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

On Tuesday there will be- ameeting
OF The Democratic city committee Tor
the purpose I'll deciding upon a date for
the holding M the city convention. IL
Is undeisl. od The cummilter is III iavnr
of holding the primaries on W eilneSday
night. Sept. 10, and III. convention Tile
following day. The mayoraity question
Is al ne present time one OF consider
able interest, Tor IL Is agreed Oh all hands
that il the proper man Is nominated he
Will be elected without much ufncuIty.
Robert Pratt Is without dOu0t the
weakest candidate the Republicans
could have nominated. Win either
Mayor Euslis or Mr.. BoarGman in The
field The success of the Democrats IN
capturing the maynralty would not have
been a ciuchu> mOrtuuS; but now the
horlZoh has cleared, and there Is every
hop that the city will enjay Demo-
cratic mayor during the neXI two years.
There is plenty of good timber in the
ID, mpcratIc party for mayor. but 1t
appears that there Is considerable hest
fancy on the part of certain prominent
gentlrmeu tn accept nominations for
public office. Capt. J. Ii. Martin, pres
ident of the Hennepin Democratic
league. SAYS that he cannot consider the
question Of nomination. He Is busl-
hess man, and as such has no time TO
frllter away in looking after politics.
That he would make Il strong candidate
Is conceded, but when man won't. he
won't, that's all.
Joel Is. BaSsett, the well known lum-
herman. has given II out he Will allow
his naue 10 be used. Aid. j. {. Haynes
has been asked 10 run, and there is
possibility that his name will be
brought up in the convention. The
name of Is. f. Nelson will also be men-
toned.
Any one of the above-named gentle
men Will sun the public. They are we'll
and favorably known, and their records
are such that no mud singing can be
lndulged in by The opposition.
When the campaign opens there Is
one gentleman who will be missed, and
that Is Mayor EuStlS. He will not, IL is
understood, take amy part in politics
This TAIL. lwU years ago he enliyened
and entertained the Republican meet
ingS with speeches on the tariff question
and exhibitions of the "liItle tin pair'
and the somewhat larger "woman's
sticking" Tins manner of diversion
Will be missing. 1t remains To be seen
thing equally amusing.
The popularity of the Democratic
judicial nominees will go a long way
toward assuring the success of the
entire ticket, congressional. county,
judicial and city. Judge Frank Z.
Brooks has demonstrated that he is a
capable lawyer ana man OF excellent
Judgment. Ben j. Davenport is we'll
known throughout The city. and ex-
County Attorney Than will attest that
he made il capable assistant and cGun-
selor When he held the Office now filled
by Couaty Attorney Nye. Weed Munro
has large personal acquaintance, and
among the members or The bar he is
locked unon As a fine lawyer. J. H.
" Wendell. the country nominee. comes
recommended in the highest terms, end,
lak.n IL All III all, Il formidable front is
Presented along The entire line
The lwaddle about the Democrats of
the Thirteenth waru placing Aid. Gray
on their .lrket 10 run in opposition to
the Repubilcan aldermaiiic nominee, X.
Furl, is absurd The Democrats GER
talnly do not intend to nominate man
with such avowed Republican ideas as
possessed by MIR. Gray. There are
sufilcirntnumber of Democrats in the
ward. il aided by the citizens who are
opposed to the obnoxious a. T.. A.
equalization, 20 elect a straight Demo-
clat. The Ward has a certain A. p. A.
element III il that should be dOwned.
anu most likely will he. Mr.. Gray is
himself responsible for the statement
that his defeat was due 10 this society.
Aid. Flanders is true martyr. He
says that. in spite of his defeat in the
Eighth ward, lie will turn in and help
elect the regular nominee. There are
various ways OF helping Il man. This
WAS exemplified III the Republican city
convention when L. 5. CorSer inserted
The deadly dagger into A. j. Boardman
Even the Republicans WHO were "agin'
MIR. BUardman maintain that it was one
OF the meanest tricks they had ever
witnessed, and that is saying great
deal.
The following named gentlemen are
mentioned as candidates for members
OF the school board: A. L. Ankeny. Rev.
NJ. Falk Gjertsen, e. A. Pllsbury,
Prof. W. W. FolweIl, Mayor w. II.
Eustis. DIR. j. f. Quniby, e. M. Loring,
d. l.. Moore and ". &. Smith.
Messrs. Ankeny and Gjertsen retire
on Jan. l, and II is understood they
would not be averSe 10 denominations.
Mir. -Ankeny, who is the president of
tile board, will most likely succeed him.
self.
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