The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-18
LOOKING OVER THE FIELD
SHOWS THAT THERE ARE PLENTY
WHO ARE ANXIOUS FOR THE
RACE.
IMPORTANT MEETINGS TODAY.
Democratic State Central to- Organ
ize-sound Money Democrats EN-
pected to Meet Tonight.

sharpening their axes. There are a
dozen for nearly every place to be
voted for, and they represent all shades
OF political belief. The free silver
Democrats and Populists have about
agreed that they must agree in order
to get anything and the Democratic
candidates mentioned below are for
the most part fusion candidates The
Republicans have concluded that as
they have fight on hand they may as
we'll fight for everything in sight, and
ii is most likely that they will try and
elect judges to fill the three vacancies
that are to be filed.
The Republican county committee
will meet in the Endicott building at
5 o'clock this afternoon, to fix a date
for the county primaries and name
time for holding the county conven-
ton. Considerable interest has been
aroused by the active effort of Chair
man Zollman and a large attendance
of members of the committee and
Would-be nominees is expected.
County Treasurer Edmund is a can
didate for denomination on the Repub-
lican ticket and it is believed that his
is the strongest claim that has been
made upon the party thus far. The
Democrats will be asked to nominate
John Wagner. His strength with the
Germans and the splendid showing he
made last spring against City Treasurer
Horst, mark him as the favorite for the
race. The Populists, it is said, will be
willing to indorse Wagner's candidacy.
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denomination, but E. L. Mabon thinks
he would like to have the job. Mabon
bases his claim to the nomination on
the fact that Chapel has had the office
two terms, and ought now to be willing
to give way to any other Republican
who aspires to make the race
e. II. Milham is also after the nom
1nation. Mr.. Milham declared himself
| about six weeks ago although it was
understood that after he was
induced to withdraw from the alder
| manic race in favor of Aid. Shepard,
whom A. G. Clausen told could run in
his ward, that Milham had some as
surance of support for the shrievaIity.
Mr.. Milham. as the head of the Knights
OF Pythias in Minnesota and as a mem
Der of several other secret organiza-
tions, is regarded by Chapel as his
most FORMIDABLE opponent But Chapel
has the machine. He has been trained
In the ways of the machine all his life
or for the many years that he held
position at the state capitol and
after he had finished there. He urged
Goss' appointment for chief of police.
because GosS, having been his deputy.
would naturally use the police force,
as much as he could, to favor his old
benefactor. Then he fixed UP a deal
With another of his deputies, George
Irish, so that Irish is to support him
for third term and he is to turn over
the machine to Irish next time. Not
Withstanding all of these things Mr..
Milham thinks he will be able to give
Chapel a run for his money if not beat
him under the nomination wire
Ex-Chief of Police John Clark is be-
ing groomed for the Office by the Dem
| OcratS. Politics aside, CIark's nomina-
| ton would be the most popular that
could be made. His strength. if nom
mated, would come to a considerable
degree from Republicans who admire
the man Richard McNamee, too has
many friends who think he would
make good sheriff and that, if NOM
mated, would give the Republican can
| dldate the hardest fight of any Dem
ocratic candidate yet named. Then of
| course, there is Anton Mieson to be
| reckoned with. He is confident he can
| be elected this year with the aid of the
| ulists, and is also of the opinion that,
having been a candidate twice for the
| office and as he made good showing
| in the face of adverse majorities. he
| should be allowed to profit by the
changed conditions of the present cam
paign and hold the Office for the good
| things there are in it.
There are only four candidates for
the office of register of deeds on the Re
mil inof1 -i6 of fIof 1T IT.
of them come from the Second ward.
and both of them expect the nomina-
ton. Henry Weber, w. r. Johnson, B.
f. Knauft and Charles Hanson are the
| aSpirants. The Democrats will be will
ing to give August Nelson a turn at
the registers books and will in all
probability nominate him for the office
Nelson has been looking for something
of the kind since he left the ianitor-
ship of the city hall
For county auditor the Republicans
will have to choose between D. NJ Sui
Ivan, NJ. w. Fitzgerald and as MANY
more candidates as may bob up before
the date of the convention. The fusion
side of the political fence has agreed
on Capt M. j. O'Connor as it's nominee.
Capt. O'Connor is a good gold Dem
ocrat, but is training with the silver
fellows. He will be a strong candidate
regardless Of his views on the money
question
Henry Johns leads the candidates for
county attorney of the Republican
ticket, and will have to scramble with
5. A. Anderson and j. w. Pinch for
the nomination. Pinch was anxious
to secure a nomination for judgeship.
but has lowered his aspirations some
| what. Stan Donnelly has the backing
of Tom O'Brien and the Populists for
the nomination on the Democratic
ticket, but will not receive the indorse
ment of the convention without a con-
test with the friends Of D. F. PEBBLES
and John E. Hearn
| The most interesting battle of the
| campaign will be the vote for district
| judges. In the past, these offices have
! been divided equally, as nearly as pos
! sihle, between the two great parties.
| and the unseemly scramble connected
with the contest for other county offices
! has been lacking. But this wear the Re-
| publicans have concluded that they
want everything, and are willing to
bear the odium Of bringing the judiciary
into the fight. The retiring judges are
Egan, Otis and Kerr, and each is a
candidate for reelection. But the Re
i pubHcanS have concluded that Eean
and Otis, who are Democrats. must
give way to Republicans. Samuel
Morrison, Jas. E. Shoemaker. 10. r.
Mcdonald and E. S. Durment. are after
a nomination and none of them cares
/ a rap whom he succeeds, provided he
can get the Endorsement of the con-
ventfon. On the Democratic side
James Michael is the most prominent
/ candidate. He was candidate last
year when it was announced that Judge
! Otis was to retire, and it was agreed
! that he would have been appointed Nv