The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-14
LENNON WILL RUN IF
SUPPORT is PLEDGED
VIII Probably File Tomorrow for
Republican Nomination
for Mayor.

1t is highly probable that before the
Office of the county auditor is closed
Monday afternoon St Paul Republicans
viii have a candidate for mayor. Indi-
cations point to the selection Of George
&. Lennon to make the race.
A meeting of local Republican ward
leaders is scheduled for tomorrow, and
this meeting viii more than likely in
dorse Lennon. With anything like a
strong Endorsement Lennon viii not re-
fuse to enter the fight
Col. A. r. Kiefer, who has been fire.
quently mentioned in connection with
the Republican leadership in the mu-
nicipal campaign, viii not dispute the
field with Lennon, but in the improb-
able event that the meeting of the ward
politicians tomorrow should not agree
upon Lennon as the man who could
make the best showing at the election
in May, then Kiefer viii butt in" and
will file.
kiefer is credited with being in a po-
sitiOn of passive Indifference; if suffi-
Gent assurance of support come to him
he viii become q candidate. With Len
non it is different. 1t is a business
proposition with him, and if any par
dcular member Of his supporters pledge
their fealty and their support at tomur-
rows meeting he will lose no time in
getting into the game The plan now
proposed by his Coterie of political
friends is TO make the demand for his
candidacy strong and insistent at to-
morTow's meeting, and they do not
6oubt that Lennon viii ar once re-
spond and file Monday.
Editor McLain Would Be Delegate.
Over in the Fifth district the lines
are being drawn on the question OF
who shall represent the district at the
Chicago national Republican conven-
ton j. s. McLain, editor of the Min
neapolis Journal, has been mentioned
as one Of the delegates, and Tim Byrnes
wants TO be his pal at Chicago. Nc
Lain is an ardent Roosevelt follower.
and his friends say that since he has
never had anything and is willing TO be
satisfied with the job he ought to have
it Byrnes has faculty of catching on
at the right moment, and hopes to land.
He with John Goodnow, of Shanghai,
was the original Mckinley man of Min
nesota, and as long as the late presi-
dent lived, Tim was very much the
party boss in Minnesota in national
politics. While a classmate at law
school with Roosevelt he did not warm
UP to the strenuous one for time, but
IS now said TO be a hard and fast friend
Of the president. His conversion dates
back, the story goes, to only a few
months ago, but with characteristic en-
ergy ne is making good for any past
deFelictlons.
The bar of Pine county has united in
an Endorsement of Judge Williston, Of
Red Wing, to reelection in the First
judicial district. The judge will be a
non-partisan candidate.
Dunn Won't Maintain Headquarters.
It is stated that Candidate r. C. Dunn
will not open headquarters at the Mer-
chants hotel, as was announced with
evident authority some weeks ago. The
friends from the country will be re-
ceived at the Office Of Finn d Patter-
son, Pioneer Press building, but no
regular headquarters will be maintain
ed at any of the hotels.
E.-A Mitchell, proprietor Of the Yum
brota Independent, is in town and says
that the fight in Goodhue county be-
tween Dunn and Collins will be a pretty
struggle. He has cast his fortunes with
the Princeton man, but admits Goodhue
is debatable ground.
Capt. ]. A. Everest, of the Fairmont
News, attended the Loyal Legion ban
quet Friday night and talked politics
at the capitol today. Capt. Everest has
the honor Of living in the same town
with Frank Day.
The Anoka Free Press saws that P. E.
Hanson is not entitled to g. third term,
but he has cast his political fortunes
with a crowd that win nominate him
in spite Of himself.
A call has been issued by Edward
Vanish, chairman, for the Fourth dis
trict Republican congressional commit
tee, to meet on Feb. 16 at IL o'clock, at
Room 521, Endicott building. The COM