The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-18

of them two to one, may not realize the
roseate dream he has smoked up. but
he is going to land d comfortable little
vote among the classes that viii not vote
for either of the former mayors, and that
have been prejudiced against y arner.
Then, too, Leighton has right To ex-
pect the support Of a fair percentage of
the labor vote, which he represents as a
union man. Again this vote may be ex-
pected TO hit both Doran ard Kiefer hard
er than it Will Warner The Seng woe
Tor the NEST part would go to Kiefer were
SenS not candidate. Circun stances;
Doth within the party lines and arising
from personal and factional foundations
have been unkind to Kiefer, and while
personally he was undoubtedly strongest
at the outset the claim that he will not
run better than third money seems plaus-
ible.
But despite the efforts of the party
press to read Warner and Kiefer out of
the race. neither WI be dead until the
ballots are counted. and no Doran sup
porter could be found yesterday who was
wiling to back his convictions with a
wager.
The one ether Republican contest which
has aroused anything like a general pub
lie interest is the race for the nomination
for comptroller between George TEane
and j. j. McCardy, who has enjoyed the
eInolumentS of the Office so long that he
has assumed proprietary rights. McCardy
and his friends, few as they may be, re-
pose comfortably in the belief that the
Republicans do not dare nominate Thane
The several combinations attempted BY
McCardy have fallen to the ground in
the heat of the fight between the mayor
atty aspirants, while Thane. though rath-
ef sat upon by his party press has made
a vigorous campaign His candidacy has
naturally appealed to the younger ele-
ment OF his party. and many of the
prominent Republicans who have former
~ stood by MeCardy through thick and
tn1n III convention rows, have openly es-
poused the cause of Thane Some of
them are candidates, others are city Of
hcialS but all have the same grievance
McCardy, they say, has abused tnem In
his autocratic administration of his Of
flee and by his high-handed interference
with matters entirely remote from the
routine of his duties. The young Repub-
licans claim Thane will be nominated
and while a claim of a walk-away for
him is absurd, the character of his on
ponent and the energy which he has put
into his canvass makes him an uncertain
quantity and the claim that he will land
the nomination anything but improbable
The Democratic situation is far from
complicated The vote is generally estI-
mated at from Is to % per cent larger
than the Republicans will poll. and the
ticket is free from the complications that
beset the Republican performers. Instead
CT a desire on the part Of the rank and
file to avoid the issue by staying away
from the primaries, the indications are
that the Democratic registration and vote
will considerably exceed any first-day
registration fer years
From the large number of excellent can
didates on the Democratic ticket for the
municipal bench and assembly, the great
ests interest has naturally centered upon
those branches of the ticket In either
case the difficulty which will confront
the Democratic voter today will be that
of making the requisite number of choices
from the big lists of reputable represent
alive citizens. They cannot go amiss, and
the Democrats of st. Paul may 60 to the
polling places secure In the belief that
whoever the lucky candidates may be-
the ticket from top to bottom will be one
in which they may take unlimited pride
and which will sweep all before it Tues
day. seven weeks hence
Henry w Cory, one of the Democratic
candidates for the nomination of Judge
Of the municipal court is so we'll known
to all that 1T is not necessary to push
his picture. He virtually established the
court as at present constituted, and was
it's presiding judge for nine years He
has resided and practiced law in St Pncn
for thirty years He is known to most
of our old citizens, and among the mem
bers of the bar is classed as one of ot
Paurs best judges. His long experience
as municipal judge should commend his
candidacy.