The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-26
PLACED IN THE FIELD BY THE
REPUBLICANS.
NO DECIDED OPPOSITION
NYE AND HAuGEN NAMED FOR
COMPTROLLER AND TREAS
URER.
John II. Blaisdeli Passes Away
General News of Mime
apOlfs.

The Republican city convention
which met at Normanna hall yester-
day carried out the programme which
had been mapped out for it in the pub
lie mind without a hitch. 1t renom-
mated the present city officers, Robert
Pratt, for mayor; Wallace G. Nye, for
comptroller; A. c. Haugen, for city
treasurer. Two of the three justices
of the peace now serving were renom-
mated, and the third is young man
who has already done some public
service, Assistant County ATTORNEY
Beardslee After he was nominated
Mayor Pratt was brought before the
convention and made brief address.
c. J. lockwood placed the name of
w. G. Nye before the convention for a
third term as comptroller and A. c..
McCune nominated G. A. Nimmocks,
On behalf Of the Republicans Of the
Eighth ward. Before the vote had
proceeded far Mr.. Nimmocks asked
friend to withdraw his name, and
the vote Of the convention was cast by
the secretary for Mr.. Nye Mr.. Nye
was called upon for a few remarws.
which he made in a very gracious
the continued manifestation Of conf
dence. and promising to support every
candidate on the Republican ticket
from the lowest to William Mckinley.
The only fight of the convention,
which was at the same time a very
good-natured affair, was over the nom
ination for city treasurer. A strong
speech was made by Senator J. T.
Wyman In support Of Mr.. Haugen's
denomination. He said third terms
were in order and he believed that
when a good man was found for an
office there was an advantage in keep
ing him in it a reasonable length Of
time. Mr.. Wadsworth nominated
Frank E. Holton and the vote showed
that Mr.. Holton was one Of the most
popular young men In the city. He
carried about all the votes that he
counted upon and some that he did
not expect. The vote of the ballot
was: Haugen, 243; Holton, 1852. Mr..
Haugen was declared the nominee and
the convention started to make the
nominations for justice of the peace.
Some one spied Congressman Fetch
er on the platform, behind one Of the
little speech. He excused himself from
any extended remarks and launched
into a bit of a Renaissance. He said
the present political situation reminded
him of the breaking up of parties
which took place about the time of the
war. The sectional issues and Sec
tional divisions were coming up now as
they had come up a generation ago
and they should be met and put down
hot
ever again hear the proposition made
to debase the currency or lower the
standard of national integrity.
The convention then proceeded to
the nomination of three justices of the
peace. N. A. Gulick and Charles S.
Dever were. placed in nomination and
Mr.. Dever won by a small majority for
the East district. He is the present
incumbent. For the North district
Charles e. Bond was nominated with
out contest and for the South dis
trict there were six candidates, requir-
ing two ballots to settle the fight The
result Of the first ballot was: C. H.
Slack, 10; S. J. Beardslee, SO; J. w
Williams, Fl: A. B. Teale, 10; Louis
Gjertsen, Sc; D. M. Evans, f. On the
next ballot Mr.. Beardslee won. receiv-
ing 105 votes to 81 for Mr. Gjertsen
The wards then selected their mem
bers of the several nominating com
mlttees, which are to act with eight
selected by the chairman, to place in
nomination the candidates for the
park, school and library boards.
The representatives of the various
wards met in the morning, and the fol-
lowing candidates for aldermen were
named:
First ward. C. T. Frame; Second
ward, James S. Lane; Third ward, H
w. Dreger; Fourth ward S. E. Adams
Fifth ward, John Crosby; Sixth ward,
Alexander Swanson; Seventh ward, W.
3: Woodward; Eighth ward, E. E.
Webster Ninth ward, Marshall B.
Lloyd; Tenth ward, p w. McAllister:
Eleventh ward, C1aus Peterson
Twelfth ward. C. E. Dickinson; Thir-
tenth ward. Albert Currier