The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-18
WITH THE POLITICIANS
GOSSIP OF THE DAY IN LOCAL
AND STATE Az
st FAIRS
CoLoRED DEMOCRATS MEET
They Indorse j. H. Loomis for
RaiIif Under the New Adj
ninistratIon-I<lck
on wheaton.

The Fourth Ward COlOred Democratic
club met last night at 34S Minnesota
street and took action indOrsing the ap-
plication of J. H Loomis for appoint
ment as baiiiff under the new admins
tration. Edward JacksOns application
for appointment as janitor at the Cen
tral station was also acted favOraby
upon. The appointment of a colored man
as cook at the workhouse was also CON
sGered, and e. IL. Atkinson received the
Endorsement Of the club.
F. L. McGhee and several colored party
workers were present, and in their ad-
dresses spoke of the recent Republican
convention III Minneapolis. giving espe-
oial comment and Endorsement 10 the re-
marks of f. J. Wheaton at that time, to
the effect that the coiored vote in Mime
sofa is fast deserting the Republican
standard, and before November. at the
present rate, will be by majority at least
strongly for the Democratic ticket.
Samuel Amber was chairman Of the
session and N X. Casey secretary. A
committee was appointed to select a
place cf meeting for the next session Of
the club on May "a.
The Minneapolis Journal says there is
a movement on foot to contest j. Frank
Wheaton's title TO place in the Ph:la-
e-phia convention as alternate Now
that 1t is all ever and they have had
tine to think. there are many among the
Hennepin delegation who are not salts
fed with the selection and are wonder
ing what they were doing when they al
low it to go through unchallenged
They are not pleased with the way
Wheaton put himself forward and more
over, they are claiming that he save up
his residence in Minneapolis when lie
moved to Chicago six months ago. In
the event of successful cont u the va
cancy viii be filed by the state central
committee
Frank D. Larrabee is being considered
by Minneapolis Democrats as Il congress
SionaI rOminee to beat Fletcher. Many
consider him the man best ava liable,
since JCdge Canty has antagOniZad d
good many by his Philippine speeches.
Mr. Larrabee is a hard campaigner ard
popular in ana out Of the party
The proposition to make a new county
of the western portion of Polk county IS
arouSing spirited opposition in Crookston.
The Fisher Bulletin says:
There is nc danger that taxes will be
any higher in Fisher county than they
are now in Polk, for the west end is taxed
Sc at and make necessary improvements in
the middle and eastern part
The Grand Forks Herald says:
THE Crookston Times has always
fought against county division and not
without cause. One cannot blame the
CrOokston papers for advocating d reten-
ton of the whole of the county, because
it means just that much less in financial
and political graft to CrookstOn if the
county is divided up, and as matters
now stand it looks a if the divisionists
are going to win out"
East Grand Forks has hopes of one day
being the county seat of the new county
A meeting of the executive committee cf
the Democratic city and county organiZa-
ton was held in the Jefferson club rooms
New York building, last night The queS-
ton of holding banquet on the day Of
the Inauguration of Mayor-elect Smith
which had been referred to the several
the ward chairmen. IT was found that
while part of the ward organizations fa-
vOred a banquet, some preferred a jO.lifiaa-
ton at the Auditorium. II was finally de-
termined by the executive committee to
abandon entirely the idea of either a ban
quet or a jo!lifcation at this time
a number OF applications for positions
under the new administration were re-
ceived from the ward chairmen. These
will be indorsed by Chairman Barton
and Secretary lamar for the executive
committee and forwarded to the appoint
irg powers of the respective positions de-
sired. Similar action will be taken on all
applications coming before the committee
except applications for so-called positions
at large; these will be acted upon by tbs.
full executive committee.
A committee was appointed to wait
upon Mayor Smith to talk over the matter
Of appointments and ascertain to what