The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-19
DEMOCRATS READY
TO OPEN CONTEST
Campaigners VIII Hold Their
First Session at Headquar-
tiers Monday Evening.

day night at Democratic headquarters,
In the Globe building, when plans will
be discussed for the Campaign. The
committee has the following personnel:
Chairman-C. A. Fleming.
Vice Chairman-F. A. Pike.
Secretary-F. S. Battley.
First lWard-EdWaTd Peterson, M. Null
Second Ward-C. d. Smith, Thomas
Cameron, j. Kelly Jr.
Third Ward-T. J. Brady. Carroll Hen
| dy.
Fourth Ward. R. Hickey.
Fifth Ward-William Woldt, George
Sixth Ward-Edward weisenburger, M
Seventh Ward-R D. OBrien.
Eighth Ward-George j. Mitsch, Joseph
Macauley.
Ninth Ward-Edward Quinlivan, E. l.
| Murphy, J. A. Meyers.
Tenth Ward-F. A. Pike.
Eleventh Ward-John A. Hartigan.
The committeeman will consider q
general plan of campaign and will con-
fer with the candidates for mayor
comptroller, city treasurer, the assem-
| bly, and the justices and constables
| The feeling, universal throughout the
city, that the Democratic nominees are
| to be triumphantly elected in May, has
inspired the committee with confidence
and the men who will be responsible in
| large measure for making the winning
| fight are eager to begin the contest
| There seems to be no doubt that Mayor
| Smith will be reelected by one of the
largest majorities ever given that pop
| ular official, and that his associates on
/ the ticket will share in a large degree
| the great vote to be given the head OF
| the ticket.
| The Republican candidates and the
/ old city and county committee OF the
/ party will meet at the Lincoln club
rooms, in the Endicott building, to-
| night and attempt to harmonic af-
| fairs in the local situation. This is the
| principal purpose of the meeting, but
| the secondary object is the formation
| of an organization to take charge OF
/ the city campaign. Col. f. P. Wright
| Republican candidate for mayor; Col
| A. r. Kiefer, candidate Of the party fo1
/ comptroller; John Hedman. candidate
| for city treasurer, and the various can
| didates of the Republicans for the as
+ Sembly, will be present and meet witt
| the old committee and express theil
preferences for managers and commit
/ teemen. The defeated candidates prob
ably will be conspicuous by their alb
sence, and the roll call is likely to show
! Fairchild, Leighton, McNair, Crooks
| prominent in the primary campaign
| missing. That there is need for
| largely attended meeting and the
| restoration of something approaching
| harmony among the candidates ant
Republicans at large is very evident
The leading newspaper exponent @
Republican principles and men in ST
/ Paul has declared that Of the nine can
didates on the Republican ticket fo
| assembly, but five are worthy of con
sideration, and the friends Of the othel
four have their war paint on and arr
determined, If their candidates are no
| given just as fair consideration as thu
five favored ones. that there will b.
| a general cleaning up of old scores ant
that the assembly will be almost Who'll
ly Democratic. Well informed Repub
licans say that the party manager
/ have no hope Of electing more than twt
assemblymen of the nine proposed, fo
it is admitted that the Democrats uset
excellent Judgment in making selec
lions Of candidates for the assembly
w. B. Webster, it is expected, viii
be manager Of the Wright campaign I
he will consent to the use of his nam'
at the meeting tonight. 1t is KNOW
that he is the personal choice O
| Wright and it is believed that all thu
factions in the party will unite on hin
if he will accept the place. Webste
has his business to look after and 81
far has declined to sacrifice his private
affairs for the party good, and over
lures have been made to J. j. Leighton
but he has not shown enthusiastic IN
terest in the success of his late com
petitor. Others suggested in connee
ton with the Craftsmanship are c. r
Smith, Or. E. H. Haas, Gen. M. D
Flower and George F. Dix. It is ap
| parently well settled that Charlie
| Parker will be secretary.
| Reports from the Ninth ward indi
cate that the Democrats of that ware
are united as never before and tina
Mayor Smith will be given a tremen
dous vote. The ward is also said t
strongly favor Thomas j. Mcmahon
candidacy for alderman, and it is free
ly predicted that he will handily de
feat DR.. Horton at the polls.
Frank ]. He'll should have no diff
Guilty in doing things to L. o. Wilson
as a candidate for alderman in tn
Third ward. He'll is said to have ele
ments of strength that will count TO
him on election day.
w. Ii. darTleS, OIL CdlouOn1d, IOFfno
congressman from Minnesota an
prominently mentioned in connection
with the Democratic nomination 70
governor, is at the Merchants.
Among the delegates at the Mime
apolis Republican convention was Johl
T. Frater, county treasurer of Croy
Wing county for the past twelve years
| Frater is a candidate for the Repub
IFlican nomination for the state senate
| to fill the vacancy created by the dealt
of Senator A. F. Ferris. of the Forty
| eighth district, with strong indication
of success. S. F. Alderman, of Brain
erd, has also been mentioned in con
nection with the Republican nomina
ton, and l. w. Bouck and H. A. Ride
. | will be candidates to succeed them
selves as house members. The Demo
, Gratis may nominate Charles E. Vasaly
of Little Falls, for the senate, an
Charles w. Johnson and Con O'Brier
Of Crow Wing county, for the hous
positions, and If the alignment of tn
parties is on this plan a warm f1gh
will be made in the campaign.
Representative NJ S. Jones, of Otte
Tail county, will probably be a candi
date to succeed himself, though he say
; that he will not make a fight for tn
nomination.
J. S. Scribner, of Walker, who wa
/ one Of the secretaries of the Mime
apolis convention Thursday, is bein
groomed for the Republican nomina
ton for the house in the Fifty-secon
sitting member, and it is probable tina
| h ho candidate for ~, n