St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-06


this point failed, and on A. G. Fosters
motion formal ballot was taken as fol-
lows:
Whole number cast 81 For choice 80. .46
Richter. .............53 Chapel ......... 80
RelchOW. D
Richter was declared nominated and a
sort of muffied howl assembled to the cell
ing. On motion of Mr.. Tohenstein his
nomination was made unanimous.
John II. Cathcart nominated G. p. Ritz
for register of deeds. n j. Ness nomi-
mated NJ. j. Bell. E. G. Rogers, in sec
ending the nomination of NJ. j. Bell, said
the Sixth ward deserved some recognition
because it was an important part of the
city, and had put up no candidate for any
other office. ii. +. Stevens, on behalf of
the Second ward. seconded Bells nominal
ton to help them carry through the big
legislative fight in prospect in the Second
and Sixth wards. (. p. Wade said every
cOlored man in the city would vote for him.
William McTeague said the Irish American
Republicans wanted some representation Oh
the county ticket. George II. Hazard
also spoke in favor of Mr.. Bell, who was
easily nominated on the first ballot, which
was:
Whole vote cast. =. DIG. P. Pratt. .28
Vi. y. II r.
Mr.. Bells nomination was made unani-
nous. L. Il. Rogers suggested that no
nomination be made for county attorney, as
Hon. j. J. Egan had made good county
attorney, and he made a motion to that eff
feet H. Z. Stevens and ID. F. Reece both
concurred with the suggestion of
Mr.. Rogers, Mr.. Reece saying
that it would help the rest of the
ticket through. Capt. Joseph Burger nomi-
mated j. j. Egan for county attorney be-
cause he was good. honest soldier, and he
proposed that as an amendment, which Mr..
Rogers accepted, saying that he did it be-
cause Judge Egan was good lawyer and a
capable prosecuting officer. A motion by
Capt. Burger to nominate Judge Egan was
unanimously carried with shouts of ap-
plause. There were shouts for Judge Egan
to be brought: forward, but he was not in
the hall.
F. A. REM was then nominated by
reclamation for county treasurer.
5. 4. Phillips put in nomina-
ton j. H. Burns for county auditor.
". j. Freaney nominated c. A. Sandstrom.
ID. +. Reece. with spaSm OF elOquence.
took pleasure in Seconding Burns nomina-
ton, because, he said, he carried around
with him the labor vote. and that would
sweep the county III the coming election.
W. II. H. Johnston put forth the name of
A. Y. Teeple, of ST. Anthony Park.
George c. SquireS, in secondng Mr.. Tee
pies nomination, said that gentleman was
eminently fitted. This Mr.. Reece con-
strued into an indirect reflection upon
MI. Burns, to the effect that he
was not as competent as Mr.. Teeple.
TO prevent a rupture Mr.. Teeple declined.
0. o. Void brought up the question of
nationality for Mr.. Sandstrom, the same
old cheStnutS being eXpatlated upon. Rob
ert McMenemy, of 1868 Mississippi street,
Interrupted him with, For Gods sake,
then, where do the Americans come in?"
1t was necessary to take ballot, and Sand
StrOm was nominated with seven majority
as follows:
Whole number cast. 81 G. A. Sandstrom. ...49
For choice. .........4 40 J. II. Burns. ....... AZ
Mr.. SandStrom was unanimously nomi-
mated On a motion by Capt Burger.
George c. Squires nominated w. A.
Nichols for clerk of the district court. be-
cause he was friend of every nationality
instead of springing from any particular
stock, and he came from all over the coun-
ty. Nichols was nominated by the follow
ing vote:
u. TuH
For choice ...........45 NJ. T. Kahn. l
w. A. Nichols. -. .65 W. K. Gaston...... 1
For Judge of probate j. 81. Harris nomi-
mated Judge Walter L. Burr. and W. j.
Freaney presented the name of w. K.
CASTOR. Then arose, solemnly, Judge
Schoonmaker and said that they Dung Mems
Republican club came into the convention
with seventeen delegates, that heretofore
the respectable clement of young Re-
publicans had asked for nothing, but now
they wanted something, and that was II.
l.. Williams for judge of probate. Henry
Johns made an Grafton in behalf of Ii. L..
Williams. A ballot was taken, with this
result:
Whole number cast SOW. K. CASTOR 10
For choice As H. L. Williams. 10
Walter L. Burr. Sc
A motion by Judge SchoOnmaker to make
the nomination unanimous prevailed. Judge
Burr expressed the customary gratitude.
OTHER NoMINATIONS.
The other county nominations we.
County surveyor, J. H. Morrison.
Court commissioner, Otto Keuffner.
Coroner, Dr. John L. Nelson.
Superintendent Of schools, H. NJ. Blake.
County commissioners, city-C. N. Bell,
Andrew Simpson, A. V. Teeple and DR.. G. T..
hOnantZ; cOuElry-W. D. BOyu ana Wullaln
Freeman.
The delegates of each legislative district
then assembled informally by districts to
make senatorial and legislative nomina-
tons.
After some minutes of confusion and dis
order the convention reassembied, and
Chairman Hazard, of the Twenty-siXth
senatorial delegation, said Albert Schetfer
was the unanimous choice. although he did
not want the nomination. Mr.. LOhenStein
and Capt. Burger both made long speeches
for Scheffer. Capt. Joseph E. Osborne
said Scheffer had con6dentially informed
him that he would never consent to allow
his name to be used tor that nomination,
but he was cut short and Scheffer'S NOM
nation was carried with rising vote.
In the Twenty sixth senatorial district
the legislative candidates are as follows:
First Ward-John Norman.
Fifth Ward--John G.. Elmquist.
Country-William NJ. Ames.
No nomination was made for senator in
the Twenty-seventh district. George G..
Scuires, chairman of this senatorial con-
vention, having long previously provided
for this, by getting through motion to
have all such vacancies left to the chairman
of the delegation to fill.
The legislative candidates of this district
nominated were:
Second and Third aldermanic districts of
the Fonrth ward-E. G. Rogers.
Third ward-C. D. Kerr.
Second and Sixth wards-W. r. Merriam
First aldermanic district of the Fourth
ward-J. J. Ellis.
Candidate Rogers. being pressed to it.
made neat and fairly eloquent speech,
euIogizing c. K. Davis and pledging his
support to him. He characterized Mr..
Davis as statesman, an orator and a phil
osopher, said that God had given Gov.
Davis the ability and Davis himself had the
ambition, and he predicted that with Gov.
Davis in the United States senate he would
make Minnesota known in the national
records.
The delegates INDUCED in some cheering
for Davis and then adjourned.
Chairman Ingersoll is to appoint com
mittee of thirteen.
The Second Ward Trouble.
| It was not all harmony with the commit
| tee OH credentials. All the contrasting dele
| Uati0nS from the First aldermanic diStric