St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-18
ALL COME THIS WEEK.
City Tickets Must Be Com
pleted and Certified Up
This Week
In Order to Get q Place on
the Official Australian
Ballot.
Republicans Still in Doubt
Over a Candidate Against
Smith.
Some OF the Freshest Of the
Political Gossip OF the
Hastings.

All prelminaries in the city campaign
must be finally rounded up by Thurs
day OF this week, or the candidates will
find themselves out in the cold. as far as
the official ballot is concerned. The
law requires that all candidates shall
be certified to the city clerk at least ten
days before the day OF election. This
would make Thursday of this week the
last day OF grace, and all conventions
will be out OF the way by that evening.
The Pr0hibitionists will start the ball
today, and the two Older parties
will follow suit soon after.
These latter are playing walt
ing game, and neither seems TO
care to take the initiative. The Demo
Gratis are enjoying the anxiety Of their
Republican brethren, and Will show
their hands al the proper time, leaving
the opposition 20 make the most OF the
situation. There seemed some doubt in
certain quarters whether the PrOhlbs
would really hold convention, but this
has changed 10 Il certainty. That party
would lose standing under the law II 1t
omitted a convention, and hereafter
would have to get up petition in order
The leaders do not propose to take any
such chances as thar, and their conyen-
ton will be held today in due form. IL
is expected the calls for the OLheT par
ties Will be issued by tomorrow at the
latest.
The Evening Republican paper, In
It's endeavUr to publish hot political
stuff" sometimes gets the babies badly
mixed, either through wllfull misrepre-
sentation or mIsquOting the authority
for the interview. In an Interview with
l.. J. Dres. the nominee Of the cabal,
published Saturday evening, Mr.. Ban
hOlZer Is quoted as saying in q recent
interview with that gentleman, that she
had all tile business he could attend TO,
and did not want to run for Office" The
interview referred to did not take place
recently, but occurred nearly three
months ago, before city politics were
being discussed. I'm the early part OF
February MIR. Dreis met Mr. BanhOlZer,
and in reply TO a question as to whether
he was candidate for the
Office Of city treasurer, Billy re-
piled that he had not given the matter
any thought, and supposed that George
Refs, the present incumbent, would
stand for a reelection, and, in view or
the fact that he mad been one of the
most faithful and competent officials
the city had ever had. lie was perfectly
satisfied TO see him run again, and
would help rc-elect him.
lr. BanhOl2er gave the matter very
lnuo luriner attention. and shortly
after this George Refs announced that
he would rot again be 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 a canvass, conclud-
ed that no better man could be found
than BILLY" Banholzer, provided he
would consent to become candidate.
The office is very important one,
and the handling Of all the city's
money requires Shrewd, sharp bust
ness man. In the selection OF Mr.. Ban
holZer they found they had ayoung bust
ness man of uneXceptiOnalIy good quail
ficatiOns. 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 a 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 Mr..
BanholZer he stated that while he was
not seeking the office If it 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
RciS' certain declination, as he had not
seen that gentlemen with reference to
the matter. After being assured of this
fact he consented to allow the use of
his name. In the meantime he had not
seen Mr.. Dri9S again until about week
ago, when he stated to that gentleman
The situation as gwen above. The at
Tempt of the Queens Own" in thus
mlsrepreSenting the facts is simply an
ab0rtlve endeaVOr to create diScoId
and disSenSi0n in the ranks OF the
Democracy which, by the way, is meet
ing with very little success.
Since Mr.. Banhozer'S candidacy has
been talked about he has been the
recipient of earnest solicitations, per-
sonally and by letter, to consent to be-
come candidate, and these appeals |
have come from business men, ire
Epective of party, who desire the Office |
OF city treasurer to pass into the hands |
of a competent, shrewd and energetic
business man who will keep this hust-
ling and rapidly growing city on q
financial footing equal to that of any in
the length and breadth of the Ameri- |
can domain and the present efficient |
incumbent could not turn the city's |
balance sheet over to better man than |
Billy BanholZer
The Prohibition convention will be held |
today. There seems 10 be but one choice for |
the mayoralty candidate. That is Rev. David |
hOrPnD the pnStOr nj ha KiuU Ctraat Al II