21-03-2025
Today in history: 1910, The Daily Appeal applauds a landslide by Republicans in Marysville council election
On March 21, 1910, voters in Marysville elected a mayor and four new members to the City Council in what The Daily Appeal characterized as a win for the efficiency of business men over the incumbent administration and its 'foolish and uncalled for expenditures.'
On the day before the election, the Appeal encouraged Republicans to 'stand by their ticket'.
'There has never been a time in the history of the city of Marysville when the Republican party had more reason to stand by their entire ticket,' the newspaper asserted. 'They have presented clean, calm, business men to take over the affairs of our city and a a time when the city certainly needs such men.
The Appeal cast much scorn on the outgoing mayor, Peter J. Delay, who was not seeking re-election, and predicted a unanimous victory for the Republicans over the Democratic ticket.
'The puerile, piffling, pestiferous articles that have appeared from time to time in the personal organ of Mayor Daley, 'The People's Cause,' have had due consideration and have by the voters been properly condemned.'
On the day following the March 21 election, the Appeal ran the election results under a three-tiered headline: 'Republicans now on the inside looking out,' read the banner, with sub headlines that read, 'Democratic ticket is snowed under in Marysville election,' and 'The administration of Peter J. Delay is repudiated in this community by a large majority.
'It was a complete landslide, in favor of a good, clean government, and Democracy was buried so deep that it will hardly raise its head again in this community for some time to come.'
