The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-16
In Political Circles

The First Ward Roosevelt club, the |
successor to the old First Ward Repub- I
lican club, has completed it's organiza-
ton and is ready for business during |
the campaign. At meet Of the club |
in Brzenski's hall Monday night the
following precinct chairman appoint
ments were announced:
First precinct, Alfred Johnson; sec
ond, Charles Ehelers; third, Mr.. NORM;
O'Reilley; sixth, Oscar Weber; sew
enth, Alber GRADER; eighth George R.
Smith; ninth, William Donahue; tenth,
Adam Kuharsky.
Executive committee, Louis Schultz,
William Donahue, j. B. Murphy, George
r. Smith and J. d. Caldwell.
While no definite announcement has
been made as yet, it is possible that
City Treasurer G. S. Hubert, who has
already announced his candidacy for a
primaries. Former Public Examiner S.
I. johnson, who was a candidate for
the nomination two years ago, is men
toned for the place and has strong
friendly backing in many quarters He
has been urged to get into the race, but
has refused to make a definite an
nOuncement as vet.
A lively fight for the republican al
derm lG, nomination is to be fought in
the Thirteenth ward, where the "outs''
are to 20 after the "ins' led by Alder
man John S. Van Nest. At present the
opposition. to Van Nest is split, but a
meeting Of the opposition is to be called
to pick one of the present possibilities
and urge the others to withdraw.
! Among those mentioned as candidates
are former alderman James s. GRAY and
John Schurch. Certain sections Of the
ward are dissatisfied over improve
ments. The available fund is small COM
pared with the large territory, and it is
difficult to make a showing with it.
| Alderman Wendell Hertig, elected at
a special election two years ago to
serve the unexpired term of Mayor D.
2. Jones after he became mayor, will
be a candidate for the republican nomi-
nation in the fifth ward. Alderman
Hertig has been hustler and leader in
the council in his half term, and will
probably have no opposition for the
nomination.
In the eighth ward the aldermanic
contest for the republican nomination
seems to be between Alderman E. w
Clark and w. G. Buchanan, who entered
the lists ten days ago, and has begun
an active campaign of seeing every
body. w. A. Freemire, at one time
prominent as possibility, has with
draw and much of his backing viii
, 90 to Buchanan.
By cleverly playing for the balanc,
OF power the prohibition party of Hen
nepin county hopes to be able to die
tate to certain extent the names O.
the. men who will form the count,
legislative delegation next winter. Ii
the city the same tactics will be pur
sued, and if the present city admins
tration is Endorsed to the extent O
the nomination at the primaries, tn
: prohlbltionists, as individuals, will il
all probability support it at the polls
No. effort will be made to nominate
full county ticket. It is even probabl
that the entire county ticket, excep
sheriff, will be passed up unless som
i ested in the sheriff's duties, however
and will endeavor to have a stron
g candidate for the place.
While the " drys' will be intereste
in the Legislative and shrievalty cor
tests, their greatest interest will be i
the head of the city ticket. Naturall
any candidate running in opposition t
a the present administration - for. tn
e nomination on the republican ticket wi
be distasteful to the prohibitionist
who are in sympathy with the mayor
i methods as far as they 60. The drys wi
r have their own candidate for mayor, VIII
t will be supported at the polls if til
d present mayor is not nominated ]
Mayor Jones is renominated, an organ
e lied effort will be made to swing til
e entire prohibition vote behind hin
e other parties who favor principles hel
S by the prohibitionists ma be followe
: in certain legislative districts, especia
d ly where the strength of the two oil
: parties is evenly divided, leaving til
d third party the balance of power.