The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-14

mittee viii issue a call for the con-
vention to select delegates to the ma
tional convention.
A foxy committee of the Roosevelt
Republican club has decided to call on
Republican candidates for governor, al
phabeticRlly, when the clubs smoker
is in progress at the Merchants next
Monday evening. Judge Colline, r. c.
Dunn and Frank NJ. Eddy will speak In
the order in which their names run the
gamut of the alphabet, and the club
hopes to hear from Senator Clapp and
Congressman ]. Adam Bede, though 1t
is by no means sure that they will be
present. Prof Fenollosa, the author
ity on the Eastern questions, will be
present and speak to the club. A large
attendance is expected.
The Prohibitionists will hold their
city convention Monday evening at the
Bethel auditorium, Wabasha street;
when they will put in nomination a list
of candidates for the city offices. Incl
dental to the business Of the conven-
ton, there viii be addresses by Rev.
w. r. Kirkwood, Rev. r. H. Cantwell
and othrs, music by the First NJ. 2.
Church quartette and other attrac-
tons.
P. D. ScanneIl Gets In.
P. D. ScanneIl, 1927 East Seventh
81 ~NNs AAOd yNbtCA0Gg LII lit 4)Clt1O-
cratic nomination as assemblyman
from the Second ward. Frank J. Hebl,
386 Grove street, a clerk in the en-
ploy Of the Northern Pacific railway,
filed for the Democratic nomination as
alderman from the Third ward. DR..
H. G. Norton, 900 Rice street, filed for
the Republican nomination as alder
man from the Ninth ward.
Senator cIapp Returns.
Senator Clapp returned yesterday
afternoon from Duluth where he had
addressed the Garfield club at its Lin
coin day banquet Friday night ]. B.
Cotton, j. Adam Bede and Frank NJ.
Eddy were other speakers, and the
celebration was notable oratoricaI
event. Senator Clapp will spend sew
eral days in the city before leaving for
Washington.
J. B. Cotton, Of Duluth, and Senator
81. F. Barker, of Isanti county, have
been suggested as delegates TO the ma
tonal Republican convention from the
Eighth congressional district. Senator
Barker is at the Merchants, and adj
mitted that his name had been men
toned
Frank B. Kellogg, of St. Paul, is be-
ing groomed by his political friends for
a place on the Fourth district delega-
ton to the Chicago Republican con-
Venuon- Mr.. Kellogg is a prominent
st. Paul attorney, who has not been
particularly active in politics in recent
years.
Frank Clague, Of Redwood county, is
in town, and is meeting the politicians
He is spoken Of in connection with the
speakership of the next house.
The Trades and Labor assembly will
take an active part in the political
campaign just opening. For the first
time in it's history it viii, as a body,
take cognizance of the candidates who
present themselves and will after an
investigation declare them either fair
or unfair"
The assembly last night appoir ted a
committee of ten, who will be requir-
ed to report on each candidate who
files for nomination at the primaries
The committee will satisfy itself as to
the record, character and standing Of
each man, and will report its findings
to the assembly. Each name will be
voted upon by the assembly, and none
will be thrown out except on a vote Of
two-thirds of the delegates. The &C.
cepted names will be returned to the
various unions by their delegates in
the assembly, and the men will be
guided by the reports