Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-10-05
THE CITY PRIMARIES.

Election of Delegates to the Democratic
l County Convention-Animated Contests
I'm q Few Precincts.
| The city primaries of the Democratic party,
| for election OF delegates to the county conven-
ton, which is to assemble at the old court
house at II a. M. to-day, were generally well
attended, and in some instances warmly con-
| tested The contests were mainly as to the
choice for register of deeds and clerk of court,
and the preferences of delegates as to other
offices were in some instances not questioned.
FIRST WARD.
| In the First precinct of the First ward
Thomas Mitchell and Ed. Schurmeier were
| judges of the primary election. A very ener-
| getic canvass was made for delegate ticket
| labeled as being for Z. W. Bell for clerk. This
| ticket, consisting of John Ryan, B. Linsted
and Chas Steele, received 247 votes, to IS cast
| for F. Bartenschlaeger, Henry Cornish and
| Swan Peterson, who were understood to be in
favor of James o. Brien for clerk.
The Second precinct of this ward was also
carried for Bell ticket, which consisted of
James McNally, o. P. Peterson and Daniel
sweeney, each of whom received g5 votes to 80
for John H. Reaney, 6. W. Turner and NJ.
| Roche.
SECOND WARD.
In the First precinct of this ward there was
as usual a lively contest, but mostly confined
| to the choice for the one ofice-clerk of the
court. The Bell ticket consisted of John Nc
Intosh, VIM Byrne, D. j. O'connor and John
J. Ahern. Frank Kelly was run in opposition
to Ahern and Mcintosh and polled about 200
votes. The O'Brien ticket consisted of John
Mcintosh, Joseph Files, P. O'Reagan and
Joseph Rouleau. Five hundred and seventeen
votes were polled and the first named were
elected by the following votes: Mcintosh
424; Byrne 401; O'Connor 404, and Ahern 329.
In the Second precinct the Bell ticket, So
called, was elected by 10Y votes to 81 for the
so-calied O'Brien ticket. The delegates elect
are E. w. Bazille, Wm. O'Rourke and Joseph
Oppenheim. The defeated ticket named James
King, Joseph Oppenheim and Pat Butler.
THIRD WARD.
In the first precinct of this ward there were
numerous challenges of enthusiastic Repub-
licans and non-residents who desired to testify
their good will to Democratic candidates, and
il is thought most of the votes cast were le
gitimate There were 572 votes cast of which
500 were given to E. P. hollingshead, Edw.
II. schlick, P. Zimme erman and l.. Fisher, Jr.,
and ZIG were lgiven to j. l. Kerber,
John Almond, 81. 81. Fuller and Geo. F.
Leigh.
In the second precinct r. L. German, Joseph
Pottgeser and Joe Stadfaldt were elected by SIS
votes to Is for Michael Remsinger, Stephen
Denger and Mic Widna.
FOURTH WARD.
In the first precinct of the Fourth ward the
contest was between Dreher and Rlngwald as
candidates for register of deeds, and it was an
exceeding close one. The Dreher ticket con-
sisted of John j. Penner, John Horrish.
Joseph Wagner, Anthony Coffey and John
Hermann. The Ringwald ticket consisted of
Pat Egan, James Maloney, Joseph Wagner,
Chas. Koch and Martin Bartosh. The votes
received were as follows: Wagner, 1856; Koch,
25l; Penner, 4S; Coffey, 24S; Egan, 24S;
Maloney, 247; Bartosh, 247; Hermann, 246;
and Horrish, 245. Wagner, Koch, Penner,
Cotfey and Egan appear to have been elected.
The first five named are elected.
In the second precinct of this ward Ansel
Oppenheim and Chas. Manship were elected
without opposition.
In the Third precinct of the Fourth ward
the vote shows general interest in the re-
suits. There were two tickets in the field, as
follows: Elected-M. Lux, 1SS; ]. Ryan,
10; and n Raueu, 1S5. Defeated-F. W.
Gllderman, 147; P. O'Brien, l4s; and P. F.
Walsh, 163.
FIFTH WARD.
In the First precinct of the Fifth ward there
was only one ticket. Timothy F. Kelly,
Daniel Desmond and John Hill had 122 votes,
VIM. E. Burton 81, and VIM. Lee, run In op-
position to Burton, 81.
In the Second precinct, through a misun-
derstanding as to the place of holding the
primary election, two canvasses were held
and two sets Of delegates were
corner of Hope and South
street, 6S votes were cast for John F. Kelly,
Peter Bott and Pat. Egan. At the Sheehy
place, corner of Commercial and Third streets,
P. H. Kelly, James Dillon and John Geary
were chosen. 1t was understood, after the
primaries were over, that Messrs. P. q. Kelly,
Dillon and John Geary would not contest the
election of the first named ticket.
SIXTH WARD.
OF course the lively Democrats of the Sixth
ward were bound to have o warm contest If
there was any excuse for contest. They had
three tickets out and polled ZIG votes, giving
BIS to Louis Martineau, 153 to John Minea,
143 to Henry Belland, 142 to John NJ. Burch,
141 to E. Fl. Wood, 131 to j. G. Mccarthy, -
to r. \. Hare, and 81 to John Regney. The
first five named were elected, Martineau being
on all three tickets and Minea, Belland, Burch
and Wood on two tickets.
ELECIEO.
First ward-First precinct-John Ryan, B.
Linstad, Chas. Steele Second precinct
James McNally, o. P. Peterson, Daniel
Sweeney.
Second ward-First precinct-John McIn-
tosh, Wm. Byrne, D. j. O'Connor, j. J.
Ahern. Second precinct-E. W. Bazille, VIM.
O'Rourke, Joseph Openheim.
Third ward-First preeinct-E. R. Hollins-
head, Ed. H. Schlick, P Zimmerman, L.
Fischer, Jr. Second precinct-R. L. Cor
man, Joseph Pottgieser, Joe Stadfeldt.
Fourth Ward-First Precinct-Joseph Wag-
ner, John J. Penner, Anthony Coffey, Chas.
Koch, Pat. Egan. Second precinct-Ansel
Oppenheim, Charles Manship. Third precinct
M. Lux, J. Ryan, N. Raueu.
Fifth Ward-First Precinct Tim. F. Kelly,
John Thill, Daniel Desmond, VIM. E. Burton.
Second precinct-John F. Kelly, Peter Bott,
Pat. Egan.
Sixth Ward-Louis Martineau, John Minea,
Henry Belland, John NJ. Burch and E. II.
Wood