The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-25
FOR A new CHARTER
DISTRICT COURT JUDGES NAME
THE IMPORTANT BODY OF
FIFTEEN
JUDGE FLANDRAU HEADS IT

Veteran Jurist Is Named Among the
First - List Includes Eight Law
yers, a College President, Five
Merchants and Printer-There
Are Several Former officials ON
the COmmissiOn-AII VIII Accept.
The judges of the district court yes
terday filed their order appointing the
hfteen members of the commission to
draft a new city charter The appointtees
are
Charles E. Flandrau. 1856 Pleasant ave>
nue..
Frederick Carl Nelson. 6N East Magno-
liza street
Edward o. Zimmerman. 7O2 East Sew
enth street
Armand Albrecht. 1874 Eighth street.
nue.
Frank B. Doran. 2O1 East Congress
Henry c. McNair, $50 Dayton avenue
Lewis L. May. 724 Cedar Street.
George H. Bridgman. 1895 Hewitt ave-
Henry w. Childs, 1895 st. Anthony ave-
nue..
Ambrose Tighe. S14 Dayton avenue.
nue..
Carl Taylor. 1127 Summit avenue.
IhomaS d. O'Brien. 635 Lincoln avenue.
several days have been spent by the
SIX district court judges in deciding upon
the personnel Of the commission; and, be-
fore the appointments were filed, care
was taken to find out that each appolntee
would accept. 1t is said that there were
a number of declinations
Eleven Of the commissioners were
chosen, as representing the different
wards in which they reside, and Messrs
Tow IfNy.o
chosen at large.
AS to the political affiliations of the
commission, nine are Republicans and six
Democrats The Democratic members be-
Ing Messrs. Flandrau, Nelson. Fetter,
May, Tighe and O'Brien. Eight Of the
fifteen are we'll known TO the public, with
the possible exception Of Frederick c.
Nelson from the First ward who Is a
printer, employed at the West Publishing
company. He is prominent in organized
labor circles
Edward o. Zimmerman is a resident of
the Second ward, and is a member of the
board Of school inspectors He formerly
repl esented the ward as alderman, and
this experience will stand him in hand
in the making of a charter.
Armand Albrecht, of the Third ward, is
at present member of the assembly, and
is also an attorney. He has very pro-
nounced views on municipal questions,
which are not agreed to by the other
members Of the branch of the city gov
eminent, of which he is part. He is
thoroughly conversant with the affairs of
the city, and has habit of speaking
out what he thinks is Tor the best in
terests Of the city and citizens, without
regard to policy or politics.
Norman Fetter, the representative from
the Fourth ward, is an attorney. He was
member of the charter commission
named two years ago.
. The Fifth ward representative is Judge
Charles E. Flandrau, one of the pioneer
residents of the state ana city, and prom
inent in legal and business circles. Judge
Flandrau was a member of the city coun-
sc1l in 1892, being appointed as one of the
assemblyrnen under the Bell charter.
Former Mayor Doran represents the
Sixth ward. His two years as chief. ex-
ecutiye Of the city, and the experience
he had with the practical workings Of
the present charter, will make him a val
liable member Of the commission: % 49,
H. c. McNair, of the Seventh ward,
was member of the former charter COM
mission He is a member of the board
of school inspectors, and prominent in
business circles. Having gone through
the work before, he can be depended upon
to assist materially in the redrafting of
a second charter.
Chester r. Smith, who was selected as
the Eighth ward representative, is prom
tnently mentioned as a possible candi-
date for mayor on the Republican tick
ct, and during the last city campaign was
chairman of the Republican city commit
tee. He has always evfnced much inter-
est in city affairs.
l.. L. May, Of the Ninth ward, has had
experience in city affairs as member
of the assembly, and also as one of the
board Of school inspectors, serving in the
last mentioned position for number Of
years.
George H. Bridgman, the Tenth ward
representative, is president of Hamline
university and prominently known in ed
ucational circles.
Former Attorney General ChiIds is the
Eleventh ward representative, and is an
attorney of recognized ability.
All the four members of the commission
chosen at large are attorneys and all re-
side In the Seventh ward. Ambrose .Tighe
is president Of the Bar association. Ed
mund S. Durment is an attorney
Carl Taylor recently resigned from the
position of first assistant corporation at
torney and Is a partner in the firm of
How & Taylor. He is thoroughly CONVEX
SAINT with city affairs, as well as the de-
fects in the present charter.
Thomas D. O'Brien has long been prom
inent in city affairs and always taken a
decided interest in municipal questions
He was for a term county attorney, and
years ago was connected with the cor
poration attorneys office.
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