The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-12
SEEKING A NAN
TO RALLY ROUND
DEMOCRATS OF THIRD LOOK FOR
ALDERMANIC CANDIDATE.
Meeting Will Be Held in Effort to
Pick Man Who Can Hold Undivided
Strength of Party in That Ward
Discord Among Eleventh Ward Re.
Dublicans.

Within few days there will be q
meeting Of the democratic leaders of
| the third ward. at which it is pro.
posed to settle upon one candidate for
alderman around whom the undivided
democratic strength of the ward can
rally. This will be the first formal
step taken by the democrats in the
ward to make the most of the oppor-
| tunity arising from the detection in
| the republican ranks and the dissatis-
| faction with Alderman Claus Mumm
| Among those from whom the demo-
Gratis will probably choose are Frank
Stremel the hardware man, who has
not been in any political race before;
George Blocker, who has twice had
most unpleasant campaign expert
ence with the KiichN crowd; Her
man J. Dahn, former president Of the
Retail Grocers' association, who has
run as a democratic candidate in 9TH
or years: O. T. Rosing, brother Of L.
A. Rosing, who ran on the democratic
ticket for governor two years ago;
A. Grotte. the attorney, who has fig
ured in other races, and L. 8. Meeker,
the machinery dealer.
| There has been eXacted from Joe
Kiichli, formerly democratic boss Of
the ward, a promise that he will keep
out Of the game this year, and, as he
| is busy with his transportation prob
lens, his enthusiasm may not take
an active form, in which event there
| is q good chance for united democ-
racy to defeat the disunited repub-
| licans.
! Eleventh Ward Discord.
| The "harmony meeting" in the
eleventh ward, held about two months
| ago, appears to have come to naught
and the republicans are facing fac
tional fight which augurs Ill for party
success. When former Alderman
Claus Peterson Listened to the argu-
ments of a waiting delegation two
weeks ago and announced that he
would again become a candidate for
aldermanic honors, 1t was believed
that Swan Nelson would try for the
legislature from the district of which
the eleventh ward Is part, and that
Alderman Peterson would therefore
have a comparatively free field. =.
Now 1t looks as If Mr.. Nelson has
set his cap for the republican alder
manic nomination. This will mean a
republican factional fight as Mr.. Mel
son belongs to the clique in which
Peter sjoblom and George Craig are
prominent, while Alderman Peterson
Is a member Of the Gustave Theden
&C. F.. E. Peterson crowd. The two
have never been friendly.
Will Unite Their Forces.
Both the democrats and the repub-
licans of the first. second and ninth
wards are preparing to link the for
tunes of their candidates for the
school board and the board Of county
commissioners. The terms Of Fred e.
Barney, on the board Of county COM
missioners, and Frank G. MCMILLAN
on the board of education expire this
J year, and while both are acceptable
/ men, the republicans feel that 1t Is a
mistake to have both candidates from
the same ward-the second.
Z The ninth, which has goodly num-
, Der Of republican votes, Is demanding
recognition on the ticket. In defer
t ence to custom one Of the two mem
bers Of the school board to be chosen
, this year will come from the East
Side, which is practically the same as
the first county commissionersh1p dis.
, trict, of which Mr.. Barney is the
present representative. The republi:
+ cans will attempt to have the school
board candidate come from one ward
and the county commission candidate
from another. The democrats will
try to follow the same system.
Lane Wants Another Term.
Alderman j. S. Lane has declared
his intention Of standing for re-elec'
ton in the second ward, normally re.
publican. This will put Alderman
Lane and Eugene Satterlee agains
each other for the nomination anc
make Byron H. Timberlake the strong
candidate for legislative honors.