St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-18
HUNGRY AND THIRSTY. -
The Clamoring Patriots Who
Want the Flesh Pots.

anu the FLESH fOVSs
Almost before the votes which were
cast on election day had been counted,
numerous ambitious individuals, began
to hustle around among the politicians,
Seeking to get their signatures to petit
tionS asking to have the petitioners APP
Ifointed to as many Offices. 6 ALL of
these individuals seem to be actuated by
a faith that 1.-The early bird catches the
worm, "and in consequence the life of the
politician with influence is not happy
one. OF all the politicians" probably
the newly elected alderman is annoyed
the worst, and he is sought at his home,
at his offic on the street and even at
church ny persons who are alter some
municipal appointment, and Whe are In
meed of woes in tile council to get it.
He is told by the seeker after office
how much he owes the petitioner
for the tremendous influence which
was welded in his behalf during the
campaign by the petitioner, and how if
lit had not been for this influence he
would have been surely defeated, and
how his opponent sought to obtain this
influence, by making MANY tempting of
fGrs to the petitioner. The Pc itioper
also remembers to explain to his i'm
happy and badly bored friend how he
is peculiarly and especially lifted to per-
form the duties of the Once which he
seeks. and how. in the interest OF re-
forui and good government it is the
duty of his friend til vote for him. One
OF the most active of the huStlers after
a municipal appointment is Frank j.
Mead. the rebel yell' editor of the
Tribune. Frank is a candidate for the
position of city clerk. and bases his
claim to this lucrative Office
upon the active support Which
he gave the Republican candidate for
mayor. and which he considers
was the particular reason why Babb
was elected. He also considers that his
former record as Democratic clerk len-
titles him to have precedence over his
Republican competitors for this Office
Among his competitors are A. NJ.
Scott, who has been the deputy;in the
Office of the judge of probate for seven
years Charles f. Haney. who has been
an active Republican partisan for years,
and was never rewarded for his sery-
ices; E. M. Mabie, who is willing to give
up his INSURANCE. business for, 1.-The $4,000,
which the clerks Office pays; G. a.
Bartlett, the well-known real estate
man; Strella l.. White. a former deputy
in this office under Selah Matthews,
who has already enjoyed the enfelu-
mentS of this Office fol nine successive
years.
/; For the position of city engineer. WITH
it's salary of 81. 500. eX-Ald. George Nv.
Cooley is candidate. and as his only
opponent is the present incumbent, who
is Democrat. it is generally thought
that he has clear field. -; tt
EX-Auditor Frank. S. Mcdonald: has
probably got sinch on the office. Of city
assessor, at least he is the only .aSplraht
for this Office, and almost. every .,one
acknowledges that he is particularly
we'll qualified to fill it. For chief of the
fire department there are two candi-
dates, the presentincumbent. f. l.. Stet-
son and ex-Sherltf VIM Bracket, who
was StetSOl's predecessor. For, super
intendent of poor, the candidates. are
Frank Siocum, formerly county. treas
urer; ex-Ald. Cal Clark, C. l.. Snider, j.
M. Parker. Albert Lawrence and Robert
Pratt. Verdine TruesdaIe and G. l..
GOye are also willing to accept this
office. -: 90.
For Superintendent of the workhouse.
eX-Sheritf George III. Johnson, eX-Chief
of Police John West and ex-Ald. Gar.
s.Tey are candidates. j..
-, For city attorney, the candidates are
.eS-County Attorney W. E. Hale, G. II.
Benton, r. G. Evans. Judson n. Cross.
X. ID. Russell, j. o. Pierce and Carmen
n. Smith.
ae For clerk of the municipal court, the
Candidates are Henry j. Altnow and l..
e. Wheeler, who are at present depu-
ties iyr the office of the clerk of court,
aand Raleigh A. Daily, who is at present
deputy clerk of the municipal court.
The office of janitor of the city hall
has been conceded to the colored people,
Eand the candidates are Washington
Rogers, John G. Sterritt and j. L. Thur
:Hlan.
5s For superintendent OF the water
oworks the candidates are Bernard Hunt.
George w. Marchant. John Fleetham,
II. E. Blaisdell, ex-Aldermen Stoneman
and :Muldoon and F. x. Hofl. The
candidates for government positions
are Timothy E. Byrnes for postmaster,
Eugene Hay for district attorney, and
for consulships the aspirants are Ed
ward j.. Davenport, Aiberton Il. Hall,
Charles P. Preston, George HUM. r. G.
Evans (if he does not get the office OF
city attorney. John Washburn, A. F.
Gale, Charles Robinson, William Cum
derson and q. NJ. Laraway.