The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-09
WANT MURPHY
THEIR PRESENT ALDERMAN
FOR RECOLLECTION
MAYOR HELPS MEYER ALONG

MA 1Oh HELPS ME- En- ALUNG
First Warder Is Promoted to License
Inspector In the Hope of Aug
menting His Political Strength
Gossip as to Prospective Board
of Public Works Appointments
Political Gossip.
Aid. Edward L. Murphy, of the Ninth
ward, was unanimously Endorsed as a
candidate to succeed himself by largely
attended meeting of the Ninth ward pre-
cinct commit teemen, held last evening at
Smiths hall, 1853 Jackson street. The In
dorsement was one OF the heartiest
candidate could have wished for, and full
ly demonstrated the confidence and es-
TEEN in which Aid. Murphy is held by his
constituency. In accepting the indorse-
ment Aid. Murphy declared that he
would make every effort to be elected
and that If he proved successful, as he
had every reason to believe he would,
his chief aim would be to look after the
interests of the ward in the future, as he
has endeavored to do in the past AS
surances of support and assistance were
showered upon Aid. Murphy after the
meeting adjourned, and it is generally
conceded that he will have little difficulty
in carrying the ward by a large majority
Several vacancies on the committee
were filled and other routine business
transacted. The committeeman decided
to hold meeting at Labor hall, Park
avenue, near Sycamore street, Sunday
afternoon q
ments for conducting the primaries will
be made.
yesterday that Detective Meyer, recently
appointed to the detective force by
Mayor Kiefer, had been promoted to the
position of license inspector, vice McIn-
tire, promoted to the position of chief of
detectives. Mayor kiefer stated yester-
day that he had not decided on a sue
cessor to McIntire. If Meyer should be
named there will be howl from the
friends of a number Of candidates who
have been urged for the place. The mayor
announced several days ago that the
license inspector would be chosen from
the police force, and this gives color to
the rumor that Meyer is to be the lucky
man.
1t is understood that if Mayor Kiefer
should fail to reappoint John Sandell as
member of the board of public works
Mr.. Sandell is to bring suit against the
mayor for damages. The suit will be on
account of the talk made by Mayor
Kiefer months ago, in which he alleged
that Sandell had attempted to bride the
mayor to reappoint him to the board
1t is understood a plank will be placed
in the Democratic city platform pledging
the efforts Of the party to secure a re-
districting of the wards of the city at
the next session of the legislature. AS
the ward boundaries now stand. the
Eighth ward, with a voting population of
over 1900, has one alderman in the coun-
ell, while the Tenth and Eleventh wards
with 700 votes in the first and 600 in the
latter, have one alderman each. The
Ninth ward is also in the same condition.
1t has been suggested that the new char
ter be amended SO as to make the
changes in the ward boundaries which
would even up the representation in the
council in the wards mentioned
$50
Some Of the more ardent SchiIfmann
supporters are not at all bacwkard in
stating that "Chet' Smith has dug his DO
lltlcal grave in announcing that he will
pe In the race for the mayoralty nom
ination until the convention is over. Whlr
makes the Schiffmannites particularly
sore is that when Smith was asked if he
would not accept the nomination by
delegation representing Schiffmann and
ReeVes, he declined to be a candidate I'M
der any circumstances. Even after Schifc-
mann had announced himself Smith still
declared he was not to be considered
Monday Smith decided to enter the field
1t is stated on pretty good authority that
promises were made to Smith that if ne
would take chance to get the romira-
ton, and was successful, a fund wou d
be raised by the business men with which
he could make the campaign With moth
ing TO lose, and much to gain, Smith &C.
copied the offer, and declared himself as
a candidate.
A First ward politician in speaking OF
the candidacy of Smith yesterday, said it
was quite apparent to him that there had
been a deal of some kind made with Smith
and the sO-called leaders of faction of
the Republican party.
II know Smith well enough" said the
politician, Ito know that some induce
ment must have been held out to him to
take the step he did. 1t would not sur
prise me if 1t should turn out that the
deal is for Smith to secure delegations
from the Seventh, Tenth and Eleventh
wards, and some of the Eighth ward
pledged to him, and then at the proper
time turn them over to Kiefer, and in
return be given the nomination for city
treasurer. The salary of the city treas
urer is $4,000 per year, and that is just
twice as much as that of the mayor, and
Smith would be better satisfied with the
nomination for treasurer than he would
with that for mayor"
C. K. Sharood, who has been tou.ed as
a possible candidate for mayor, stated
yesterday that he would not accept the