St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-01
Hayor Babb, in Turning His
Ice Wagon Around, Upsets
Some Apple Carts.
The Adoleseent Young Repub-
licans Threaten to Make
Themselves Known.
Rufus Rand Now Talked Of as
the Victim for the Sac
rifice.
Ward and Legislative Politics
Are Beginning to Become
Interesting.

Now that Mayor Babb has announced
himself out of therace for another term.
the field is clear for the political sprint
ers. and they are already girding their
loins for the race. Strange though 1t
may appear, there are not as many will
ing one now as there were month
ago. The young banker, VIII O. Steele,
was so much elated over his chances of
a mayoralty nomination short time
ago that he could not wait until he had
finished lunch one day to tell reporter
what he proposed doing for himself in
politics this summer. "DaVe" Clough,
too, was considered a possible candi-
date, but so far ne has showed no dis
position to enter the local race, being in
hot pursuit of softer snap on the state
acknowledgements. A few
men like Col W. S. King, Joe Bassett
aud others are bent on taking up An
thony Kelly, claiming that he, being
leading business man and not having
antagonIzed any faction, would make
good run and give the city, if
elected. busineSSlike administration.
Mr.. Kelly, however, is in Europe with
his family, and will not likely return
until after all the conventions are held.
1t is scarcely possible that even so
smooth citizen as Col. King could per-
suade Democrat like Anthony Kelly to
accept a nomination from the Republl-
cans of Minneapolis. 1t is said that Mr..
Kelly is opposed to going into politics
at all. because of the lesson he learned
some years ago when he ran for treas
urer, He was buried beyond recovery,
aud since then has StudiousIy attended
to his grocery business. Though there
is a great deal of politics in the atmOs-
pheTe just now, there seems to be very
little ambition for mayoralty honors
among the Republicans. They know,
of course, that the next election will re-
suit in a complete Democratic victory
here.
The young Republicans threaten to
take mayOralty matters into their own
hands unless the older heads of the
party bestir themselves and do some
thing. To this end they propose to
meet some evening the coming week
possibly in City Attorney RusselPs
Of1ce-to talk over matters and decide
if possible on a maHOralty candidate.
A large number of this class of Republi-
cans favor the selection of Rufus Rand,
one of the family Of the late ex-Mayor
Rand, for mayor. He is now
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Minneapolis Gaslight company, and
being thoroughly acquainted with the
wants of Minneapolis, would in their
opinion make good mayor; besides he
might give such an administration as
his father did during his two terms in
the mayors chair. Another conSidera-
ton in connection with Rand's candi-
dacy, should he consent to make the
race, is that he has got lots of the cur
rent coin of the realm, and would not
miss $40, 900 or $780, 900. His friends say
that they believe he would make an ex-
cellent fight, with better chances than
any other candidate in sight for cleo
ton; that, not being of political turn
of mind, the taXpaying element, ire
gpectiVe Of party, would support him. 1t
is not so certain, however, that Mr..
Rand would accept any political Office,
particularly If he had to make a hard
fight to get it, besides squandering more
money than the Office would bring him
in ten years. An effort, however, will
be made to persuade him to enter the
race.
Tho decline of mayoralty stocks in
the Republican market during the week
is due to many good causes. Babb's re-
fusal to make the race has led many to
believe that the present mayor sees Re
publican defeat staring the party in the
face, and if there was any show for a
Republican, he would be in the race.
Another reason is that those who were
candidates two months ago find private
business" too important to neglect. A
third reason given is that former differ
ences in Democratic ranks are not Visi-
BILE this year, and everything seems to be
working tremendously there, which is
that if the right man is nominated on
their ticket he will be elected. By the
fright man" they mean man with a
barrel of money and the heart to spend
1t. They were hopeful of getting G. A.
Pillsbury to run, but, when delega-
ton waited on the prince of millers,
he replied that he would not run, and
that it was time for the Republicans of
Minneapolis to let the Pillsburys alone
and call on some other good citizen to
open his barrel.
The Fourth ward promises to pro-
tive and senatorial honors than any
ward in the city. Combinations are al
ready being made. 1t is not known
whether r. B. Langdon will want to re-
turn to the senate or not. But one
thing is sure, and that is no Republican
in the Twenty-ninth district, except it
be William Henry Eustis, will dare
raise his voice for any man until he
hears from LangdOn. AS John G. Os-
Wald is in Europe, and will not return
in time to lay Langdon out again, the
latter may content himself with giving
A. ]. Boardman or Emerson Cole a
chance of unmaking a few obnoxious
laws that are crushing the life out of
Minneapolis. 1t is said that Langdon
has already entered into a combination
with Boardman to beat Eustis for the
senate, and that Fletcher is bound to
do all he can for the park commits
sioner. This is but natural when it is
considered what a fight Langdon and
Fletcher made on Eustis in st. Paul
two years ago, when the latter wanted
to go to the Chicago convention. EustiS
being Blaine man and the opposition
being for Gresham, it was but natural
to expect hot fight tn ere. Eustis was
beaten, and ne blamed Fletcher and
Langdon for accomplishing his defeat.
Since then he has been preparing to
give them little of their own medi-
zine.
e. J. Davenport has senatorial aspira-
lions, but he may find it difficult to at
lend TO fences and make census returns
1t the same time. 2. Demeules thinks
ne would make as good representative
is any that adorned the capitol corridors
Tor some years past. and is already pre-
barring himself for the race. Free Lane,
bf course, wants to go to the legislature
lgain, but Justice Of the Peace Geist is