Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-06-14

majority
aud organized campaign ma
upaieu The uuclrns of h@ sup.
port was The citg sgtion at tie
Republican organization IN Hen,
uepJa county
Peterson used an means ~
communication to get hts message
over tha; Minneapolis needed
ehauge ia Us city mayer A
straty harrage o. rv ard radio
spots plus adequate newspaper
space and plenty ~ campaign ut-
erawre helped la his victory
lhe iloyrr campaign dtd not
appear 60 SGT going until the fnai
waet ~ tho campaign a prom
ineut labor leader 10 an orr the
RECORD statement said 10 days ago
thut tinyer waa So trouble and
that u the election had been held
uu that day he would hc defeated.
Ituqor who has bad easy osn-
patrus ia the past worked neat
uualy during The past few days 30
overcome the apparent lead Peter
son had htHli up by vigorous cam
paiguug hut could not overcome
Il
IN past campaigns tioyer had
the support ~ many Republicans
and Independents tn this election
cor support ror him waa almost
negligible and the labor support
waa reported uot az enthusiastic
as il could have been, largely be-
cause there was 200 reai appeal 10
the labor unions hy the Ipysr
managers unti the last two
weeks ~ the campaign liy then
IL was probably too late to get The
iiay"f band wagon Rainu
thier supporters for Peterson
Ia the Negro community wetr
Hi,smand " Cannon. attorney
and Hobart r. Mitchell, real ea
tate man
The BITS surprise Ia The alder
mamie f1fth ward race was the
eluaa defeat ~ " terry tsgau
considered one ~ the mart 1T
fociive city aldermen and leader
IN the liberal aaucan Flgan was
expected ~ have walk IN. bat
whrr election returns we're in he
had t0st the contest "a opponent
Waiter iiail0raG by u feW votes.
taRbna supporters are already
blaming HiH defeat pn the over.
confidence II Hta frsuBs ramgy ~
whom dlt not vote elostiup day
Allan Anderson candidate fur
alderman lH the Fourth Ward
tfmuenl Robert ltlubl ahurl ia
raHBaHl aHarta defeat blamed
90 q Huubsr Ut tAutofa was pfe
tfefea CITY lHH habliWss how
ever algHn8 because Short waa
known aa nHa ~ the mast sincere
puHHa servants 10 the courthouse
aGH was considered completely
hauaal aaI devoted 10 the inter-
aaN af the people br served
Ia the school board rare the
taiad campaign 10 convince the
public tHat the incumbent ranai.
dafaa ssre "baHs dominated by
ths ctu paid or With All thrco
commemorative candidates winning
over REV ToBHor Thompson.
Frank Persons ana otto tBudb
Kramer Winners we're Mrs aam
Gale whg iH actually known an
Rhcfsl in roIitlev. Cau n Miller
and p 2 U'aU Petersen
Election ~ The three "souaerva-
tsaa" gives the school hoard
rDHasrgaiiye majority NFa Gale
WAS eudaraed BY the Spokesman.
Aldermanle candidates endorsed
by the Minneapolis spokesman
who w9n handily were Kent
YpDHRdaui lu the Second ward.
Frank wnissEi 10 the Third
ward ~ = lHedB Christensen in
tHn airtH Ward George Johnson
% tHa rIghth Ward George Mar,
tr0s ninth Ward Earl Johnson.
Ia fns ilfh ward and Byron ny
Nelson Ia the i1th
The liberals win continue 10
control the city council with
both Allan Anderson. Walter Hal.
Ipyan end possibly tho successful
EWt ward candidate caucAslug
with the liberals
spokesman endorsed candidates
WIN bat asrs uoyer 10 the may
yrs raer Robert Short. r. },
FRaA In tho aldormanic races:
Rev TeuHer Thompson and otto
liiudI Kramer IN the school beard
race