The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-04
CITY HALL POLITICS.

George M. Beck, of the Fifth ward, has
been appointed, deputy clerk of the dis
trlct court, in place of Joseph r. King,
deceased, and E. F. Beck, who held a po-
sition in the hast Legislature has been
appointed to the vacancy created by the
resignation of Arthur J. Stobbart.
County Auditor % Johnson yesterday
caused a surprise by filing with the regis
ter Of deeds a commission appointing John
Gaftey, deputy county auditor. Gaffey is
a resident of the Fifth ward and has
been employed as a clerk in the auditors
ONCE for several months. His appoint
ment as deputy is construed by the
friends of Deputy County Auditor w. 3.
Bourne as slap at that gentleman, al
though Mr. Johnson himself says that
the appointment was only made in order
that some one with authority may be
present to sign. orders in the absence of
himself and Mr. Bourne.
The Sixth ward delegation. headed by
& ). Schurman, of the West st. Paul
Times, finally captured Mayor Kiefer and
City Engineer Claussen yesterday. The
mayor was seen at 10 o'clock and duly in
formed of the resolution passed by the
Republicans of the Sixth ward urging an
early settlement of the aSSesOrship ques-
uon The delegation then Wended its way
to the office of the city engineer, but Mr..
Claussen was out and this necessitated
another visit at 3 o'clock yesterday after
noon. Mr.. Claussen listened to the talk
made in favor of the appointment of W.
II. Carter, of the Sixth ward, for street
commissioner, and promised to give the
matter attention.
Louis Schultz, of the Fifth ward. is a
candidate for street commissioner in the
Fifth and Sixth wards and his friends
claim that he will give Charley Reichow
a race for the place. Schultz claims to
have the backing of Mayor !<iefer for the
position.
If P. j. Ekberg, the present street COM
missioner for the First and Second. is
let out, John Linden, of the First ward,
expects to get the job. Ekberg did not
stand very well with Mayor Kiefer, but
the possibility that by letting out Ekberg
the First ward delegation to the next city
convention might come in divided has
Quoted the opposition of the mayor and
Ekberg Will hold his position.
The Fourth ward statesmen who have
a finger in all political deals from the
appointment of street commissioners to
liking things for candidates for governor,
ere working up a quiet boom for Capt
Van SAINT. AS announced in the G o b e
some days ago the Winona politician held
a conference with number of his friends
in st. Paul with a view of pushing his
candidacy. There were not many pres
ent at the conference. but since then con-
siderable quiet hustling has been done
another meeting is soon to be called, at
which as many as forty of the friends of
the First district politician Will be pres
ent to grasp his hand or pull his leg if
the opportunity offers.
Fire Commissioner c. X. Sharood has
the mayoralty bee in his bonnet. Mr..
Sharood and his friends have it figured
out that with a solid delegation from
the First ward he stands a good show of
securing the nomination. The politicians
who do the hustling in the First ward,
however, say that Mr. SharOod will not
be able to CARRY his own precinct at
the primaries and that he stands no show
of getting even a mention in the con-
vention from the First ward. The
Sharood boom, those acquainted with the
politics of the ward say, is being nursed
along by several who are willing to get
little expense money from any one who
is willing to give up.
Former Aid. Lindahl would like to be
the choice of the First ward for city
treasurer and he is carefully feeling out
the views of the voters on the proposition.
If he can be convinced that he can get
the united delegation from his own ward
then he will be a candidate before the
convention. If not then he will accept
an appointment as a member of the
board of public works at the expiration
of the term of Commissioner Sandell.
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Johnny Selb has quietly tipped off the
ticket to be nominated at the next Re-
publican city convention. He is willing
to bet money, or at least he says he is,
that if it is nominated there would be
practically no opposition. His dream in
print is this:
Mayor-W. J. Donahower.
Comprehension F. Dix.
Observation-Disclosures Lindahl.