St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-10
has been the real programme from the start.


has been the real programme from the start.
The days Of registration for the coming city
election will be Tuesday, April IA; Tuesday,
April 21, and Saturday, April 25 No registers
of preceding years will be copied, and every
one who desires to vote must register anew.
1t was reported to the city clerk yesterday
that a number Of the gentlemen who have
been appointed clerks of election are planning
to work on the three registration days also,
and to put in bills for their services rendered
on these days, as we'll as election day. trust
ing to the council to allow the bills. The
amended law of 1895 does not provide for the
services Of clerks on registration days. 1t has
been suggested that he council should meet
and instruct the city clerk to notify the pub
lie at large of the provision of the law, but
that official has already issued a circular that
calls attention to the amendment of 1895.
Consequently any clerks who may see fit to
work as such on registration days need not
send in any bills for such services as the
council would have no authority to allow
them.
Aid. William H. Ulmer authorizes the
G o e to say that he will not be candi-
date for reelection, and will not accept a
nomination from any convention. "I feel GER
tain Democrat can be elected without anv
particular trouble said the alderman; "but
l do not feel that I can take from my own
business the time necessary to discharge the
duties OF the position. Any good man who is
nominated by the convention to pe held Mon
day will receive my support and l will get
out and work for his election. The Fifth ward
Is Democratic ward, and we will stand by
good candidates.
Charley Horst and his friends are not at all
pleased with the entrance of young Knauft
INTO the race for the treasurership nomination.
II comes Just at the moment when a pre-
arranged plan was to be put in motion to side
track Billy Johnson. The first move in the
attack on johnson was letter in the Dis
patch last evening, wherein figures are quoted
10 snow Johnson is not strong man in q hard
contest. The clever politicians in the Horst
crowd were busy yesterday endeavoring to fix
matters so that knauft will retire in Hort s
favor II the latter gets more votes than John
son on the first ballot. The indications are
that this deal will be made without trouble
provided the men who are pushing Knauft
forward can get pledges of salary drawing
plums in the remote event of Republican vic
tory.
Comptroller McCardy's danger is proving a
source of great amusement, if not of entire
satisfaction, to scores of the working Repub-
their cigars whenever they are compelled to
visit the comptroller's office. But there is a
deeper reason than has yet been exploited for
the movement to turn the would-be autocrat
down. A Republican holding position in the
city hall put 1t into words yesterday when he
said: "McCardy is working every string he
can to help Castle to secure the mayoraIty
nomination; but he would not be grievously
disappointed if Doran should win. The comp
hat oit oP +bo
tlemen named should be elected mayor he
would be the virtual ruler of the city. AS
comptroller Qf he should be re-elected), WELD
ing without compunction the great power
placed in his hands by the charter, McCardy
could make terms with a Republican mayor
that would constitute him master of the stu-
alton. And he cherishes an ambition to do
just that thing
NJ. w. Fitzgerald's friends are not saying a
great deal; but even the Dispatch was forced
to recognize their intention yesterday. "Fitz''
is an Independent chap, and he has never pro-
fessed any sort of admiration for the man
who has cost the city so much money during
his term of Office, purely through bull-headed-
ness. If he goes after the nomination in real
earnest tomorrow McCardy will be shelved,
unless he should do as many think he would
and run independent. In that case he would
End out just what the ordinary Republicans
think of him-and he would not be at all fiat
tered. Altogether, it is claimed, Mac is in
bad way. He must make terms with the Fitz-
gerald men to save his scalp; and he is be-
coming vastly less icy in the endeavor to
"stand i'm with the several candidates for the
mayoralty.
Anton Harnish and II. L. Bigelow are the
Republican candidates for aldermen in the
Fifth ward. The two men are as different as
possible and as the Fifth ward is almost en-
tirely inhabited by working people, Harnish,
the old settler and blacksmith, will, it is be-
lieved, easily defeat Bigelow at the polls this
evening.
One significant indication of Republican fear
of the result of the city election is the ex-
pressed desire of the bosses to return to the
old system of letting the candidates name the
city committee. Doran and his friends favor
the present method, and will fight for it's re-
tention, knowing they will have no sort of
show under the old order OF things. Castle
and Warren however, are Of that political
school which believes in a close, compact and
select committee. While neither may take
hand personally in the effort to reinstate the
old system, both will have their managers
fully instructed what to do.
AS the hour for the Republican primaries
approaches, his opponents are sorrowfully re-
alizng that George Warren, the ''illiterate
painter" as they call him, is really in earn
est in his chase after the Republican nomina-
ton. For long time he was not taken seri-
ously, and this fact enabled him to do some
telling work in certain sections Of the city.
Endeavors to undo this work have failed, and
If either Castle or Doran secure the nomina-
tion tomorrow they will have made promises
that will give Warren great power In the
event of Republican success. In the event of
defeat he will not be out anything for cam
paign expenses.
At meeting Of the Ninth ward delegation,
held last evening in DR.. Buckley's office,
vote on Endorsement for alderman resulted in
favor of Ed l.. Murphy. The delegation re-
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