St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-13
THE POLITICAL GRIND.
New Republican Candidate
for Probate Judge in j.
H. Steele.
j. A. Moore, the "Human
Brute" Gets Ninety
Days.
The Soldiers Home Trustees
Held Their Annual
Meeting.
The Harris Theater to Be Sold
to the Grand Opera House
Syndicate.

A new and very formidable candidate
for probate judge on the Republican
ticket has come to light in the person of
john FL. Steele. Mr.. Steele is one of
the older of the young set of lawyers of
the Hennepin county bar, and is very
popular. He came to Minneapolis
seven years ago from Illinois, and has
practiced law here ever since. He is
rated as good lawyer, and has
been able to hold his own with
the best members of the profession.
He was connected with the prosecution
of the Nels White case against the
South town police, and it was largely
due to his fearlessness and good judg
ment that such large verdict was Sc
cured. Ever since coming here he has
taken all interest in politics, mostly in
behalf of his friends, but he has never
asked an Office before. While Steele
Is not making particularly
hot personal canvass, his friends
are doing much for him, and
their efforts are being so directed as to
be almost certain OF producing good re-
suits. So far there has not been can
didate for the place of probate judge on
the Republican ticket mentioned who is
not dyed-in-the-w politician. and
identified with some gang or combi-
nation. The younger lawyers, and
many of the older ones. who are OPP
posed to purely partisan politics in the
matter of the judiciary are all support
ing Steele. If the Endorsement of his
professional brethren goes for much
Mr.. Steele stands good show of cap
turing the nomination.
1t was another busy meeting Of the
Jefferson club that held last night, and
a good deal of business was carried
through. Some twenty-four new men,
bers were admitted. and all the bills in
Cured by the banquet last week were
audited and settled. The club has got
into shape now, so that the work of the
campaign can be undertaken and car
RED on thoroughly in the different
wards. all arrangements for such opera
tiOns having been completed. James B.
McADee, of Chicago, alderman from the
Twenty-fourth ward of that city, was
guest of the club, and made short
speech congratulating the club on it's
efficient organization and work.
For some reason the Republican Or
ganS are chary of saying anything about
Haugan for mayor. The truth seems to
be that Haugan is such strong candi-
date that the would-be leaders of the
party in local affairs fear him. Hangar
refused to have anything to do with the
proposed combination which aimed to
put him on the state Republican ticket
with Merriam, so that Hennepin cOun-
ty could be held solid for the
banker candidate. His refusal was not
because of his dislike for politics and
his love for quiet life, free from the
petty tribulations of the ambitious pol
iticianS-for Hangar resembles Caesar
in that respect. Haugan declined to
have anything to do with the Merriam
crowd because his ambition lies not in
that direction. 1t is toward the leather
seated swinging chair and roll-top desk
now used by the Corpulent Babb, that
the Scandal bank cashiers political eye
is turned.
To those who know Haugan, it is no
secret that the desire to be mayor has
filled his broad breast for nearly two
years now. He is strong with the Scan
dinavians, does not incur the enmity of
honest-minded citizens by anti-Catholic
affiliations and is level-headed bust
ness man. All these things favor his
candidacy. But the Republicans can
not nominate Haugan on the Reform
with double line R-platform which
supported the Republican can
which the Republican party in
Minneapolis is pledged. Haugan is not
a reformer, in the sense that he would
follow the Babb policy. Nay, more, he
is an enemy of that policy. Hence, he
cannot be nominated by consistent Re-
publicans. AS for George w. Shep-
herd, who has been mentioned as q can
didate for treasurer on the ticket with
Haugan, he is the candidate of the
bankers, who desire that some one else
shall for time enjoy the good thing
which has been the property of E. III.
Moulton for several years. Shepherd is
a careful banker, and is looked upon as
one who would take good care of the
city's finances.
Potter never for one day. relapses
from hustling for the mayoralty nomi-
nation. When nothing else offers, he
gets himself interviewed on the electric
lighting business, the city hospital, or
any of the various improvement mat
tiers before the public. His anti-Cath-
best for their chosen leader, but, in the
eyes of the intelligent public their sup
port is looked upon as rather an equiv
Ocal argument.
The Fifth Ward Democratic club
meets tonight at SOL Washington ave-
nue. south.
R. d. Russell voices the Republican
idea off n-partisanship in the judi
ciary exactly. He says in the Evening
journal: personally, l am in favor of
keeping the judiciary out of politics,
but the Republicans do not propose to
concede three out of the six judgeships
to the Democrats, as they seem to
think they ought to have. We would
| put Judge Smith on the Republican
ticket. That would give the Democrats
two out of the six judges, and that is
all we think they can properly claim"
"Two out of six" yes, that's the
Republican idea of fair division with
the Democrats. This is a good year
to teach these gentlemen to respect the
rights of the minority which they have
so long Overridden.
MOORE GETS NINETY DAYS.