The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-01
QUESTION OF ENDORSING CERTAIN
REPUBLICAN NOMINEES GRE
ATES A BREEZE.
WORK OFF w. G. II. U. LADIES
Memorial Services HeId-Finances
of the Society-News of Minne-
apOlfs.
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.
&. M. Way was elected chairman,
and Rufus p. Morton was chosen Sec
rotary. There was but one nominee
for mayor. 1t was M. o. Nelson, a
newspaper man employed on the Lum-
herman and Furniture News, COM
paratively young man, a good talker
and exemplary citizen. Mr.. Nelson
decline; he was thereupon nominated
by reclamation.
For city comptroller there was an
equal unanimity. The nominee was J..
d. Ogden, a 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
there was considerable discussion re-
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 a 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
"a no
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 1t 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
resulted In injury to the prohibition
cause. He wanted a 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 Sheplev
or Woodward. He wanted to vote for
a Prohibitionist, and he called the at
SSAASAOi VI I4lC COllNCullOU TO the IaCt
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-
tal'y 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 I'D 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 norni-
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 q real estate man living In
Forest Heights. Benton is a contrac tor
and builder, and Morton is a nember.
of the firm of S. d. Morrison e. Co
brlck manufacturers.
The convention adopted resolution
extending greetings to the w. c. It TT
IN session In Minneapolis and adjourn
cd early to let the members attend
the meeting at Wesley church.