Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-06


!, Excitelnent-Geo. s. Aclker Apparently
the Coming Notwithstanding Lack OF
Interest in the Other County Officers
Probable Legislative Candidates-Scenes
} and Incidents.
The Republicans of st. Paul have taken
the place of Wilkins Micawber, and they fill
it well. They are always expecting some
thing to turn up which will bring grist to
their mill, and they come up smiling every
year just as though nothing had happened.
They are sat it agin' now, and seem to be
enjoying themselves just as well as though
defeat was not certain. But it is all the
same.
Their primary meetings were held last
night to elect delegates to their county con-
vention tomorrow. The primaries were I'M
usually we'll ATTENDED, and at some of the
precincts more interest was manifested than
IS frequently exhibited on election day. The
contest was between Geo. S. Acker and Chas.
Passavant, each of whom are anxious for
the empty honor of a nomination for sheriff.
On no other Office does there seem to
have been any contest whatever. For audi
tor no name is yet presented, and for probate
judge Chas. N. Bell appears to be the only
candidate. The legislative slate appears to
be harmonlously fixed up, the Senatorial
nominees to be Stanford Newell, from the
First, Second and Third wards; and G. D.
Gilfllan from the Fourth and Fifth wards
and county. The slate c Ills for Representa-
tive nominees, as follows: First and Second
wards, DR.. J. II. Murphy; Third ward, r. G.
Wiley; Fourth ward, w. II. Mead; Fifth
ward, r. Barden.
At the various precincts the drumming up
of votes was lively. In the First ward there
was no particular attention paid to who
voted. Each side wanted votes and they
took 'em as they came, "without regard to
race, color or previous condition of servi-
tude." One of the delegates on the Acker
ticket is prominent Democrat and he help
ed pull the ticket through.
| At the Second and Third ward polls there
was no excitement worthy of note. Shortly
after O'Clock a pretty steady stream of
voters came forward and deposited their
ballots. A few were challenged OF account
of being Democrats but they took the mat
ter good-naturedly. Five First ward dele
gate tickets were voted at the Second ward
poll, and four at the Third ward. The
ballots were soon counted, and the anxious
ones departed, some with smile and others
with sigh, and all with their eyes fixed upon
the nearest dispensary of foaming beer.
The voting in the Fourth ward was
promptly commenced as soon as the poll was
opened. The voting went on expeditiously,
and the last lingering ballot was dropped in
about $50 o'clock. Shortly after, the poll
was closed, and the tedious process of count
ing the votes commenced. Overhauling the
I0Gyo fo fhnrav - h.,
scratching. And for a time it seemed to be
all for Passavant. The result was not made
known until nine o'clock. Everything was
fairly quiet; small rifle amused the crowd,
as John Kensler stepped up to John Lesh
and stated it was his profane wish that John
wouldn't get vote. Becoming
little warmer, he was very
complimentary to Lesh, and
closed up his little speech with wholesale
lot of epithets. Mr.. Sanborn hung over
the court, and his watching and waiting''
was of some use; he got in. Mr.. Hughson
did the same amount of labor in that way,
but didn't get in. On the whole the affair
was very tame, next to no enthusiasm being
evinced.
In the Fifth ward there was quite large
crowd ahd numerous teams running for
voters. The Acker ticket bore the name of
Castle, the editor Of the Dispatch, which,
perhaps, accounts for that paper having been
SO loud in announcing that Republican dele
gates we're trying to go to the convention in
order to get $500 from Jim King and Lee
Davis. But Castle bit the dust, and hence
he never can tell US, save in prospective, the
narrow chance which the Republican party
ran of being corrupted. Ex-Ald.
Fisher was one of the judges and that set
tied it. He was for Passavant and as night
brings out the stars, SO Fisher brought out
Passavant. The count had not progressed
far before the Acker men began to get sick,
and one by one they slipped away unob,
served and unsung. A GLOBE reporter had
team, and as sad consequence his whip was
stolen from his carriage while he was watch
ing Fisher and Lindeke to see that they did
not stuff the ballot box. This is another warn
ing, and shows the precaution necessary in
attending the gatherings of that party which
| is ready to steal anything, from the Presi-
dency up to reporters whip.
The following is the result by wards in de-
tail:
There were 202 votes cast, the Acker ticket
receiving 108 votes, the Passavant ticket 70,
and the split, or Lesh ticket, IT, The follow
| ing were the Acker delegates elected
M. d. Flower, II. Schurmeier, Chas. johnson,
w. l.. McGrath, Charles Olson.
| The Passavant ticket, which was defeated,
was: J. H. Schurmeier, John Leverass, H. Gut
huntz, w. 8. Wilson, VIM. Stoermer.
The split, or Lesh ticket, was: T. Wilson,
John Leverass, w. s. Wilson, Vim. Eies, Chas.
! Ebel.
SECOND WARD.
There were Ill votes cast at the Second ward
primary, held at the old court house. OF this
number the Acker ticket received Il,
the Passavant ticket %, and the Lesh
ticket 10. The delegates elected were: II. G..
Burbank, W. B. DEAN George R. Morton, w.
P. Jewett, ]. X. Hillyard.
The defeated delegates were:
/ For Passavant: w. w. Erwin, 81. j. Mat
thews, j. X. billiard, Aug. Boyer, G. G. Berg
man.
For Lesh: Chas shandrew, NJ. D. Miller,
w. Weiss, Adam Decker Geo. Morton.
| THIRD WARD.
In the third ward 143 votes were cast in a
cigar box, placed in the police station. OF