The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-20

The Fifth ward Democratic organi-
zation went on record last night as in
dorsing, by unanimous vote, the pres
ent city administration and the candi-
dacy of o. w. Rohland, alderman from
the Fifth, for re- election. The meeting,
held at the Smelling house in the ward,
was attended by all the precinct COM
mitteemen, seventeen in number, and
was enthusiastic over the prospect Of
Democratic success.
A resolution commencing Mayor
Smith and the city council and the va
rious city departments met with hearty
Endorsement from the meeting, and a
second resolution fayoring the re-elec-
ton Of Aid. Rohland was also adopted
unanimously.
1--WE expect to have a strong assem-
bly, ticket, with Col. Fred P. Wright at
its head as a candidate for mayor, filed
before tomorrow night" declared an
enthusiastic young Republican as he
came from the meeting of the eXecu-
tive committees of the Lincoln, Roose-
welt, Mckinley and Tigers clubs and
the Ramsey county Republican organ
ization late yesterday afternoon at the
Lincoln club. THE expression of SEN
timent at the meeting was that Col
Kiefer when he sees how the situa-
ton stands, will not file. 1t is true
that two ward delegations will call on
him tomorrow and ask him to run, but
when Kiefer considers how matters
stand and the extent to which the va
rious organizations are pledged to Col
Wright, he will do the sensible thing
and keep out of the race. Fairchilds
candidacy is simply a personal mat
ter with him; he is not in fact respon-
sible for it; but his son, associated in
business with him, is the real source
Of the old gentlemans inspiration.
Leighton's candidacy does not seem to
have been taken very Seriously by Re-
publican leaders, and we expect that
Col Wright will not only file tomor-
row, but that he will be the nominee
Of the Republican party for mayor.
There is persistent apparent effort
on the part of a faction of Republicans
to stir up trouble and to force Col
kiefer into the primaries, but 1 am
just telling you that he will not go In
unless he receives something more
tangible in the way of proffers of sup
port than have so far come to him. You
can just go down town and bet most
anything that it will be Wright"
The sensation of yesterdays devel-
opments in the somewhat arid Repub-
lican mayoralty mix-up was the filing
for mayor of III. S. Fairchild, the vet
eran real estate man of Fourth street
Mr.. Fairchild filed for mayor in the
forenoon. His residence is 3O3 Nelson
Il have filed with the backing Of no po-
litical organization" said Mr.. Fairchild
yesterday. "A good many of my old
personal and business friends have
been to see me during the past few
days and my action in filing is the re-
suit of their requests. I have lived in
st. Paul for the past forty-seven years,
and have talked, written and worked
for the upbuilding of the city during
all these years. l have made no pledges
of any character and shall run my own
campaign for the nomination" Mr.
Fairchild was a member of the board
of public works under F. P. Wright
when Wright was mayor ten years ago.
Two meetings of the Joint commit
tees were held at the Lincoln club
headquarters yesterday. The first was
at noon and a committee was given
further time in which to meet men
whom the committees want to get on
the assembly ticket. Reports came in
from F. B. Doran that he would file at
the last moment, provided the COM
mittee did not get the consent of some
ONAGA SOOo A1icl1Is d. w dlSOI 0Ul1ln WAS
also reported as having recanted and
given it out to the committee that he
might be considered an assembly
eVentuality. At the second meeting, held
at o'clock, S. Pope Spates presided,
and 1T was reported that H. c. McNair,
Of the Seventh, had consented to go
on the ticket for the assembly. George
Thane. DR.. Caldwell, E. G. Haney and
Willis Otis had also been seen by the
committee, and it was probable that
all would file for assemblymen. William
Gerber was prominently mentioned for
city treasurer, but he will have none
of it, and a committee will wait on F.
0. Hammer, former member of the
board of public works and secretary to
former Mayor Kiefer, and ask him to
make the run for treasurer. Frank
Obst was suggested for either comp
troller or treasurer, but one of the
places will probably be conceded to a
Scandinavian. Willis Howard, David
Wallblom and Charles Moberg were
suggested for comptroller, and a COM
mittee of five members of the joint
committee was named by Chairman S.
Pope Spates TO interview them. De-
velopments are expected today and it
is not impossible that the ticket, as
framed up by the young men of the al
lied clubs, will be filed late this after
noon.
But two days really remain for the
filing of candidates. The last date for
filing is Feb. %, but as Sunday and
Washington's birthday-both legal holt
days - intervene there remains only
Saturday and Tuesday in which to file.
The Republican congressional COM
mittee for the First district will meet
%rr, n
the convention. r. E. Shepard, Of
Owatonna, is chairman, and it is prob
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