St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-31
sTOCKYARDs' STRUGGLE.
Great Interest in the Election &c
Ee Held Next Tuesday.

Great Interest in the Election to
Ee Held Next Tuesday.
A rumor was circulating up here last
night that Charles Fitch had withdrawn
from the race with Mike Gahan for the
mayoralty of South st. Paul, in the Clec-
ton which will occur on June 2-neXt
Tuesday. In response to an inquiry
his private secretary, f. L. Henderson,
telegraphed:
Nil. Fitch has not withdrawn; he's
not that kind of a man."
The South st. Paul election is the
frSt.to he held under the new Mime
sofa law, which is based on the Austria
liam system. The candidates in the
field are:
citizens Ticket-Mayor, Charles Fitch;
city treasurer, Marcus j. Lienau; city re-
corder, p. Il. Connolly; city justices, l.. N.
Bryant, NJ. j. Doyle Ind). Aldermen
First ward, B. Converse, y. j. Shea; Second
ward, James Reed B. Wurst; Third ward, j.
j, O'Erieu, NJ. r. Nichols
Peoples Ticket-Mayor NJ. Gahan; city
treasurer, Gus Staff; city recorder, Paul Mil
Ter, city justice, John LEHMAN. Aldermen
First ward, \. II. Rosen, James Dixon; Sec
ond ward James Reed, j. B. Fitzgerald; ;
Third ward. f. L. Sutton, L. y. Bye.
The fight seems to be between the old
officials who were recently legislated
out of Office and the new men who have
been nominated by the citizens and
labor element The latter have been
shrewd enough to select householders
and taxpayers for most of the positions
while the Peoples ticket represents a
much smaller interest i'll the welfare of
the Stockyard city. At the head of the
ticket is Charles Fitch, we'll known
live stock commission man. His op-
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the Minnesota Packing an Pre- 81 /
company.
MI. Lienau, for treasurer, is a nephew
of Senator Lienau, Of this city. He has
kept the treaSurer'S books at South st.
Paul before, and has abundant backing
to add to his well-known ability.
Against him runs Gus Stapf, the pres
ent incumbent. who was born in Castle
Rock. Minn., in 1864, and entered bust
ness in South st. Paul four years ago.
He bears good reputation, is we'll
liked and has been quite successful.
For City Justice l.. \. Bryant, John
Heiman and NJ. J. Doyle, are running.
Mr.. Doyle has served a term in the dis
pensatIOn OF justice, and seems to be
quite in favor. In fact, other indepen-
dent candidates have given way to him.
The fight on the Office Of city recorder
is between Paul Miller, an expert ac-
countant. and p. R. Connolly, the pres
ent city clerk.
James Reed, for alderman of the Sec
ond ward, and Elmer j. Cleary for con-
stable, are indorsed by both parties.
The other aldermen are quite evenly
matched.
The issue of s165,OOO bonds of South
st. Paul, authorized by the legislature.
makes some of the Offices of more than
ordinary Importance. With reference
to the placing of bridge bonds, $4,000,
which were dated May 2S, Mayor w. G..
Denney, OF South st. Paul, said yester-
day:
do not think they will be sold until New
port and Inyer Grove, who are also author
ized to issue bonds for the same purpose, are
heard from favorably. ! don't know Just
what the parties to the bridge building want
TO do. I'm not on the inside now, but the
proceedings were straight, and l would like
to see the bridge built as soon as possible
You can't blame men for acting expeditions
ly and for taking advantage of the points of
law that were i'll their favor. The bridge
will benefit all these places, will cost S295,-
COO, and deserves support"