St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-02
SCOOPED.
The Boiling Democrats and
Republicans Win a
Joint Victory.
Pillsbury Elected Over Ames by
5000 Plurality.
A Clean Republican Sweep of Alder
men and Park Commissioners.

come so accustomed to suffer defeat that
they have learned to take such matters
philosophically as a rule. The results of yes
terdays municipal contest was truly Wa
terloo.
MONEY IS A WONDERFUL FACTOR
in elections This is especially true in
Minneapolis. The Washburn congressional
campaign was a significant example.
The municipal campaign, ended last even
ing, is in a measure a repetition. Intact it
serves to prove that ''history repeats itself''
is correct proberb. The Democratic Or
ganization has been defective. After
getting control of the local organization
the Democrats considered themselves so
thoroughly masters of the situation that it
was no longer necessary to court harmony
aed unity. Factions opposed factions, untilit
became an absolute impossibility to determine
what Democrat would stand true
to the old Jacksonian principles
A house divided with itself
must fall. and the Democratic house has
fallen. A prominent member of the boiling
faction OF Democrats estimates that there
were over 1900 of their number who voted
for Pillsbury, others place the estimate at up
wards of 1000.
THE STRUGGLE IN THE FIRST WARD
was perhaps the most bitter contest of any of
the wards. Men who, up to yesterday, rep
resented themselvs as Ames workers, turned
and slaughtered him. They peddled tickets
with Pillsbury's name at the head for the
purpose Of electing Fleetham, the
Republican candidate for alderman. The
result was, John T. Lee, the Democratic can
didate for alderman, was defeated, and
Fleetham was elected. The latter will not |
bring much ability to the council, and the |
g items of the First ward will learn their
mistake. The ward is greatly in need of
public Improvements, but unless Aid. |
Glenn has, alone sufficient influence to |
secure them, the public may as well make
up their minds to wait another year.
Now that Pillsbury is elected, what will the |
people expectl He is claimed as the cham |
pion Of the God and morality people, aud q |
man who will g enforce the laws as given in |
the statute books.'' And then the "respect-
able" saloon keepers have been given assur-
ances that the Pillsbury administration will be
LIBERAL GOVERNMENT
and will in no wise conflict with their inter
ests. This is not all. Frank N Shaw, a
leading gambling house proprietor, has been
one of Mr.. Pillsbury's strongest
supporters. The Republicans have
claimed throughout the campaign
that in Pillsbury's election the city would be
absolutely rid of the gambling fraternity. 1t
does not seem probable that any sane man
will vote to elect candidate who would drive
him from the city.
z" EVERY POSSIBLE SCHEME
was worked to accomplish the end which was
attained yesterday. But it is unreasonable to
expect that Pillsbury ever had any intention
to keep all these reported pledges, and the
question naturally arises whether or not he
authorizes his cohorts to make them. The
whole is problem which the Republican
party is not liable to undertake to solve
They have gained their point and they are
satisfied. But at what cost
THE CITY HAS BEEN DETAINED.
The Minneapolis press has advertised it
far and wide as one of the most lawless of
frontier cities, undergoing veritable reign
OF terror. These libels upon one of the most
orderly and prosperous cities on the
continent, have been widely copied
10y the press of the country
as sensational news. The facts respecting
her magnificent industries have not been
half so extensively noted. Little has been
said by the papers in the east regarding Min
neapolis' growth and prosperity People
have an unsuitable thirst for sensation and
the newspapers cater to that thirst.
All the lies regarding ruf1fans, things,
gamblers and pimps holding undisput-
ed control of our fair city, lies
told by he INSCRIPTIONS papers of Minneap-
oils in their disreputable warfare, what will
be the extent, nor how permanent the in
jury done the city by these political lodges of
the Republican party, it is difficult to deter
mine They allege that all is fair in love,
war and election campaigns, and have timed
their conduct accordingly.
Tie voting was large, yet many found it
impossible to deposit their ballots, from the
reason of the large crowds which stood in line
At many of the polls all day. Others would
not wait their turns, and went home without
voting.
Many difficulties were met with by the
Democrats in getting the vote out Carriages
were sent to many workshops, and the reply
came back that they
WANTED PAY.
for their time as their employers would
"dock' 'tthem, and that the Pillsbury men
were getting paid. The Democrats had no
fund for such purposes, and consequently
were compelled to let such voters
go. Of course this could not
have changed the result, however, but it }
would have increased the Ames vote had '
everybody voted. I
The boilers were in ecstacies last night, {
they announced that they would hold iolli- '
fcation meeting this evening.
THE RETURNS.
The returns come in slowly owing to the
complications on the park commission ticket,