The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-07
CONVENTION THIS WEEK.
The Democrats VIII Nominate City
Officers on Tuesday.

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 6-The Demo-
cratic city convention will be held next
Tuesday. The convention is to be call
ed to order at Normanna hall at 9
o'clock in the morning, and the various
aldermanic conventions will be held the
same DAY.
The primaries will be held the even
ing Of Monday, the polls opening at
clock, and closing one hour later. The
ratio of representation is one delegate
for each fifty votes cast for A. 7.
Ankeny for mayor in 1896, giving total
OF 334 votes in the convention.
The fight for the mayoraIty nomina-
ton is still between Holbrook and
Gray. At the present writing the SEN
timert seems to be growing in strength
that Holbrook viii be the winner. This
belief is much more pronounced since
HolbroOk's retirement from the post
mastership, showing that all his candi-
dacy resided was a little personal exer-
tor upon his part.
II is now thought the Democratic
nomindt ton for city comptroller lies be-
tween r. L. Cox, Of the city engineers
department, and Frank J. Jungen, with
the chances favoring the latter. For
City treasurer the choice will probably
lie between F. F. Lenhart, the wagon
manufacturer of the East side, and
Jacob Stoft, with Titus MERCK a pos
sibility. Lenhart is picked as a winner
by the wlseacres.
TIE contest between Messrs. Webster
and Pratt, for the Republican nomina-
ton, bids fair to be the star attraction
of the municipal campaign, and already
some hard work is being done. Mayor
Pratt is after third term, and that
is one of the arguments which will hurt
him most. Many people are not in,
favor of the third term idea and will
ok or nf
that kind. In addition to that, the
mayor has a great weakness in the fact
that, IS a candidate for reelection, he
will be called upon to defend the in
efficiency of the police department Of
the city, as it is managed by Supt
Smith.
A meeting of the Woman's Council
and the Minneapolis kindergarten as
sociation was held at the parlers of the
West hotel this afternoon for the pur-
pose of taking action towards forward
ing the candidacy of Mrs Jennie C.
the coming campaign. Mrs. Judge
Ueland occupied the chair, and Mrs.
w. B. Leach acted as secretary,
committee from the Political
Equality club was also present, and
stated that they had just come from
had Endorsed Prof. W. B. West, of the
university, for one of the nominations
on the school board, as there were two
to be filed. The committee stated fur
ther that the club would do all in it's
power to further the interest of Mrs.
Crays the present incumbent. The in
dorSement of Prof. West had not been
made in opposition to Mrs. Crays, but
to run as "a side candidate to her Mrs.
l.. Torrance addressed the meeting, and
said she did not think the council
should indorse a man for the board,
but should use all its strength in fur
therinS the interests Of Mrs. Crays.
After considerable discussion. the meet
Ing decided to work for Mrs Crays
only at all Of the conventions, and at
tempt TO secure her Endorsement by.
all the political parties. Ss1i
Upon motion the chairman appointed
the Following committee to adopt means
to place Mrs. Crays' name before the
convention. Mrs. w. S. Pattee, Mrs. A.
e. Higbee, Mrs. w. B. Leach, Mrs.