The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-05

cupylng the center of the stage in an
evolutionary stunt Mr.. Clarke had
thought himself something of a SPELL
binder and the discovery was not
pleasing to him.
The meeting in the interest of r. III.
Nemitz, who hopes to be an independ-
ent candidate for alderman in the
Eighth ward, held last night at Nc
kinney hall, University and Western,
was very SHINY attended. Not more
than thlrty men were present, and 1t
was admitted that the petition by
means or Which Nemitz hopes to be on
the oft1c1al ballot had not as yet been
very literally signed. ]. ]. Preston,
Drother of William j. Preston, a de-
reated candidate for the Democratic
nomination in the ward, presided, and
prlet speeches were made by George
SHAW, X. III. Nemitz, J. J. McHugh and
James j.. 'McCarter, the latter father
In Law OF one Of the Prestons.
jerry Haggerty replied to some of
tne accusations against Aid. BantZ, and
the meeting was not devoid of human
interest Several spirited coVoquies
were held between him and some of the
otner speakers, and the meeting voted
Haggerty its thanks when he had fin
lsned defense of his aldermanic
friend.
Nemitz declared that he was mot
STUCK on the office, but am out to beat
Bantz' and the inference was that he
hoped to assist in the election of the
hepuDncan candidate for alderman in
the ward. The leaders in the move
ment say they are arranging for a
larger meeting in the ward in the near
future.
The Roosevelt club held it's annual
election last night at the Merchants
motel and elected Hugh T. Halbert
president, Edward 0. Wergedahl vice
president, j. ]. Ermatinger secretary,
william l.. Rosnes treasurer and Geo.
h. sheppard captain. The club indors-
ed the Republican city ticket and voted
TO secure permanent headquarters. 1t
also decided to incorporate under the
laws OF the state. Attorney General
Knox, OF Washington, has accepted the
invitation of the club to come to st.
Paul the first week in June and de-
liver an address before the club. At
tnat time banquet will be rendered
the attorney general.
It is apparently we'll settled that AL
j. Smith, assistant United States dis
tr1ct attorney, Will be a candidate for
the Republican nomination for county
attorney of Hennepin county. Smith
made something of a reputation in the
prosecution Of the graft cases in
Minneapolis, and, 1t is said, will have
strong support for the place. He will
not resign his place with District At
torney Haupt in the federal building
until after the primaries.
Frank M. Wilson, Of Red Wing, was
In st. Paul last night. He said he had
not yet concluded to become a candi-
date for the Republican nomination for
congress in the Third district, but his
friends say that he will announce HIM
self in due time.
Robert c.. Saunders, who was the
Democratic candidate for attorney gen.
eral in 1900, came in from Pine City
last evening and is at the Merchants.
He announces that Pine county will
have candidate as district delegate
from the Eighth district in the person
or Charles Reinholdson, of Sandstone,
and hopes to place him ON the Mime
sofa delegation to st. Louis. Mr.. Saun--
ders said his section was for man
for president on whom New York and
the South could unite for the
presidency and he believed that this
man is Judge Parker, of New York.
r. w. Stafford, of Mora, is also a can
didate from the Eighth. His choice
for the presidencycis said to be William
r. Hearst.
Congressman c. B. Buchanan, of Lit
tie Falls, was in the city last night en-
route to Washington TO a friend he
entered an emphatic denial of the story
sent out by a. Washington correspond
ent that he is about to discipline q
number of the poStmaSterS in his dis
trict for their activity in behalf of GER
tain of the candidates for governor.
The Little Falls congressman said that
he accorded the same right to his post
masters that he claimed for himself,
and that anything he had done for
them in the past, or would do in the
future, would not be allowed to influ-
ence them in their course in the gov
ernOrShip.
The Democratic city campaign will
be formally opened next Monday night
with a rOuSing ratification meeting.
Mozart hall will be engaged for the
meeting if it can be obtained by the
committee, and it is expected that the
keynotes of the campaign will be
sounded by the speakers at the meeting
scheduled for that evening.
A fine meeting of the candidates on
the Democratic ticket was held at the
headquarters yesterday afternoon,
every man on the ticket being present
except Dr. Sch1fmann VINO is out OIL
the city. There was an exchange Of
views, reports were received from vari-
Gus parts Of the city, and it was the
unanimous report Of the candidates
that conditions were never so favorable
for victory all along the lines as in
the present campaign.
Last night the Democratic city COM
mittee met at headquarters and made
plans for the opening Of the campaign
for April IL. A committee of nine men,
representing the very best thought and
experience in the party in the city, was
named to prepare platform upon
which the candidates will make their
runs. This committee is headed by
Chairman Frederick A. Pike, of the
general committee, and among it's
members are such men as Pierce But
Ter, j. G. Michael, John d. O'Brien,
Edward Peterson and others. Com
mittees were appointed to prepare
campaign literature and the Democrats
! promise their opponents the best in
their shop once the campaign is for
mally opened. The committeeman are
enthusiastic at the prospects of party
success, and the meeting was one of
the best yet held since the committees
organization