St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-03
QUIET ELECTION DAY.
The Usual Scenes bSut the Polling
RIacaa..A RainY pRY.


If t'by virtue of rainy day." according
to stumping statement of Col. j. Ham
Davidson from the Exposition rink plat
form Monday night, the administration
passes iuto Democratic hands" then yes
terday was fair day for political revolu-
ton in this state. The last half of yester-
day was such day as might keep heme
those who felt no interest in the great pO-
litical battle From the time the polls
opened until they closed the voters were at
the polls many Of them standing in line.
each waiting his turn to cast a Democratic
ballot. Apparently the veting was light. but
the summing I'D of last nights returns
shows far heavier vote than was antici-
Datsd The nOtsrieS were kept exceedingly
busy swearing in unregistered yeteTs. Each
party had its teams hauling voters to the
polls. and all the candidates made good use
of buggies. rushing from one polling placs
TO another, to ascertain which way the tide
of popular will had turned.
Throughout the voting was quiet and
orderly, no disturbance or attempt 10 con-
troll the balloting by trickery being reported
to Chief Clark. who, at the close of the
polls stated that "everythng had been
perfectly quiet, aud there were no CORY
streams on the sidewalks" Some chal-
longing was. of course. INDUCED in.
The interest exhibited by gentlemen who
gave up the use OF their buggies and teams
to the Democratic party for the sake Of
getting more votes for Mayors Ames and
Rice was noticeable. The majority of
hacks had bean -empted by the Repub
lican managers, and it remained for citizens
who personally felt keen interest in the
election of Ames and Rice to contribute
voluntarily their rigs. Pat Egan, James
lauderdale. b. p. Cullen. q. n. CardoZO,
p. T. Kavanagh, john B. Olivier, James
King and host Of others mad all the teams
they could secure at work.
SPLIT TICKETS.
Numerous tickets were in the field. Some
had assumed a mOngrel quality that rem
dered them altogether unacceptable. The
'.Jefferseuians" a political sect that assumes
to be hoiier than common Democrats, were
to be seen in the vicinity Of several polls.
Robert g. Mackay and James Hanly, who
shivered all day in the Third ward at the
city hall precinct, were able to
peddle dscouragingly small quantity
of the Jeffersonian mOngrel ticket. The
local tickets We're cut considerably by both
parties In the Third and Fourth wards
large number of Democratic tickets with
Richter and ReichOw pastors on were de-
posted. Allen. GieSen and Wood suffered
some cutting in the Second and Sixth
wards. Elmquists name was pasted over
Starkeys in the Fifth ward to some extent
by the Scandinavians. who with this ex
ception. voted the straight Democratic
ticket. The First ward held s0lidly to-
gether. apparently. 1t was given
out during the afternoon that
c. D. OBrien was losing fear
fully in his district and the reason
stated was that when 0'Brisn went TO the
polls be cut the name of AmeS off all his
tickets. Nj. 0Brioa also set the example
by voting Tor his opponent Mr.. Warren,
saying that he did not think a candidate
should vote for himself.
Reports cane yaringly into both Demo
cratic and Republican headquarters during
the afternoon. Gen. Mark ID. Flower at
%. m. said he mad been out along West
Seventh street and that in those precincts
out there where the German element pre-
dominated. AMes weuld get l, 500 majority,
and although be was still Republican, he
believed that was a very conservative
estimate He believed Ames would carry
the county by 5000 majority. getting a
bigger majority probably in the
city proper. w, ?. Murray had
made tour OF the city, and
he stated with good authority that although
the voting seemed to be light, Amss and
Riee were running away ahead of every
thing, There had been eemplete twist
around sf the Scandinavians in the Fifth
ward, and Ar. Murray was csnhdSnt that
tive Sixth ward weald give Ames and Rice
LOCO majority. Mayer Rice sat calmly iii
the rooms OF the congressional COMMITTEES
ia the afternoon while the encouraging re-
ports continued to be brought in by gentle.
men whe had visited several precincts for
the purpose Of aseertaiainE how the vote
went. z. I. Kavansgh put in hard days
work Of it, supplying every poll with Demo-
cratic tickets.