The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-01
JOCKEYING At POST
LOOKS AS THOUGH OTHER CANDI-
DATES WE'RE TRYING TO
POCKET NIEFER
ALBRIGHT as A DARK HORSE

Tn1ru WnTder said to He Hn Groom
Ing to Run Oh With the NOminn-
ton, While Sch6GGmann and
Reeves IInVe Prevented the Pres
ent Mayor From Getting Place
Nenr the Pole.
The talk Of Assemblyman Armand AL
brecht, OF the Third ward, for mayor Is
increasing. and 1t is not unlikely that he
may be the nominee of the Republican
convention. The rather half hearted in
dorsement given Aid. Reeves by the
Fifth ward crowd Tuesday night has not
added much strength to the chances of
the Fifth ward man, and he was advised
yesterday that 1t would be good policy
for him to pull out of the race His
Friends, however, say that this would be
just what the Kieferites want, and for
this reason he must remain In the field
About all the Schiffmann and Reeves fol-
lowers appear to desire Is that something
be done to prevent Kiefer being renom-
mated and this desire is really at the
bottom OF the advocacy OF either of the
men for the nomination of mayor.
One of the staunch Reeves boomers, in
conversation yesterday, declared Reeves
would have to make the race for the nom
ination and stick to the last "If he
should pull out now" declared the poll
tician. the KIefer men would simply have
ochiHmann to make the fight against.
"hlie II Sid stays IN the field his forces
ana those Of Schiffmann can unite IN the
convention on some third man and beat
htSIeT OUT Of
corporation Attorney Markham created
qulte STIR at the meeting Of the assem-
Oily committee on ways and means yes
terday by Informing Assemblynlan AL
oleG'it mat ne must allow his name to
80 pelore Inc convention as a candidate
Tor mayor. You are the only man. -
said Mr.. Markham, who can unite the
factions, and, in my opinion, there will
De no trouble In your securing the NOM
ination for mayor"
Assemblymen Kirlre and Thomson
agree that the chief of the legal DEPART
ment had the right idea, and urged their
colleague from the Third ward to seize
the opportunity before it was too late.
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A number of railroad men, prominent
| among them being James P. Elmer have
pressed M. N. Goss. the recent chief of
police. to enter the race for the Repub-
lican mayoralty nomination.
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A. c. Jockey, chairman OF the counts
committee, has called the county conven.
ton of the Prohibition party to meet at
Central hall, Seventh and Sixth streets.
Saturday evening at S:l5. Eighteen DEL
egates and alternates will be elected to
the Prohibition state convention, which
convenes in Minneapolis March 20 and
Il. The representation to the county
convention will be:
First ward %; Second ward, -; Third
ward, 6; Fourth ward. 5; Fifth ward, 12;
Sixth ward, II; Seventh ward, II; Eighth
ward, IL; Ninth ward, II; Tenth ward. 1S;
Eleventh ward. 8; Rosetown, 2; North St
Paul. 2; White Bear, 8. Total $50.
The Prohibition voters of the wards
and townships Will meet at Tbs to elect
delegates to the county convention
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The Fourth Ward Citizens league held
SHINY attended meeting last evening at
81 East Third street and decided upon
issuing a more widely advertised call for
meeting of all the other voters Of the
ward to be held at the same place next
Wednesday. evening. There was no dis
cussion of politics. r. III. Allison pre-
sided, and those present WERE j.. +. De
Lyons. John Christman, George Brlscoe
Moses Bell, Walter Banks, James w. AL
len, Nelson Casey, Mitchell Woodfork.
James Vaughn, Solomon Hall, w. Bon
ner and David Simpson.
The executive committee of the State
League Of Republican clubs met yester-
day. and will meet at the Windsor no.
tel this afternoon.
Comptroller McCardy says the nomina-
ton of Van SAINT for governor will be by
aCciamation.
Assistant City Clerk McCrea. Is making
preparations for the coming city election
1t will be held May |. but there is con.
siderable detail work about an election
which has to be arranged for in advance
In October last a resolution was passed by
the council directing City Clerk Jensen to
repair the ballot boxes which will be used
and $500 has already been paid out to en-
ployes In this direction. Bids for furnish
ing stationery to be used in the polling
booths have been advertised for and the
contract for printing 10000 official ballots
has been awarded to the Pioneer Press
4he council has to fix the location or
the Ia polling places and a resolution will
be introduced In the board of aldermen at
its meeting March 20, locating the polls
in each precinct. The registration daya
are April 10, II and q, and the three
judges in each precinct are to be named
by the council at the first meeting of the
tW o branches in April The law provides
that the committees of the several par
ties must file with the city clerk thirty
days before election list OF judges for
each precinct The theory OF the law Is
that the three political parties casting
the highest number of votes shall each be
entitled to name Judge In each precinct.
The practical working of the law, how
ever, is that usually two of the judges
in each precinct are Republicans and one
Democrat. The judges have authority to
al point two clerks in each precinct and
as tie pay for judges and Jerks is fixed
by the council at 800 each for the three
registration days and election day the
demand for appointment always exceeds
the places to be filed at the ratio OF
twelve to one.
The state central committee Of the mid
road Populist party, Of Minnesota, has
issued the call for state convention to
be held in Labor lyceum, Minneapolis,
April 5. at II o'clock. Delegates will be
elected to the national convention of the
Peoples party to be held at Cincinnati,
o., May 9, and also to legally place In
nomination presidential electors and can
didates for state offices OF Minnesota at
the general election next November, who
shall have received a majority of the ref
erendum ballots for the respective places.
All primaries throughout the state will
be held March 81 between the hours or
2 and o'clock p. m. All county conven-
tons will be held April 3. and, to con-
form with the law, committees should
organize as their respective conventions.
nominate those persons who have re-
ceived the highest number of votes, and
issue certificates of nomination to be
filed as required by law