Show townspeople asked tr 1 mrss CL meetings DEMOCRATS WILL MEET IN THE SECOND WARD CHURCH THE republicans WILL MEET IN MERCER HALL the matter of the method of put ting in a new town board or letting the old one carry over has not beel bee i settled as yet A group of republicans met in mercer hall last monday night to determine what they wanted to do but did not come to any particular settlement owing to the act fact that they did out ont know the wishes of the democrats both parties will hold meetings on friday night the democrats in the second ward church and the republicans in mercer hall the machinery to hold an election Is all in readiness in case the townspeople desire one and it will be determined terin ter mined ined this friday night whether one will be held or not the alternative measures that will be discussed in both meetings are 1 to let the old board carry over and continue to serve with those members who do not wish to serve resigning and their successors appointed or 2 make some arrangement whereby the board president will be a republican one term and a democrat the next and place a new republican member on the board this term and take olt off a democrat then on the next term place a democrat on and take oft off a republican or 3 whether the cost of holding an election estimated at Is justified and if it is go ahead and hold an biec election the townspeople are asked to attend the meeting so that a true and representative group will be on hand to make a choice tor for each method |