St. Paul daily globe., 1886-05-04


that department that would be anything
but beneficial to the people. Nobody
doubts Mr.. Reis' honesty, and nobody has a
word to say derogatory to his character.
lie is perfectly trustworthy, and the people
are satisfied and it is silly to suppose that
they will put the Office into the hanGs
OF man of whose executive ability
they know nothing, and have good
reason to doubt. 1t is the duty OF
every Democratic voter, to-day, to ST @
that the name of George Refs heads the
ballot that he casts into the box.
MIR. VAN sLYKE
yesterday was circulating the following ap-
peal among his friends:
To the Voters of the First Aldermanic Dis
trict of the FifthWard In appealing to YOUR
SURFACES as an independent candidate for
alderman in this district I consider it due
both to you and to myself that the results of
my past labors in the city council should be
placed before the public in their true and
proper light. 1t has been charged against me
IN certain quarters that. in my zeal for the
Improvement of the public parks of the city,
L have neglected the interests of my mard
In answer to this it is only necessary for me
to call attention to the condition of the Fifth
Wafo TOUR years ago when l first entered
the council, and to compare the state of
analrs existing then with the condition of the
warn at tHo pfoScut uHy- -FOUR years ago
puDllc improvements in the ward had hardly
begun to appear, and the streets were for
most part, in very wretched and uninvitine,
condition. What is the case to-day? There
is no ward in the city which, on the whole
and taking area into consideration, is better
graded or lighted, which has better cross
walks and sidewalks, or more complete and
satisfactory sewer facilities, than has the
Fifth. ANY old resident of the ward, looking
back over these past four yeaBs, will readily
realize how great has been this change and
Improvement. / appear before the voters of
this district in the present canvass as an in
dependent candidate for the position in the
city government which 1 have heretofore
held, and in the event of my election it shall
be my endeavor in the future, as it ever has
been in the past, to further to the full extent
of my abilities the interests of the ward
which represent,
WILLIAM A. VAN SLYKE.
Terrence Kenney, Van Sykes opponent.
IS making gallant fight and is confident Of
winning.
THE FIRST WARD.
The Republicans are doing their dirty
work here and trying to buldoZe the col
ored voters into voting for George Eckels.
Tom Jefferson said yesterday that he saw
no reason why the colored citizens of the
ward should vote for Mr.. Eckels, as when
he opened his saloon on Jackson street sew
eral years ago he accepted the patronage
of the colored citizens, but when he opened
IN the better quarters that he now occu-
pies. he refused to allow colored man to
enter his place. On the contrary, Pat Con-
ley has always given the coiored citizens
the freedom Of his house. Judge Schoon-
maker, candidate for associate judge of
the municipal court is scheming. and
yesterday circulated 1000 tickets in
n Cfyinf Of
headed Democratic ticket, bearing the
name of George Refs for city treas
urer and himself for associate Judge.
The trick is too palpable to successfully
work. as Frank Ford is the regular Demo-
cratic nominee for the associate judgeship.
and he will be elected. Every Democratic
voter should see that this deception is not
played on them. Read your ballot we'll be-
fore casting it.
HIS DEALINGS SQUARE.
Frank Ford writes the following commu-
nicatiOn
To the Editor of the Globe:
Let me take a little more of your space in
answering questions propounded to me in
Sunday issue of the Pioneer Press upon the
subject of tax certificates. 1 would say that
do not make it my special business to ac
qulre title to real estate in this city, or else
where, at delinquent tax sales. So the few
cases, probably ten 10), in which | have held
tax certificates upon which the time for re-
demption had expired, 1 have never required
any particular part or proper
ton OF the value of the property of the owner
before relinquishing title, nor have I ever
made any particular demand. always readily
agreeing with him upon a reasonable COM
pensation. have never, to the best of nv
recollection, received anything like one-tenth
of the value of any property before relin-
QniShinO wi T ho6 +ha
erty three or four years. I never required
Bishop Ireland to pay S25 to SIS per lot for
the redemption of property for which l paid
seventy-five to eighty cents at a tax sale
The satisfactoriness of my settlement with
the bishop was amply proven by the state
ment made by Mr.. Kelly in your Sunday ISSUE
do not now hold, nor have 1 ever held, tax
title upon property Yned by a man named
Fitzgerald. Very truly, FRANK FORD
DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.
81 don't see," said prominent Republi-
can yesterday, chow anybodOdy can vote
for Maj. Newson after he has made this
talk of being Republican. EVERYBODY
knows who knows him at all, that he has
been in every political party ever organ
lied and looking for office. He has been
and is now a Prohibitionist and a high
license man and will always lend his inffu-
ence in that direction. He began to preach
among the labOring men because he thought
he saw a chance to be pushed into an
office"
POLITICAL CHIPS.
Frank Gels is making q good canvass and is
confidential that he is ahead. His friends
share his confidence and will work to-day to
pull him through. Mr.. Gels is a young man
but has been resident of st. Paul from his
boyhood and would probably make a credit
able representative.
The fight between Keigher and Weber in
the Third district of the Fourth ward will be
a hot one. Both men are working hard and
both men have strong backing, but Keigher's
superior executive abilities are recognized
and he will cOmein safe
1t she ID be remembered that w. T. Bickel
who is running for alderman against C. O.
Cullen, is young man hardly more than
twenty-one years old and not the president OF
the Germania Bank.
Bob Smith, in the First district of the
Fourth ward, is all right, but the opposition
Will make hard fight TO win. Mr.. Harity's
record as politician is not of sufficient i'm
portance to carry him to the front
William Bickel has been working hard for
the past few days, but o. o. Cullen was not
caught mapping and has also been putting in
some good work.
In the Sixth ward the fight will be three
cornered, with the chances in favor of
Bryant.
Don't forget that ''Bob'' Smith is a man of
influence and representative to be proud of.
Remember Newson is poet. George Refs
is q business man.
Remember that Keigher is friend of the
wOrkingman.
Read the names on your ticket before cast
ing it.
Look out for tricksters
Business Suits TO Order
At SIT, $40, S22. so and S25 at Wana,
makers tailoring agency, "a East Third
street.