St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-26
Such is the News Of the Municipality
Of st. Paul at the Pres
ent Date.
FIRST Ward Republicans Don't Know
Whether to Swallow Elwell
or Not.
democrats of the Fifth Nominate
Kahn for Alderman--Notes of
the Campaign.
st. PauI's Trade--A Cutting Array
Police Court and Other
News.
FIRST WARD REPUBLICANS.
a Lively Row over the Nomination
OF EIWeI, which is Very Much
DisIiEed.

AEfVcIy Row over the Nomination
ofEIweI, which is Very Much
DisIikcd.
The Republican club of the First precinct
of tbe First ward had a full house at their
meeting at Seibert's hall last evening and
nIaved foot ball with the report Of the COM
mittee of five who had been appointed at
previous gathering to confer with the city
ReDublican committee to determine
whether they should mdorSe the nomna-
ton of the high license candidate, ID. w:
Flwell. for alderman Of the ElrSt and Second
precincts.
me status Of the case seemed to be that
this club mad determined that MI. ohep-
nard should have the nomination, but that
the eyertions Of Mr.. EIwel to become a
candidate and a split in opinion in the sec
ord precinct at the caucus left them out In
the cold with their
CUT AND DRIED
bundle Of herbs.
They desired to kick and kick emphatic
allv against Elwell, the Republican nomi-
nee. who had not asked them whether
he should run or not, Dut
sailed in on the free fight plan and
took the plum. Their committee reported
that they had advised with the Republican
citv committee. who had referred the whole
matter back to them with the further III
structiOn that this disgruntled club settle
its own disputes. But on their way home
they met Candidate Merriam and Joseph
Wheclock. and they advised the club for
the good Of the party to bury the Ratchet
and indOrse ElWeu. In accordance with
this dose of wisdom they unanimously re-
ported that in their opinion the club should
50 do. and a motion was made and seconded
10 accept their report.
Unfortunately for peace and harmony
and respectable parliamentary department,
several persons, all trying to occupy the
floor at the same time, while they affirmed
that they would do anything to elect Mr..
Elwell, even 10 putting up money, wished
to resent his disreputable method OF step
ming i'm and securing the nomination with
out consulting this club.
Finally. to a man, the committee was
drawn out in this discussion into saying
that Elwell was nominated by Dowlan'S
money, that he was put up by ring OF
Democrats and Republicans outside the
precinct, that he was
''HIGH LICENSE"
men which would lose him 300 votes, that
he could not be elected, that he obtained
phAipENip''f'
handed means and by sharp practice.
now TO GET RID of HIM.
But how at this hour of the campaign get
lid Of this political Riel who had not bowed
down TO the MoOch Of the club, but had
nevertheless secured the regular nomination
bv Republican party votes was veXed
question. The pesky motion to
eat crow was before the house,
. and though amendment after
amendment was talked on to sink it out Of
right, it still then remained. Finally, in a
tit of desperation, after two hours Of futile
effort to dodge the issue, in which white
and colorcd members expended a wealth Of
argument. all breathed free when a motion
was made and seconded that this COM
lnittee's report TO indOTse ElWcll be laid on
the table which it was agreed should take
precedence of the original motion. This
was carried unanimously and the veXed
question sank slowly out of sight and sew
f. eral bubbles rose upon the surface.
WOULDN'T DOWN.
But the disappearance was Of very short
duration. for the cOlOred secretary bobbed
scrency up and moved the endorsement Of
Mr. ElweIl by the club. This gentleman
said that ElWcll was on the track, had got
there by personal work, and as there was
TO way 10 get rid of him, ii was indspens-
able that ON this occasion the club dine on
the bird as though it were pheasant. The
chairman kicked the committee who
had refused to stand by their own report,
and several of them rose and desired to
verbally punch him, but feeling they had
burned their own soup deSiStcd.
Then recommended anotherno very COM
ulimcutary talk over the methods by which
FIwell had elevated himself to obtain the
sufrages of the ward maslled by anybody
i'm IT, and there was fierce Sorte
down the parliamentary rayines and alley
ways to dodge espousing the cause of the
objectionable candidate, whose only sin
seemed 10 be that he was a high-licenSe fell
low who had stepped in without consulting
Caesar. who wished to play high-low license
game ON this question.
lie was q little chubby sort of n fellow,
and had not said much, but seeing the very
bad predicameut of his mates, quietly
pcnncd a motion TO the effect that this club
recommended its members to do all in their
power To secure Elwel'S election, and which
was voted with WILL as it meant nothing,
and mt the same time put no one on record.
Of course personally Mr.. Elwell viii feel
his feet secure under him under this action
of the club. and with a spirit OF thankful
ness at their miraculous escape from en-
dorsing his candidacy. they at once pro
Ceeded to make show OF some lingua
movements towards combating Mr.. Dow
Ian. his opponent, but all kept a very tight
hold of their pocket books and carefully
avoided all reference to matters financial.