The indicator., 1897-01-23
POLITICAL CHAT.
A Few Ideas Gathered Here and
The -e Regarding the
Spring Election.

Frank Launon read the riot act to the
"Citzens' committee at the republican
caucus Thursday night
There is movement in the Seventh
ward to down C. f. Colvin; but then
the same might be said of every other
present alderman who aspires for re
election.
o. IL. p. Baxter who represents the
Third, and ID. NJ. Campbell who repre-
sents the Fifth ward, stand good
chance Of being renominated and
elected.
1t looked very much as if the hatchet
was buried at the republican caucus and
that republicans will be re united in the
spring campaign. ii. ID. Hathaway
WAS elected chairman, and it was re
solved to hold the convention March
End, the earliest date possible, and to
lead the other parties.
j. 4. Miles has suddenly loomed W
into city politics ard may be formid
able rival of some Eighth ward man fol
| aldermanic honors. He favors JohE
kelk er. but it is the old story Of Milet
Standish and John Alden over again
though this time it is politics ard moi
love. II Kelker can't get the prizt
then Miles would like to have ii him
self
Some of the leaders among tho Nc
Kinley people are bent on having Nc
kinley republican ticket in the field
They admit that their strength is tri
fling, but they want to hang together fol
the principle of the thing and to retain
their organization. But it is altogether
likely that there will be but one rspubli
can ticket to oppose all opposition.
The dem ocrats hold boom meeting
Wednesday night at Studzinky hall tc
talk over politics pertaining to the
spring election. The usual old leader.
were in evidence and the accustomed
speeches were made of assured victory
to democrats il they will hang together
| Mayor King was slurred for alleged ex
travagancs, and it was decided to hold a
delegate convention March 3rd.
There is more or less politics mixed
up with the park question in District
No. .. There are some mon peddling
other purpose than to get before the
people; and then again there are others
who, though not engaged in the prosy
pastime of petitioning on thep park propo-
sition, are trying to figure pretty heav
lily in the deal all the same in order to
be asked to un for office. Are you on
to them?
There are eight wards inthe city, and sx-
Guiding the first, the Eighth ward is ms
large as all the other six taken together.
1t takes in all the territor, from the
steel works to Lake Minnequa, and
from the Begsemer city hall to a point
beyond Carlisle Park. 1t is broad
gauge ward peopled by broad gagged
! citizens, and must have broad gauge
alderman. The man who will represent
the Eighth IN the next city council will
probably be asked to take the place.
He will not be man with the Office itch.
'Growler' Gray, who was dismissed
from the Office of police magistrate on a
charge OF enbezzlsment, is once more
in the Newspaper business in a sort OF
way, and is affecting himself upon the
attention of would-be candidates. He
is presiding genius of the 'growler" de-
partment Of the Call, the outgrowth Of
Mrs. Craddock's paper, the Bon Ton,
alias tho Republican. The INDICATOR
hopes that no man it may support for
election in the spring shall meet with
the misfortune of having an endorse
ment' from Mr.. "Growler"
The committee that selected the list
of names for the citizens ticket, headed
the list with Mayor King, E. E. Hubbell
was stated for city attorney, G. l., Funk
for treasurer, John Dimes for clerk, p.
M. Keen auditor and j. s. Greene for
engineer. With the single exception OF
G l.. Colvin every present alderman
was knocked out. Just why the tail
did not go with the hide is not general
ly known. 1t was expected that sever
al of the councllmen were to be left on,
but they were fortunate in being dump
ed if one can judge rightly from the un-
favorable comments passed upon the
impolitic action OF the committee, which
was an unusal proceeding, for a fact.