St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-05
NO LACK OF PATRIOTIC CITIZENS
WHO WANT TO SACRIFICE
RRIVATE BUSINESS
no SERVE CITY OR COUNTY.
COUNTY ATTORNEY NYE SAID To
HAVE AN EYE ON THE JUDI
CIAL BENCH.
COOLEY, LIKE OLIVER TWIST
aORGS for More, Though Twice Au-
ditOr-A List of Aspirants for
Republican Nominations.

There never was time in the history Of
Hennepin county when there were so many
patriotic citizens ready to sacrifice their pri-
vate business in order to enter the public
service. If there is any office that some half
dozen Republicans are not aspiring to- the
man who can name it deserves to be watched,
for he is probably after it himself. Nobody
thinks County Attorney Nye is a candidate
for a third term and the place may be said
to be open. The candidates now avowedly in
the field are: John NJ. Rees, Fred Cooke, j.
A. Peterson, J. n. Bearns and A. H. Hall.
C. R. Cooley the present auditor, has
served two terms. and he is not an avowed
candidate for the third term. Notwithstand-
ing, Mr.. Cooley is not altogether out of the
field. While he says he will not ask any one
to vote for him, he has several friends out on
quiet hustle to get delegates for another
term. Other candidates are c. ]. Miner, who
for twelve years has been in the county au-
ditor's office; viii s. Jenkins, for number
of years an abstractor in this city; James S.
Mclaughlin, one of the clerks of the Office of
the clerk of the district court and Frank H.
Forbes, private secretary and general facto-
tenn to the mayor of Minneapolis
The present register of deeds Wilson A.
claims will be opposed by Frank Peterson
David Gorham and George R. Perkins, all
OF the registers office. The principal out
slider after the Office is Frank c. Metcalf a
real estate man and the son-in-law of AID
Wyman Elliott. Last, but not least Is Rob-
ert McMullen, who is willing to be street
commissioner of the Fourth ward if he can
not be register of deeds, and would not OBJ
ject to having both.
The present Judge of Drohate Judpe John
H. Steele, is not candidate The most
active candidate is E. c. Garrigues, at pres
ent clerk cf the probate court. David
Knowlton, who held the clerkshp under a
previous administration, is also in the list
of eligibles. Aid. F. c. Harvey is a can
d1date with a big c. C. P. Leonard one
of the law partners of E. NJ. Johnson, is also
candidate.
John E. Holmberg is sheriff Of Hennepin
county. He has served only one term and
In the opinion of many, good term deserves
another. Over a half-dozen have announced
themselves willing TO serve the county and
guard the prisoners. They are! Alexander
Ingraham, who was a candidate two years
ago; Aid. Jay Phillips, George Baxter, the
deputy sheriff under Ege; ex-Sheriff Ege,
Peter Mayhem, Frank Lane, brother to the
1rrepressible Freeman P. Lanes and Frank
Farnham, the eX-dog license Inspector If
Holmberg is not renominated the chances
are nearly as good for one as for the other.
Two places on the district bench will be
vacated, those of Judge Seagrave Smith and
Judge Charles NJ. Pond. Both are Demo-
Gratis. Among the Minneapolis LAWYERS
spoken of for the judicial nominations on the
Republican ticket are D. f. Simpson, John
II. Steele, Henry G. Gjertsen, j. S. Dobbin,
"A. NJ Harrison. J. F. McGee George P.
Flannery Marshall A. Spooner, w. E. Hale,
Daniel Fish and Frank NJ. Nye. The fact
that MIR. Nye is willing to take seat on the
bench will be news to some of his best
friends. His candidacy has not been an
nounced.
For county treasurer there is every reason
TO believe that A. H. Hastings will be nomi-
mated to succeed himself. The same is true
OF frank Plummer county surveyor So far
there is no one announced as candidate for
clerk OF the district court against G. n.
Dickey, the present incumbent,