Tuesday.
The new city council will meet for
the first time next Tuesday morning.
At that time the business of the new
city administration will begin. Mem
bers of the old council will meet on
Monday morning ard wind up their
affairs before retiring. Councilman
Chris. Steiner is the only member~of
the old council who will have a seat