The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-03-03
WOMEN VOTERS MEET
League of Women Voters Holds I,ig
Rally in Galley Hall to Prepare
for Village Election.
Duties of Council Explained by r. p.
Morton and E. L. Mcmillan
Much Interest Manifest.

<AUOOe- 1VV WO14SH were pIcSSuC.
Mrs. H. C. Cooney presided. R. P.
Morton, H. A. Humphrey, E. L. Nc
MILAN and Art Wood addressed the
meeting. Mr.. Humphrey, who spoke
first, stated that he expected to leave
town sometime within the next week,
to be gone for several months, and
would therefore be compelled to with
draw his name from the list of candi-
dates for the council. Mr.. Morton cx-:
planned the duties of the councilmen
and Mr.. Mcmillan defined their pow
ers. Mr.. McMillan's remarks brought
out very good point-that the coun-
cilmen do not have any more legal
authority or responsibility to investi-
gate the premises Of parties who are
supposed to be engaged in unlawful
practices than do any other citizens in
the village. A councilman who pro-
ceeded to make certain Investigations
without having first taken the neces-
sary legal steps would be laying him
self open to damage suit. Evidence
must be secured, complaint made
and search warrant obtained. All
this requires money and the council
men are not provided with any funds
for such purpose, but such funds
can be raised by the citizens Of the
village. The councilmen are allowed
SO apiece per year, which sum is sup
posed to cover all incidental expenses
which they may incur while perform
ing the duties of their office.
OF course the councilmen do have
the authority to appoint the village
marshal, or the policemen, and they
also have the authority to- remove
these. officers if they do not perform
their duties. 1t is we'll known that the
vigilance Of the marshal depends to
a large extent upon~the policy Of the
council. IF the council wants him to
be on the watch for bootleggcrs he
is, if the council prefers to have the
dry laws rather loosely enforced they
are and the village has what is known
as an open administration.
Mr.. Wood addressed the meeting for
a few minutes. He pledged himself,
if elected, to do everything in his power
to enforce the laws in the village. In
reply to some questions asked by the
women he stated that he is for a
closed administration, favors the prof.
ect of public camping ground, al
ready initiated by our present council,
and he favors cleaning up certain un-
slightly places on Main street. Mr..
Wood was well received by the
women.
I Mr.. Gramer, the other candidate for
the office of president of the coun-
Gil, could not be present because of
illness in his family. Mr.. Gramer,
however, is well known and needs no
introduction to this community. He
likewise stands for closed admins
tration.
After Mr.. Wood spoke the business
meeting adjourned. Lunch was served
at Woods confectionery and the re-
mainder of Intervening was spent in
dancing.
Mrs. T. H. Galley kindly donated the
use of the hall for the evening. Mrs.
Galley has several times opened her
hall to the women and they certainly
appreciate her generosity.
The women are much interested in
this village election, and it is hoped
they will turn out as heavy a vote as
they did on November 6. Every wo-
man is most urgently asked to con-
slider the situation carefully and go to
the polls next Tuesday to cast her
ballot.