1906 Battle of the Ballots

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This article was contributed by Debi Daniel

April, 1906 - No Newspaper Listed

{Partial Results - bottom of article is missing}

Battle of the Ballots

Theo F. Volk
Elected City Clerk for the Sixth
Successive Term

--Municipal Election Results in But Two Changes in the Present City Cabinet--
--Heavy Vote was Polled and Close Race of Candidates--
--Ackermann Again Mayor--

Contrary to the usual program, the weather clerk served us with the nicest weather of the season on election day, no doubt attributing to the large vote polled, which in the aggregate numbered about 900. The candidates and their friends were particularly active as can be noted by a small margin in which several of them were elected. The men elected in the main are democrats, with the exception of H. A. Luedke, republican, who won out for city treasurer by the narrow margin of two{sic} votes. Ald. Wm. Graef, republican of the first ward was re-elected, while Jac. Lindsay republican won the day over Gottlieb Oestreich, democrat in the seconh{sic} ward by 12 votes. Uncle Asa Carpenter, the republican candidate for supervisor in the second ward was re-elected, having no opposition. The following table gives the individual results of the ballot.

The vote for the Justice of the Supreme Court in the two wards, resulted as follows: W. H. Timlin, 270; O'Neill, 90; Bushnell, 54; Grace, 29.

There were 233 votes in opposition to the pocket ballot system and 61 in favor.

Office	Candidate	1st Ward	2d Ward	Total Vote

Mayor	Theo F. Ackermann, dem.	137	72	309{sic}
Mayor	John P. Wilson, S. dem.	121	75	296{sic}
Mayor	I. B. Wensink, rep.	113	78	291{sic}


Clerk	Theo. F. Volk, dem.	197	99	396{sic}
Clerk	Jay Eastman, rep.	149	109	258


Treasurer	H. A. Luedke, rep.	158	109	267
Treasurer	P. O. Anhalt, dem.	167	95	262


Assessor	C. F. Wandersleben, dem.	227	143	267
Assessor	E. C. Collins, rep.	107	60	167


Alderman	Wm. Graef, rep.	162		162
Alderman	Hugo Weber, S. dem.	133		133


Supervisor-?	H. W. Fischer, dem.		178	178
Supervisor-?	M. A. Koebel, rep.		128	128

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