St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-23
BEREFT OF HOPE.
Republicans Do Not Know What to Do in
the Spring Campaign.
SOME OF THE CANDIDATES
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Except in the First Ward There Are No
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ar,.W nat the R6puDIIcaQS III CtlS CITY
Intend to do in the spring campaign
they don't seem to know. Neither does
anybody else. The city committee will
meet soon. Sam Nichols is chairman,
but he takes about as little interest in
the coming fight as if all his hopes were
strapped up in the future of Great
Falls, Mont.
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e 1T was given out, however, yesterday
afternoon that the Republicans intend
to place a straight ticket in the field and
make fight. But who is going to be
their candidate for mayor? They are in
agony over this great problem. There
are several sanguine aspirants. One is
Col. A. r. Kiefer, who was once
clerk of courts in this county;
another is William Bickel, the banker;
another, Walter III. Sanborn, alderman
and lawyer: another, E. G. Rogers, law
yer and retiring member OF the leglS-
lature. All these gentlemen want the
nomination and are ripping up each
other in the hope Of individual success.
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Albert Scheffer does not want the
nomination, but with the proyerbial
contrariety of Republican desires he is
the very man great many Republicans
would like to have nominated. They
claim he could get the entire German
vote. On the other hand, it is asserted
that his own party would knife him,
for wouldn't his mayoralty success mean
Mr.. Merriam's gubernatorial defeat?
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No man that the Republicans would
put up for city comptroller would be
able to defeat John Roche, if Mr.. Roche
was again renominated. No candidate
for city treasurer has yet been men
toned.
There seems to be an indifference as
to alderma nic candidates except in the
First ward, where eX-Deputy Sheriff
John Blom has things pretty much his
own way. MI. Olson, who was the
Democratic choice, is willing to leave
the field clear for Mr.. Blom.
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In the Second ward George Freeman
is the only man spoken of, and he is re-
garded as very weak. In the Third
ward Doc Nelson is anxious to be laid
out by Aid. Pat Conley, and in the
Fourth ward W. F. Bickel aspires to the
will, probably, run in the Seventh ward
if he doesn't get the nomination of
mayor.
The statement that there is struggle
between Aid. John Dowlan and Charlie
Petsch for the Democratic nomination
in the Ninth ward couldn't be farther
from the truth. Neither will stand in
the way of the other.
For Worthy Charity.
A grand concert under the auspices
Of the Ladies' Aid Society of the st.
Paul Homeopathic hospital will be
given at Dyer's music rooms this even
ing, for the benefit of the hospital. The
worthiness of the charity should insure
liberal patronage. The following inter
esting programme has been arranged
for the evening: Medley OF Waltzes,
Banjo Club; Double Quartette, 'Break
of Morn," Abt; Song, ''Liete Signori,"
Meyerbeer, Mrs. D. F. De Wolf; Over
ture to '.semiramide," Rossini two
pianos. eight hands,, Miss Ella Morris,
Mrs. W. Ell. Eddy, Miss Helen Murray,
G. G. Titcomb; Song, "Night Watch"
Pinsnti, ID. f. Colville; Song, 'sCome to
My Heart" Willard, Mr.. and Mrs. d. F.
DE Wolf; Song, Goodbye" .Tosti,
Mis-. D. A. Curtiss; shepherd Boy"
Banjo Club; Quartette, ''EccO Quel
Fiero istante," Costa, Mr.. and Mrs. De
Wolf, Mrs. Curtiss and Mr.. COlville; G.
e. TitcOmb, accOmpaniSt.