Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-11-04
Ten Candidates Seek Six
Council Seats In Port
Clinton

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Paul Schmitt unseat Mayor Carl
Becker in Port Clinton? VIII
challenger O. l., Teagarden col
lect enough votes to defeat Mayor
Robert L. Bolte in Oak Harbor
Those questions are uppermost
in minds of Ottawa County poll
tical pollsters as voters prepare
to go to the polls next Tuesday
to name their municipal officials
in this off-year election.
Despite thorough campaigns be-
ing conducted by Mayor Becker
and Councilman Schmitt, interest
in the local election seems most
apathetic, Few citizens seeming
iy have made final choices, and
those who have aren't discussing
their decisions.
Oak Harbor's election will be
highlighted by the battle between
Mayor Robert L. Bolte and o. l..
Teagarden, both Democrats. Poll
tics Is always a favorite topic of
discussion in Oak Harbor and the
Bolte-Teagarden "feud" is expect
ed to keep things humming.
State Issues
All voters throughout Ohio will
vote on three State Issues, as fol-
lows: (1l To permit the manufac.
ture and sale of colored oleomar-
gar;ne in Ohio. (2) To provide
that each county may have more
than one Probate Judge. (3) To
provide that all candidates for an
Office, at any general election,
shall be arranged in group un-
der that office and each candidate
must be voted for separately.
Farm organizations are fighting
for the defeat of the oleomargar-
inc amendment, and labor groups
are conc entrating ON the defeat
Of the third issue, popularity
known as the Massachusetts"
ballot, The probate Judge amend
ment is expected to be approved
without much opposition, but fate
of the other two proposals are
doubtful,
All but Port Clinton voters will
also vote for County Board of
Education members, with three
to be elected As former member
Harry Englebeck, Portage Town
ship, did not file for reelection,
the only incumbents seeking re-
election are Arthur Smith, Ben
ton Twp, and William Rofkar,
Catawba Twp. Third member may
be elected by a write-in campaign.
Candidates and special levy is
sues in various nearby political
subdivisions will be as follows:
Port Clinton
(Precincts l through g.
Port Clinton is the only village
in Ottawa County which will have
a party column ballot this fall.
All other villages in the county
will have non-partisan ballots.
Democratic Ticket
Paul Schmitt, president Of the
council during the past two years,
heads the Democratic ticket as
candidate for mayor. City Clerk
William l.. Zeis and City Treas
urer George Tewers are candi-
dates for reelection, as are in
cumbent members of the Board os
Public Affairs, Anton Bahnsen.
Charles Cover and Edward Semon.
Three incumbent councilmen
! are among the six Democrats
seeking election. They are Viii
liam Fl. Goebel, a World War II
veteran; Julius Jensen and Har-
old Nielsen. Torvald Hostrup,
a former councilman, is a candi-
date, as are two newcomers, Fire
Department Secretary Jack Riddle
and Charles Ruddock.
Republican Ticket
Heading the Republican ticket
here is incumbent Mayor Carl
Becker. seeking his second term.
Four Republicans are seeking
election as councilmen. They are
former councilman Roland C.
Schaper, Atty. J. G. Hitchcock,
World War II veteran, Har-
Dor Master David B. Jeremy
and Park Il. Gaudern There are
no Republican candidates for any
Of the other offices.
Democrats as we'll as Republi-
cans will be watching the candi-
dacy of Roland C. Schaper for
council in Tuesdays election. 1t
will be recalled that many voters
were amazed and disappointed by
his defeat in the last election by
the narrow margin of two votes.
Despite his political affiliation Ca
Democratic paper would have to
say it that way), Schaper was
recognized as an excellent coun-
Gilman.
Port Clinton residents, as well
as some voters from Portage
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