The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-01
The Political 9ane
~i in st Paul

City Clerk Jensen ridicules the rumor
that Is trying to make him q candidate
Tor the comptrollership. As for the of
fee he now holds, he says he will cry
quits when his term has expired. The
political complexion of the council, when
that time arrives. he declares, will have
no bearing on his statement that he has
had enough.
lf a, host of friends have anything to
say in the matter. AL F1ournoy, of the
Eleventh ward, will be, a candidate for an
assembly nomination. Al-that's what his
friends call hints Democrat and is
popular.
Mat Bantz will undoubtedly ask to be
returned as alderman Of the Eighth ward
but he will again have to reckon with
his old opponent, William HI. Hofer. Mr.
Hofer is being doomed as possibility,
and those behind him say that he will
win.
month ago it was predicted that can
dldates for the mayoralty would be
thick as bees as soon as the campaign
warmed up, but SO far the prediction
has failed to come true. Robert Seng for
the Republicans and Mayor Smith for
the Democrats are the only two that have
made good so far, to the extent of filing
petitions. There are. parties willing to
wager that Mayor Smith will have
no opposition while the Republicans will
not have more than two contestants. The
only one missing on that side of the
house just now is ex-Nayor Kiefer
In the event that Ed Murphy, of the
Ninth ward. is rewarded with a position
on the board of public works, John w.
Hfnckens, of the Capitol bank will be
his successor to the board of aldermen.
Friends are now booming his candidacy.
aud it is expected that his petition will
be filed in few weeks.
Republican circles are considerably
worked up over the fact that if ole OF
their number should, by accident, land
the mayoralty next spring, he will have
nothing to hand out in the way of soft
snaps. Several nice vacancies occur at
that time, among them one on the board
OF public works, and the city engineer and
the fact that these will be filed next
March by the present executive de-
stroys all hope of emoluments. 1t is a
subject that Mayor Smith avoids talking
about just now, but his successor, if there
is one, can rest assured that the vacan-
cies- will be taken care of before he
arrives Mayor Smith Is positive on this
point
J. N. Rogers, yesterday, filed with the
county auditor his petition asking to he
placed ON the primary ballot as candi-
date for the Democratic nomination for
judge of the municipal court Mr.. Rogers
Is a lawyer, a Democrat, and Is pop
ular enough to know that he will not
be forgotten when the votes are cast next
March.
Of the dozen or more names mention
ed in connection with the municipal
judgeship race, Mr. Rogers so far is the
only one to announce his intentions. The
present ineumbents will undoubtedly be
candidates, but just now they are active
ly engaged in feeling the public pulse as
to whether they are wanted or not
Voters generally do not take kindly to
the desire of the legal department to have
the charter amended to the extent oil
transferring the authority conferred by
the state on the common council to the
conference committee. Prominent legal
lights say it is impossible as the con-,
ference committee is an appointive body,
while the council is elected by the people.
AS all the proposed amendments require.
approval by two-thirds of the voters. reg
istered, there is little fear Of its passage.
Chef Smith and George Tflane are be-
ing actively doomed for the Republican
nomination for comptroller against Capt.
McCardy. In fact Mr.. Thane has con-
firmed the rumor that he will be a celndi-
date.
AS a Democratic candidate for he
comptrollership, DR.. A. J. Stone Is being
mentioned. Chap.