The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-17
POWERS ON THE TICKET
HE IS NOMINATED FOR THE LEGIs-
LATURE IN THE THIRTY
SEVENTH DISTRICT
CAMDEN H. WEST ALSO NAMED
He Will Make the Run Against
Rukard Hurd in the Seventh
Ward-Other Political
News.

The executive committee OF the Demo
cratic city and county organization hello
a meeting Yesterday afternoon ut CEN
trail headquarters, in the Pioneer Press
building. Winn Powers was nominated
to fill the vacancy caused by the re5igna-
| ton of john Overs, for the Legislature
| from the Tenth and Eleventh wards and
country
Camden H. Vest was noEiinated TO run
! for the legislature from the Seventh ward
and the Third and Fourth precincts in
tic Eighth ward
The session was given over 10 business
| matters pertaining to the campaign and
| those present expressed feeling that
chances for electing the entire ticket were
getting better very day.
VIM Powers, who was nominated to
run for the legislature. in the Tenth and
Eleventh wards and country, is a very
popular man and made an excellent
showing III his run for the assembly rlxl
spring. There IS no doubt as TO Mr.. Pow
ers' election from his district lie is pub
Usher of the odd Fellows Review -
fraternal paper. AMI is prominent mem
her of several secret orders.
Yesterday was the last day for Ming
certificates Of nomination by the calldl-
dates for county offices and in conse
Quence County Au }itor Johnson AMI his
assistants were kept busy until the hour
of~clcsing. by late arrivals.
On the Democratic and Republican
tickets every name was accounted fer,
the leaders of both parties being present
in order that nc sfr-up might occur, but
in the case of the Prohibition and Feo-
PIES parties, only partial lists were filed
On The Democratic list the name of VII
liam Powers was substituted for JofI.
Owens as n candidate for representative
from the Tenth, Eleventh and country,
lille the name of Camden Ii West was
used to supply the deficiency for repre-
sentative from the Seventh ward. No
changes were made on the Republican
ticket, the original list being fled in fuf.
Both parties had a nunlbrf who faiiLd
to qualify until the last moment
The candidates from the Prohibition
party who will be entitled to places on
the county ticket by reason of certif-
Gates filed are the following:
H. j. Belle, representative Thirty
fourth district; {. G. Wellingtonf coun-
ty commissioner; John Holmberg, rep
resentative Thirty-third district; E. c.
Varmey, county commissioner; j. NJ.
Sheire, representative Thirty-ffth dis
trict; Edward A. Oakley, county auditor;
6. H. Hallgrew, county commissioner;
w. w. Nichols, representative Thirty
sixth district; B. ]. Butler, representative
Thirty third district; Charles Seaman.
congress; DR.. w. A. Powers, coroner;
w. r. Frost, county treasurer; S. A.
Johnson, county commissioner; JaNb
J. Kerkman, sheriff; Peter Arondson,
county commissioner.
Three names were filed by the Peo-
pies party, as follows: E. M. Card,
judge district court; Rufus w. Jefferson.
sheriff, and L. Cornick, representative
Thirty sixth district.
Only one Independent candidate will
appear on the ticket, that of George H.
Leaders, who asks the voters of the
Thirty sixth district to make him repre-
sentative.
The Franco-American Registration
club held a meeting in French hall
last evening, 1t which the Democratic
element was given charge. DR.. Alex J.
Stone was introduced by Adjt Gen. Lam
bert, and discussed current political Is
sues. Then Messrs. Van Hoven, J. K
Kane, F.. Metzdorf, Louis Betz, John
Hickey and j. MCGEE were introduced in
turn, and all spoke briefly.
The feature of the evening was an
animated debate between Messrs. Paradis
and Paul Fontaine, of Minneapolis The
latter championed the Lind administra-
If the enthusiasm and attention dis
prayed by the 800 leople present at last
nights meeting Of tile First Wa.d
Swedish Democratic club, at i'ayne ave-
nue. ard Cook street, counts fer ANYTHING
then the Democratic ticket in Ramsey
county is already elected by Il sweeping
majority, Never before in the history
OF the First ward has so much feeling for
VIC nf no
been displayed in meeting Of the Fist
Ward Democratic Swedes as there was
last night j. @. Cederberg, candidat to
for the legislature from the First an
Second wards, acted as charm an and de,
livered lengthy speech in the Swedish
language, after which Judge Egan was
introduced and made a few remarks C.
j. Weyl, candidate for county counts.
si0ner, made Il few remarks. ard Edward
Peterson, candidate for register of deeos
delivered Il most irnpressing speech. File
urged those present to stick TO the entire
ticket and ended Up by saying a few
things in favor of the state ticket TIE
mention of Gov. Iind's name by Mr..
Peterson brought forth storms Of all
plause. DR.. Stone. candidate for con
gress. and L. r Kane, carr idate for
county attorney, both spoke i'll favor 81
the entire Democratic ticket and nationa!
ty auditor: Peter Metz,lorf, candidate fo,
county treasurer; III. A. w. Miller, canGi
date for coroner, and Louis 7 erglIsen all
made a few rcmalks. The lnaeting as a
whole was Il very excellent orc and SHOW
ed up better than ever for tha First ward
Democrats.
With the feeling that the rest of this
campaign-for the Democratic party-.is
a good. long, breezy coast, over 200 strong
adherents Of the principles set forth b.,
the Chicago and Kansas City platforms,
met at 54l West Seventh street last might
and held a successful meeting
Some OF the speakers who had been
billed to appear did not show up. awl:s
to the pressure CT business in other
wards, but F'eter Van Hoven was there.
SO too Frederick L. MeGhee and John
Irvine and J. r. Hickey ard w. J. Pres.
ton, besides a few ward orators
Mr.. McGhee, who made the opening
speech, devoted considerable portion vi
his time to the national issues Mr. No