The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-25
party. recall the Reardon- Clough vote
TO mind and tell them they, we'll, tell
them they are mistaken"

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them they are mistaken"
Inc deputies In the office of the clerk
OF the district court take excentiona to
the statement made in The GIob
That they are all shouting for Kiefer
~ poIi OF the clerks. 1t is claimed.
SHOWS that the choice for mavor 10
divided as follows: Kiefer. 2. FeId-
hauser, B; Doran, 2; Donahower and
one in favor of a Democratic nominee
Inc Independent Democrats who In
the fall of 1896. polled over 900 votes
intend TO take hand in the coming
city campaign and will hold a mass
convention and nominate one or two
candidates whose names will he nIaced
on the official ballot.
norman Fetter Is president Of the or
sahlzation, and o. J. Cook, secretary.
AL the last county election FL TT
uIler' now assistant city engineer.
was candidate for auditor and
polled LODI votes; Otto K Sauer. who
ran for court commissioner. received
2,343 votes, and C. ]. Burgess, for COM
W surveyor, was credited with ga
votes.
In the spring of 1896 O. o. Cullen. the
Democrat-C Citizens candidate. was in
dorsed by the Independent Democrats.
and 1t is not unlikely that the nominee
OF the Democrat-Citizens' convention
VIII receive the same Endorsement this
time.
No date has been decided upon for
the holding of the mass convention as
yet. According to the opinion from
the corporation attorney the Indepen-
dent Democrats are entitled to name
one Of the three judges of election. In
each polling precinct, and a list will
be submitted by Secretary Cook within
the next week to the city clerk.
At a meeting of the city committee
of the Prohibition party held last
night, N. r. Frost announced that he
would accept place on the Prohibition
ticket as a candidate for mayor.
The meeting was a particularly en-
thusiastic one and Mr.. Frost's accep-
lance of the proffered honor was receiv-
ed with cheers.
mlttee at large. as follows: B. A.
FOwble, David Morgan. A. c. Bonham,
Or; w. A. Powers, H. A. Pashley Carl
Golfer f. h. MagraW, N. r. Frost, P
W. Megroth, F. r. Mechanical. DR.. G,
Il. Magraw, J. L. L. Chauncey
Partial arrangements were made for
the opening of permanent headquarters
ana the distribution Of literature. When
headquarters are esta blished meetings
viii be held every evening.
r. E: Magraw, with offices at 720
Globe building, was appointed chair
man OF the committee appointed to Sc
lection of judges of election for the
various precincts of the city.
+. w. Megroth was chairman Of the
Iieetlng. A. I. Mackey. secretary, and
+. r. McManigal, treasurer
Members Of the Prohibition city COM
mittee are arranging for a demonstra-
ton to be held in the near future
probably at the Central NJ. E. church.
inquiry on the local political situation, said
yesterday that he thought heroic measures
ought to be taken to prevent the reform
forces from splitting up and thus going TO
certain defeat at the polls Mr.. Hawthorne
speaks highly Of Michaes Erwin and Nash
ana sald 1t would be a pleasure for him to
vote Tor either one of them. Mr.. Nash he
thinks, should go into the assembly and bs
made president of the council. The two
democratic conventions should be fused In
some way. and the delegates decide the rest
He had no sympathy with the attempt to
ignore Bryan. on the one hand or to cav
unkind things about the gold Democrats
D. w. LAWYER has announced that he will
not be candidate for mayor, and refuses to
allow his name to be presented to the COM
Ing Democrat Citizens convention.
For the last ten days intimate friends OF
Mr.. LAWYER have been talking very strong
ly In favor of his nomination by the Demo
by them that Mr.. Lawler would be the
strongest possible candidate and that his
nomination would rally to his support the
business who so admired his course ia
the last presidential election.
Last Saturday. Mr.. Lawer informed a re-
porter OF The G o b that no one had the
authority to state that he was a candidate
for mayor. The matter, he said. was being
considered by him. and IL be was a can
didate 1t would be before the Democrat-Citi-
Zens' convention. Yesterday he said he had
decided not to enter the race
This leaves four prominent candidates be-
fore the Democrat-Citizens convention in the
person Of ]. C. Michael. John W Willis. Ed
ward j. Schurmeier and William Kingsley.
Among the names of those mentioned as
possible candidates for the assembly on the
Democrat-Citizens' ticket are Henry Haas A
B. Ovitt. John Rogers Jr.. ]. b. Hoxsie. JOS
eph Ehrmanntraut. p. J. Mclaughlin. George
Michel and John c. Wardell.
Edward Eckman. of the Fifth ward is spol-
en- Of as a candidate for city treasurer and
Anthony Yoerg for comptroller.
Notices required by law Will be posted In
the various precincts by the Democrat-Citi-
zens' party today calling the primaries and
stating the number of delegates each precinct
is entitled to- The primaries will be held
next Wednesday evening between and 7
p. IN.
The city engineer has commenced the work
CT putting up the forty odd election booths
which will be used at the coming election.
The polls in the remainder of the precincts
will be in store buildings.