The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-17
MIR. DORIAN STILL IN IT
A FRIEND OF HIS DOES SOME
FIGURING
Now Claims the West Side Man VIII
Have I37 Delegates on the First
Race IL His Ward Says So
Capt. Burgers Boom for Alderman
of the Second Ward-Campaign gn
Chat.

'All this talk about Doran being a
dead one and that he would publicly
withdraw from the fight is rot" said
one of the friends of the West side
statesman yesterday
Mr.. Doran will go into the conven-
ton with a larger number Of delegates
than any of the others who have been
mentioned. OF course there will be no
stampede, as there was two years ago,
but each of the Doran men will stick
until the last gun is fired.
The increasing number of candl-
dates and possible candidates will help
rather than hurt our man. We expect
to have 137 delegates out of the 1886 70
start with, and as there is bound to
be contest in the convention we ex-
pect to secure enough to make his re-
nomination certain"
The Doran delegate figures on the
first ballot are as follows:
First ward ........22 Eighth ward ..... 20
Second ward .... 10 Ninth ward :. -.
Third ward - Tenth ward =: III
1,Ssl Fourth ward ..155 Eleventh ward ...12
Sixth ward .......24 Total :. .....137
Seventh ward .... S
I'VE claim this to be a very con-
servative estimate of our strength, and
1t goes to show that we are still in it,
said the Doran boomer, as he folded up
his estimates and adjourned to the
mayors office.
A close political friend of Mr. Arosin,
resident of the First ward, said yes
terday that the president of the fire
board had told him personally during
the morning that he was positively out
for the mayoralty nomination. Said
the politician:
Following the turn of affairs at the
First ward meeting Tuesday night
had conversation with Mr.. Arosin
this morning concerning his position
regarding the mayoralty question, and
he assured me that he was in the race
He declared he had been after the
nomination all the time, and said that,
in view of the apparent sentiment in
the First ward, he was now in the con-
test for the nomination, and intended
making the strongest fight possible for
the honor"
When informed of the above state
ments, Mr.. Arosin declined at first to
discuss the matter saying he might
have public statement to make with
in a few days, but finally, in answer
to a specific question, said that he had
not given it out that he would run for
mayor, as had been said by the First
ward politician.
Il would rather not discuss the mat
ter now" said Mr.. Arosin, the action
of the First ward meeting was a total
surprise to me, so much so that at
the meeting l did not know what stand
to take. 1 will say, however, that l
should consider an Endorsement from
the First ward a great honor, and, if
I should be given such Endorsement, l
would unhesitatingly accept it and
make fight for the nomination. l
could not however, accept an indorse-
ment under circumstances such as pre-
vailed at the meeting Tuesday night
If l am indorsed by a mass meeting of
First ward citizens, 1 shall certainly
be candidate for mayor"
I'm view of the fact that Mayor
Doran appointed you member of the
fire board and assuming that your can
didacy would jeopardize his chances
for a denomination, would you consid-
er yourself under obligation not to en-
ter the field?" Mr.. Arosin was asked.
Not in the slightest degree was
the answer Undoubtedly Mayor Do
ran appointed me to the fire board &c
eliminate me from the mayoralty ques-
ton, but the appointment will have
no bearing whatever on my course. II
the First ward Endorsement comes to
me under the proper conditions, 1 shall