The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-10

The Democratic Citizens party is to be
first in the field with municipal ticket.
This was decided On at meeting of
the city committee held last evening.
The primaries are called for Wednes-
day evening, March 80, between 8 and
p. m., and the convention for Market
hall at 10 o'clock the following day,
March 81.
The convention will consist Of 31s
delegates, the representation being
based on one delegate at large from
each voting precinct and additional
delegates from each precinct for each
fifty votes, or major fraction cast foI
o. o. Cullen for mayor.
The official call was promulgated last
evening after a three hours session Of
the committee. Present at the meeting
were: J. c. Michael, T. D. O'Brien, F.
W. M. Cutcheon, William C. Read, John
E. Hearn, Charles Mcdonald, Thomas
Tierney. DR.. E. ]. Buckley ]. ]. Dwyeri
Edward ]. Darragh, M. Moriarity,
.
J. F. Franzen, E. ]. Schurmeier, Otto
w. Rohland, D. ]. Sullivan, w. H
Eberlee and Theodore Lorden.
The meeting was an executive ont
and most Of the time was spent in
discussion as to the details of the call
H. A. Loughran was elected secretary
and ]. c. Michael, chairman.
T. D. O'Brien, in short speech, ad.
vised that the financial question should
not enter into the campaign, but that
the silver Democrats, the gold Demo.
Gratis and all citizens interested in the
question of good government, should
meet together harmoniously, and select
a good and clean ticket.
If this was done there was no ques-
ton but that the ticket nominated
would be elected by a rousing majority.
The majority of the citizens irrespec-
tive of party, were in favor of a change
and would heartily indorse the candi-
dates of the Democrat-CitiZens' party
providing suitable nominations were
made.
The following is the official call for
the primaries and the convention:
The electors of the Democrat-Citizens'
party of the city of st. Paul Ramsey cOun-
ty. Mimi. hereby called to meet in
delegate convention at Market hall, in | al
city of st. Paul, Thursday, the 3lst day of
March, 1898, at 10 a. m, to nominate candi-
dates for the following offices of said city,
to be filled by election at the ensuing city
election to be held in said city on the Sd
day of May, 1S9S to w.t.
One mayor one comptroller, one treas
urer. two Judges of the municipal court nine
assembymen, one alderman for each of the
eleven wards of said city, two justices of
the peace to be voted for at large, one JUS
tice of the peace for the Sixth ward of said
and Eleventh wards; two constab.es, to be
voted for at large and one constable for
the Sixth ward of said city.
The primary elections in said city to
elect delegates to said convention will be
held in each of the respective voting dis
tricts in said city on Wednesday, the 30th
day of March, 1898, and the polls will open
at said primary elections at the hour Of
o'clock p. M, and remain open until the
hour of o'clock p. m. of said day, at which
time said primary elections will close.
The said primary elections will be held
in each respective voting district of said
city at the same place the polling booth
was located therein at the last general elect
ton held in November 1896, and the voters
assembling at said primaries will select the
primary election officers provided by
law.
The basis of representation in said con-
vention shall be as follows:
Each election district in said city shall be
entitled to one delegate at large and an
additional delegate for each fifty votes or
major fraction thereof cast therein for Hon.
o. o. Cullen, candidate for mayor at the
city election of 1896, and upon this basis the
respective election disticts in said city will
elect at such primary elections the following
number Of delegates to said convention, 10
wit: