The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-10


for" list. The union declared that 1t
had no quarrel with any candidate be-
fore the public except Aid. Matthew
Bantz, who, it claims, employed non
union labor in installing plumbing in
his residence. The Plumbers union
took the position that the present adj
ministration has done much for Or
ganized labor, and that the men who
voted for the gas franchise considered
the business men and property own
ers as well as organized labor's side
of the case. The following resolutions
were adopted blythe union:
Resolved That the Journeymen
Plumbers union is strictly opposed to the
Trades and Labor Assembly dabbling in
politics, and
Resolved, That each local ought to
have been informed that it might take
vote on the matter under the referendum
system.
Resolved, That our delegates be in
structed to oppose the action of the
Trades and Labor assembly at it's last
meeting, as 1t only ridicules organized
labor in the eyes of the people and makes
the employer laugh in his sleeve to think
that at last organized labor is helping to
disrupt itself.
The Young Mems Democratic Club
of the Fifth Ward will meet Friday
evening in Beseda hall, West Seventh
and Yankee streets. The judges and
clerks of the ward will be present, anc
it is promised that there will be a big
crowd, as the general public is invited.
It IS desired that there be big turn
out of Fifth ward voters, the object
being to arouse interest and secure
representative vote on primary day.
Democratic candidates have all been
invited to be present.
John W. Mason, a prominent attor-
ney of Fergus Falls, announces that he
will seek the Republican nomination for
judge in the Seventh judicial district.
Judge Baxter is a non-partisan candi-
date to succeed himself and it is proba-
BILE that the contest will be between
these two. For a good many years
neither Judge Baxter nor Judge Searle
has had opposition for reelection In
the district, each running as a nom
partisan, but the entrance of Mason
into the contest as a candidate for
party nomination complicates matters.
Judge Baxter is a Democrat and Judge
Searle a Republican.
Bert Fesler. st. Louis county, mem
Der of the Democratic state central
committee, has been named city attor-
ney Of Duluth by Mayor Cullum. The
appointment is an excellent one, and
Fesler will add strength to the Demo-
cratic administration Of the Zenith
City.
Capt C. G. Whitney, secretary of the
Republican state central committee,
spent yesterday at Minneapolis in con-
sultation with Theodore Hayes, rela-
tive to the seating arrangement for the
To he hoJ IND
playhouse on March II. There will be
1,045 delegates in the convention, and
the prospects for accommodations for
spectators seem rather remote. The
entire parquet seating capacity, and
the main portion Of the balcony and the
boxes will be occupied by the delegates,
the only reservation being hundred
seats in the rear portion of the bal
cony. These seats and others winch
will be placed on the stage and be re-
served for the notables, will be the
only opportunity given to those not
members Of the convention to witness
it's proceedings. The Hennepin county
delegates will have seats in the par
quet on one side of the orchestra pit,
and the Fourth district delegation will
have the other side of the parquet as
signed to it. The remaining district
delegations will be seated as nearly as
possible by delegations, but good
many of the country brethren are
doomed to undesirable seats in the bal
cony. While there is a tacit UNDER
standing on the part Of the state cen
trail committee to hold the Republican
nominating convention at ST. Paul, 1T
is not settled. The committee has a
letter from the Duluth Commercial
club, extending an invitation to hold
the convention in that city, and citing
the free use of an auditorium with a
seating capacity of 5000, hotel accom-
modations, good railroad connections,
an ideal climate and hospitable enter
tainment as reasons for breaking
time -honored custom in holding the
nominating convention in st. Paul. The
state central committee will hold sec
ond meeting to issue the call for the
nominating convention when the dele
gate convention is disposed Of The
convention will be held some time be-
tween the 1st and 18th of July. 1t
the convention is called for ST. Paul,
as appears probable, either the Metro
politan opera house or the Peoples
church will be available as conven-
ton hall. The convention will have
approximately the same number of del
egates as the delegate convention, I'M
less there should be a reduction or an
increase in the number of delegates at
large from each of the counties.
While it is pretty early and good
many things may happen before that
time, there is considerable speculation
among Republican politicians through
the state relative to the next speaker
of the house. Frank Clague, of Red
wood county, who has been mentioned
as formidable candidate for speaker
of the 1905 house, it is said, will have
no opposition for denomination and
is quite certain Of reelection. One
thing in the way Of his candidacy is
the fact that julius Schmall, who has
been the popular chief clerk of the
house for several sessions, lives in
Redwood, and Clague's ambition and
that of Schmall conflict to some ex-
tent. 1t is said that on q showdown in
Redwood county Clague would receive
a preference over Schmall, and that
the chief clerks only ground for hope
is that Clague will be candidate for
speaker and will have some strength.
Senator Charles johnson and G. A.
Blomberg, prominent Republicans OF
st. Peter, came up yesterday to attend
the Ericsson banquet at Minneapolis
last night.
DR.. L. W. Babcock, speaker of the
last house, was in the city yesterday
from his home at Wadena en- route to
New York. His trip is for private rea-
sons. Dr. Babcock will not return to
Minnesota until after the state and
district delegate conventions are held,
but declared yesterday that he is out
of politics SO far as asking for any Of