St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-07
COMING CANDIDATES.
States Are Being Made for the Next
City Election.
WHO WILL DRAW PRIZES?
A New Deal All Around BRINGS Out
Many Aspirants for Official
Hanors.

The coming municipal election which
takes place Tuesday, May s, promises
to be a most interesting one. On that
day the following officers will be voted
for: Mayor. city treasurer, comptroller,
seventeen aldermen, two constables and
two justices of the peace. 1t will be in
teresting for the reason that this will be
the first election since the legislature
arranged the new ward boundaries, and
therefore considerable speculation ex-
lists as to the political complexion OF
these wards.
Although the day Of election is dis
tant over two months, nevertheless the
air is filled with ''politix" and states
are being made and broken daily.
For the position of mayor the name
most often mentioned is that of the
present incumbent. Robert A. Smith.
In street corner discussion you will
hear the names of William Bickel, of
the Germania bank w. A. Van Slyke
and Albert Scheffer mentioned for the
city's chief executive Office. But those
are few who profess to think any OF
them would run with much show of
success ''if Bob Smith wants it,"
For the Office of city treasurer
there are three names mentioned
George Refs and p. j. DreiS. Demo-
crats,a and Peter Thauwald, Republican.
Mr.. Refs is serving his third term in
that position, but whether he will re-
ceive the nomination again remains to
be seen.
For the Office of city comptroller there
~ fI,A N
and present incumbent, John Roche,
and ex-County Auditor j. j. McCardy.
Honest john has mortgage on this
office by virture of twenty years lease
of that position.
FOR ALDERMEN.
The principal interest, however, cen
tiers in the Office of alderman. There
are seventeen of these to be elected, one
from each of the eleven wards and six
at large.
In the First ward those most prOmi-
nentIy mentioned for aldermanic honorss
are: Andrew P. Olson, Democrat, and
j. G. Elmquist, Republican.
The Second ward is ''chock" full of
candidates. Thomas Davis, Patrick
Kelly mot Up. H."), Patrick S. Dawson,
Robert HerSt and Peter BOtt, it is said,
would like to serve their constituency
in the capacity of alderman on the
Democratic side, while George Free
man is spoken of as the Republican
candidate.
In the Third ward Patrick Conley is
before the public, and few others have
as yet appeared in the field.
In the Fourth ward the following
timber will furnish material for an
aldermanic mansion: Thomas Grace
0tCs
William Bickel, S. Lee Davis, Charles
Monfort and August Hammer, Republi-
cans.
The Fifth ward is modest
if nothing else, and its citizens are con-
templating the following names: Ber-
nard Ryan, Mic Hardy and Col. Crooks,
Democrats; and William BanhOlzer, Re-
publican.
The Sixth ward covers great deal OF
territory, and, necessarily, quite num-
Der who wouldn't object to an alder
manic plum. Those principally men,
toned in this connection are: E. r.
Bryant, C. FL. Lienau, p. r. Mcdonnell
and Frank A. Giles, Democrats; G. B.
Lawton, William Bole aud F. B. Doran,
Republicans.
There will be lively times IN the Sey-
enth ward, that. is. if the gentlemen
chiefly spoken of in connection with the
fight for alderman there will be nomi-
mated. Cornelius Riley is mentioned by
the Democrats. and A. e.. Foster, of
Griggs 81 Foster, by the Republicans.
In the Eighth ward the Republicans
are talking of renominating Henry
Weber, the present incumbent. The
Democrats most prominently spoken of
are II. II. Athey, Michael Lux and ex-
Chief of Police Weber.
In the Ninth ward the names of the
following gentlemen are considerably
discussed: G. H. PetSch, p. J. Fortune
and Michael OToole, Democrats; e. d.
Kerr, Republican. The Democrats of
the Tenth ward have not as yet put for
ward man. The Republicans will
probably select candidate from either
Of the following: Messrs. Pratt, Wal
lace and Partridge.
In the Eleventh ward Dan Baker may
be chosen the Democratic standard
bearer, and Peter Boland the Repub-
lican. These are mentioned as candi-
dates at large: W. A. Van Slyke, Pat
rick Keigher, William Hamm, John Dow
Ian, G. W. Griggs, Joseph Minea, o. O..
Cullen and Henry Harrity. The above
gentlemen are all Democrats. Mr.. Har-
rity belongs to the Knights of Labor.
The names of w. HI. SanbOrn, Judge
Burr, Stanford Newell and Henry
Johns are spoken of among the Repub-
Leans.