The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-27

Tor ONCE may lie Tor places on the
primary ticket left, seventy-two citi-
zens of Ramsey county have formally
given the voters options ON heir time
as public servants. Seventy of the
candidates seek county or legislative
offices and two congressional honors
The primary election law provides
that qualified electors may file for
nominations and have their names
printed on the primary ballots of their
respective parties by making the re-
quired affidavit of qualification and in
the case of offices voted for entirely
within one county for a fee of $40. The
law further provides that such nomina-
tons will be received by the county
auditor up to date twenty days pre-
ceding the primary election. The pri-
mary election this fall will be held
Sept. 16, which makes Aug. rs, the
last day for filing.
AT the coming election in November
thirty-five officers will be elected who'll
ly within the county and I'll of them
will be. placed in nomination by the
primary system, unless after the pri-
mary election some successful dark
horse candidates get on the ticket by
petition. The cost of preparing the
primary ballot is estimated at about
$4,000. The county hass already re-.
ceived 5000 in filing fees, and if the
same ratio is maintained for the next
thirty days that~has prevailed for six
ty days, the total receipts will be some
thing over $1,000. = @ 80
Fill Thirty-Five Berths.
The officers to be elected are two
judges of the district court Judge of
probate, county auditor, trea> .rer.
clerk of the district court, register of
deeds, Sheriff, county attorney sur
veyor, county superintendent of
schools, five state senators and eleven
representatives. .
There are candidates for all of the
thirty-five offices, except for senator in
the Thirty district. TWENTY-FIVE
Democrats and forty five Republicans
have entered the lists, and with very
few exceptions there will be contests in
both parties for the nominations to alt
of the offices. On the county ticket no
Democrat has filed for judge of pro-
bate, county superintendent of schools
or abstract clerk. That does not mean
that those places will go by default.
and before the primary ballot is closed
the gift of the people
The Republican slate shows a fight
for every place of substantial emoIu-
ment except that of county attorney.
Which is still blank on the Republican
list. 1t is generally believed that Mr..
Kane Will be given clear field for the
nomination and the Republicans have
not yet found the man who cares to go
to the sacrifice against the popular
a
Fat Jobs Are Popular.
The most popular places with the
Republicans are the district bench,
clerk OF courts and the, county COM
mission -Four Republicans aspire to
the district bench; three want a try at
the fat fees of the clerk OF courts and
eleven have to date consented to serve
on the county commission. a.t,
There will be two vacancies on the
district bench. The Democratic candi-
dates are James c. Michael and Thorn
as ID. O'Brien.cs -Four Republicans are
already in the field for the two nom
nations. They are Judge Olin B. Lew
is, who wishes to succeed himself;
Judge Grier M. Orr late of the munich
pal bench; Marcellus L. Countryman
and Walter L. Chaplin.
The Democrats have not yet entered
Tor the judge of probate race. The
contested for the Republican nominal
ton by f. E. Baker, late presiding Of
6cer of one of the justice courts.
TWO Democrats and one Republican
have filed for auditor. The Democrats
are former Auditor Michael F. Kahn
and William B. Egan, treasurer of the
Metropolitan opera house, Charles r.
Kellar, chief deputy under County Au-
d1tor Johnson, would become chief,
and bids fair to have no opposition for
the nomination.
Metzdorf Has No Opposition.
County Treasurer Peter J. Metzdorf
has so far no opposition for renomina-
uon, and his friends expect that he
will have a clear field. M. J. Bell,
some time of the common tk)uncil, and
d. A. Cudworth who has been employ
ed IN several county Off es in clerical
positions, seek the Republican nominal
ton.
Two Democrats and three Republic
ans comprise the list of entries for
clerk of the district court. The game
is young, though, and the Office is big
enough to insure the Introduction of
few more. The Democrats who have
filed are Edward J.. Schurmeier,
prominent German, and Harlan P.
Hall, the Nestor of Minnesota journal
ism. The Republican aspirants are
the incumbent, Edward G. Rogers,
Ross Clarke, an attorney, and Charles
F. Arrol, who says he is responsible
for cheap rents in st. Paul.
Republicans are fighting shy of a
ruffie with Register of Deeds F'itzger-
aid, and he seems to have clear field
for his party's nomination. The Dem
ccrats are not gun shy and to date
Lee Hall, a prominent insurance and
real. estate operator, and J. o. Ceder-
berg, a leading Scandinavian Demo-
crat, have signified their desire to
give the Second ward man battle for
the honors and emoluments of his Of
flee.
Three Democrats seek the shrievalty
nomination. They are Anton Miesen
and Peter E. Murphy, familiar figures
in the politics of the county, and
Charles Houck, new to politics, but
backed by friends, who say their man
will make stiff fight for the nominal
ton.
Justus Has Troubles l
Phillip c. Justus, the incumbent,
wants another term, and thinks he
should have no opposition for the Re-
publican nomination. Justus has not
made himself extremely popular with
the members of the party who are ac-
customed to deliver the goods, and a
determined movement TO deprive him
of even chance at the $4,000 per
wear iOb is in full swing with County