The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-29
WHO SUCCEEDS KRAMER.
Third Wnrders Find Another Man
ssThey Want Named.

f- They Want Named.
Less than twenty persons attended
the meeting held at 4S1 Broadway last
evening. The call in the papers stated
that action would be taken regarding
the successor Of Assemblyman Krah
mer, who is to be elected at meeting
of the assembly this evening.
William Kelly was selected as chair
man of the meeting and J. T. Reaney
secretary. Mr., Kelly said the person
who called the meeting was unknown,
but the supposition was that it was
called for the purpose Of putting the
finishing touches on the candidate who
would represent the ward in the assem-
bly, after Mr.. Krahmer retired A man
named Davidson placed in nomination
Samuel G. Haskell Of the firm of VOL
terstorff & Haskell and produced a
long petition which had been signed by
about 400 names requesting that Mr..
Haskell be the one on whom the man
tie of Mr.. Krahmer would fall
John Greene. at present a deputy
sheriff, said the meeting was not Of
sufficient magnitude to endorse any
one, and that by their actions the
voters of the ward were making q
laughing stock of themselves to the
entire city. He had never seen Mr..
Haskell at any meetings of Republi-
cans in the ward, and, while he might
be an able gentleman and we'll fitted to
fill the position, he was in favor of
an active Republican for the place.
The gentleman who was handling
the Haskell boom wanted a committee
sent to Mr.. Krahmer's house in order
that the assemblyman could advise
them. Those present acquainted with
the position taken by Mr.. Krahmer
since the meetings have been held to
select his successor, laughed at the
idea, and Mr.. Greene suggested that
the Haskell boom be laid on the table
John Thorsell thought it would be
a good idea to simply notify the assem-
bly, that it was expected that a man
from the Third ward be selected and
leave the rest to Mr.. Krahmer and the
members Of the assembly.
The chairman Of the meeting deliver
ed a short eulogy on the brilliant quail
ties of Mr.. Krahmer, but was interrupt
ed by motion to adjourn which was
carried and the sixteen voters strolled
out to listen to the band in a skating
rink near by.
The assembly will meet this evening
at O'Clock to select an assemblyman
to succeed Mr.. Krahmer. Just who
the lucky Individual will be is according
to the members of that body a mys-
terry. Those in close touch with Mayor
Doran, favor A. Albrecht, who is a
relative of the retiring statesman from
the Third ward. Krahmer, however, if
he has another choice, keeps the name
to himself since the members Of the as
sembly said they couldn't bear his first
choice, Col. Lowenstein. A close friend
of the assemblyman said that he would
present the names Of all those who had
been spoken Of for the position from the
Third ward, and let the assembly do
the rest.
The G b e on the authority of a
member Of the assemblymen, announce
ed some time ago that J. J. Parker, Of
the Seventh ward, would be the one
selected for the place, but the more
practical politicians say the new as
semblyman will be from the Fourth
ward, which has no representation, and
that Parker's chances are spoiled by
his being from the same ward as AS
senblyman Kirke.
Col. Samuel Lowenstein is making a
hot race for the prize, but it was an
nounced at the meeting of the Third
ward voters last evening, that Lowen-
stein was not in it. The name Of w