St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-08
Political Pointers.


Bob Leonard's aldermanic candidacy in the
Fourth ward has been waning of late. Pos
sibly this is owing to the fact that the tactics
of a successful soldier and commander TO oc-
casionaly withdraw temporarily from the
field of action TO recruit his forces and re-
gam strength, then TO renew the conflict for
supremacy with redoubled courage and en-
sentative of the laboring men il is said.
An expert from the United States signal
service should be engaged TO indicate political
probabilities. Something in this line would
prove at least convenient commodity in the
Minneapolis political market. Reliable tips
come high, but the dear people must have
them, and when they dance they are gener-
ally willing to pay the fiddler.
And now Sim Rollins is talked of as an in
dependent candidate for alderman in the
Second ward, with a view, it is intimated,
that his liberal qualities will secure to him a
Democratic endorsement. While Mr.. Rollins
has trained with the more liberal Republic
cans, ii is understood that he is hand and
glove with the Pillsburys and other potential
influences.
Col. John It. West was named as q mayor
atty candidate, but he has, from the innate
modesty which has characterized his career
for so long, declined, and in declining, il is
said, he suggested c. w. Shepherd as an eligi-
BILE candidate for alderman in the Fourth
ward. The boom may be on in few days.
While not entirely in the field, there Is an
understanding between a certain few that in
the event the impletions in the First ward
develop too much bad blood, W. II. Donahue
an erstwhile young Democratic orator. will
consent 10 immediate himself on the sacrifcial
altar. Who can forestall the result?
A. d. Libby, supervisor of the old town of
Minneapolis for 10, these many years, and
who was taken into the city all against his
will is once more in the hands of his friends
in "a of
man runneth not back 10 a time whereof the
contrary was the case.
Aid. Lawrence has been negotiating for tn G
rental of the Twenty-eighth street rink for
the night of the goth, manifestly for the pur-
pose of holding caucus, or for rendezvous
for his strikers. 1t would be large enough in
either event.
Said Ed Cramsey, the Greenback veteran:
81 have been called some pretty hard names
in my life which ! allowed TO go unrebuked,
but when any one says that want TO be
called an alderman my native blood boils and
want revenge.
The ladies of Minneapolis are preparing to
make systematic canvass for a school board.
The program as it has been agreed upon will
include the nomination of DR.. Martin, j. Rip
ley and the wife of prominent Scandinavian
professor.
The ex-alderman and ex-superintendent OF
the water works, W. II. johnson, claims that
he VIII only consent to become candidate
for alderman in the Fifth ward In the event
OF the Democrats nominating ''Bi" Mitchell.
Rumor hath it that Orville Rinehard, the
oracle of a particular faction, is about to re-
move to the Eighth ward to make a struggle
for the aldermanic nomination. Pray what
will the Fifth do then, poor thing?
There is no danger in predicting that Ed A.
Stevens would accept the Prohibition nomi-
nation for city comptroller should Elder Sat
terlee prove the choice of the Republican con.
Vention for that office.
Scrap Iron Bits friends intimate that he
may become an independent candidate in tho
Eigh th ward. He thinks he has a long pole
and that he can poll the persimons, so tC
speak.
And it has been lntimated "all on the quiet
| that j. G.. Worrall, one of the bright and
shining lights of the legal fraternity. would
not refuse the nomination in the Fifth ward