St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-09
THE NOMINEES.
The Candidates, Their Histories and Charac-
teristics.
HON. EDMUND RICE.

HON. EDMUND RICE.
Hon. Edmund Rice, who was nominated
yesterday for the second time, by the De-
mocracy of st. Paul, for the Office OF mayor
of this city, was born in Waitsfeld, Vt,
Feb. IA, 1919. He received in his youth a
common school education and in 1888 went
to Kalamazoo, Mich, where he read law and
was admitted to the bar in 1912. While in
Michigan he was master in chancery and
clerk of the supreme court. He enlisted as
a private in the Mexican war, and was pro-
NOTED to first lieutenant, Company A, First
Michigan volunteers. In July, 1S49, soon
after the organization of Minnesota as ter
ritory,h he came to st. Paul and practiced law,
as the senior member of the firm OF Rice,
Hollingshead 81 Becker. In 1857 he was
made president of the Minnesota 81 Pacific
Railroad company, which was afterwards re-
organized and became the st. Paul q Pacific
and the ST. Paul & Chicago, the latter COM
pany representing the line from st. Paul to
La Crescent, which was built under his
direction.
Several other roads were carved out of the
ST. Paul & Pacific Railroad company during
Mr.. Rice's presidency. Mr.. Rice's early
connection with the railroads of this section
and his earnest and long-continued efforts to
complete the roads referred to caused him to
be looked upon as the founder of our rail
road system. 1t was due largely to his per-
sonal efforts that sufficient capital was en-
listed in the building of these roads. Dur
ing these efforts to obtain the necessary
money Mr.. Rice made four visits to London.
The first one was in 1868, when he secured
credit for 200 tons of rails. Mr.. Rice has
lived long enough to see the great advantages
to the Northwest caused by his foresight
and persistent labors. Mr.. Rice has always
been Democrat. He was a member of the
territorial legislature and chairman of the
Dem ocratic state central committee of 1872.
In 1879 he was nominated for governor on
the Democratic ticket In 1856 and 1857 he
was county commissioner of Ramsey county.
He was In the state senate in 1854, 1865,
1878 and 1874, and a member of the house
in 1867, 1872, 1877 and 1878. Without So
licitation on his part he was elected mayor of
st. Paul in 1881, beating r. Barden by vote
of $500 against, j 1868. Nr. Rice was mar
ried at Kalamazoo, Mich, in 1S4S, to Miss
Anna NJ. Acker. Eleven children were born
of this marriage, all of whom except one are
still living.
JOHN w. ROCHE.
The denomination of John W. Roche for
the Office of comptroller will be regarded
with favor by all good citizens, irrespective
of party lines or political distinction. Mr..
Roche has held the important position of
comptroller for the past eight or ten years
and he has discharged the onerous duties of
the trust in a manner that has commanded
the respect of all taxpayiug citizens. He is
in the prime of life, is well-to-do, and he is
one of the few men Of conservative temper
ament who are calculated by nature and
training to conduct the fiduciary affairs of
great city.
MIR. Ii. w. COREY,
the candidate for municipal judge, has been
a practicing lawyer in st. Paul for the past
ten or twelve years. He is regarded as an
able lawyer, and his nomination is looked
upon with great favor, not only by his own
party but by the citizens at large.
THE JUSTICES.
Mr.. Frank G. Burgess and Judge Hanft,
the candidates for justices of the peace, are
both too well and favorably known to require
comment Mr.. Burgess will be remembered
as the former city editor of the Dispatch, a
position he left few years ago
to resume his former profession of the law
He is careful, painstaking lawyer, and will
reflect credit on the position for which he
has been nominated. Judge Hanft is uni
versally liked and he is special favorite
with the profession.
CONsTABLEs.
Thomas Gallagher and w. II. Johnson the
candidates for constable, are both expert
enced men and their nomination is gener-
ally regarded as eminently proper.