St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-09
THE COUNT TO-DAY.
Couneilmen to Officially An
nounce Who Is Elected
To-Day.
The Democrats Seem to Have
Not More Than Seven
Aldermen.
Babb Runs a Long Ways Be-
hind, But Has a Comfort
able Lead.
Echoes From the Great Strug-
gle--General News of the
City.
THE CANVASS WILL TELL.s
Some Close Calls That the Official
Count Will Settle. =.

Count Will Settle.
There will probably be no way to
crafty the curiosity or anxiety OF the
public and Intermediates as to the eX
act figures from Hennepin county and
Minneapolis until the sealed returns are
opened for the canvass. The city re-
turns will be canvassed by the
council to-day. and the county re-
next Monday. However. there are
few cases of doubt, and the eX
act majorities matter but little.
The result may be easily summed up.
The Republicans have swept the city
and county on the national, state and
congressional tickets, by majorities
ranging from 1900 to 5000; have elected
every county officer with perhaps one
exception sheriff: have elected the en-
tire Legislative delegation of fourteen;
have carried the entire city ticket and
finally have elected at least thirty-tWo
of the thirty-nine aldermen. In round
numbers, Harrison's plurality in The
county is $500, Merriam's 400, and
Snider's 7,70O. The average plurality
on the county ticket 1000 Republican.
The one exception noted IS OH the office
of sheriff, and the result is so close that
the missing precincts hold it doubtful.
Eye has majority OF about 1000 in
the precincts at hand, but Of the miss
ing ones nearly all will give. Swensen
pluralities. Sheriff Swensen is inclined
TO believe Eye is elected, but Eye, on
the other hand, while he hopes he has
been successful, is not inclined to cele-
brate yet awhile.
In the city it is probable that Babb
will have the smallest and MouIton the
largest plurality. Best estimates from
the returns now at hand give Babb3 200.
Calderwood 1000 and Mouiton 5000 in
round numbers. The figures ON munic-
lpal judges vary so widely in the pre-
cincts that ali estimate is impossible,
but neither Emery nor MahOny will
have less than $500. The Republicans
elect all three justices. the East side be-
ing now beyond doubt. They also
carry Off the three boards, park, school
and library.
OF the thirty aldermen the Re-
publicans have certainly elected thirty
two and the Democrats certainly
three and possibly seven. The Second,
Fourth, Fifth. Seventh, Eighth, Ninth,
Eleventh and Twelfth wards returned
each three Republicans. The First
sends three Democrats. In the Third
lnt result Is StfI cloSt, Uut NlilldH
and Kiichli. both Democrats, are pro-
badly elected for the two-year terms.
McArdle for the long term is
very close to Durham, the Re-
publican. and as there are mani
fest errors in the count, there will be
a recount Of the ward. In the Sixth,
Johnson and Sundby. Democrats. claim
elections and a recount will be ordered
there. There seems no doubt that F.
A. Schwartz has beaten Aid Reeve, in
the Tenth, but it is by anarrow plurality
one votes and may be contested. Ii
these Democrats get in, there will be
nine all told and it seems probable that
at least six of them will be seated.