St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-28
I.EPUBLICAN CANDIDATES FOR
THE MAYORALTY NOMINATION.
ARE ALL SANGUINE.
COPELAND EXPECTS TO WIN,
BUT GEORGE WARREN CAN FIGURE
HOW HE'S GOING TO GET
THERE.
MURPHY,s FIRST ENDORSEMENT.
The LabOrinE Mems Club of the
Ninth Ward Votes to Support
Him-Political Gossip.

John Copeland, president of the as
sembly and candidate for the Repub-
| Hcan mayoralty nomination, expresses
serene confidence in the outcome. In
fact, Mr.. Copeland is sanguine enough
| to believe he is to be nominated with
out any particular trouble. It was in
rather perplexed condition of mind
| that the G o b political reporter ap-
| preached Mr.. Copeland and C. B. Brun-
son yesterday afternoon. Not fifteen
minutes before one of the best-posted
! men in the Firsf ward had very spe-
cifically stated that Copeland would
not have half of the First ward dele
cation in the convention. A majority,
he asserted, would be divided between
George Warren and other candidates.
This statement was broached to
Messrs. Copeland and Brunson. It was
met with blunt denial from Brunson,
and Mr.. Copeland assured the report
er he felt confident of being supported
by his own ward delegation.
Asked if he had heard that George
Warren had been browsing in the rich
First ward pastures, Mr.. Copeland re-
piled: ,......-......
Yes, I have heard 500
That was all he would say concern
ing Warrens invasion of the Scandi-
navian stronghold.
Mr.. Brunson talked rather more free
ly, and it is a delightful experience to
listen to Charley when he is really in
terested. '"The First ward" said he 'is
the only ward in ST. Paul which has
consistently stuck to the unit rule in
casting it's vote. John Copeland will
have the united support of that ward
in the convention. We believe the
Seventh will likewise be a unit for him,
and he will have friends in all the del
egations. With forty-seven votes from
the First and twenty-nine from the
Seventh, VIC will have a winning start,
and cannot fail to land the nomina-
ton"
Mr.. Copeland's manager grew en-
thuslastlc over the new primary law,
and the candidate himself expressed
his belief that it will revolutionize con-
ventions. Mr.. Brunson instanced the
breaking Of the slate in the recent Re-
publican county convention. II tell
you," said he, ''slates won't cut any
figure hereafter. The delegates will be
fresh from the people in reality, and
committees will not be able to con-
|
Retrenchment and reform are what we
want now, and in ability, character and
experience John Copeland is the man
to head our ticket
A visit to George N. Warren's head
quarters in the Court block proved
| fruitful of estimates, too. His secre-
tary said Mr.. Warren will have the
Elfth and Third solid, a majority of
the Second and Fourth, several in the
Sixth and Eighth, land mark YOU"
he said. there are some Warren men
IN the Seventh who cannot be beaten
| by anybody. According to our calcu-
lauons, Mr.. Warren will have 100 or
more votes on the first ballot, and
every additional ballot will increase
his vote"
How about Copeland and Doran.
and how about the Castle-Doran senti-
| ment in the Third?''
Neither of them will be in it to
any great extent and have not found
any strong Castle-Doran sentiment in
the Third ward. I reside in that ward.
ana ana feel sure we can carry it. II
there are any Doran men proposed
Tor delegates, do not believe they
will be elected, that's all. Copeland
VIII not have majority of his own
delegation, nor will he get the Sew
enth solid; so I don't see where he
| will come in
Col. Sam Lowenstein. who proved
SO clever in manipulating the Repub-
1can conventions recently held in ST.
Paul, was questioned concerning the
situation in the Third ward. He as
serted that he knew nothing Of the
status OF the mayoralty fight. "But
L do know" he said, that we are
going to nominate Edward G. Krahm-
er for the assembly," A gentleman
who was with Mr.. Lowenstein, and
evidently a Third warder, volunteer eI
the statement that all of the candi-
dates will secure some votes from the
Thlrd ward delegation. "Mr. Warren's
managers are working hard withour
saying much, and as they helped us
to elect William r. Merriam and
| George Thompson as delegates to St
Louis, the friends of these gentlemen
will undoubtedly feel like recirrocat-
ing. In that way he may get d ma
Jority of the delegation, but Cant.
Castle has some warm friends in our
ward
There will be a melting of the officers
of all the Peoples Party League Ward
clubs at $50 Cedar street Sunday at
8 o'clock.
The wet and stormy character Of the
evening did not prevent the meeting of
the Ninth Ward Laboring Mems club
scheduled for last night at Labor hall
corner Sycamore street and Park ave-
nue.. An audience Of goodly proportions
was present when Chairman O'Toole
called the meeting to order. Very lit
tie time was lost in speechmaking
after the chairman had stated the OBJ
ject of the meeting. 1t was called, he
said, to consider the question of whom
they would support for alderman in the
approaching municipal election. Sew
eral young and old men expressed
themselves briefly as having full con-
fidence in Aid. Murphys ability to
serve the ward better than any other
man that could be named They re-
viewed his work in the council and
complimented him on what he had ac-
complished for the Ninth ward Then.
on motion of Mr.. McAllister the follow
ing resolution was passed unanimously:
Resolved. That this club does hereby pledge
Its support to Aid. e. L. Murphy and Will
work to secure his denomination and re-elec-
tion as alderman from the Ninth ward.
Chairman O'Toole stated that busi-
ness matters had prevented Aid. Muir
phys presence, but he would attend
the next meeting of the club Adjourn