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Show ! AltENA OF POLITICS. TALENT. THAT NOW FIGURES IN THE FIELD FOR FEBRUARY. Mr. Pickard's Iriends Engage in an Organized Organ-ized Effort The Possibilities of a Citizens Citi-zens Ticket The Fight for the Mar-shalcy Mar-shalcy liark and While Horses. Each trip of the hour hand around the dial increases animation in political circles and it is safe to predict no lack of candidates. It is stated upon the most reliable authority that the friends of Councilman Packard have set themselves down to even a more vigorous vigor-ous light in his behalf ihau was at first i planned, and that no point will be yielded iu ! giving him the nomination for mayor on the j liberal ticket. "I was surprised at their activity," said a member of the council this morning, "and ' hardly expected so well organized a tight until I saw the recruiting list which r,et : forth that the undersigned pledge them-j them-j selves to the sirppoi i of Piekard for services j rendered, and to use all honorable means to ; secure his election. From this I imagine ! Mr. Piekard to be in the field, : and - that he will be on hand , when tbe primaries arc called in February i next. The fight will be made there, and ; when the Tribune says it has a slate which it ! proposes to make the convention stomach without reference to the pleasure of the J '. convention, it is making an assertion which I the party will decline to entertain." I "But will the Tribune undertake a policy ! of that kind V" ! "I have only its own word for that. If : you will only think for a moment you will j recall 'an editorial which appeared in its i, columns ou the mornmg of October 31, and I which said: 'The Tribune, has a full set of j candidates: it wishes to present the whole i list; it desires to have its ov u way iu the 1 nomination as much as in the election, and j that there may be no mistake we state. exactly the man whom we want for each 1 office.' Now to me that sounds a little bossish, n-id I doubt if there are ten men j in the paity who will submit to it. Upon I that system there would be no carthly use. of holding primaries it would be time j lost," j ''And you think then the, name of Mr. I Piekard is slated for mayor ;" "It wouldn't surprise ir.e." "And who for city marshal':" "In all probability Mr. ltyan; at least I've been so informed. I hardly think Mr. Van- dereook would permit himself to go before the convention other than on his own merits i as an officer or as a consistent member of. ! I the party's organization." 1 i It is stated that Mayor Scott will not per- mit bis uami -to go before the convention I for the nomination for mayor and that he ; will pcrunt hiim.elf to take but little part iu the. polities of the future. He has never fallen in love with the oft-recurring asperities asperi-ties of the arena and by no means of a combative com-bative temperament is probably gratified that the administration whose heiul he has adorned is drawing to a close. Should there, in the vicisitudes of the ap-j ap-j fvoaehing campaign, be such a thing as u j citizens ticket there are strong probabilities I of Colonel Nick Treweek's being called upon to carry the banner. He has a host of friends, is popular alike with all classes and should it come to an alliance, notwithstanding notwithstand-ing the fact that the leaders of the democratic demo-cratic party say that under no consideration will they consent to it, his name will be vigorously urged. Colonel Treweek has not been consulted in the premises and having yet taken no active part save as a worker it is doubtful if he ermits his name to go before be-fore a convention with his own consent. Among others who are mentioned iu connection with the executive's mantle t is Councilman Parsons, who also occupied the chair during the absence of Mayor Scott. Councilman Parsons has a Very ardent and enthusiastic following to urge his nomination and in the convenion they are likely to make them-sehes them-sehes troublesome to that "slate." It is intimated in-timated that Mr. Parsons will decline to wear any honor, however, unless it be with the consent of the vast majority who occupy ! seats in the convention I i There is no dead sure thing as to who will draw the nomination for marshal on the de.noeratie side of the house. The name of Sh.-riPF Burt has been mentioned in connection connec-tion with it. but it is very doubtful if he would feel justified in retirirg from tue office of-fice whose munificent revenues he now enjoys en-joys to accept one iu wnich the jurisdiction is liehl within the confines of the city. Political Speculations. The friends of Louie Cohn are agitating his name for mayor. The name of Merchant Fyler is being mentioned men-tioned in connection with a councilmanic position. It is claimed that no matter what the notn inations there will be a troop of independent-candidates independent-candidates iu the field. The. bum who always feels that the value j of his vote secures him from official iuter-' iuter-' ference on the eve of election is taking life very easy in these times of peace, and will hardly get a labor movement on himself until un-til the February t lection is decided. It is hardly probable that the liberals of Zion Avill ratify the proposed slate unless they have a hand in the making of it. It is not recognized as one of ihe correct rules of practice and probably never wiil be as long as '.he instincts of Americanism prevail in the west. If the premonitions are to be relied ou the saloon men will cut an importaut figure in I the next election, and the candidate mut show a clear hand before they have accepted it. It is to be expected that the sports wiil join them and that the battle will be made I as full of life as can be possibly done. |