St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-15
Aldermen Who Want to Rep
resent Their Wards Once
More.
Some Would Like to Go to
the Legislature, and One
to Be a Judge.
Interesting Fractional Fights
Will Be the Order in Sew
eral Districts.
The Republican Majority in
the Council Will Be Ma
terially Decreased.


The fact that only one member of the
council is to be elected from each ward
at the coming November election has
been sufficient cause for many of the as
pirants for public honors to commence
to get their wires in position ready to
pull them when the proper time arrives
for "fxing" the several caucuses. At
present the city council consists of three
aldermen from each ward, or thirty-nine
members; but after January next the
membership will be reduced to thirty
six. Now there are four Democratic
and thirty-ive Republican members;
but, from the present indications, the
next city council will contain at least
nine Democrats. 1t is possible that
Democrats will be returned from the
First, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh,
Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh wards, al
though the Republicans still have some
hope of returning some of the present
members. In the First ward John T.
MCGOWAN, Democrat, holds over, and
the terms of Joseph lngenhutt and
Fred Bruesha Der Jr. expire. Ingenhutt
has been prominently mentioned as SEN
ator from the district which is composed
of the First and Second wards; and,
as the nomination is equivalent to an
election it is very probable that he will
accept. Since the Doodle charges have
been made Brueshaber has taken but
little part in active politics, although
everybody feels sure that when his case
comes to trial it can only end in an ac-
ouittal; still the leaders fear that if he
is nominated the opposition may make
political capital out of the charges, and
he will probably be compelled to stand
aside for John Fleetham. President E.
NJ. johnson, OF the council, holds over
and both Fred BarroWS and Vernon M.
Smith would like to return to their
seats. AS Mr.. Barrows lives in the
same end of the Second ward with John
son, it is possible Mr.. Smith will be the
man selected. The Third ward will re-
turn Democrat, without doubt. John
A. Gilman can succeed himself if he
wants to, but Mr.. Gilman says he has
had all of political life he wants.
Charles P. Eustad would like to return,
but as he is Republican, and the ward
is now Democratic, he stands but little
show of election even if he secures the
nomination.
There may be lively times in the
Fourth ward. E. G. Potter is the four
year man and prospective candidate
for mayor, but he will not resign his
Office unless he is elected to preside over
the meetings of the board ofpolice COM
missioners. and that isn't very likely.
ture, and, as he stands in with the peo-
pie who dictate to the voters who their
candidates shall be,he may get the NOM
ination, which, barring accident, means
an election. S. B. Loye will probably
be nominated to succeed himself; but,
as many of the younger element of the
party have not yet forgiven him for his
opposition to the base ball park, Henry
Morse, who will probably be the Demo-
cratic choice, stands an excellent chance
of election. Thomas Downs and DR..
Henry Brazie are the retiring members
from the Fifth ward. Mr.. Downs
has a hobby, and he proposes to
ride it for all 1t is worth.
He wants MINNEAPOLIS to have
board of public works, and he will
make strong fight for the legislature
with that end in view. Should he fail
he would accept position on the board
of public works as soon as it was Gre
ated. DR.. Brazie will be a candidate for
reelection, provided he secures the
nomination. He wants the city to build
new city hospital on the university
grounds, and as physician and council
man he has taken keen interest in the
project. The Democrats will probably
nominate AlonZo Phillips, and should he
accept the nomination, DR.. Brazie might
as we'll make up his mind to retire.
Both John A. Swanson and Chris FL
lingsen would like to succeed themselves
as aldermen from the Sixth ward. and
with fight in prospect it is more
than likely that Clarence john
son or N. o. Sunday or some unknown
who represents tariff reform will
quietly walk away with the prize.
the Republican ranks in the Seventh
ward. John II. Parry is the four year
man in the council, but some of the Re-
publican leaders would like to have
him out of the way, as his career as an
alderman has not been so brilliant as
was hoped for. 1t is barely possible
that he will be offered the nomination
for the legislature, provided he will re-
sign his seat in the council. This
would make place ON the ticket for j.
Nj. Meloy and Ole P. Flatten, both of
whom are anxious to return. Should
Parry refuse to retire in the interest of
harmony there will be bitter fight be-
tween the two retiring members, which
will probably result in the election of
Thomas P. DWyer or some other good
Democrat.
Out in the Eighth ward there are al
ready two combinations. One slate
names DR.. f. E. Hansen for alderman,
Ed Terrence for the senate and Judson
N. Cross for representative. The other
slate is ]. G. Sterling for alderman,
John Day Smith for the senate and At
torney Croker for representative. Both
sides are firm, and from the present out
look there is but little chance for a CON-
promise, and should the fight be kept
up George Cooley might slip into the
council, with Paris, Democrat, good
second. In the Ninth ward j. 81. Brad
ish is the four-year man, but he would
like very much to be addressed as
"judge," and he will make something
of q canvass for the nomination
for judge of the probate court.
Should he secure the nomina-
ton he will probably resign
his seat in the council and leave clear
| Vogt. But their election is conceded to
be doubtful, and it is generally thought
that John Kerr, who led the Democratic
ticket two years ago, will be elected if
he is given the nomination. 1t is al
| most certain that the Tenth ward will
return Democrat in place of William
j. 3ursell and Benjamin 81. Billings.
Mr.. Bursell will probably receive the
Republican nomination, but he can be
defeated easily by either Henry Oswald
or F. A. Schwartz, who was defeated