Bisbee daily review., 1922-01-08
NEW MAYOR Of
YOUNGSTOWN IS
RARE OFFICIAL
Elected on Unusual Platform,
He Announces He'll Make
Everybody Toe Mark

YOUNGSTOWN, o., Jan. Geo
L. Oles, Youngstown's spectacular
mayor-elect, arrived home recently
from vacation in Florida ready, he
said, to clean up the city, and fire
anyone who doesn't obey orders"
whe nhe takes office.
Oles made political history here by
running as an independent candidate,
defeating the Republican incumbent
by over 500 votes. The city auditor
received a request from Oles in Flor
IDA asking for a thorough invoice"
OF the city, Just as II | were going
tC buy it."
Il want to know how much money
the city of Youngstown owes ne
wrote, whom they owe it to and
when it is due. | want to know who
owes the city of Youngstown. | want
to know where the money is coming
from to pay the bills. | want to know
what stocks we have on hand, such
as horse-feed and supplies, gasoline
in the tanks, stationery and ink and
lead pencils, also the amount OF coal
and do not forget to state the
amount of cash in the BANK.
"Bribe" Charge Dropped
Shortly after the ballotlng Mayor
Fred j. Warnock, defeated for re-
election, issued a 2,000-word statement
citing court decisions in an effort
to show that Oles' promise to give his
salary to charity constituted bride
to the poor, and therefore disquali-
fled him. Petitions to the courts
were prepared, but were dropped and
&c, tn Cd
Oles went into the produce business
in New Castle, Pa, 20 years ago w:'n
wheelbarrow and a barrel o, poca-
toes as his sole stock in trade. After
he had built up a flourishing business
there in five years time he sold it
TO start a market in Youngstown, to
be run On what he called a psycno-
logical principle. Oles began present
ing eccentric newspaper advertising,
based, he says, on Billy Sundays
cvangelistic tactics, which he HAD
seen in New Castle. Slam-Dang
statements about women's styles, his
competitors, local politics and current
topics soon won him repL:aiIon.
During the mayoraIcy campaign
Oles announced in his lad" one day
that he was going 20 run for mayor.
Il just started it for a joke, he
said later. But people took it serl-
Cusly and pretty soon l took it seri-
ously, too"
At length Oles moved into a
Youngstown hotel from his country
home, to establish a legal residence,
and began to give Youngstown US
most spectacular political campaign.
There was no organization by pre-
c,ncts and wards, but he and his wife
held meetings all over the city
meetings fora women only at which
Mrs. Oles told what s.ne t:usuaud
and father Mr.. Oles is, and meetings
for men at which Mr.. Oles rushed on
the platform with arms in the air,
shouting, Here I am! Vote f,c'
Oles!"
Bets Pay for Vacation
Few persons profeSSed TO oeiieve
that OleS had a chance until the re-
turns began to come in election night.
Next day a check on admissions by
various men VINO had challenged OIes
to wagers brought out the fact that
by taking ALI bets he could make
enough to pay his campaign expenses
and give himself and his family d
trip to Florida.
At various times during the cam
paign Oles announced the following
platform planks:
Discontinuance of street car serv-
ice, and turning over the streets to
the jitneys.
Firing the whole police force II '.
didn't clean up the town. a
Permit spooning in parks under po-
lice protection.
Jail anyone who ;aid taxes under