St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-26
How the Democratic Mayor
atty Nomination Question
Seems to Be Shaping.
Candidates for the Vario us
City Offices Who Will Be
Chosen Tomorrow.
Uncle Loren Fletcher's Name
Apouses Loud and Long
Republican Kicks.

IO-mOfr0W'S convention. Inc CdDul-
dacy of Ames and Foote is believed by
many to be the starting point of split
in the party. Some have even gone so
far as to say that should P. B. Winston
be the nominee of the party. Foote will
push AmeS forward as all independent
candidate. and some persons have been
found who are hot-headed enough to
advise Foote to take such action. There
is little danger of any such result, how
ever. Such movement on the part OF
either Ames or Foote would mean po-
litical suicide on the part of those gen.
tlemen. Both have frequently de-
clared that the Democratic party is
greater than any man. There is no
good reason to believe that they were
insincere when they said it. They
would be virtually eating their own
words and divOrcing from themselves
the admiration of all true men should
they take any such action. 1t is scarce
ly possible that either contemplates any
such action.
All day yesterday the air around the
places where Democrats do congregate
was full of political talk. most of it CEN
tering about the mayOralty. Ii is an
undeniable fact that the sentiment
throughout the party at large is in favor
of Winston. He made the run two
years ago, with everything against him,
and ran nearly 5000 ahead Of his ticket.
The people say, Let him try it again."
especially as there is good prospect of
the nominees success, ami with the
feeling largely in Winston's favor. 1t
is needless to enumerate the points
made against the other two candidates
by good Democrats who are solicitious
for the success of the party. 1t has
been said that the antagonism of the
Irish and Catholic population of the
city toward Ames has evaporated. Such
statements are a long way from the
truth. That feeling of opposition which
was aroused by Ames' unfortunate in
terview Of nearly year ago has never
disappeared. While it does not appear
on the surface. it shoulders as the
fires of Vesuvius. ready, if in
the least disturbed, to burst
forth in all its violence. 1t would, too,
if again aroused, undeniably injure the
remainder of the Democratic ticket. AS
is we'll known, the opposition to Foote
comes mainly from the laboring classes.
While it is true that Foote'S attitude on
the eight-hour question when he was
chairman of the water board has been
misrepresented. it is just as true that
explanations are always awkward. and
the opposition would lay hold of that
little incidence and work it for all
Moreover, feeling has gone
erroneous idea, that Foote has used his
position as chairman of the city com
mittee to further his plans in regard to
the mayoralty. 1t is asserted, though
with what truth is not known, that the
primary inspectors are all Foote men,
and that printed tickets for the primar-
les have been generally circulated, all of
the names upon them being those of
Foote men, This alleged attempt to
use 1.-The machine" so extensively has
aroused much antagonism.
Now, all this talk has gone on with
the understanding that all three men
Winston, AmeS and Foote-are still
candidates for the nomination. 1t is
conceded that any one of them will &C
cept the nomination if rendered. Win
ston, it is we'll known, will have nothing
to do with it if it should come to him
as the result of factiOnal fight and at
the risk of creating a split, however
slight. in the ranks of the party. There
is no denying the fact that he is, by a
large majority. the choice of the party.
He is the man whom the rank and file
of the party want to see NOM
mated. Although it has been said
that the German wing of the
party favorS the nomination eff some
cannidate. there is nothing certain about
such feeling. Winston is looked upon
as the man who can unite the party
more solidly at this juncture than any
man in the city. In the light Of these
facts, considering that there is Opposi
ton to both AmeS and Footc, and that
Winston is the choice of the people, it
is suggested that. at to-morrow's con-
vention, the politicians keep their
hands off and let the people decide just
who is wanted for mayor. The result
is sure to be satisfactory.
Last night about fifty Democrats as
sembled at the Jefferson club, the idea
being that Messrs. Winston, Foote and
Ames should define their positions.
Winston and Foote were there, but
Ames didn't appear, and when a com
mittee was sent out for him it developed
that he had retreated to the fastness of
the soldiers home. Under the circum-
stances it was thought hardly fair that
Winston and Foote should be made to
declare themselves or give any assur
anceS that were not required of the
genial doctor, so nothing was done.
The Democratic city convention,
which is to be held tomorrow at Har-
monia hall at 10 o'clock, will place in
nomination candidates for mayor, city
treasurer, city comptroller. three mem
bers of the board of education, four
members of the board of park commits
sionerS, two members of the library
board, three justices of the peace-one
from that portion of the river lying on
the east side of the river; one from that
portion of the west side of the city lying
above First avenue south, and one from
that portion of the west side of the city
lying below First avenue south.
The following named gentlemen are
the candidates for the various positions:
For mayor, Dr.. A. A. AmeS, G. M. Foote
and P. B. Winston; for city treasurer,
Thomas j. Buxton and K. Kortgaard;
for comptroller, F.. G. Holbrooll and
Scion Armstrong; for justices of the
peace, j. ID. Shelter and w. G. Nye.
All of these men are not actively seek
lIlS uO1iiidJlOllS, do 1Ol luoluHCOs w III
ston; but it is pretty certain that any
one of them would accept were he ten
dered the place. For city treasurer,
Buxton has the prestige of having held
the Office for some time and to have at
tended to its duties in a man.
ner satisfactory to every one.
At the same time that there is
feeling against him on that account,
and as the Scandinavian element must
be represented on the ticket, Kortgaard
stands a good chance of being nomi-
mated. He is cashier of the State bank.
Similar grounds prevail in the contest
for the nomination for comptroller.
Holbrook made a good comptroller when
he held the Office before, and he has
hosts of friends; but the East side
Democrats will insist upon having at
least one man on the city ticket. Scion
Armstrong, for city comptroller, is the
man they want to put upon the ticket.
He will receive the solid support
of the East side delegations in to-mor-
rows convention. There the matter
rests and the convention will do the
rest. The chances are about even on
either Holbrook or Armstrong, but a
new candidate has recently appeared.
John P. Fitzgerald, formerly the leader