Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-30

The Republican primary meetings were held
in this city and county from to Z P. M, yes
terday. Early in the day it became evident
that there would be triangular fight. The
red-headed wood-pecker of the prairies (Billsou)
was possessed of the strange idea that he was a
candidate for Governor, and was bound to run
primary ticket. The Wakefield men endeav-
ored to effect compromise, but be would not
desist and hence q triangular fight was in
augurated. This made the situation as good
as Pillsbury could ask, and insured him
victory. 1t would have been q very easy
matter to have defeated him, if all elements
of opposition had been we'll concentrated on
anti-Plllsbury delegates. With the State house
and old Ramsey ring actively at work, with the
liberal of money and the opposition
divided, the result was inevitable.
There was more at stake than this single
county with Pillsbury. Though he was ahead
in the race Ramsey county was pivotal
county, for without it the contest would rage
more tiercely than ever, and with it the fight
would practically end. Hence the Governor
and his friends put forth gigantic efforts
and if they had had the regulation of the op-
posi- ton they could not have frittcred it away
tuOre HhnusoIuely' IlllspuIy CoIIAeS luo "Holo
city, with the exception of the First ward and
three deleg .tes in tho Fifth ward. This gives
him a handsome working majority in the con-
vention to-day, if the entire county was
again at him, and as he certainly has a portion
of the county delegates also, the action of the
convention to-day is only matter of form.
Pillsbury's friends were jubilant last night.
They consider the fight as practically ended,
and were correspondingly happy. The old
ring feel rs though they had secured new
lease of power and they will proceed to disci-
pline those who had the temerity to attempt to
overthrow them.
The following is tho result of the primaries
in detail:
First Ward.
For the First ward the Republicans got in
their work at Minnehaha engine house on Wa
couta street. The work began at 5 o clock PM,
Messrs. II. A. Becker and G.. Sidney Smith
being at the tally-sheet. At o. clock the polls
were closed and 256 votes were recorded as
cast. From the beginning the fight was a
square one between Pillsbury, Billson and
Waketied-Castle not mentioned. P. A. Lau-
berg worked for Pillsbury and canvassed
largely for his election as delegate. Young
Ames and Nichols of the State house ring,
were also on hand to advise older heads to
shoot off ballot for Pillsbury. Bilsou's in
terests seemed largely in the hands of J. P.
Allen, the druggist at tho corner
Of Seventh and Jackson streets. Billy
Wilson also merits mention for industry.
He skirmished around for Billson. Wake
fields chances took care of themselves, with an
occasional help from some of the candidates
seeking election delegates on his ticket. The
ward was pretty much left alone to the citizens
thereof; Mr.. Billson smiled benignly for the
space of two minutes on the crowd, was in
formed, etc, and went off glowingly. Gen.
came in. wanted to know chow she goes" and
being told "shc had done gone" for Bilson,
departed.
The First ward is entitled to five delegates,
aud there were three tickets in the field; tho
tickets and votes on each being as follows