The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-19
WRIGHT WILL FILE
ON ONE CONDITION
Demands That Republicans
Nominate, Strong Men for
The Assembly.

Col. Fred p. Wright will file as a
Republican candidate for mayor, pro-
vfded there is what he considers a
strong assembly and aldermanic ticket
IN the field with him. The Republican
organizations are working over time
to meet the conditions of Wright's ac-
ceptance, and two meetings were held
yesterday at the Lincoln club head
quarters in the Endicott building to
agree on a slate.
Several candidates for places on the
assembly and the board of aldermen
were Endorsed at the two meetings, but
there are number of vacancies. not
ably those for city treasurer and city
comptroller. The Republican organi-
cations are exceedingly anxious to Sc
cure German for the one place and a
prominent Scandinavian for the other.
The committee adjourned its second
meeting just before o'clock, with an
agreement to meet again at noon today
when bunch. of new candidates for
the vacant places on the ticket will be
proposed. q
The notification committee from the
Lincoln. Roosevelt, Mckinley, Ram
sey County Republican club and the
city and county organizations, headed
by w. B. Webster, waited on Col.
Wright at IL o'clock yesterday morn
ing and asked him to become the Re-
publican standard bearer in the ap-
preaching municipal election. His an
swer was quite explicit. He said he
would give his consent to become a
candidate on one condition, and that
was that the Republicans make an
earnest effort to place a strong as
sembly ticket in the field. He told the
delegation that he believed it would
be folly for him to make the run for
mayor against Mayor Smith unless he
was backed by an assembly ticket that
would bring strength to the entire
ticket. H.
A number of RepubIicans-young
men in the party for the most part
gathered at noon at the Lincoln club
rooms and Endorsed several candi-
dates for the assembly and the
board Of aldermen. ]. w. Holt
In the First, III. P. Keller in the
Second, f. B. Doran in the Sixth, J.
Watson Smith in the Ninth, H. E. W.
Schultz in the Tenth, and Willis Otis
in the Eleventh, were Endorsed for the
assembly, and ]. w. L. Corning in the
49, NAASAA fA4AA LIZ 4NO1 bOAl III luc INiHlu
were Endorsed for aldermen. AT 5
o'clock a second meeting was held at
the Lincoln club, at which reports were
received from members of the commit
tee who had during. the afternoon ap-
preached men desired as candidates.
AS result Of the meeting, the follow
ing was given out as the situation in
the Republican camp: .ss4
First Ward-John E. Holt indorsed
M1ll file for the assembly. John e. Linden
2 Second J. Bailey, Capt. Burger,
Albert Johns, all filed for alderman. -
Third-H. P. Keller. Endorsed. Will file
Simmons, filed for the assembly
Fourth-Jehn- T. Howard Endorsed by
ward organizations and by committee.
Fifth-M; J. DAILY and Louis Schultz.
filed for alderman R
Sixth-F. B. Doran and H. T. Rosen,
both lndorsed. Doran will probably file.
sembly. J. w. L. Corning, indorsed, fled
Eighth. Watson Smith, Endorsed for
the assembly, but declined to file.
Ninth-Dr. H. E. Norton, indorsed, filed
Tenth-H. r. w. Schultz, Endorsed for
the assembly, but has not filed. G. E.
Budd and Thomas Montgomery, Endorsed
for alderman, but neither has filed. DR..
Caldwell is being urged to run in the
ward for the assembly.
Eleventh-W. G. Otis, in@Drsed, but not
filed for the assembly. S. "A. Bloomquist
filed for alderman ~
w. B. Webster, Hugh Halbert and
William Gerber declined to permit the
use Of their names in connection with
the assembly ticket. @
There were present at the meeting
DR.. E. H. Haas. Hugh Halbert, S. Pope
Spates, Theodore Gronewald, o. f.
Christensen, L. F. Fairchild, w. B.
Webster, Dr.. Caldwell, Charles Mo-
berg and E. r. Wakefield.
Max Withmanis credited with an In
tention to file tomorrow as a Demo-
cratic candidate for alderman in the
Fifth ward.
Karl Il. Fiesefer will file as a Demo-
cratic candidate for the assembly. His
home is in the Tenth ward. He is a
prominent German and a druggist on
Cromwell avenue.
George\Thane will file tomorrow for
the assembly. He lives in the Seventh
ward and made the race two years ago
against J. J. McCardy4 for the Repub-
Hcan nomination for city comptroller.
s. A. Bloomquist- yesterday filed as
Republican candidate for alderman In
the Eleventh ward. He lives at 428
Dewey avenue.
J. L. Corning filed yesterday as Re-
publican candidate for alderman in the
Seventh. He resides at 4S1 Dayton
avenue.
M. J. Bell has filed as a Republican
for alderman in the Sixth. He lives
at 633 Mt. Hope.
Harry Shepherd colored photogra-
pher, of IL West Sixth street, it is
said may file as a Republican candi-
date for the assembly.
Il am opposed to the single conven-
ton idea advocated by several leading
Democrats in the state" said Frank
A. Day, president Of the Minnesota Ed
itorial association and prominent in
Democratic councils in Minnesota, at
Minneapolis, yesterday.
1.-THE plan may be all right as
movement towards economy, but that
is the only merit in it. 1t has never
been employed in this state by the
Democrats and we must be careful to
keep the conventions and the party
management close to the people. The
unfortunate feature of the proposition
to hold both the delegate and the
nominating conventions at the same
time is that the conditions which will
influence the nominating of a state
ticket may be entirely different
later in the summer. than when the
delegate convention Is necessarily held.
There is every reason for Democrats
to name the strongest ticket possible
this year. The Republican misman-
agement of state affairs and a number
of men whom they will undoubtedly
name as candidates will give us plen-