▁him ▁and ▁Meyer . ▁The ▁Star ▁wrote ▁that ▁" O om ▁Jan ▁deser ves ▁so ▁well ▁of ▁this ▁community , ▁he ▁has ▁done ▁such ▁ye oman ' s ▁service ▁in ▁our ▁cause ", ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁recommend ▁reject ing ▁Ne eth ling ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁supporting ▁Johannes burg ▁and ▁not ▁oppos ing ▁Meyer . ▁ ▁Je ppe ’ s ▁withdraw al ▁left ▁J . ▁F . ▁C elli ers ▁and ▁De ▁Me illon ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁candidates . ▁C elli ers ▁won ▁the ▁tur bul ent ▁election , ▁though ▁De ▁Me illon ▁compla ined ▁to ▁the ▁government ▁that ▁his ▁supp or ters ▁were ▁prevent ed ▁from ▁voting . ▁The ▁compla int ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁by ▁a ▁committee ▁of ▁inqu iry , ▁and ▁C elli ers ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Johannes burg ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Volks ra ad . ▁ ▁By ▁April ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁Meyer ’ s ▁popular ity ▁had ▁decl ined ▁the ▁point ▁where ▁only ▁nine ▁attended ▁his ▁town ▁hall ▁that ▁day . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁he ▁suffered ▁another ▁set back ▁when ▁he ▁confused ▁two ▁Volks ra ad ▁pet itions , ▁one ▁from ▁the ▁Health ▁Committee ▁and ▁one ▁from ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁Do orn f onte in , ▁causing ▁the ▁former ▁to ▁be ▁rejected . ▁This ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁bet ray al , ▁" and ▁it ▁is ▁Jan ▁Meyer ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁turn co at , ▁who ▁goes ▁back ▁on ▁his ▁promises , ▁sn ubs ▁the ▁Board ▁and ▁Johannes