St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-08

dignity, and a disposition to put none
but good men in nomination.
1t was something of surprise, and
probably a source Of regret to his many
friends, that Mr.. ROCHE was not nomi-
mated for the office of comptroller, an
Office that he has filled with exceptional
ability and fidelity to his trust for a
great many years. But it occurred to
him, just as it has occurred to many
another longtime officeh0lder, that the
time came around at last when younger
and more active competitor outWinded
him in the race.
The ticket throughout is first-class
one, and will commend itself to the in
telligent voters of the city. AS before
stated, it is pity that all of the good
names that were presented to the con-
vention could not have found place on
the ticket. But there were just so many
places to be filled, and where there were
two or more persons contesting for the
same place only one could be chosen,
and the others had to be left.
The nominees are so we'll known to
the people of st. Paul, the mere men
ton of their names is sufficient eulogy
Mayor SMITHS name is one that would
adorn the head of any ticket. His record
Is written in the growth and develop,
ment of this great metropolis. Always
foremost in every public enterprise, he
has devoted his time, his abilities and
energies to the upbuilding of the city
and the promotion of its welfare. Dur
ing the thirty-fve years he has lived in
st. Paul he has held many positions OF
public trust, and no one has ever
questioned his integrity, his ca
pacity or his fidelity. Mr.. REFS
has performed the duties of city
treasurer SO satisfactorily during
his present term that no one had the
temerity to contest his denomination,
and no one questions his reelection.
He is man of sterling honesty, and
there is no one into whose hands the
keys of the city vaults could be more
securely entrusted. Mr.. DAILY, the
nominee for city comptroller, is bright
and capable young man, whose nominal
ton was probably made in Difference to
the wishes of the laboring classes, who
had the right to ask for representative
on the ticket. Mr.. DAILY is not without
experience in public life, having served
on the board of county commissioners,
and there is every reason to believe that
he will make good comptroller.
fThnra avnraccinnc nf o.
greet INDUCED in that in the makeup of
the aldermanic ticket the name OF MI.
VAN SLYKE had to be omitted. But he is
so serviceable in his position of park COM
missioner,it is probable that the conven-
ton did not think it wisdom to move him
from his present sphere of public use
fulness. Of the six nominees for alder
men at large, five of them, Messrs.
DOwLAN, MINEA, RYAN, HAMM and
PETsCH, are now members of the city
council, and each has a good record.
They have served the city well and
faithfully, and merit reelection. An
act of justice was done to our large
and most respectable French population
in the nomination of Mr.. DION, gen.
tleman who is eminently qualified for
this or any other position.
The convention was fortunate that in
the construction of the ticket, in addi-
ton to naming competent men for the
various places, all classes have been
represented. 1t is worthy Of observation
that, while on the aldermanic ticket the
Irish, French and German populations
are properly represented, and all of the
names are of foreign origin, still there
are only two of the candidates of foreign
birth. The others are native Americans.
In the nominations for the subOrdi-
nate places on the ticket the convention
seemed to have exercised the same dis
erection it did in selecting candidates for
the more important places. The nomi-
nation of Judge SCHOoNMAKER for
associate municipal judge showed the
entire absence of anything like bitter
partisan feeling, and was a graceful
recognition of Judge SCHooNMAKER's
fitness for the place. The renomina-
ton by reclamation of Judge FRED
ERIcK NELSON was the proper thing,
as there was also an appropriateness in
the denomination of Judge BURGESS
and the nominations of MesSrS. BREN-
NAN and WARD.
All in all, the convention did capital
days work, and its action will be in
dorsed at the polls.