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Show REVIEW GIVEN OF LOCALPOLITICS Tribune Writer Tells of Political Situ- atlon In This City As It Appears To Him The Tribune of September 1 has given a review of local political conditions con-ditions and comos out with tho state-nidnt state-nidnt tho Hon. P. C. Nelson has no opposition to succeed himself ns city I commlsloner and can get tho placo for the asking. The writer of tho I article Is of the opinion thnit Mayor I Hayball will have difficulty in being I re-elected on account of factional I strlfo. Tho present financial trou-J trou-J bles of tho city treasury, brought on I through the presont expenslvo city administration Is covered up nnd laid at the doors of some, past admlnls-1 admlnls-1 tration, Wo quoto tho following from tho Tribune: ' Politicians hero are Juat beglnn'hg to lay their lines for tho municipal campaign this fall, nnd tho Indications Indica-tions nro that there will be a very lively contest waged between the present "dry" cond tlons maltitnlned and the others who nro very much of the opinion thn a now policy should he ndopted as to tho cohtrol of tho liquor traffic. Tho agitation at present pres-ent U confined to that question, but in all probability tho flnnnclcal con-dltlton con-dltlton of the city will drive tho business men together In nn effort to got the city on Its feet once more. The taxes have not Increased very materially in tho last two years, while there has been a considerable loss of revenue because of tho a,bo-I a,bo-I lltlcln of the saloons. Th's has brought about a condition whereby I Lognn City cannot pay its warrants this niflnth, oven tho salary wnrrants being hold up. Tho blamo for this cannot bo placed on nny particular J set of men as It Is a cdndltlon that j has been growing upon tho city- gradually. grad-ually. However, thoro is a hope that an adjustment of affairs will thono In'rtii? mo-nl Kitnor than financial I lines, according to present prospects. 1 Mnyor Henry G. Hnyball It Is said (Continued on page eight) REVIEW GIVEN OF LOCAL POLITICS (Continued Irora page ono) will bo a candidate to succeed himself. him-self. Two years ago'he was elected by a good majority, but his party tho Democrat'c was then united and untouched by factional strife, a thing that fnnnot bo said now. Thcro aro two other Democrats who nro mentioned men-tioned In connectldn with that nominationStephen nomi-nationStephen HnJlstdno nnd Louis S. Cnrdon. Peter C. Nelson tho Democratic Dem-ocratic commissioner can probably have a rnnom'nntlon for the asking. Tho holdover member George W. I.lndqulst Is a Republican, so It will be necessary for the Democrhts to win both plnces In order to retnln control of tho administration. |