The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-02
LOCAL POLITICS
REFLECTIONS SEEM
TO BE IN ORDER
THE OUTLOOK FOR NEW CANDI-
DATES is NOT PROMISING.
Strong Fight Likely to Center on Of
flee of Clerk of Courts A. e. Allen
Will Go After the Office Again
D. G. Bell Will Not Stand for Re-
f. election,


election.
In spite Of the attempt made by
certain factions to encourage opposi-
ton to the third term and even the
second term idea In the county court
house, there is at this time small
that any such opposition will
interfere with the return Of more than
two of the county officials now in
office; and one Of these officials,
County Treasurer D. C.. Bell, could be
reelected if he desired to.
Only in the case of Clerk of Courts
C. N. Dickey is there found a sys-
tematic and dangerous strength CEN
tering about an opposition candidate;
A.. E. Allen, clerk of the municipal
court, who ran against Mr.. Dickey
and Henry J. Altnow four years ago
and came within 1888 votes Of get
ting the nomination, has been wait
ing four years for another try at the
office, and 1t is presumed that his or
ganization is stronger now than when
Mr.. Dickey had been but eight years
in office. -. ia w.
The attempts made by interested
friends to get Wallace G. Nye or
Jack" Davis into the running against
County Auditor Hugh M. Scott, have
met with poor encouragement, mas
much as Mr.. Nye is prevented from
being a candidate while he is being
groomed for mayoralty honors, and
Mr.. Davis is making too much money
doing county printing all over the
state to try for a. $1,000 county posi-
ton.
Merrill Will Stand Again.
l,o1 -
try for third term as register Of
deeds, altho he says that he will go
into the race only because he feels
that there Is more Of general de-
sire to have him succeed himself
than there Is opposition to such sue
cession. The only active aspirant for
Mr.. Merrills shoes is John H. NC
Intyre, a real estate and insurance
man, who, altho comparatively new
to the political game, might make it
interesting for the present incumbent.
7. O. Rise, who polled two or three
thousand votes at the primaries four
| years ago, is also credited with the
intention Of seeking the office once
more. Mr.. Rise Is a bookkeeper IN
the employ of Jones, Mcintyre & Co.
| George W. Cooley will again be a
candidate for county surveyor, ana s
again without material opposition
unless there should be a considerable
change in the conditions which now
obtain. The offices of county superln-
tendent of schools and Of court com
missioner will hardly arouse enough
enthusiasm on the part of office seek
ers to interfere with the plans Of the
| present incumbents If they desire to
| return.
Three for Bells Place.
The voluntary retirement Of County
Treasurer Bell leaves as his logica
successor and the only candidate nov
prominently declared for the office the
present deputy, Charles L. Nickels
who began to arrange his plans fol
the campaign as soon as 1t was known
that Mr.. Bell would retire from Of
flee. Frank M. Farnam, now IN tn
county auditors office, and s. J. Me
rection as those Of Mr.. Nickels. -
Three republicans are counted a
opponents to Sheriff J. w. Dreger VIII
will seek denomination. A. A. Kelly
a prominent member of the G. A. K
who was candidate for the office
!, pointment went to William H. Grim
shaw; c. G. Johnson, whose ambition
was mentioned in T h J u n
yesterday, and former County Com
missioner John B. Ryberg, constttut
. the trio. At present the third terri
present incumbent a1tho his first tern
consisted Of eight months of an un
2 expired term, which he served by ap
= pointment. go
n There is plenty Of material in sigh
t for the office of county attorney. Tn
o promised attempt of Mr.. Boardman t
t secure a place on the district coul
z bench finds former Assistant Attorne
Al J. Smith, present Assistant Count
;, Attorneys G. S. Jelley and G. L. Smith
!, John M. Rees, and several others o
= the list of those believed to be willin
y to succeed him. .a;~<'
e ..a. Democrats Are Shy.
While the republican candidate
. receptive and active, have had the
. ears to the ground and their gla
e hands extended for some time and tt
r friends Of each are beginning to raj
n around them, there is little doing
8 the democratic camp because pres
= Dental. year has little Of promise fl
k officeholder expresses 1t: None b
It the most enthusiastic Of democra
% will look cheerfully. upon the prospe
Il of being the goat" .~s.-
A1dermanic Suggestions.
A strong effort is being made
those eighth ward republicans o
2 DOSGu " LllS CcIluAOoSJ VI <AAdC1 Lax
is Fred Nj. Powers to get Plat B. Wal
er, Jr., to enter the race. He is r
-, garded as the strongest Of tho
.A whose names have been mentioned
- this connection. =, ..
u Charles P. Lowell will again Sc
L. the nomination in the fourth wa
T. when Alderman S. e. Adams, Per
m, Starkweather and Michael j. Inve
en- contest for the republican nominate
ct. for alderman. Mr.. Lowell served t
ed CITY as alderman from the fifth wa
e at one time, and two years ago unsu
or cessfully tried for the nomination
le. the fourth. csss = faer a.
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