Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-22
THE CITY ELECTION.

DUH IdFIlSS OeGIlDS INTO Sndpe-Ine Con
ventiOn Called for this Week-Resume OF
the Candidates.
A week from Tuesday the electors of st.
Paul will be called upon to choose mayor,
city attorney, comptroller and one-half the
members of the council and the school
board, two associate judges of the munich
pal court, two constables, a justice of the
wards and also from the Third and Sixth
wards. Both political parties have called
their conventions to make nominations for
their offices, the Democrats for Wednesday
next at 10 a. NJ, the 25th inst, at the old
court house, the primaries to elect dele
gates being the day before from to z d.
m. The Republican convention is called
for Thursday, the Goth, at 10 a. M, at the
old court house, the primaries taking place
Wednesday evening, the 25th.
The preliminary canvass for the several
positions has been unusually tame. For
mayor the names of a number of leading
citizens have been mentioned for the
Democratic nomination, including Col.
Allen, Hon. Geo. L. Becker, Hon. G. E.
Flandrau, George Mitsch, ESQ.,, ex-Sheriff
John Grace, Hon. Chris. O'Brien, and
others, but no real canvass has been
made in the interest of any
of the gentlemen named, and 1t
begins to look as if the name of Hon.
Chris. OBrien would be the only one pre-
sented in the convention.
Among the Republicans even greater
apathy is shown. A strong effort has been
made IN certain quarters to get DR.. Stew
art TO allow the use of his name, but he
has positively declined. Bluff Alex. Ram
sey's name has also been urged, but he too.
positively refuses to be a candidate,
though it is understood he would
not refuse the position if he could be as
sured of having no opponent. 1t is under
stood the personal liberty league have can
vassed the propriety of trying to get one
of their number nominated by the Repub-
licans, in which connection the name of
Fred Emmert has been mentioned. but as
this would be the means of making the
license question the overpowering issue
and excite antagonisms upon some of the
other positions to be filed, not desirable,
and which can otherwise be avoided, it is
hardly possible that such an attempt will
be made.
Up to the present time no antagonism
has been developed within the Democratic
ranks to the nomination of City Attorney
Murray or Comptroller Roche. and if any
opposition is made to them by the
Republicans, it will be merely a
matter of form, and with no thought of
securing their defeat.
The outgoing aldermen are John Dow
Ian, second precinct, First ward; R. T. o.
Conner, first precinct, Second ward; Joseph
Robert, second precinct, Second ward;
Charles Otis, second precinct, Third ward;
W. d. Cornish, second precinct, Fourth
ward; E. q. Starkey, second precinct, Fifth
ward; and Jerry Mccarthy, Sixth ward.
To Messrs. O'Connor, Otis and Cornish
no opposition has been developed.
and the indications are now
that all will be re-nominated and re-elect-
ed. John Dowlan has been opposed for
the nomination by few in his own party,
but it was reported last night that all OPP
position had been abandoned. So many
Republicans are satisfied that Mr.. Dowlan
is the best man that he is not likely to
meet with much opposition at the polls.
In the Fifth ward James Middleton, Demo
crat, has been brought out in opposition to
E. G. Starkey, and the two will probably
make the race. In the Sixth ward the
situation is decidedly mixed. Capt.
James Starkey and L. st. Peter are
being strongly urged, while there is quite
backing favoring the present incumbent,
Jerry Mccarthy. though he is yet making.
no more. 1t is also said the hill portion of
the ward have dark horse which will be
brought out if the fiat residents do not
unite upon some one with comparative
unanimity.
The contest for the positions
of school inspectors is unusually
quiet. 1t is understood
there is to be no opposition to Mr.. Joseph
Oppenheim, at present president of the
board, and j. G. Donpelly, secretary, from
the Second ward, and that Mr.. A. B. Will
gus will be returned from the First ward.
Mr.. Gilbert in the Fourth ward and Mr..
Berlandi IN the Sixth ward also appear to
have clear field. Mr.. Kerr in the Third
ward declines reelection, and Har-
vey Officer and Mat Breen are men
toned as his successor, but neither gentle
man is working for the nomination. In
fact, the only real fight so far developed is
in the Fifth ward, where DR.. Schiffman is
being antagonized by Arthur Koenig.
The Office of justice will probably go to
the present incumbents, E. 81. Wood and
S. V. Hanft.
The judges of election have already
met and corrected the poll lists, as re-
quired by law, and will be in session
AT the different polling places on Tuesday
next from a. m. to 9 p. M, and on Satur-
day from II noon to 10 p. M, to receive
and register names, Saturday being the
last day on which names can be registered.
Millinery.