The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-12
CANDIDATES. PROMINENTLY MEN
TONED FOR THE OFFICES TO
BE FILLED.
THERE ARE PLENTY OF THEM.
REPUBLICANS MAY FORCE POLL.
TICS INTO THE JUDICIARY
THIS YEAR.
ARE QUITE INACTIVE,
But There Are. Good Men for the
Various Ofices-TalIx of
Fusion.

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With the county conventions less
than two weeks distant, it is surpris-
ing how little interest is shown by
both parties in the local cam
paign. The Republicans, remembering
past Victories are confident Of success,
and there is no lack Of candidates for
all the offices that are to be filled this
fall. But with the Democrats there is
a positive dearth of available ma
terial, as most Of the men who would
otherwise rush to the front and de-
mand reward for past services are
not pushing themselves into prorni-
hence. The fact that the Democrats
and Populists are talking fusion on
| the county ticket is one reason why
the candidates are holding back If
the Populists had but nominated their
! candidates when their convention met
two weeks ago. the candidates for
! Democratic votes would now know
where they are at, so to speak, and
| the element of uncertainty that now
surrounds the situation would have
been cleared away.
Whatever may be the situation else
where in the state the Republicans Of
Ramsey county pretend to be conf
| dent of victory in the local campaign
! arguing that the fusionistS are not
only not aggressive, but that they are
| seemingly fearful as well. Democrats
who In ordinary years could be relied
upon to vote for their party candi-
dates have been driven from the ranks
! by the free silver craze. That this
fact is recognized by the Democrats
! and Populists is plainly shown in the
refusal Of men who would ordinarily
be strong candidates to allow their
names to be used in connection with
any office. The refusal of the Demo-
cratic leaders to recognize any gold
Democrat as a candidate is also weak
ening to their cause.
This knowledge of their strength
may be disastrous to the Republi-
cans. 1t has already led to dissension.
There are so many candidates and so
| many Would-be leaders with axes to
grind and irons in the fire. that one
half the party is already walking
about the town cussing the other half.
Already some of the aspirants for an
Endorsement by the convention are
promising to get up in that body and
raise Cain generally If certain things
are done or not done. The state house
| ring and the outside element are at
war, and there is likely to be some
halr pulling OF the most pronounced
/ type before the candidates are named.
The district judgeships are a source
| or uneasinesS to the Republicans Re-
cause they think they have the power
| they propose to nominate for the three
vacancies, in defiance Of precedent
"nlch mas always kept the judiciary
| out of politics. The Democrats ask
that the old system be followed this
| year. and will renominate Judges
Egan and Otis, while they expect the
Republicans to renominate Judge Kerr.
But the ambitious young lawyers who
believe that now, If ever is their
chance to grab off an ermine garment.
are so numerous and persistent that 1t
| is altogether likely three candidates
will be named in the Republican con-
vention. So far as heard from the
following will ask the delegates to
the convention to vote for them: E. s.
Durment, 0. B. Lewis, E. E. McDon-
aid, Hitler Horton, ]. w. Pinch (who is
also mentioned as a candidate for
county attorney, w. H. Lightner,
Judge Schoonmaker and Otto Kuef-
ner. The Democrats are confronted
with long list of candidates to choose
from. Besides the two retiring judges
VINO expect denomination there are
II. w. Cory, once a municipal court
judge; James Michael, chairman of the
county committee; and Richard Walsh.
TO cap the climax Of their distress,
| Ben Davis, who is a Populist. is a
candidate, and with his friends will
attempt to defeat fusion between Dem
ocrats and Pops if his candidacy is not
! recognized on the fusion ticket. 1t
was reported yesterday that the Re-
publican machine had practically de-
/ cided to nominate Judges Kerr, Otis
and Assemblyman Lewis
Sheriff Chapel recognizes the. fact
! that he will not have an easy time
capturing nomination for a third
term. He remembers that he helped
to enforce a third term example on
Col Kiefer. Besides, E. H. Milham
and E. L. Mabon, both strong men.
are cutting into Chapel's preserves in
a determined fashion. To checkmate
Milham, who has moved into the Third
ward, while his family reside in the
Eleventh. the Chapelites have drawn
daggers and are out for the Milham
crowd. Milham, they say, has no right
| to go into the Third ward and claim
a nomination. The Third ward people
already have a candidate for whom
| they will demand a nomination and
they do not propose to have that can
didate's chances jeopardized by Mil
ham, not they Mabon, too, Is max,
ing the Chapelites uneasy. He is not
saying much, but his friends are nu-
merous, and are working quietly, but
! desperately, for their man. If Mabon
was out of the way Sheriff Chapel
thinks his chances would be better
For the Democrats John Clark is
talked of, but he declares he is not a
| candidate, and doesn't want any one
to mention his name in connection
with a nomination for the office This
declination on the part of the ex-
chief Of police brings the nomination
i in reach of Anton Miesen once more
He has been up against Chapel twice,
and got thrown down. This time he
| thinks he could win. Richard Nc
Nance is a candidate, and has had
many conferences with the strong men
of the Populists to secure their in
| dorsement of his ambition If the
Pops should prove fried to McNamee
he will probably be nominated by the
i Democrats.
For register Of deeds there are seven
candidates on the Republican side Of
the house, while the Democrats have
thus far scared up but one. The sec
ond ward has two candidates in G. L.
! Hansen and B. F. Knauft, while the
Sixth ward comes to the front with
M. J. Bell, who was register In the