The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-20
POLITICS IN HENNEPIN.

It s now practically conceded on all
sides by those Democrats who are close
to the pulse Of the party workers that
Mayor Gray will be the next nominee
of his party for mayor. Some of his
Over-enthusiasuc supporters are talking
him for congress, but the mayor himself
is not too anxious for congressional
honors just yet. 1t was said some time
ago that the friends CT +. G. Holbrook,
the eX-postmaster, would, when the time
came, bring him out against Gray, but
recently there has been a general feel
ing in favor of letting the mayor have
the field unOpposed Mr.. Holbrook is not
thirsting for mayOraty honors, as he has
a good paying business in the chamber
of commerce. The mayor is making
friends ir his system of raising money
for the benefit of the Thirteenth rcgi-
ment, and if he succeeds in raising the
necessary amount will undoubtedly have
scored great victory. But there are
some who think the movement will not
succeed, though it Is difficult to see where
it can possibly fail.
Then. again, his veto of the coal or
dinance and his arraignment of the coal
combine served in large measure to
cover Up, or rather offset some of the
mistakes he made during the early days
of his administration. The Republicans
have not yet picked their candidate for
mayor, though a number have been men,
toned. So far no avowed candidate has
beer found and until some concentration
of choice has been displayed by the party
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There are chunks of trouble in the Hen
nepiu Republican association over the
question OF sheriff. Phil Megaarden. the
present incumbent, is q candidate and
will not withdraw In favor of any one
The young and short-sighted element in
the association are backing L. A.
LyGiard The conservative element claims
that to turn down Megaarden means
to turn the Scandinavian vote over to the
Democrats. They fear, in the event of
Megaarden's defeat, that the Scandin-
avian voters would resent the party's
treatm of their choice, and when cleo
ton day came around quietly punish the
party by voting for the Democratic candi-
date for sheriff And this is just about
what is likely to occur If Megaarden Is
not renomnated: Some Of Lydiard's
friends said yesterday that it would be
unwise for him to oppose Megaarden,
and that he should content himself with
a rest for time. To those who know
anything about the way matters political
are conducted in Hennepin county such
an advise to Lydiard from his friends
shows how little they know. They ought
to know that a man to be successful in
politics must never give up and for
Lydiard to withdraw now would be
suicidal To become a candidate for any
other Office is impossible for Lydiard now
as these have already been parceled out
At the last meeting of the city council
Comptroller Rogers submitted an esti-
mate Of the expenses for 1900 for the diff
ferent departments. In almost all de-
partments a general increase in appro-
priations is requested But, of course
this is not final by any means, as these
estimates must all pass before the scru-
tiniZing eye of the pruning committee.
For many years past 1t has been the
custom of the pruning committee TO
slaughter estimates without reference TO
anything, save the advancement of their