St. Paul daily globe., 1892-04-18

would have to get up petition IN OTdtr
to be placed ON the Australian ballot.
The leaders 10 not propose 10 take any
such chances as that. and their COuYcn-
tion viii be held today in due form. 1t
is expected the calls for the othcr par
ties Will be issued by tomorrow at the
latest.
The Evening Republican paper, in
It's cndeavor TO publish hot political
stuff" sometimes gets the babies badly
mixed, either through wllfull mlsfepre-
scntatiun or mlsquOting the authority
for the interview. In an interview with
T. j. Drcis. the nominee of the cabal,
published Saturday evening, Mr.. Ban
hOlZcr IS quoted as saying in recent
interview with that gentleman, that "he
had all the business he could attend TO-,
and did not want to run for Ofilce." The
interview referred 10 did not take place
recently but occurred nearly three
months ago, before city politics were
being discussed. In the early part OF
February MIR. Drei~ met Mr.. BanhOlZer,
and in reply TO Il question as to whether
he was candidate for the
Office Of city treasurer, Billy re-
piled that he had not given the matter
amy thought, aud supposed that George
stand for reelection, and, In view OF
the fact that ne mad been one OF the
most faithful and competent officials
the city had ever had, he was perfectly
satisfied TO see him run again, and
would help rc-clect him.
ir. BauhoZcr gave the matter very
Aluc luIlucr attention, and shortly
after this George Refs announced that
he would rot again be a candidate. As
soon as this declaration became public
the business men throughout the city
began talking of suitable man TO ill
the place, and. after canvass, cOnclud-
ed that no better man could be found
than Billy" BanhoIzer, provided he
would consent to become a candidate.
The Office is very important one,
and the handling Of all the city's
money requires a shrewd, sharp bust
ness man. In the selection of Mr.. Ban
holzer they found they had ayoung bust
ness man of uneXccptiOnally good quail
lCatOnS. Having enjoyed in his youth
good commercial training. he took hold
of his fathers business when he adj
Vanced In years and built up one Of the
most successful enterprises in the city.
and they decided that man who had
shown such business ability in his own
interests could safely be trusted with
the vast one at stake for the city and
handle the peoples money safely and
economically. Upon interviewing MI
BauhOlZer he stated that while he was
not seeking the office if il was the uHan-
lmOus wish OF the business men with
whom he came I'm daily contact, he
would make the run, but he wanted it
understood that it must be unani-
nous, and in the event of George
Ifaiu7 al ., ,InoTi,otint, an haI
seen that gentlemen with reference to
the matter. After being assured of this
TACT he consented to allow the use of
his name. In the meantime he had not
seen Mir. Dri9s again until about week
ago, when he stated to that gentleman
the situation rs gwen above. The at
tempt OF the "Queen'S Own in thus
mlsrepresenting the fncts is simply an
RbOruve endeaVOr to create diScOId
and dissensiOn in the ranks of the
Democracy which, by the way, is meet
lng with very little success.
Since MI BanhOlzer'S candidacy has
been talked about he has been the
recipient of earnest solicitations, per
sondlly and by letter, TO consent to be-
come a candidate, and these appeals
have come from business men, ire
spectiye of party, who desire the Office
OF city treasurer TO pass into the hands
of competent, ShreWd and energetic
business man who will keep this hust-
ling and rapidly growing city on a
financial footing equal to that of any i'll
the length and breadth of the Ameri-
can domain and the present efficient
incumbent could not turn the city'S
balance sheet over to a better man than
Billy Banholzer