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

an has mustered up courage to go aft
eF his party nomination.
The Democrats have not turned their
attention to the post of abstract clerk.
The incumbent, Albert Schultz, and his
assistant, 7. G. Brunson, have filed for
the Republican nomination on what
appears to be pool, and they bid fair
to be given clear field by their politi-
cal compatriots.
The Money Is Easy.
The Republicans are out strong for
nomination to the county commission.
The last legislature raised the COM
missioner's salary from $500 to $500
per year. The duties do not interfere
with the incumbents' attempts to make
livelihood in other avenues of use
fulness, and the operations Of the
present and preceding Republican
boards have reused popular indigna-
ton to point which is generally be-
ievedr to insure a thorough house
cleaning. Webster retires from politics.
Lott wants to be sheriff, but Powers,
Wright and Gray are again willing to
serve, and have filed for Republican
nomination. Eight other Republicans
have also announced their entire will
ingness to serve the people, and more
are expected. >
Beside the candidates for renomina-
ton, the Republican aspirants are
Jacob Rockstroh, Peter ]. Quint,
Joseph Heating, Robert Luhrsen,
George A. Nash, John F. Bruggeman,
D. J. Harrington, Charles F. Huebner.
Daniel Kelly, the Democratic member
of the board, who in his short incum-
bency has demonstrated his worth, is a
candidate to succeed himself, and
three other prominent Democrats, o. B.
Robertson, Charles ]. Weyl and John
b. Arend have filed for the commits
sion.
Active Legislative Field.
Twenty-one candidates have filed for
legislative nominations. One Demo-
crat and six Republicans are out for
the senate, and five Democrats and
nine Republicans have fileAl for the
house. In the Thirty-t third district the
Democratic candidates have not put
in an appearance. w. w. Dunn, of the
Second ward, has no opposition for
nomination to the senate, and the
First ward furnishes two candidates
for the house nomination in Magnus
Norman and Edward w. Grout.
In the Thirty-fourth district Sena-
tor Richard S. McNamee and John J.
Ryder, late senator from Polk county,
are so far without opposition for the
Democratic and Republican nominal
tons respectively. Senator McNamee
will probably have no opposition for
the Democratic nomination, but Ryder
has field of four or five to go against
if all the aspirants keep tlEeir prom
ises. Three representatives are elect
ed in the district. Representative Will
lam Butler and Fred Rihm are Demo-
cratic candidates, and A. Van Oster-
hout and Constance Jensen want Re-
publican nomination. Representative
Phillip Martin, of the Fifth ward, who
seeks Democratic nomination to sue
eeed himself, is the only candidate filed
in the Thirty-fifth district.
Battle in Thirty sixth.
Senator Hitler Horton and Repre-
sentative Rukard Hurd are engaged in
a battle royal for the Republican SEN
atorial nomination in the Thirty-sixth
district C. E. Hamilton and Ambrose
Tighe are wrestling for the Repub-
lican nomination to the house in the
Seventh ward end Of the district, and
in the Fourth ward Representative
James r. Hickey, Democrat, has the
field all to himself.
John Fisher is the only Democratic
candidate in the Thirty-seventh dis
trict He is a candidate for the house
in the Eighth ward end of the baili-
wick, which also includes the Ninth
and Tenth wards and the country dis
tricts. J. T. Hilscher, of Merriam Park,
is contesting Senator McGill FIR the
upper house place on the Republican
ticket, and Representative w. w. Rich,