The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-16

Lincoln clJit, the Mckinley club and the
advisory committee would but get together
and agree on a candidate for mayor of
ST. Paul he could be elected. Only few
days remains for action and he urged that
something be done that the mayoralty
not go by default
Arthur w. Lyman, president of the Lin
coin club said he had been working all
day with others on a city ticket. 1t was
probably true that alone candidate for
mayor on the Republican ticket could not
win, but with good men up for mayor,
comptroller and city treasurer, and all
working in harmony, they can win out.
He said:
Candidate Leighton was apparently the
only man who had the nerve to file, and
he deserved credit, but if a majority of
Republicans did not consider him the
strongest man, let them put up another
candidate 1t was not question or the
man who could get the most Democratic
votes, but of a man who could get all the
Republican votes.
E. G. Rogers was called on, but de-
clined to speak, and then the Hanna reso-
luton was adopted.
A call has been issued by Chairman
Fleming for meeting at Democratic
headquarters, in the Globe building,
Fourth and Cedar. streets, tonight at
o U C1OCky Ol int .DStitOCI oIAS SANJ OAAN
county organization. The committee
consists of twenty eight members, who
are chosen by the la precinct COM
mitteemen, and the object of the
meeting is to take up matters in con-
nection with the city campaign. 1t
is possible that there are some va
cancies by reason Of death or removals,
and any vacancies will be filled by the
committee. The question of judges for
.ri5 raTIniain4l elections
will be considered and the candidates
will probably be proposed for several
places on the Democratic city ticket
for which nobody has yet filed.
r. A. Ewert, editor of the Pipestone
Review and one of the men who is
leading the fight for Judge Collins
nomination, is in the city. He insists
that Collins will get nearly all the
delegates in the Second congressional
district, conceding not more than one
or two counties to r. G. Dunn.
Chairman w. M. Fuller, of the Re-
publican committee for the Sixth dis
trict, has issued a call for a meeting
Of the district committee for Wednes-
day of this week at II o'clock at Little
egates to the Chicago convention will
be called at this meeting.
James Cornican, lawyer, 345 Waba-
sha, announces his intention to file as
a Democratic candidate for justice Of
the peace.
Frank Kelly, 335 Edmund street, an
nounces his intention of becoming a
candidate for county commissioner in
the fall campaign. He is actively in
terested in the local Democratic city
campaign. Kelly was beaten for COM
missioner two years ago by 40 votes.
A report reached the city hall yester-
day of an interesting gathering of Re-
publican leaders Saturday afternoon at
which the subject of securing a candi-
date to lead the Republicans in the
forthcoming municipal campaign was
canvassed. In desperation the leaders
talked over nearly every Republican in
the city directory without coming to
any conclusion, and finally it was sug-
gested that vote be taken. The bal
lot was supposed to be secret, but
when noses were counted it was pretty
generally understood how each man had
voted. S. H. Reeves led the poll of
the committee and was first choice;
George E. Lennon second. Armand AL
brecht third Col. Fred Wright fourth
and Col Kiefer was last in a popular
following. He had but one lonesome
vote, and this is charged-or, rather,
credited-to Adam Bohland, who, it
will be remembered, was raised to
opulence by means of a city assessor
ship thrust upon him by Kiefer when
he was mayor some years ago.
The same informant brought the
story that John WAGNER sent friend
to the committee meeting and notified
the gathering that he was willing to
do anything to encompass the defeat Of
Bob Smith. He was willing to file
as a Democrat or he was willing to
become an independent candidate. The
committee was to determine where he
could prove the more effective in in
juring the chances of the reelection
of Smith.
While nothing was done at the meet
ing, in view of the hopeless division
of the leaders on the personality Of a
probable nominee, renewed efforts to