St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-21
SNAP GAME WORKED,
And About All Delegates to To-Day's
Republican Convention Are for
McGill.
They Slid the Ballots Into the Boxes Be-
fore the Gilmanites Gould Head
Them Off.
Charges of Fraud, Ballot-Bo Stuffing
and Illegal Voting Made by
Both sides.
The Convention To-Day--How the
Several Delegates Were
Chosen Last Night.
Little Mention of Congressman.

Little Mention of Congressman.
The story that the Ramsey county Re-
publican committee had come snap game
in favor of McGill. the ring candidate for
governor, in calling the primaries for last
night, began to prove true at $50 o'clock
yesterday. when the polls were
opened for the election of dele
gates to the county convention to-day.
In about every one OF the precincts Of the
city the wires worked to the queens taste
and the Gilman men, in spite of the hard
work they have done in two or three days,
hardly got smell at delegate. McGill
men were on the ground at about every
polling place. and with tickets bearing the
names of their picked men for delegates,
they rushed through the voters as they came.
The polls were opened on time and were
closed at sharp7 o'clock, and in that time
a very light vote was polled. At not more
than a half dozen polling places in the city
were there hundred votes cast. This is
attributed by some to the hours of voting,
and by others to the fact that general idea
having gone abroad that the cancuses were to
be a farce. the friends of Gilman were will
ing to let the game go by default. Charges
of attempts to pack the caucuses were
made by friends of both McGill and Gilman.
1t is claimed by the McGiil workers that in
the First precinct of the First district of
the Fifth ward, five hacks filled Gill
man men drove up to the polling place at
Engine House No. 4, and announced their
intention of voting. These men, it was
said by those who knew them,
WERE NOT RESIDENTS
of the ward, aud had been hired by Gil
mans friends to make trip to two or three
places and vote. They were not allowed
to vote at Engine house No. 4. On the
other hand the friends of Mr.. Gilman say
that the caucuses entire were engineered di-
rectly and unfairly in the interests of Nc
Gill men. Whether or not there were any
unfair advantages taken by either side, the
caucuSeS were almost unanimous for the
chevalier of the insurance Office McGill
men will not admit that the fact that Ram
sey county's being solid for McGill will in
jure the chances of Hon. G. K. Davis
in the senatorial race. Some of them admit
that one candidate from Ramsey must be
dropped out. and those could be found who
said the action of the eaucuses last night
was an important preliminary step toward
killing out the boom for 81. A. Castle, and
starting similar article for senator A. E. Rice
of Whitman. Some Of the delegates selected
last night gathered at the state capitol, and
when the success in putting McGill men
into the convention to-day became known
there was general jubilation. The dele
gates given below will meet this forenoon
in Pfeifer's hall. On Wabasha street, and
select sixteen delegates to the congressional
convention and delegates to the state con-
vention. Little excitement is anticipated,
though it is admitted there is good chance
for fine work if the proper persons happen
to drop around during the session. The
detailed reports of the caucuses are given
below:
First Ward.
In the First aldermanic district the Nc
Gill crowd had things nearly all their own
way, los ballots being cast for the McGill
delegates, and but SO for the Gilman trio.
The delegates selected were:
John Harmon, E. E. Mcdonald, II. L..
Williams.
The First and Second precincts of the
Second district united in single caucus.
Workers for McGill were numerous, and
though Gilman tickets were in the field,
they cut small figure. A ticket that was
said to be solid for Gilman was defeated by
a vote of 1872 to 80, those given below being
elected. They are said to be instructed for
McGill:
W. P. Jewett, Theo Sander, E. P. Wade
Louis Wagner, Samuel Peterson.
In the Third precinct of the Second dis
trict the delegates were not instructed.
They were elected without opposition. They
were:
Henry RitvTnan and Robert McMenamv