St. Paul daily globe., 1894-04-18
MUNICIPAL ..EAGUERs.
jam Davidson Only Candidate
Who Fills Their Bill.

Jam Davidson Only Candidate
Who Fills Their Bill.
The Municipal league held an ad-
journed meeting at the chamber Of
commerce last night, the object being to
hear reports from the committee ap-
pointed to interview candidat:s- anu
ascertain whom they could indorse.
There was good deal of wrangling
as to whether majority. three-fourths
or three-fifths should be sufficient vote
to indorSe any one, but the polite and
political Rev. Sam Smith cut the
Gordian knot by carrying motion to
lay aside the whole question of how
many it should take to indOrse Il ticket
until they found whether there was any
one they could indorse.
Rev. MIR. Morgan reported briefly.
stating that the committee bad not had
time III which to see all the candidates.
EX- Mayor Smith had promised to
write, hnt had thus far failed to do so.
Mr.. Cn'len accepted the principles of
the league in so far as divorcing mu-
nicipaf and state politics was concerned,
but would not agree tD enforce the laws
Or attempt to close the saloons on Sun
day: bnt he would do all in his power
to have them orderly. He believed in
licensing houses OF prostitution.
Col. Jam Davidson swallowed the
whole business without wIDking, pledg
ing himself to enforce the laws as he
found them. thus making a strong bluff.
Doran's reply was corker. The re-
form candidate held that the moral
interests of the city should be carefully
considered, but that the material inter-
eStS should be considered first, and that
it might be against the material inter
ests of the city to enforce the laws,
particularly to close the saloons on Sun
day; that if elected mayor lie would not
close the houses of prostitution; that
the laws against gambling should be
rigidly enforced; that the popular drift
was toward moderation in the enforce
meut of the laws; that he would be in
favor OF closing the saloons on Sunday
if he thought it could be done, but he
that he would not attempt to enforce
the laws when he Thought it would
endanger the future success of the Re-
publican party.
This report was so unsatisfactory that
Rev. 5. q. Smith began to counsel de.
lay, and pour Oil upon the troubled
waters. He read tile situation at a
glance, and advised the league:tO wait
week. as it would be mauness To at
tempt final action, as the baffled minor
ity would be hot in the collar, and the
league would go by the board.
MIR. Morgan was ruffied d little by
this reflection upon the committee. and.
after testifying TO his respect and re-
gard for Mr.. D0ran, contended that Mr..
Doran had been correctly quoted, as
detailed above. For himself he cared
more for the welfare of the city than
he did for the whole Prohibition party,
and he was decidedly in favor of post
ponement for one week.
After futile effort to stampede the
league for DOran the motion 10 postpone
endorsement for week carried.
"A new committee was appointed to
interview the candidates and get re.
sponses in black and white. 1t is:
Chairman, CIV. Hackett; First ward.
George King; Second. Philip Gilbert
Third. f. II. Wheelock; Fourth. JOAN
Haddon; Fifth, c. ID. Olmstead; Sixth,
A. NJ. Lawton; Seventh, DR.. Smith
Eighth. Rev. C.E. Haupt; Ninth, Frank
johnson; Tenth, G.S. innes; Eleventh,
| DR.. ID. A. Stricken.
The league then adjourned until next
Tuesday night, when final action will
be taken.