The Saint Paul globe., 1898-09-28
Strong Legislative Nominees J.

iC OO6hI ilOC 10 De the shadow OF
doubt about the Ramsey county del
egatlon IN the next legislature being
composed Of men who will give their
tlrne and Well-considered efforts to the
promotion of the interests of Ramsey
county. The Democratic convention
settled that by putting in nomination a
list OF candidates consisting. for the
most part, of men Of exceptional abil
lty 1t Is a ticket that Is so far the SUI
perior OF the Republican article that no
thinking man, having the interests OF
THIS city and county at heart, would
hesitate for a moment in choosing be-
tween the two sets Of men.
Ihe Democrats have sought out men
VINO know something Of public needs
ana public business. The contrast be-
tween the two tickets, putting 1T broad
Iy, is on the one hand a set of men who
are equipped to accomplish results in q
delIberatiVe body and who will demand
alid receive recognition and considera-
ton, and on the other hand a list of
ward politicians who have neither the
capacity nor the desire to get beyond
the lobby Of the halls Of the legislature.
Edward Peterson heads the Demo-
n
IS man Of many gifts, an able speak,
er, a student of economies. we'll
grounded in parliamentary practice.
and natural leader. He Is opposed to
Senator Sheehan, lawmaker who has
served four years to such little purpose
that there is nothing of his creation on
the statute books but some partisan
Juggling with the apportionment laws.
Il. 5. McNamee has had experience in
public life; he has convictions; he Is in
touch, and very closely in touch. with
that large and important element In
| the community generally classed I'M
der the bead Of organized labor: he
rides no hobbies, and will apply hard
common sense to the solving Of public
questions. He is opposed on the Re-
publican side by ]. Watson Smith, Of
wEOm it has been stated and and has
| not been denied as yet, that he is de-
sirous of a seat in the senate to pro-
mote the interest of special legislation,
such as would be desired by a foreign
loan and insurance institution. An ex-
tension Of the laws granting special
| privileges to trust companies and a.
| specific deficiency Judgment law are
L.
Smiths ambition.
John H. Ives, lawyer and orator,
fcrceful and convincing speaker, man
Of experience in public life, and who
has seen service in the lawmaking body
before, is named by the Democrats in
opposition to F. Barta, who comes be-
fore the public once in two years to
seek election to the Legislature, and
spends the rest of the time in a law
practice that does not often bring him
into court.
J. E. Stryker, a gifted lawyer, with
such attributes of personal strength
as resulted in his leading his ticket
in the Fourth ward in the spring of
1896, is opposed on the Republican
ticket by Hiler Horton, q clever poll
tician and lawyer. The contest will
be one Of political shrewdness against
personal worth and high aims
F. H. Enerbe, a representative Of
the young Democracy who is inter-
ested in good government and capable
of fighting on the floor Of the senate
for what he conceives to be right, is
nominated against former Gov. McGill
for the senate. The former governor is
practically Minneapolis man. He has
no interests in st. Paul and few in
the county. Mr.. Ellerbe will put en-
ergy into the campaign, and he ought
to be elected.
The nominees for the house present
about the same balance in favor Of
the Democratic ticket. In the First
ward there is William Johnson, an up
right man Of honest convictions, on the
Democratic side. in opposition to J. A
Jackson, OF whom little that Is good or
bad is known, except that he came
out Of the First and must know a few
things about caucuses.
Charles Liedman, of the Second
ward, equipped by an experience in
county management for public service,
Is opposed to w. W. Dunn, who per-
mitted himself to be buried in the
last legislature. never being heard Of
at all during his term. BY piece of
political chicanery essentially Repub-
lican both these nominees are Obliged
to run in both the First and Second
ward at large, it being feared that the
Second ward might possibly be Dem
ocratic, and the legislators assuming
that the scandinavian voters OF the
First would never be Weaned from that
party.
In the Third ward the Democrats put
forward II. w. Cory, one time Judge of
the municipal court; man of sub
stance and intelligence, calculated 10
adorn any body of which he NAV ba
d member. He is opposed on Lhe Re