St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-11

have been studying the situation for
several days. Yesterday they came to
the conclusion that B. F. Nelson should
be the Democratic nominee. The move
ment took form yesterday, and the Mel
son boom will be pushed 10 the conven-
ton. At least this is the current rumor.
Mr.. Nelson has repeatedly said that he
was not candidate for the nomina-
ton, but an effort will be made to force
it on him. This may not be possible,
however. 1t is certain, though. that an
effort will be made to nominate another
than Holbrook.
The Republican papers have devoted
good deal Of their space since the
Democratic congressional convention to
an attempt to create an impression that
James w. Lawrence is not strong with
the labOring men. Some communica-
tions over fictitious signatures have
been printed in these same papers, all
breathing the same idea-Lawrence's
weakness with the laboring man. Not
one word has been said to substantiate
the assertion. On the oiher hand,
everything goes to prove that James w.
Lawrence Is friend of laboring men,
and has been such all his life. He
| proved it before the idea of running
for office ever entered his head. For
instance:
A few years ago the worklngmen of
Minneapolis decided to build labor
temple. They purchased the necessary
lots and began the erection of the build
ing. They came to point where they
| needed funds. They discovered that
| they could get along without one of the
lots which they had purchased. Several
| gentlemen, Of whom James w. Law
renee Was one, agreed to purchase the lot
| for $4,000 to help out the Labor Temple
| Building association. They did pur-
| chase it, and the deed to prove it was
| filed April 16, 1888, in the Office of the
register Of deeds, and recorded in Book
| 2l5, page 264. Later, the Labor Temple
Building association decided they could
! handle that lot. Thomas Clark, repre-
senting the association, asked Mr. Law
renee if he would donate his share of
the lot to the association, if the other
owners would do the same. Mr. Law
1ence freely and frankly said yes. with
out any hesitation whatever, and that
was all before he was candidate for
| any office.
Another illustration:
| Some months ago the labor organiZa-
] tlVHo vi SCG Jul W IdISo
| funds to assist in SenGing attorneys to
| Homestead to look after the interests of
the strikers there, who were fighting
| one of the most powerful monopOlies of
the country. If the So-called working
| men who assume that james w. Law
| renee is their enemy will look at the
organization paper sent around at that
| time they will find James w .LaWrence's S
| name upon it.
There is a very general sentiment
| general among those who understand
the situation-that something should be
| done TO relieve the pressure in few
| Minneapolis election districts. Two
| hundred votes cast in single precinct
make work enough for the Judges of
election and fill the ballot boxes. In
| some precincts nearly 400 ballots were
| cast. AS the county ticket will be
| thlrty-two inches long, and the other
| ones propOrtlonately so, the ballot boxes
| will not hold all the votes in some pre-
cincts this year, as the precincts now
stand.
Friends of Rev. DR.. Sample are max
ing strong efforts to secure for him the
Endorsement of the various political par
ties as one of the members of the library
board. They already have assurances
from number of the members of ,he
Republican nominating committee that
Mr.. Sample will be acceptable to them,
and in the event of his selection by the
Republicans his friends think the
chances very favorable for an indorse-
ment by the Democrats and the Popu-
lists. as the doctor is in no sense OBJ
Jectionabe to either, and would make a
good member of the board.
John M. Gleason is a candidate for
the mayoralty nomination in the Sew
enth ward. Mr.. Gleason was elected TO
the council i'll 1856 and was one of the
best officials the city ever had.
Bernard Cloutier will probably be
nominated for alderman in the Fourth
ward. Mir. Cloutier was in the council
the movement for him now.
J. S. Todd, of ]. S. Todd & Co., 252
Hennepin avenue, upon solicitation of
friends. has decided to enter the field as
| candidate for alderman in the Ninth
ward.
E. K. r. O'Dell has shed his pin feath.
| erS and comes out as fuf-fiedged
DCiuOCidt, uS Guy
| convention settled it with him. He has
had enough of the Republican silk
stocking corset brigade. The Tribune
can find in this the reason why O'Dell
was run as a dark horse candidate for
mayor in the Republican convention.
Blanks for credentials for Democratic
caucuses Monday night can be had by
applying to E. q. Holbrook, secretary
Of the Democratic city committee, May
| or'S Office.
A meeting of the delegates of the
Sixth ward viii be held after the eau
cuses Monday night at O'Clock at Mar
tins hall, corner Cedar avenue and
| Washington avenue, to discuss the al
| dermanic situation.
KINDERGARTEN TEACHER.
Mrs. e. p. Adams, of Chicago, Se-
cured for minneapolis.