St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-14
MINNEAPOLIS.
GOSSIP OF THE CURB.

1t was announced yesterday by lead
Ing Democrats that the name of Henry
Morse will be presented to the city con-
vention next Wednesday for nomination
as mayor. MIR. Morse was asked If he
would accept the nomination, but was
not in position TO give an answer. A
number OF his friends have requested
him to make the run, and there Is a
possibility of his complying. He was
talked of for the aidermanic nomination
in the Fourth ward. Tut he declines to
have anything to do with common coun-
Gil honorS.
The man who will be selected by the
Fourth ward Democrats to take the
field against Aid. Love is NJ. Whitcomb.
of the firm of Whitcomb Il Co., whole
sale flour and feed dealers. He is we'll
known to the voters of the ward, and 1t
is thought he will prove the man to
defeat the Loye contingent.
The Populists are determined their
campaign must be "highly respectable
and strictly moral" In accordance
with this determination they have
kicked Is. Newman, the Fourth ward
saloonkeeper, of the aldermanic ticket.
course), so the place was given TO l..
PruSS. Mr.. Newman may thank his
stars he is not a candidate for election
rs alderman or ANYTHING else on the
Populist ticket. for it would mean moth
ing to him save Il lot of worry and
great deal OF expense. There is no such
thing as an election on the Populist city
ticket.
hn Do, NJ, f,,ra 70 OIL
bid for the Scandinavian vote this fall.
y Republican politician stated yester-
day thar good deal of money would be
spent among the ScandlnavlanS i'll
South Minneapolis during the cam
paign. lie meant to infer that their
votes are Tor sale. The Democrats OF
the city "esent this statement. The
Scandinavian vote goes with the best
man, and cannot be swung into line"
by the use of dollars. This fall the
Democratic nominee for mayor will re-
ceiye il.
There will be conference this after
noon at 5 o'clock in the New York Life
building between the Populist Subjudi-
cial committee and the Democratic
judicial committee, the purpose being
TO consider the judicial candidates.
There is but little doubt the POpuliSts
will decide to allow the names of the
three Democrats, Messrs. Munro, Daven-
port and Brooks. to remain on their
ticket, in spite of the attempt on the
part of the Republican papers to create
diSsension and dissatisfaction.
The colored people intend to organize
all over the city for the coming CAM
paign. Lawrence oliver, a well-known
colOred politician of Chicago, who cut
frr,,r d.,ri hn
campaign of two years ago in this city,
has come back again to organize the
clubs. The colored people are no mean
factor in local politics, but it is generally
the man who gets there first" who has
their support.
The methods practiced by the Repub.
lican committee of sixty. which made
the nominations for the various city
boards last Monday, were unsatisfactory
in general way to the Republicans or
the city. There will be a lot of scratch
ing OF the polls, which will have a
tendency TO weaken the entire ticket.
The Democrats propose to profit by this
dissatisfaction aud select their strongest
men to fill the board vacancies, which
will result in the majority of the places
on the boards being filled by Democrats.
day morning that Charles +. Baxter was
candidate for the nomination for spe-
cal judge of the municipal court. Mr..
Baxter stated yesterday that he was a
candidate Tor the judgeship, and will
make fight for the nomination in the
convention against John H. Nickel.
The candidates for special judge are
Robert l.. Penny, Elijah Barton and
Henry Mead.
Among the visitors on newspaper
row last night was William Turk, gen.
eral advertising agent of the American
Tobacco company. At the present
time Mr.. Turk is advertising "Old
Dominion cigarettes" and is doing some
phenomenal work in the way of cir
cuSing" the country.
Col. John L. West says that he has no
intention of running for mayor. He
has his hands full in running his big
hotel and is willing to let tine men with
less business to chase after the mayor
atty will O. the wisp.
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