The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-19
UPON BY THE COM
BINE.
TO SHELVE DR.. AMES.
REPUBLICANS FROwN ON PROP.
OSlTION FOR NON-PARTISAN
JUDGES.
THEY NAME A FULL TICKET.
General News of Mime polls Terse-
ly Told by Globe Re-
pOrters.

Representatives of the free silver Re
publican element, the Democrats and
the Populists have had a conference,
and have decided that the Populists
shall have the privilege of nominating
a candidate for mayor.
The Populists, or at least some Of
them, who claim that they can swing
the rank and file into line, have con-
ferred and decided that Frank N.
Stacy, editor of the Penny Press, shall
be the nominee. The rest of the gang
have received the edict, and all hands
are pulling for Stacy.
This action throws considerable light
on the recent attitude of the Penny
Press. That paper has conducted an
unusual campaign against DR.. A. A.
AmeS, though at the start it seemed
to favor him. 1t is now known that
the Stacyites are afraid Of AmeS. They
believe that Ames is making the CUB
ernatorial race just for a blind, and
that as soon as that matter is settled
he will loom up as strong mayoralty
candidate. For this reason Stacy and
his followers are conducting a red hot
fight against him, in the hope of killing
him off early in the game, and leaving
the field clear to Stacy.
There is also rumor on the streets
that some of the leading free silver
Republicans do not take kindly to
the Stacy boom in spite of the fact that
they are really getting. the best of the
deal. Up to the time Stacy was de-
feated in his efforts to secure a nomi-
nation for the legislature, he was a
Republican and has hardly been in the
Populist camp long enough to be called
dyed in-the-wool Populist rather
than a free silver Republican.
The most picturesque as well as the
most unexpected name suggested for
mayor on the Democratic side is that
of w. E. Gooding. 1t is true that
Pope" Gooding has been generally re-
garded as a candidate for clerk of the
district court and, as such, has Sc
cured considerable support, but here
comes a brand new proposition, and the
idea of the priestly-looking man in
the mayors chair is so new that it is
conned like curiosity. 1t is claimed
that because Mr. Gooding was a rail-
road man for decade every railroad
man in Minneapolis should be his
friend and work and vote for him.
AllOs WlcL II ID C4cilillSO THAT US HctS
no barrel for campaign expenses,
they blandly say that Pope" Gooding
has so many friends that he does not
need a barrel
While the Stacy boom is being in
fiated by the Populists, the Democrats
have been casting about for candi-
date of their own ilk. Good Democrats
are not so scarce as good mayoralty
timber. Among the names suggested
so far is that of A. L. Paris, a posi-
bility two years ago, but now some
what out Of touch with his party on
account of the silver question. Mr..
Paris is prosperous business man
and he would probably make as good
mayor as the Democrats could name.
Another Democrat who would fall
into the category of good" is Aid.
Lars NJ. Rand. Mr.. Rand at this time
Is in full harmony with his party.
and his position is one Of strength.
but, somehow, there is a feeling that
Rand would not quite do. He thinks
SO himself, and so the matter stands.
Ex-Ald. Joseph Kiichli would be a
likely candidate if he was not out for
the office of alderman. He is a man of
means, which is something that the
Democratic party is a little short of
just now.