The Saint Paul globe., 1899-12-10

! inatiOn-LindahI Talked of as the
Fifth Ward Mans Running Mate
McCardy VIII Not BE. Overlooked.
/ The boom for Aid Reeves as a cardi-
| date for mayor on the Republican ticket
j is being quietly but diligently worked.
| The boomers claim that the Fifth ward
| will come in solid for Reeves and there
| Is every expectation that others will also
| declare for him. The friends of Reeves,
/ however, have not taken into consldera-
tion the plans Of the Republican leaders
and the men who pull the wires which
| run the machine. The leading Republican
| politicians are fearful that If Kiefer Is
TUNED down by the convention the Ger
man-American vote which your mayor
thinks he carries in his pocket will leave
the ranks not only at the spring election,
| but also at the general and county cleo
tlon next fal To prevent anything so
disastrous to the grand old party and the
| present oficehoIdersS particularly the lat
| ter, the leaders have decided that Kiefer
| must be renominated. The friends of
| Reeves, however, say that the nomination
| Will be fought out on the foor Of the
| convention, and not III the offices Of the
Republican leaders before the convention.
He expects to have all the forces that
| backed Donahower in the last convention
and something additional
The two most prominent candidates for
| the nomination CT city treasurer on the
| republican ticket are both members of
| the assembly. ASsemblyman Charles J.
| Nelson, of the First ward, is one, and AS
| semblyman ]. R. Thompson, Of the Sec
| ond ward, is the other. There was some
| talk OF Aid. Knauft, of the Second ward
| being a candidate for the nomination.
| but recently the alderman has decided
| that he would not make much of a show
| ing In the convention unless backed bv
| the delegation from the wa1d, and this
| ne finds he cannot secure Philip c. JUS
| tus. OF the Fourth ward, former member
| OF the board of public works, is also a
candidate for treasurer. and his friends
Sdy the hght Will be between Justus and
NeIson Tor the nomination. The Nelson
men say that Justus has not much of a
show.
Mr. htefer, If nominated, would prefer
10 nave as running mate a representa-
1--WE OF the Scandinavian voters Nel5on
II Is claimed, would be equally strong
IN the convention whether Kiefer or
r'eeVes was nominated. Alex I,indahl.
former alderman from the First ward Ia
"ISo mentioned as a candidate for treas
u1er' but his candidacy will deDend largo
~ on whether he Is appointed a member
or the board of public works. If Kiefer
should s1Ye him the appointment when
the term Of Commissioner Sande1I av-
Of the race. 00S
FOR comptroller the Republicans can
nave but one candidate The present in
cumbent. j. j. McCardy Is now SERVING
MS 1ourth term, and as the party has al.
ways contended that he has alone and
i und lued PAID on millions and millions OF
the city debt he cannot be overlockad In
cAe makeup of the ticket no matter who
~ nominated for mayer Some of the
IaEk ana tile Of the party are inclined 70
nd4he new man for the place but 90
CilIs would knock out the foundation of
an an the claims made in the past few wears
apout tee watchdog of the treasury ,;
the nomination i0f
one OF the admirers of Aid. Reeves hos
maze up ticket which reads like tbts.
Mayor-Sidney H Reeves
1omptroller-J. J. McCardy.
1reasurer-AleX LindahI or Cbaries T
Nelson. '-'''ries D.
and ho1 IiI1R.
among the members of the co,Inoii a+Ips
the building inspectorship question ;
Mayor Meier is more than anxious tbat
tne once of building Inspector be ahoI-
.9hieo ana the duties placed on one Of
me assistants in the engineering de-
partment. This would give him o hand
III the selection of not only the assist
ant engineer. but also the EMPLOYEES who
would act as inspectors.
City Engineer CIausSan IN +o1I-,o. g.
puoi1cat1On, however, does not favor +ba
abonshment Of the building insDector,S
department. The work, he saya noust
De done by some one. and his department
mas all 1t can attend to now. The ma
Jorlty or the members Of the council.
VINO nave the election Of the building
inspector, have assured Building Insnec.
TOR Haas that he will undoubtedly he ra-
elected. The caucus to name the IN
spector will be held about Dec. 27
AT the same caucus the question Of
naming an official paper for the wear
l9VO VIII also be brought up It was
understood at the caucus of the council
heId In December, 1898, that the Pioneer
Press should have the plum during the
present year and the Dispatch in 1901
Inc friends Of the evening organ in t,a
caucus insisted that as the paper had
practically made the fight for the head
Oh the ticket, while the morning ORGAN
had been only lukewarm that II shou1d
nave the first chance at the public n,4nt-
Ing. Pressure, however, was brought +o
bear and the first years bite of the
plum was given to the Pioneer Press
According to the rule Of fair division the
printing for next year should be awarded
to the Dispatch. It is stated. however
that Mayor Kiefer is sorely dispIaa sed
at the attitude assumed by the Dfspatcb
toward both the administration and him
self and favors the Pioneer Press beino
named city printer for another wear
whether he will be able to swing thn
members of the council into line with bis
Views IS very doubtful
Health Commissioner Ohage struol,
the nail on the head when at q recent
council meeting he said the objection
to the health department taking charge
OF the garbage was the fear that tho
Iorty men +" NN I'ir"d might be turned
into political machine There "a M
doubt but that the opposition to the
scheme of giving $4,000 to the health
commissioner and allowing him full con
troll OF the garbage collection is due to
the political possibilities behind If. One
of the city officials, in speaking Of the
matter yesterday, said: "Of course
Dr. Ohage said he had no political am
bttions and was in favor OF the plan
simply as a citizen who wanted the
best sanitary results. That is good so
far as it goes The man who appointed
Dr. Ohage to the position he now holds
is candidate for denomination. and
while he might not have any say so in