Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-03-08
P POLITICAL
SLATE NOW
BEING MADE
Atmosphere Tense As
Candidates Train

The local political slate is rapidly
being made up and before another
week transpires electioneering will be
going on in earnest.
Lancaster is a town that likes poll
itics and curb politicians find great
amusement and interest in battling
over the merits of their respective
candidates. The contests are gener-
ally hot and heavy with good blows
given and taken freely on both sides,
but after the battle is over everybody
is willing to abide by the results and
be friends again.
The slate as now made up embraces
E. l.. Mccoy, present mayor, as a can
didate for reelection. He will be OPP
posed by l.. H. Stevens, banker, and
secretary of the Farmers Telephone
company. Both men will have strong
backing.
George S. Rockwell, present city
clerk, will be candidate for re-elec-
ton. Georges office is appointive
but he thirsts to know II he is salts
factory and may ask to have his name
on the ticket.
F. B. Calls will probably be a can
didate for city treasurer. He has held
the office to the satisfaction of every
body for a number of years Mr.. CAL
lis was very sore about tax paying
time as he was the goat for the pub
lies rage, but he is cooling Off again,
and probably will be cool enough by
election day to safely shake hands
with all the voters.
John Decker refuses POSITIVE
LY! to be a candidate for reelection
as alderman in the first ward. Harvey
Croft is spoken of as a likely candi-
date and there may be others.
The veteran, Thomas lockwood
will probably have no opposition as
first ward supervisor.
j. d. Hatch will be a candidate for
reelection as alderman from the sec
ond ward Friends of Gene Wood
house have spoken of putting him up
against Jim Hatch. Gene has not
been interviewed by the reporter as
to whether he is receptive or not.
Lee Eastman, present I'd ward sup
ervisor, may be opposed by George
Beck, former alderman. If this hap
pens a hot fight will be on with Mar
quis of Queensbury rules. Lee is an
old campaigner and has a few scalps
on his belt already. George is there
himself and being used to handling
big cream cans all day will not be
afraid of few carloads of lumber.
Aid Martin Mcdonald will have no
opposition from the third ward, hav-
ing cowed all other aspirants. Martin
is a strong administration man and
! devil a bit afraid to say what he has
in mind Augustus Posey, political
boss of the third, says he may find
several other good candidates to OPP
pose Mac. Augustus is recognized al
the city hall as holding the third in
the hollow of his hand. Dick Willis
will have no opposition we know OF
unless he runs for supervisor against
himself The former assessor swings
a wicked mitt in politics.
John Douglas Henkel, present aid
erman from the fourth ward, will run
again 1t was said Saturday that he
would be opposed by Charles STRAIT
! ton, but Charles stated that evening
that he would not consider any polit-
ical office AS it stands Frederick
Aupperle may have to oppose his
nephew, Johnny, himself. ]. T. Ben
nett, present supervisor and county
chairman, will have no opposition
Friends of Richard Jackson Sween-
! ey are boosting him strong for asses
sor. Mr.. Sweeney is a bear on rea
estate valuations and the general sen
timent is that he would make a fins
assessor. Dick has done most of tht
complaining over unjust valuations O.
Lancaster property and the feeling is
that justice demands that he be giver
chance to straighten the city out
Heaven knows we need it. Another
capable man is w. A. Johnson. He
has been mentioned and may be Sc
strongly urged that he will run.
In-a week or more the nomination
papers will be filed and the 'rea
dope" given out. At present the SLATE
is only tentative.