The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-01
QUESTION OF INDORSING CERTAIN
REPUBLICAN NOMINEES CRE-
ATES A BREEZE.
WORK of w. c. It. U. LADIES
Memorial Services HeId-Finances
of the society-News of Minne-
apOlis.
Prohibition City Ticket

The Prohibition city convention met
at the rooms of the Prohibition head
quarters in the Boston block last even
ing for the purpose of placing in NOM
ination city ticket and aldermen for
the several wards. The meeting was a
mass convention, and the attendance
was twenty or thirty, representing
nine of the thirteen wards.
c. M. Way was elected chairman,
and Rufus P. Morton was chosen sec
rotary. There was but one nominee
for mayor. 1t was NJ o. Nelson q
newspaper man employed on the Lum-
herman and Furniture News, COM
paratlvely young man, good talker
and exemplary citizen. Mr.. Nelson
was not present, and hence could not
decline; he was thereupon nominated
by reclamation.
For city comptroller there was an
equal unanimity. The nominee was J.
ID. Ogden, harness dealer on Cedar
| avenue. For city treasurer J. A. San
born was nominated by reclamation
He is real estate man well known in
North Minneapolis.
When the matter Of nominating can
didates for aldermen was reached
garding the line Of policy to pursue
Some of the Prohibitionists have been
leading members Of the Good Citizen
ship league, and they were in favor of
such course as would make the eff
forts Of the league most effective.
Among these was the chairman of the
convention, c. M. Way, Of the Second
ward, who said he had taken consid-
cradle interest in the nomination Of
Mr. Lane, the Republican nominee for
alderman Of that ward. Mr.. Way said
that this was a peculiar case, and he
believed that it was better not to
make nomination in the ward, so
that the Prohibitionists could support
Lane.
The opposition to this plan of action,
was led by w. J. Lansing. He said
that the same game had been played
year after year, and that it always
resulted In injury to the prohibition
cause. He wanted candidate put UP
In every ward Of the city for every
elective office to be filed. He said he
lived in the Seventh ward and he was
not satisfied to vote either for Shepley
or Woodward. He wanted to vote for
Prohibitionist, and he called the at
tentfon Of the convention to the fact
that while the Good Citizenship lea
que had placed Prohibitionists in the
league offices, they had never named
anything except Republicans and DEM
ocrats for municipal office
Rufus P. Morton said he was secre-
tary Of the Seventh Ward Good Citizen
ship league, and he thought that it
was better not to make any nomination
In the Seventh ward Several middle
Of the-road cold water men insisted
upon the nomination of a full ticket.
but moderate counsels prevailed and
the convention broke up into ward
caucuses to determine what each ward
desired to do. When it reassembled. it
was announced that no nomination had
been made for the Second and Seventh
wards, the matter to go over indefinite
ly. In some of the wards no action was
taken and in three of the wards nonla-
nations were made, as follows: For
alderman Of the Third ward, c. E, Ohm
stead; Eighth ward, w. G. Benton:
Tenth ward, Joseph H Morton. Ohm
stead is real estate man living in
Forest Heights. Benton is a contra ctor
and builder, and Morton is a member
OF the firm of S. D. Morrison & Co.
brick manufacturers.
The convention adopted resolution
extending greetings to the w C. TT TT
In session in Minneapolis and adjourn
ed early to let the members attend
the meeting at Wesley church.