The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-10
flung OF RECALL
PAPERS IS nINIED
DOCUMENTS MAY BE READY
END OF This wEEK
They Are Said To Contain More
Than Thousand Names; Ground
Pit Forth; Alleged High Elk
pense; Deer Park Fence Given
Rap; Statement of Louis Wolff,
Former Desk Sergeant.

According 10 reliable reports the re-
call petitions which have been cirCu-
lated in Mankato during the past
several weeks. or months, now bear
the signatures OF 1910 persons said to
I've in this community. The object
sought is to recall the present admin
istratior-on grounds of various kinds
and conditions. Parties Connected di-
rectly or indirectly with the Walters
administration appear 10 be behind
inc recall
In a statement TO The Free Press,
r. " Waters today said that the re-
call talked OF against Mayor w. A.
Beach and members OF the city coun-
Gil has not been dropped as was gen
orally understood. According TO Mr..
Waters statement, number of men
have been in the field several days
getting signatures for the recall, and
that at the present time 1910 names
had been secured.
One of the men at least, who was
circulating A petition for recall III the
north end of the city. when he asked
for signatures, made the present high
taxes the outstanding feature, and
reason for the recall
Wolff Makes Statement.
Louis Wolff ll6 Adams street, a
former night desk sergeant at the
MankatO police station, in state
ment to Tho Free Press said that he
is sure that the petitioners have al
ready secured over go names on the
recall petitions
Il Amt THROWN no stones in the
way of the recall. but | ain't Circulat
in no petition either. am just what
YOU might call log rollin', said Mr.,
Wolf in explaining TO tho reporter
i
ton.
am the high mogul at the head of all
This recall business but am not
Asked what were the outstanding
features Of The preamble Of the pc
nn" OF the objections was that a
large quantity Of sand had been plac
I'D on several of the streets, and
that this when tho first rain came
along washed into the nGnhOles and
cutters. ClOgged the sewers and made
a largo additional expense; Another
objection was the alleged fact he
said that the city council Immediately
after being elected, failed to give
preference in city appointments TO
* soldiers. ard that the city fathers
arc not now handling the affairs of
Mankato according 10 the best inter
cts OF the taxpayers.
That Fence Again.
Then there is Lacks fence at
Sibley Park. That's cuckoo. People
will not stand for such extravaganza.
Well, I guess that will do for todaH
won't it? This is all the time | got
10 talk just now, for | have 10 go out
nd water my cow. which | can hear
belIerin' for drink" remarked Mr..
Wolff as he dropped the receiver of
the telephone and FASTENED to the
pump pail in hand.
MIR. wolff and Mr. Waters both
stated that there is little doubt but
what the petitions for a recall will be
filed before the end OF the week
Twenty Per Cent Necessary
Twenty per cent of the entire NUM-
Der OF votes cast for all of the can
didates for mayor at the last city
election. is necessary as Signatories
on the petitions for recall before such
can be engineered. 1t is understood
that the required number for the re-
call this time is 917. and the petit
TONERS claim to have more than that.
Former Mayor +. v Walters, shortly
before noon today in speaking of the
recall said. Lacks fence is one of
istration. The city has but three
scrawney deer to put inside the fence
which is fine piece OF extrav..,
ganCe."
There is a suspicion in certain
quarters that the irrepresSible Rastus
Walters is planning to stage an at
tempted comeback TO the mayoralty.
Waters. however, denies that he will
again be d candidate for the position.
Anyway. he is very much interested
in the recall