The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-23
JONES MAY SERVE !.
UNTIL ELECTION
~
Republican Candidatefor May.
Or May Hold Seat IN
the Council

Alde- David p. Jones, who has been
nominated by the Republicans as their
candidate for mayor, has not decided
whether he will resign before or after
the general election. Should he, resign
within twenty days of the November
efectionehi successor could be elected
at that time and thee expense of a, spe-
cial election avoided,
If he. does not resign until after No
svember, in the event he is elected, an
expensive special election will be nee
essary. y-stssS.
| Il AID -iones wanted to resign from the
council when he announced his eandi-
fdacy for mayor. but his. friends pre-
vailed upon him to reconsider his de-
Termination. ...ss
Webster Eost Out
ts-sSixtf yearsssago E.a.EAv Webster, who
was nominated as the Republican can
3-didate--for mayor, resigned from the
tseounci1sto make the eanvassoand was
defeated at the polls.s s4s:s1si. - x
Two years ago hisssuccessor in the
Tor mayor. but Eshe declined to resign
sandssvas defeated atnths general cleo
ton.
| sssIh 1885, e. M. Johnson, then presi-
sdentsof the city council and nominated
by the Republicans for the. state sem
7 ate. resigned as alderman. shortly be-
fore the general election in order to
fmakes the nvass for fhes Legislature
/ He was defeated at the November
election and his successor in the. coun-
Gil was chosen at that time. He was
James G. Haynes, the present mayor
E>and'Gandidatef for re-electientsa :
S.@. Objections to- primary ,p,f.
The primary election law seems to
find few admirers either arnong the
| successful or unsuccessful candidates
for off1ce.on the Republican ticket
lvIiDs IL. Jones believes there should be
| return to the old system of compel
ielings candidates to seeureS npetitions
signed by certain percentage of the
voters as was the case. four years ago
/ and he would prevent any candidate
from filing before thirty days from the
primary. This would gelininatea the
| candidates who. file for advertising
| purposes only. 4aGes~ss?
John AZ. Schlener thinks there should
| be some scheme devised whereby par
tisans. could not participate in. thegep-
| position primaries for the purpose of
nominating weak. men to be defeated
| at the polls.
| Williams Has Views
Dr. u. G.. Williams, defeated candi-
date for the Republican nomination for
mayor, believes there ashouids be! some
changes made in the; law o5pFevent
l:persons filing as candidate fors the sole
reason of defeating a man who is maxi
1ingsan open fight HeaspoEe from ex-
perience sin7 this iHstance.s9r iref- E5si
I A.. II. Hall, defeated candidate for
congressman the Republican ticket,
thinks the candidate should be nomi-
mated by the old convention system
except in the case of candidates for the
bench and the city boards.
| fGapt.AA. As Kelly, defeated eandil
date for sheriff on the Republican
/ ticket, believes in a7.1nass conv ention
4 of. at, least Is per. cent of the party
and these should nominate the candi-
\ date. As Hennepin county sometimes
casts as many as $1,000 Republican
votes it would be necessary for some
one to hire big hall. sas. y ~ Is
/ Boardman Satisfied
| Fred II. Boardman, who was defeat
i ed ASIA candidate for the district bench
on the Republican ticket, upholds the
4 primary law, for he says 1t is the voice
of the, people and not that-of the pro-
| fessional politician. .ss5s-s : ~
los HaFrison e. Fryberger,sd defeated can
sdidate for congress on the Republican
| ticketf 1believes that as thee law now
/ operates it permits the practice of CHI
iscanery, and hes declares hesswas beaten
tby.. the .iisAmesaseare, - although he was
fourth in the race. He asserts that a
Efews days before the primaries he had
Uncle Loren Fletcher beaten and
would have won7had not the Fletcher
people sprung the Anles bugaboo.
Plan Big Feed
The Republican workers are to have
4 HI sor.f on, n
/ It will be held at the Masonic temple,
;, and ethereawiA be about s1O0o persons
present First of all, there will be the
4 county committee of seventeen men;
4 thens there viii be the five precinct
committeeman from each of the III
Il praeincts of the county, and last Of all
the candidates will be hidden to the
i feast. There are some seventy-fve of
/ these.
4 No long speeches will be tolerated.
eaos Noters. League Happy
/ The Voters league considers itself as
{ Endorsed. It's president, John Crosby.
said. yesterday that although all the
candidates it had recommended had not
! been nominated, the fact that'sit had
been able to defeat John p. Hoy in
4 the First county commissioner district
and NV. Nash in the Third was glory
/ enough.
i Only one or two candidates support
ed by the league failed of nomination
4 on the Republican ticket. The league
proposes to-centinue it's work and will
make a report on aidermanic and coun-
ty seommissionership candidates short
ly before the general election.
Returns Are Locked Up
a The returns from the Fifth and Sew
enth precincts of the Seventh ward are
missing; 1t is believed the Judges sef
election have locked them in the bal
lot boxes, which they delivered to the
j city clerk. and when the county oan-
4 wasting board seeks them 1t will have
:. to securesan order from the district
court.
/ larson TO Contest
.tss Oh E. Larson, the Democratic alden.
i man from the Ninth ward, who was de.
4 feated sbys Frank III. Sastr1er, who re-