The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-04

mentioned, but he says without his as
sent. Aid. John Blomquist and former
Aid. Lindahl are also mentioned.
Ninth ward friends of former Aid. Lar.
sen would like to see him get Commits
sioner Mabon's place.
1t is said John E. Holt will be the next
Republican nominee for alderman from
the First ward If Blomquist goes on the
board.
Assembiyman G. ]. Nelson wants to be
city treasurer.
County Treasurer Arosin, however,
wonders how the public would like the
idea of having all its treasurers punched
in the First ward.
Chief Inspector Reishus, Of the grain
department. used his AK yesterday with
the result that several changes and re-
movals in the Minneapolis office of the
grain department were made. Thomas
Chapman is appointed sealer, vice w. r.
Converse, resigned; d. *. German is pro-
NOTED from helper to be an inspector,
vice F. II. Prendergast, removed; H. M.
Gray, fax sampler, is appointed FAX IN
spector vice A. e. Adkins, removed.
Aid Reeves will have no walk away in
electing his delegation in the Fifth ward
favorable to his nomination as the Ike"
publican nominee for mayor The klefer
verein is very strong in the Firth waro,
and ii will contest every precinct in the
ward. There are several Republic an lac
lions in the ward, among the more I'M
portant being the Parker SCI Warren
Picha faction and the Daly-Barta-kirch
faction. The Parker-Selb faction is rep
resentative of the Donahower element IN
the Fifth ward, while the Da1y-Barta fac
ton is friendly to Kiefer, but will an'ag-
onize any candidate espoused by the Par.
ker-Seib cabal. 1t is stated by the DAILY
Barta faction that no Republican Will be
able III the spring to carry the Fifth ward
that will ally himSelf with the present
members of the Republican city and
county committee.
Many Republicans Of the ward have
openly stated that they can stand a good
deal of what is considered bossism in pol
itics, but they will no longer stand for
Parker-Selb dictation.
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Mayor Kiefer and his friends are con-
fident that he will secure a denomination.
The appointment of Lindahl or some
other hustler from the First ward on the
board Of public works is expected to hold
that stronghold In line, while Detective
force. is said to be good for three pre-.
cincts In the Second ward it is argued
that Aid. Knauft and Commissioner
An,es, of the board of public works, Will
be able to held a majority of the dele
gates. The claim of Building Inspector
Haas that he can have any influence IN
the selection of anti-kiefer delegates IN
the Third ward. is laughed at by tfe
friends of the mayor. In the Fourth
ward Kiefer is expected to get half OF
the delegates The Fifth ward,
even the most enthusiastic Kiefer-
ties admit, will go to Reeves. The ap-
pointment of e. e. Mcdonald to the
school board and the fine work of License
Inspector McIntire and Detective Chris
Jensen will, ii is claimed give Klefer a
good share of the delegates from the
Sixth ward As to the Seventh ward
delegation there IS some question, put
as not much is expected any delegates
at all for Kiefer will be gain. the
Eighth ward is expected to come down
solid for your. mayor, Z and with a lew 4
struggling delegates from the Ninth
Tenth and Eleventh,@th the managers OF
the Kiefer boom say they will nave
enough to make a denomination certain
, = T.
The taxpaying Republicans of the ward
would like to know what Aid Reeves mas :
ever done in the council that would en-
title him to be even considered for mayer
Some of his friends assert it is fcr the
purpose of trading with the Kiefer crowd,
and that Reyes will, withdraw from TIE
race if the colonel will pledge Reeves amt
his friends that he will be appointed On
the board of public works,
The people of the Fifth-&ard under
stand very well Aid. Reeves grand-stand
play in the Randolph street railway res
oIution, and his friendly. relations with
the street, ear company, and wlliscaA his :
bluff when the time comes.
The Republican assemblyman from tn.
Fifth ward hasn't .even moved to adjourn
since he has been IN the council-in fact
the people of the ward haven't had
voice in the council for two years.
The programme for the Linco'n club
Lincoln's birthday banquet the evening
of Feb. IL, at the Windsor, has been com
pleted, as follows:
Invocation-Rev. W.; w. Lewis.
Address of Welcome : President John
II Toastmaster's speech-E. G. Rogers.
Bass Solo. '"Coi6n1bia,. the Gem of the
ocean",John F. .Gehan ,o.,oo, o,,a
First Republican Charles A. A. MCGEE,
of Milwaukee
imperialism of Commerce'-M. D.
Grover
Spirit Of Liberty In All Ages"-D. +.
Reese
The Minnesota State band will furnish
music
The mayor has nearly 100 applications for
the two vacancies on the board of public
works Commissioners Mabon and San
dell, whose terms expire March l, do not
expect to be reappointed and probably
will not The positions pay $500 year
and as the work is not at all arduous the
number of candidates is large, Former
Aid Ljndahl, Of the First ward, is slated
for one of the positions, and some poll
tician from the Fifth ward will, it is IN
derstood, be selected for the other