The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-04
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRACY HOLDS
A CONVENTION AND NAMES
PARTIAL TICKET.
FULLER IS UP FOR AUDITOR.
A NUMBER OF PLACES ARE LEFT
OPEN AND SOME DEMOCRATS
ENDORSED.
PROGRESS OF THE CAMPAIGN.
Doings of the County and state Com
mtttees of the Respective
Parties.

has preserved it's organization through
the city and county campaigns, has
placed another partial ticket In the
field. The party convention was held
at the Germania Life building last
night. Norman Fetter was chosen as
temporary chairman, and NJ. P. Mortar
ity as temporary secretary. ]. c. Dew
eraux, Ed Larkin and c. r. Robbins,
who were appointed as a committee on
credentials. reported that there were
forty-two entitled to seats in the con-
Vention, of whom thirtyseven were
present.
The temporary organization was then
made permanent, and the nomination
of county ticket was taken up.
H. H Fuller was nominated FOR
county auditor, J. August Nilsson for
treasurer and John WAGNER for sher-
iff The nominations for register, coun-
ty attorney and abstract clerk were de-
ferred.
For probate judge, M. P. Moriarity
nominated Frank Robert, Jr., but
Charles p. Brown was also nominated,
and on a ballot he was chosen as the
candidate of the convention. % to IA.
c. J. Burgess was named for survey
or. and A P Hendricksen for superin-
tendent of schools, nominations for
coroner and court commissioner being
deferred. Charles E. Otis was nomi-
mated for the district bench, the other
two places being lift open for the
present
For county commissioners there were
nominated from the city, George h
Allen, P. ]. Gleason, Joseph Smith and
Peter Mcdonald, and from the country,
c. F. McCarron and A. P. Wright.
All the legislative nominations were
deferred. Chairman Fetter was author
ICED to appoint a county committee
with himself as chairman, its size being
left to his Judgment.
The state and electoral ballots are
now complete. Yesterday was the last
caw for filing certificates with the Sec
rotary of state, and all are filed. The
Republicans have the head Of the
ticket, followed by the Populist-Demo-
cratic nominees, National Democracy,
Prohibitionists and Socialists following
in the order named.
One of the most notable political
events the coming week will be mass
meeting at Liedertafel hall on the
West side Wednesday next, at which
Hon. Daniel w. Lawler and Gen. Moses
E. Clapp will be the speakers. In the
past. these two gentlemen have been
the most eloquent champions in the
state of the principles represented by
their respective parties, and their pres
ence side by side on the same platform,
advocating the same principles, Is one
Of the extraordinary features of this
campaign.
Jesse Gregg is trying to get up
party to go from st. Paul to Canton
to greet VIM Mckinley. 1t is proposed
to start Oct. IS.
Vacancies on the county Democratic
committee were filled by Chairman
Townley yesterday, and the completed
committee is as follows
At Large-John L. Townley, chairman; Jonn
Clark Fred Bott Patrick McHugh, I. j.
0'Leary, Thomas L. Lott, Robert Hare.
First Ward-Edward Dahl. William John
Second Ward - Martin Flanagan. John
O'Hara.
Third ward-Joseph Ehrmanntraut, An
lrew Dahlquist.
Fourth Ward-James Maloney. sohn Cow
mgton.
Fifth ward-Max whitman. Joseph Horejs.
Sixth Ward-Frang Baer, Charles Stanley.
Seventh ward-T. R. Kane, James King.
Eighth Ward-Andrew Refs. Aaron Pou-
penney.
Ninth ward-M ]. O'Rourks. John Hor-
man.
Tenth ward-F. H. Ellerbe, B. r. Meek.
- Eleventh Ward - william Davern, John
Hammes.
Rose-John Lienau.
White Bear Village-David Hanna.
White Bear Town-Paul Lahore.
New Brighton-Joseph Koalska
North st. Paul-Joseph Miller.
Peter J. Metzdorf, of the Eight ward,
was unanimously chosen secretary of
the committee.
Chairman Townley also appointed the
following sub committees:
Executive Committee-John Clark, chair
man; J. c. Michael. James King, Joseph
Ehrmanntraut Jr. Robert N. Hare, William
Foeissen Thomas s. Lott.
Committee on Speakers and Halls-T. F.
Kane, o. H O'Neill, Frank Baer George G.
Lambert Fred Bott, Frank Ford, Fred Pike,
l.. J. Dobner, F. G. B. Woodruff Fred L. Nc
Ghee Matthew Bants, Charles Corner. Will
lam ]. Preston.
Committee to Arrange for Hall, Music and
Printing for the Bryan Meetings.. @. Don
nelly, chairman; Thomas s. Lott, Anton
Nielsen. w. J. Egan. W. R. Hawthorne. John
H. Ives.
Finance Committee-Pierce Butler, chair
man; John Clark, George Mitsch, James
King and George H. Allen.
The committee will meet on Tuesday
10 arrange for the ward
organization and to push the poll OF
every precinct in all the wards at once
Meetings will be arranged for every
night In the week and every ward will