The Saint Paul globe., 1898-03-23
BROUGHT OUT SCHURMEIER
THE THIRD WARD DEMOCRATS
WANT HIM FOR MAYOR
Promise to Send a Delegation to-
the DemOcrat-Citizens COnven-
tiOn Pledged to Support Him for
the NOminatiOn-JOhn Hoffman
IndOrsed for Alderman-ElEht hth
Ward Committeeman Meet.

The Third ward Citizens nS'-Democratic
club held an enthusiastic meeting at
Druids' hall last night. At least three
hundred Democrats were present when
President Flanagan called the meeting
to order. Precinct committeeman were
appointed for the primaries as follows:
First Precinct-Thomas Mccormick, Andrew
Dah.quist, Louis Jurgens, Fred Turner,
Thomas Horan.
Second Precinct-M. Shapiro, j. Haag, N
MattSon.
Third Precinct-J. Heber. John Flanagan,
N. Either.
Fourth Precinct-T. Brennan, O. Classen, H.
Doer.
Fifth Precinct-F. Gamble, T. Darragh, c. ].
Hendy.
Sixth Precinct-H. w. Cory j. P. Brown
Seventh Precinct = John Hoffman, Jacob
Wirth, NJ. Helm.
Eighth Precinct-D. Quincy, Hugh Kane, A.
Augustine.
The precinct committee agreed to
meet to post themselves on the primary
laws next week. The club meets again
next Tuesday.
MoritZ Helm took the floor and stated
| that the most important officials Of
Ramsey county, without exception, are
the members of the common council.
1t was the legislative body of the city,
and in it should be men Of the highest
| business qualifications, who have the
| interest of the city at heart. He sug-
gested that the Democrats of the Third
ward either nominate strong man
who could beat the present Republican
1ncum bent who expects to be renomin-
ated, or that no nomination be made
at all. Mr.. Helm moved that q COM
mittee Of three be appointed to wait
upon John Hoffman, Of the firm of
Donohue & Hoffman, and ask him to
make the race for alderman Of that
ward on the Democratic ticket.
Every man in the hall rose to his
feet and indorsed Mr. Hoffman, and a
committee was appointed to wait upon
Mr.. Hoffman to ask him to allow his
name to be used.
The enthusiasm had hardly subsidized
about the prospective nominee for al
derman when Mr.. Ehrmanntraut rose
to speak about the welfare of the city
in the future campaign and closed a
neat speech of a few minutes by mo-
ton that the club indorse Edward j.
Schurmeer as the candidate from the
Third ward for the mayoralty before
the coming convention.
The motion was promptly seconded
and carried amidst great applause.
Mr. Schurmeier was born in the Third
ward forty years ago. He Is a plain
and unassuming business man, and 1t
is claimed by the club members that
he combines all the qualities necessary
for a candidate for mayor, especially
Democratic party, at the present tins.
He has held only one office, that was as
a member of the last legislature, and
his record is said to be good.
Aid. M ]. Bell, Of the Sixth ward,
who is seeking a denomination on the
Republican ticket, denies that he pro-
poses to put delegates of his own in
rumber of precincts in the ward at the
primaries. He states that he Is going
10 keep his hands off the mayoralty
hght and depend for the denomination
TN the record he has made in the coun-
cSl.
T. r. Kane and T. D. O'Brien, ap-
pointed as a committee to- notify J. c.
Michael that he was the choice of the
Central Democratic association for
mayor waited on Mr.. Michael yester-
Gay.
To the statements of the committee
Judge Willis added his views and
promised to support Mr.. Michael both
Tor the nomination and the election.
Mr.. Michael declared the honor was
an unexpected one, but that he would
AXE the matter under consideration
and would not keep them waiting long
for his answer. The members of the
notification committee are of the opin-
son that Mr. Michael will accept and
make the race on the Democrat Citl-
fHnS' ticket.
N. R. Frost, the Prohibition candi-
date for mayor, will not decide whether
he will accept the honor conferred upon
him until after the meeting Of the city
committee, which is scheduled for
! Thursday evening.
D. w. Doty, who was nominated for
alderman of the Eleventh ward by the
| same convention which placed Mr.
Frost at the head of the ticket, has
hopes that the municipal league will
combine with the Prohib,tionists at the
| coming election. Mr.. Doty does not
say that he will not stand for the nom
ination, but he expressed the opinion
that better results could be accomp-
lished If the municipal league would in
dorse the Prohibition ticket.
The young Republicans of the First
ward are up in arms over the action
| taken at a meeting of the Doran forces
held Monday night.
While the Keller followers from the
First ward were shouting for their
leader In the Sixth ward, President
Copeland and about 100 true and tried
Doran strikers formed a club which
indorsed F. B. Doran and nominated a
set of officers.
only serve to increase the muddle which
at present is dividing the ward into
| factions and will result in much bad
blood. With Keifer, Doran and Arosin
as candidates for mayor, and all Seek
| ing delegates the primaries promise to
| be the most exciting ever held in the
| ward.
| NJ. J. Costello, a member Of the Popu-
| lists city committee, Is much vexed
over the statement made in the press
that he signed the petition which has
been filed with the city clerk directing
the name of w. w. Erwin to be placed
on the official ballot for mayor.
AS soon as I saw the statement"
| said Mr.. Costello, Il visited the city
clerks office and examined the petit
tion. The signature is not mine and
know of no other M. j. Costello 1t
would appear the name was signed to
the petition with a purpose to injure
! me. The directory gives no other pei =
| son by that name in the city except
myself"
In connection with the statement
made by Mr.. Costello a glance at the
signatures on the petition as filed by
Mr.. Erwin tends to confirm the report
that the signatures are not genuine
On page IL, Of the petition, which is
signed by John H. Healey, as notary
public, appear the names Of Michael
Hertz, Albert Johnson, Joseph Kluma,
| August Nilsson. Henry Jacobson, Mic
hazel Barta, Michael Huneck and Jo-
seph Johnson.
The notarys affidavit is to the effect