The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-23
Is This a "YeIIow Dog" Year?


particular pains yesterday to enunci-
ate their belief that this is a yellow
dog year-that a yellow dog could be
elected to office if he were labeled Re-
publican. The ticket, as a whole, is
made up of men to whom the leaders
of the party in the county are under
obligations for favors done them in the
manipulation of ward politics. The
nominees are generally small ward pol
iticians, men who have neither knowl-
edge Of public affairs nor interest in
public legislation. While this last is gen
orally true, there are a couple of shin
ing exceptions, and one is remarked in
the nomination of j. Watson Smith in
the Thlrtyfourth senatorial district
Mr.. Smith-we have the authority of
the Republican Dispatch for it-has
been nominated to further the interests
of trust companies, and to secure for
them an extension of powers in this
state. The makeup of the ticket pre-
sents a picture that respectable Repub-
icans will not be pleased to look upon.
Senator T. D. Sheehan has been re-
nominated. He served one term in the
senate. He is credited with having been
active behind the scenes, and he was
sufficiently partisan to make himself
responsible for certain obnoxious stat
utes; for the rest, he did nothing
whatever for ST. Paul He had the
strength to force the leaders of the
First ward to support him, and he ex-
poets to win by the efforts Of these
same leaders and to be their instru-
Nv
the proud distinction of being the one
Irishman nominated, and as he repre-
sents scandinavian constituency it
may be assumed that he is not often
siVely Irish.
Ferdinand Barta has seen service in
the house. His service consisted alto
gether in keeping out of sight, and he
has been promoted to the senate for the
same express purpOse-of doing what
he is told to do and not indulging In
legislative ideas. He is not to be reck-
oned with, for it will be no great mat
ter for the Democrats to beat Mr..
Barta. In business life he is said to be
a lawyer.
Hitler Horton has been nominated
for the Thirty-sixth district seat in
the senate. He is a lawyer a sharp
politician-as is demonstrated in the
fact that he defeated the Hon. Mic
Pottgieser in his own ward-and he
may be depended on to put up a Wig
orous fight. He has had legislative ex-
perience, and more will be heard about
Mr.. Horton later.
A. r. McGill, the last senatorial NOM
inee, has been in Republican politics
always. He once attained to the gov
ernorship Of the state. He is hide
bound Republican, and his defeat is
desirable
Coming down to the house we are
RECALLED with the spectacle Of the Re
publican party supporting such an
eminent citizen as Andrew Holm, pro-
prietor of the Rising Sun hotel, where
excellent beds and entertainment for
man and beast may be had at very
reasonable rates. Mr.. Holm has been
handy in Third ward politics. 1t is
true that his knowledge of practical
politics chiefly comprises an accurate
and adequate conception of the value
of the lodging house as an element Of
success in carrying caucuses; but the
party may live in the hope that a man
who can run lodging house may learn
to frame the laws for a state. Along
with Mr.. Holm we are permitted to
place Peter Thauwald, of the Fifth.
MI Thauwald in private life is the
presiding genius of a West Seventh
street saloon. He has demonstrated
the possession of one of the uuaIifca-
lions of a statesman-he knows how to
get the gang out to a caucus He is as
yet unfamiliar with parliamentary law.
and it is possible that he would not at
orce perceive the difference between
an enacting clause and an engrossing
clerk These things, however, will
come with experience, and the leaders
owed some recompense to Mr.. Thau-
valid. The office Of sheriff having been
spoken for, Mr.. Thauwald had to be
put in training for the legislature.
Henry Johns, Of the Fourth ward.
who has had two sessions in the house,
and who knows a thing or two about
legislative methods, has again been
selected. 1t is scarcely worth while to
talk about Mr.. Johns. He was given
the nomination because no one else
would take it in the face Of certain de-
feat
Another eminent parsonage on the
ticket is Walter B. Boyd, who has not
lacked fame in these parts. Mr.. BOYD
was constable in a justice court for
some years, and in that position ac-
quired such knowledge of the reuuirez
ments Of the masses-especially in the
performance Of his duties in Selling
the household furniture of the very
pOor-that he now feels that he would
adorn legislative halls. Mr.. BOYD and
his career present some interesting
phases, which will be discussed to the
edification and uplifting of this COM
munity during the next six weeks.
Walter Nelson has hitherto tasted
the bitterness of defeat, but he is put
in the bunch presumably on the yellow
dog theory. Frank KrayenbuhI, Of the
Seventh ward, appears to have been
added on the same theory, and c. s.
Schurman, of the Sixth ward. is put in
the pot for a similar reason. The de-
mand for Mr.. Schurman was more ur-
gent than for the others, for ever since
Doran was made mayor Schurman has
been promised an office at least once a
day. He has a little newspaper on the
West side, and is a power in the Doran
faction in that suburb. Lawyers fill
out the rest of the ticket J. F. George
is a lawyer and is of the elect. He
could not live on Summit avenue, so
he lives on Summit place. He has not
been eminent in the councils Of his
party hitherto; he will not be in the
future, in spite Of the fact that his dis
trict was gerrymandered to suit just