The Redwood gazette., 1920-12-15
REDWOOD FALLS
City Election
Now in Li1nelight
w. S. BRAMMER AND d. L. GRIM
MINIS ANNOUNCED AS NEW
CANDIDATES FOR COUNCIL

With the annual city election only a
few weeks away, interest in city poll
tics has increased somewhat within
the last few days. The Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, which is
endeavoring to do considerable work
along the line of civic Improvements,
has had series of meetings recently
in which the desirability of certain
candidates has been discussed One
of these meetings was held at the
Commercial Club rooms, Friday after
noon, December 10 and the last meet
ing took the form of mass meeting
which was held at the Armory Sunday
afternoon,
In the Second Ward the term OF
Alderman Schilt expires and Mr.
Schilt has not yet announced himself
as a candidate for reelection. In the
First Ward the term of A. Vihstadt
has expired and since Mr.. Whstadt is
now resident of the second ward he
will not be a candidate. AS a result
of the mass meeting held Sunday D
l.. Crimmins was nominated for the
first ward, and w. S. Brammer fo1
the second ward. Both have accepted
the nomination and are now announced
candidates. w. Nj. Smith, who has rem
dered the city an invaluable service
during his tenure of office, has con-
sented to again be the mayorality can
didate. AS yet no further candidates
have been announced.
At the SUNDAY --o~+;-- he attend
anee was fairly representative of both
NJ
Gold presided at the mee+i~" and the
speaker ',.o'--1nd Mrs. Charles Thorn
ton and w. I. Norton of the st. Legis-
lature. Mr. Norton who is the attor-
ney for the Anti Saloon League gave
some interesting information On the
workings of the league and the pro-
hibition amendment, and Mrs. Thorn
ton talked along the line of local civic
work. At the close of the talk Mr.,
Gold appointed a nominating commit
tee consisting of Mrs. A. C. Dolliff, A.
D. Stewart, Mrs. c. P. Collins, c.. 3,
Root, Mrs. HI. NJ Hitchcock, Mrs. F.
R. Kline and Ira Reynolds. This COM
mittee nominated the men mentioned
above and the meeting endorsed the
nomination.
The Gazette is offering to candi-
dates who may wish to do so, an op-
portunity to make a public statement
regarding their platform. Mr.. Grim
minis makes the following statement.
Gas a candidate for office from the
First Ward:I have never looked for
an Off nor did seek this nomina-
ton. About ten days ago / had sew
eral parties come to me wanting |
should run for Mayor / refused this
on the ground that | considered Mayor
Smith a good, clean, young business
man and with the ------>r~ support he
would be the man to hold over his
tract; having let the contract, sold the
bonds he could handle it better than a
new man. When I refused this, then
I must run for councilman which |
refused, stating would much rather
elect some one else who would stand
for cleanup of few rumored blind
pigs, or boot-leggers and economic
the waste of city money. Then it
was put up to me that had lived
here some sixteen years, been pros
porous, was raising a family, had al
ways stood against the liquor business.
/ finally agreed that if a mass meet
ing was called and if Twas one of
the candidates I would stand. The
meeting was called, attended by some
thing like three hundred and was
one of those selected for the Council.
"Now wish to state my stand again
Economy of the spending of your
money, which means less taxes, strict
enforcement of the law regulating
pool halls or licences cancelled, and if
possible clean the town of blind pig
gers or boot-leggers and the enforce
ment of any other law that might work
for the best interest of Redwood Falls.
/ shall stand behind~the appointment
of the Mayor of Marshall just as long
as heb performs his duties and when
your marshall does not perform said
duties q fight will be on for removal.
Il am not a policy man. / nave al
ways figured people Of Redwood Falls
knew where / stand. You now have
my platform. The fight is on. If
there is onyone who has different
platform or objects 10 anything stand
for get your hat in the ring. | wish
to state if you are voting for me for
any special favor, different from any
good citizen you will be deceived. II
elected I viii take my office at some
thing like SC per day, but if it We're
ten thousand dollars it would make no
difference in the performance OF my
duties.-D. L. Crimmins.