St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-30
County Primaries Cause Many
New Wounds and Open
Old Ones.
Republican Judges Demean
the Dignity OF the PriVi-
legged Office.
interest in the Outcome Gen.
tered in the Contest
for Sheriff.
A Nondeseript Ticket Which
viii Go Down Before
the People.

The Republican primaries OF last
evening for the nomination of dele
gates to the county convention passed
off, as might have been expected, in a
manner ranging from oppressive quiet
TO burleSque circus. In one or two
precincts the judges became involved
in personal disputes, and pushed the
claims of their respective candidates
so far beyond the range Of delicacy as
to verge more than remotely upon the
bailiwick of foOdledom. Bitter inYec-
tiVeS and mutual Interchange of civil
ties of a most doubtful order gave
ground for suspicion that the friend
ship of the henchmen to his candidate
was based upon more than friendly ties.
The apparent result of the evenings
work is not in the nature of a surprise.
But nevertheless it was currently
rumored that Sheriff Richter was per-
s0nally conducting
A MOST ACTIVE CANVASS,
and that he was buried so completely
beneath an avalanche of rival votes was
contrary to expectations. 1t has been
known for some time that the incum-
bent of the sheriff's Office was losing
ground from day to day, but all inter-
ested fancied that he would at least be
in the race and not refuse to take the
first hurdle.
1t was a three-cOrnered fight between
Bean, Miller and Richter and fOrcibly
reminded the biblical student of the
contest which in prehistoric days was
waged between the camel, the eye of
the needle and the rich man. Capt.
Bean faced all corners, and not only
disposed of his two powerful adver-
saries, but also knocked cut several
lesser political lights with ali ease and
abandon which were the
CONSERVATION OF DIPLOMACY
Next I'D Importance came the contest
for register of deeds, and those best in
formed upon the subject unqualifiedly
state that NJ. J. Bell will be renOminated
tomorrow. as he has secured a majority
of the delegates: that there was tacit
understanding that Bean and Bell
would be nominated upon the same
ticket. Upon these two Offices hinged
the excitement Of the evening, and
there was but little interest taken in
the result of the contest for the other
plumS which are in the keeping Of the
delegates until tomorrow.
In the Eighth ward there was quite
an animated scene about the polling
places, and the contest between Rich
ter and Bean was close and exciting.
In the First and Second precincts of
the Eighth, during the alleged count
ing Of the votes, spirited discussion
arose between the judges, Messrs.
Deliel, Waters and Lang. The latter,
just before the completion of the count
and when
THE SOLITARY TALLOW CANDLE
had about sputtered out, accused Defiel
of tampering with the ink-lille purity
of the ballot box by taking a handful of
tickets from his pocket and thrusting
them into the box. The discussion
speedily became warm, and from the
Tetort courteous the disputants were
speedily wasting the vileSt billinSgate
upon one another. In the confusion
the candle was distinguished. and the
judges, after scattering the ballots, adj
jOumed sine die. The majority of the
judges finally, upon being found,
stated that the Bean and Rift
ticket had been unquestionably
elected. LOring, however, insisted that
there was something wrong, and
naively stated last night that he did not
mind crooked work where it was ac-
complished with ordinary cleverness,
but when the wOuld-be prestidigitator
was so awkward that his efforts to
tamper with the virgin purity of Re
publican primary because SO manifest
as to be laughable, then he thought it
time that the minority's voice should be
heard.