St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-31
THE REPUBLICAN ROW.
The Second Warders are Going TO Wash
That Dirty Linen Orer again.

The Second Warders are Going TO Wash
That Dirty Linen Deer again.
, Another exhibition of harmony was given
last night by the Republicans of the Secon
ward. They met at the Cataract engine
house for the purpose of hearing the reports
from the precinct caucuses, and after the
result was announced refused to abide
by it because the man who re-
ceived the most votes was distasteful
to the majority of these who happened to be
on hand. They decided to throw out the
whole vote and 60 through the motions OF
electing a representative OF the people"
| over again. Robert Jamisou acted as chair
man and appointed Peter Anderson, l.. L..
Longbrake, Thomas Reeves and Burke
O'Brien as com mittee to canvass the re-
! turns from the precinct caucuses. The COM
mittee withdrew and after an absence of
| about thirty minutes announced the vote as
| follows:
First Precinct-Coe 80. Gillette 81, ElweI 76.
Spear 8.
Second Precinct-Coe 40, Gillette So, Elwell
45, Spear
Tird Precinct-Coe 4s, Gillette 55, Elwel 49,,
Spear so.
Total-Coe 129, Gillette 214, Elwell 2Os, Spear
81.
The committee also submitted protest
against certain irregularities in the vote of
the First precinct, which was signed by j. L,
Mooney, c. A. French, c. NJ. Way, c. c.
Way, G. W. Knowlton, j. W. Hard, Ed Con-
way, G. s. White, s. Raymond, G. H. Elwell,
NJ. Grimes aud R. II. Prosser. This protest
stated that the polls were closed before 8
O'Clock and that number Of voters were
DISTINGUISHED. In support of the affidavits
were appended, signed by Chris Juno, P.
Crossett, Henry Emond, George and Charles
Dagnault, which stated that they were legal
Republican voters, and that at five minutes
before O'Clock their ballots were refused
and they were told the polls had been closed.
Ex-Ald. Camp moved to throw out the vote
of the first precinct.
Mr.. Gillette rose to protest against this, say
ing that he had received the highest number
of votes, and then went on to state how he
had become candidate at the solicitation of
his friends; stating also that he had resigned
his position in the employ of the Manitoba
company. He was annoyed by yells of de-
rision and smart sayings from the friends of
the other candidates. One man made some
allusion to ''fiat cars" which raised a howl,
and Mr.. Gillette took the trouble
to explain about that. He spoke at consid-
cradle length and did not help his cause any,
although it is doubtful whether he could have
said anything that would have, as the crowd
was against him.
c. H. Benton was opposed to throwing out
one precinct and was keen enough to see
that such manifest unfairness would ulti-
mately aid rather than defeat Mr.. Gill
lette. He therefore talked in a
deep bass voice about ''justice," and "giv-
ing every one fair show" protecting the
ballot box" etc. He finally amended the
motion to the effect that the vote of all the
precincts should be thrown out and
NEW CAUCUsEs CALLED.
F. G. Barrows stated that he thought every
body who wanted to vote had a good chance
to avail himself of the privilege at the caucus
held Saturday night in the First precinct
(. William Herzog made vehement protest
against the way in which Mr.. Gillette was
being cheated out of his nomination.
Mr.. Gillette commenced to say that he
should insist upon his rights, not from per-
sonal reasons, but because of the friends
who had asked him to run. He was inter
rupted by yells of "name 'em,'' and in
answer proceeded to specify some of
the leading Republicans who had
urged him to run The crowd kept up a
running fire Of com ments upon the names
as he announced them and finally drove him
from the floor
the amendment offered by Mr.. Benton
was then put and carried, and the ward COM
mittee instructed to call new precinct eau
cuses.
The action of the meeting last evening will
not have a tendency to harmonic
the factions of the ''grand old
party" To defraud Mr.. Gillette of
the nomination after be bad fairly earned it
Is an act which will doubtless bring him
votes, and will put An end to any prospect of
a compromise. Before the battle is over
good round majority of the voters of the
ward will make up their minds to drop the
whole crowd and support a good straight