The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-25
TACTICS OF BELL
GANG REPUDIATED
Continued from Fourth Page.

tor the last eighteen months the Demo
cratic city and county organization had
been at work for the express purpose of
preventing the placing of the machinery
of the party in the hands of a single per-
son in each ward, and that the adoption
of Mr.. Ellerbe's motion would set it all
back. Mr.. Ellerbe withdrew his motion
and the organization plan was adopted.
For nomination fer comptroller there
were three names presented, John Rogers
Jr, Anthony Yoerg and Conrad Miller.
David PEBBLES nominated Rogers and L.
Frankel, of the Seventh ward, Conrad
Miller The name Of Rogers was second
ed by the Ninth, First, Sixth and Second
wards. The roll call gave Rogers, 16S;
Miller, %, and Yoerg, l. Miller received
votes from the Fifth, Z from the Seventh
and from the Tenth. Yoerg's one vote
came from the Sixth ward. The nomina-
ton of Rogers was made unanimous
f. A. Pike nominated P. ]. Metzdorf
for treasurer and f. H. Ellerbe did the
same for Otto Bremen. The roll call only
proceeded as far as the Eighth ward
when the name of Metzdorf was with
drawn and the nomination of Bremen
made unanimous. In addition to the IS
votes from the Eighth ward, Metzdorf
was given 5 in the Third and in the
Seventh.
A committee of two from each ward,
one on nominations for assemblyman and
the other on the committee on resolu-
lions, was appointed, consisting of the
following:
For Assembly Nominations First ward,
John F. Smith; Fourth, Edward Dahl;
Seventh. W F. Gonstans; Eighth. 7. Il.
A. Pike: Eleventh, NJ S. lamar
o seoo2d R M R Rofer Il rh H f F.
Fifth, N, J. MeMahon; Sixth, NJ j. Mori,
Eighth. ". j. Preston; MIN Ninth, r J. Ken,
nedy; Tenth, c. ]. Buell. Eleventh,
Thomas Smith.
While the two committees were prepar-
ing reports the convention proceeded to
the nomination of ward aldermen with
the following results:
First Ward-Committee to fill.
Second Ward-Charles Kartak
Third Ward-Andrew Dahlquist.
future date.
Fifth Ward-W. H Timer.
Sixth Ward-M. ]. Moriarity
Seventh Ward-W. G. Strickland.
Eighth Ward-Matt Bantz.
Ninth Ward-E. L. Murphy.
Tenth Ward-L. j. Dobuer.
Eleventh Ward-George F. Kuhles
The Fourth ward delegation was rot
able to come to an agreement on alder
man. the delegates being divided between
James R. Hickey, ]. B. Covington and J.
H. Burns. The ward delegation, or the
committee from the city and county Or
ganizatiOn, together with five from the
city at large, to be appointed by the
chairman of the convention, will decide
as to the nominee.
j. j. Parker was nominated for alderman
Of the Seventh ward, but he announc ed
that he could not accept the nomination,
and W. G. Strickland was given the hon
or. In the other wards there was no op-
position to the gentlemen named for al
dermanic honors.
John w. Clancy was given the nonina-
ton for justice of the peace for the dis
trict east of Wabasha. c. o. Cederb4rg
was placed in nomination for the same
office, but the votes went to Clancy so
fast that Cederberg's name was with
drawn and the nomination Of Clancy
made unanimous
c. M. Brewer was nominated for Justice
of the peace west of Wabasha street with
out opposition and by reclamation. He
was Endorsed by +. l.. McGhee as a COM
petent man for the position.
For constable in the district east of Wa
basha street there was a three-cornered
fight. Peter Mulcolm, Martin E. Rowan
and William Johnson being the contest
ants The roll call gave Rowan 10i, Null
colin 50 and Johnson 49. Rowan's NOM
ination was made unanimous
f. L. McGhee made short speech for
James Fl. Harris, who, he said, was one
of the colored men whom the Republican
party claimed could not go to heaven I'M
less they voted the Republican ticket He
asked the convention to put a BLACK
boy on the ticket, for the good it would
DO the race and the party. Mr.. Harris
was nominated by reclamation.
The committee on assembly nominations
reported the following names, and the
nominations were made by reclamation: