The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-15
CANDIDATES ARE PLENTY
THERE MAY BE ELEVEN FOR THE
OFFICE OF CITY TREAS
URER
EACH WARD IS REPRESENTED
So Numerous Are Candidates Tint
Sch1fmann Managers Decide
Not to Make Any Com
bfnatiOns.

II looks as though there would be can
didates for city treasurer in the Repub-
Hcan convention from each of the eleven
wards in the city. So numerous have
the candidates become that the Schiff-
mann managers have decided to not at
tempt to make any combinations with the
Would-be treasursFs, but to do whatever
trading Is necessary with the aldermen.
Up to date six of the wards have a fav-
orite son for treasurer, and in some of the
wards there are two candidates for the
nomination.
Assemblyman Nelson expected to have
the delegation from the First ward solid
but yesterday the name of former Aid
Lindahl was sprung, and If the mayor
does not appoint, Iindahl to the board Of
public works the delegation may be diyid-
ed between Lindahl and Nelson. In the
Second ward Assemblyman Thompson
has hopes Of being indorsed In the
Fourth ward Phil Justus would not re-
fuse to stand for the nomination. The
Sixth ward has already declared for
August Filter. The Eighth ward has
placed L. FL. Henschel to the front as fts
candidate. Yesterday D. F. Polk, of the
Tenth ward, announced that he was a
candidate and expected the votes of the
eleven delegates from that ward Polk IL
at present employed in the treasurer's Of
hce. For years 1t has been the custom to
farm out the nomination for city treas,
urer to representative of the German
American voters. but this time 1t has
been declared by the leading politicians
to have representative of the Scandina-
V1an-American portion of the party get
the nomination
The First ward Republican organization
met last evening at the hall on Payne
and Wells streets and arranged for
judges and clerks and disposed OF other
election preliminaries. In the absence of
the ward chairman, John w. Finehout
presided. 1t had been expected that an
Endorsement OF Nelson for city treasurer
would be attempted, but after the routine
business was disposed of a motion to ad-
9ourn was rushed through. Fred c..
Schiffmann was represented by two boxes
or cigars with "the compliments of the
next mayor,.A and towards the close of
the meeting Sid Reeves appeared accom-
panied by Charles R. Parker. and the two
did some efficient work In furtherance of
the Reeves mayOralty boom.
The friends of Mayor Kiefer are of the
opinion that the Republican convention
will not nominate Schiffmann, and that
when 1t becomes apparent to the dele
gates that It. Is impossible to nominate
the Fourth ward man Kiefer will be
chosen. "Chet" Smith also figures it out
that the Schiffmann forces will come to
him rather than Kiefer, and Aid. Reeves
Is confident that the Schiffmann followers
will rally to his standard and make him
the nominee
n 80
for justice of the peace, on the Democrat
Citizens ticket two years ago is anxious
to make another try for the nomination.
Charles Kartak has been mentioned as
candidate for alderman from the Sec
ond ward on the Democratic ticket. Mr.
Kartak represented the ward from 1894 to
1896.
The executive committee OF the Demo-
cratic city and county organization will
hold meeting this evening at the rooms
of the Jefferson club.
1t is expected that Mayor lliefer will
announce hts appointments to the board
OF public works and the park board to-
day.
A score of Third district Republicans
who think that Congressman Eeatwole
has had his share of honors, met behind
closed doors at the Vendome hotel, Min
neapolls, last evening. They were can
wasting the situation with the idea of
agreeing upon one of several candidates
who have already been mentioned, in
stead CT Mr., Heatwole. The three men
whose names were really being seriously
considered as possible congressional
nominees were F. NJ. Wilson, of Red
Wing; A. F. Foster. OF Titchfeld, and
Hans Gronnrod, offRenville.
The same gentlemen who attended last
evenings session, met for the same pur-
pose at the Nendome two weeks ago, at
which time they succeeded in keeping
under coYerosThisi meeting was alluded
to in a recent issueTof q Red Wing paper
The chairman of the adjourned meet
receive no further newspaper mention,
and for various reasons they did not
want their names published.
The fact IS" said he, that this Is not
an oppositionimoTemen to Congressman
Heatwole. The congressman had already
said positively that he would not be a
candidate fer reelection. We have
simply takenx him sat his word and are
now casting about for suitable sue
cessor. We have no quarrel with Mr.
Heatwole. We believe he is a man of his
word and there is not time now to take
any ifs or 'ands' into consideration. We
think that any one of the three men who
are being seriously considered would be
able to fill the place with credit; 1t is
only a question of which one TO decide
upon. We are by no means convinced
that we would be leading forlorn hope,
either. We don't care TO get into print
until we know just what our cause is
to be-