The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-03
WITH THE POLITICIANS.

The Lincoln club will elect officers for
the ensuing year at its annual meeting
to be held Monday evening. The new
constitution and bylaws recently adopt
ed oy the organization allows any "good
Republican" to become a member Of The
club In the past the membership has
peen confined to the members Of the
precinct committeeman from the several
wards and q score of honorary members,
including the heavyweight Republican
Office holders e
The new constitution, it is expected,
Will swell The membership of the club
materially, and as the word has been
passed around that members of the club
Will be given preference i'll the dstri5l-
ton of pie sudden ineux of MEM
bers is certain. -
Park Commissioner Percy D. Godfrey
Is mentioned as the possible successor
to President Blackwell, ana although
there is no objection to Godfrey owing
TO MS being a candidate for anything and
everything it is quite probable that he
will be chosen. Health Inspector
Reichardt has no opponent for secretary,
and unless Aid: Knauft is given an
other throw down he will succeed him.
SELF as treasurer of the club. There
are almost as many candidates for mem
pers of the executive committee as there
are members of the club and the selec-
ton of these officers will be exciting.
Members who are behind in their dues
VIII not be allowed to vote at the cleo
ton of officers.
A delegation headed by c. S. Schur-
man. of the Sixth ward, called yesterday
at the office of City Engineer Claussen
to present the name of w. H. Carter
as a candidate for street commissioner
of the Fifth and Sixth wards. Mr.. Car
ter was chosen for the position at
meeting of the precinct committeeman
Of the Sixth ward held Tuesday night
City Engineer Claussen was not in
when the delegation called and the mem
bers filed down to the office of Mayor
hefer, intending to acquaint the chief
executive regarding resolution passed
at~the same meeting at which Mr.. Car
ter was Endorsed. The resolution called
on the mayor and County Auditor John,
son to get together and elect an as
SCISSOR at the earliest possible day.
Mayor Kiefer was busy when the dele
cation called, and after d conference IN
the corridor the Sixth warders decided
to come over again at 10 this morning
and call on both Mayor Kiefer and City
Engineer Claussen.
The action of the Sixth ward Republi-
cans in indorsing W. II. Garter for street
COMMISSIONER Vi the Y II III ana SlSJn
wards is not expected to have any
weight with Mayor Kiefer or City En-
gineer Claussen. A well known poll
t1c1an, who claims to be on to the inside
movements of the city hall machine
put the thing this way to one of the
Sixth ward delegati ton
What do you West side fellows ex-
pect anyhow? You have Mcintyre for
license inspector and Brunson as chief
clerk in the board of public works and
now you want a street commissioner
And you have decided on a man named
Garter for the place. Why, even his
name sounds wrong. Now in the Fifth
ward We have good strong candidate
named Charles Reichow. You'll have
to admit that his name has the right
ring, even if he has no other qualifica-
tons. But he has. He is Endorsed by
Steve Picha and Picha stands pretty
close to President Pottgieser, of the
board of public works, and Pottgieser is
next to Mayor kiefer, isn't he? Well,
l should say so. You fellows had bet
ter not waste any more time around
the hall, but go back and attend to
your business. The next street commits
siOner for the Fifth and Sixth wards
will come from the Fifth ward, and if it
is not Charley Reichow I'll miss my
guess"