St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24
The Republicans Will Indorse Maj. 7.
M. Newson as Their Candidate
For City Treasurer.
Some Of the Wards Where the Alder
manic Contests Will be the
Warmest.
The Trades Assembly Receives the
Republicans Invitation TO Con-
Ter and Declines.
No Democratic City Committee
Named Iet--Ald. Van Slyke Is
I'm the Field.
wILD-EYED REPUBLICANS
Don't Relish the Sound-Cond netting
Qualities OF n KeyhoIe.

Don't Relish the Sound-Conduc ting
Qualities OF n KeyhoIe.
The members of the Republican city COM
mittee were providing around yesterday,
with frown ON their classic brows and
tinge of vermilllon i'm their eyeballs. They
didn't relish the report of their meeting held
Thursday night as published in the GLOBE
yesterday morning and they didn't relish Il,
because it was true. 1t is quite probable
that il c. n. Bell had known that the
words which fell from his lips were drop
ping on 10 the sensitive tympanum OF a
curious reporter, he would have selected
terms les aggressive to the Knights of Labor
and their influence. When the committee
was about 10 adjourn, General
the proceedings of the meeting
should be given to the reporters. and he was
told tn give them the dates on which the
primaries and convention were to be held,
but cautioned against letting them know
anything about the committee OF i've aP-
pointed to NIX up contract with the n OF
l.. IL Mr.. Joseph WheelOck wasn't there.
some member OF the committee had Dor
rowed his voice for the occasion, and was
not at all backward in urging the commit
tee 10 stick 10 partisan lines and let the la
boring element hoe their own row, and
went so far as TO intimate that death fight
ing under the party cOlOrs was preferable
TO victory won through alliance with mob.
Gen. MaeCarthy expressed it as his opinion
that the laboring classes could be reached
better by hiring two or three t0ughs in
each ward u do the canvaSSing. than in
any other way, which was not exceedingly
complimentary to the honest sons of toll,
Who Ire just as capable of being reached
! through other channels as though the me-
d:um of book beer and other stimulants.
Said prominent Republican yesterday:
The laboring element has become power
In this city and they must be recognized, and
they are foolish TO allow themselves 10 be
used by any political party. The Republican
party can see no other avenue of escape from
the shackles with which they are hound than
by soliciting the influence OF this element.
and they are doing it only TO get for them a
foothold, Which they have been unable to get
by straight party work heretofore.
1t was a long time before the committee
could become ''recOneiled." as they called
1t, to the labor clement but they finally
concluded to do it as last resort.
STANDING ON HIS MERITS.
w. A. Van Slyke has openly announced
that he will fight to hold his seat i'm the
council and there is every sign of lively
contest in the First district OF
the Fifth ward. The decidedly cool
way in which he was ignored
in the primaries has set the blood of his
friends to boiling, and he goes into the field
against Terrence Kennedy with good
many Democrats behind him and a bright
prospect for receiving the Endorsement of
the Republicans. also the labOring element.
In a card published announcing his inten-
ton of running independently, Mr.. Van
Slyke says he will act solely for the best
interests of the city. Uninluenced by any
ring or clique. The Kennedy boom was
worked so quietly that the Van Slyke fol-
lowing didn't smell the scent and were
caught without being in condition to make
good fight.
COVETED POINTS.
There seems TO be a fine question as to
who is the legal nominee for alderman i'm the
Sixth ward and there is nobody to be found
who is willing to decide the question.
II this power lies with any
individual or body it is probably with the
city committee, but this body gives no de-
finite answer in the matter. Frank Giles
claims that he is the regular nominee and
will hight for his election at the polls and is
already working with that end in view.
''Dick" Bell, who is reported to know ex-
actly what Gies will do, said yesterday
when asked if Giles would run, You bet
he'll run, and get there. too" There is an
element. however. that says he can't pos
sibly win. as Bryant viii fight him and will
probably receive the Endorsement of tile
Republicans. Bryant is confident and saws
he will defeat Giles sure. Robert Smith, in
the first district of the Fourth ward. quietly
smiles at the predictions of the opposition
that he will become victim to the laboring
element and Republican fire-eaters combined
and keeps on i'm the even tenor of his ways
unterrifed. but I'm the Third district of thu
Fourth ward there are lights Pickering
along the shore that indicate dangerous
shoals on which either Keigher or Athey
will strand. Keigher is confident but wide
awake to the situation. and Athey is work
ing in way that intimates that he will
make a hard fight for a seat in the circle of
city fathers. The Republicans are looking
longingly and hopefully towards all these
points and i'm its circling sweep their
ayaricious glance takes i'm the third district
of the Fifth and the first district OF the
First. but they have little chance of gaining
victory in these strOnghOlds.