The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-31
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DEMOCRATIC CITY CAMPAIGN COM
MITTEE OPENS HEADQUARTERS
IN THE ENDICOTT
VICE CHAIRMAN PIKE ON DECK
Visitors Are Many, and the EN-.
VirOnment Presents am Air of
Political Push and
Enterprise.

Democratic headquarters for the i'm
pending mayoralty campaign were open
ed yesterday in rooms 237 to 243 Endi-
cott Arcade. r. A. Pike, who was yes
terday elected vice chairman of the Dem
ocratic city and county organization. is
IN charge, assisted by w. f. Constans q 9
secretary.
BUSINESS at the new place was lively
There were many callers and the exnres
sion of all was to the effect that the DEM
ocrats had named a strong ticket and one
that would prove a winner The new
headquarters include the rooms occu-
pied by Mayor Kiefer in his short, but
exciting, race for the Republican Re
publican denomination. Aside from
Messrs. Pike and Constans, Humphrey
Barton and a number of the prominent
Democratic workers will devote a Dor
ton of their time to receive visitors. On
Monday evening next the Democratic
nomination for alderman from the Fourth
ward will be filed
The withdrawal of w. G. Strickland as
candidate for alderman from the Sew
enth ward was announced yesterday. The
rooms were haunted in the afternoon
yesterday by a number of Republican
spies, but they did not succeed in arous-
ing expected antagonism.
On all sides, 1t was felt, that the NOM
nation Of Robert A. Smith for mavor
was the strongest one which could have
been made.
The city and county Democratic organ
1zation of the Eighth ward met last even
ing in Jessrang S hall, corner of Earring
Ton ana University. The meeting vas
called to order by Chairman Mitsch. and
Went through the regular routine of bus
mess. A communication from the exec
ltive committee was read and passed
upon The organization then procee ded To
nix up list of two men from each pre-
clnct whose names are to be submit
ted to the council to pick the Judges of
election from. The chairman of the War1
organization was empowered to look up a
suitable hall for headquarters during the
campaign. r. J. Hazard and M. J. Nc
Carthy Were both recommended for the
position of taking care of the h, adouar-
tiers, and the city executive committee
VIII nave to vote on them to see who
gets the place. The next was the election
of officers to serve during the coming
year, and the following We're re-eIect ed
Wdrd chairman, George j. MitSCh; sec
rotary, Milton Garages; treasurer, Joseph
McCauley. The meeting was very we'll at
tended, and the members present all Sig
nified their intention to take off their
coats during this campaign and fight for
! Robert A. Smith.
The Third ward Democratic orgarizs-
tion met last evening in the rooms of the
| Jefferson club and selected a number of
judges of election to be submitted to the
| council for choice.
Aid. M. J. Bell, who was renomina ted
to represent the Sixth wards in the Re-
| publican city convention, was highly in
| cenSed yesterday. The morning organ OF
! the party in an editorial called atten-
ton to the talents and high qualities OF
each of the aldermanic nominees, but
| neglected to include the name OF Mr.. Bel
! in the list.
Mr.. Bell seemed beaten for the nomina,
| ton at the primaries Wednesday night
but by some hypnotic or other influence
exercised over the delegates In the con.
| Yention, succeeded in having his name
| presented as the nominee from the ward
and having his nomination indorsed BY
| the convention. The talk made by the
| friends of the candidates who won out
at the primaries was sufficient to MAKE
! Mr.. Bell rather Sore but when the morn
| ing organ ignored him, insult was added
! to injury. Mr.. Bell yesterday declared
wise, would have to be rectiied, and In