St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-26
Second Ward.

The best and most fiattering support
a public man can have is that of the
people among whom his lot is cast. AL
bert Scheifer should. therefore, highly
appreciate the vote accorded him in the
election of primaries for the Second
ward. This is Mr.. Scheffer'S ward, So
called because his residence is with
in its boundaries. and in which
his worth is best known and
most highly valued. The election
presented many lively episodes, but
everything was conducted in the great
est good humor. Partisons of the rival
candidates chaffed each other continu-
ally, but there the matter ended. There
was not the slightest exhibition of bad
blood. Two tickets were placed in the
field-a Merriam ticket and Schetfer
ticket. There was no ticket for McGill
in fact there was no semblance
whatever of his candidature. and
his name was not even mentioned by
one person out of the 6S1 who voted.
Nine delegates were required to be
elected for the ward, and the Schetfer
ticket was headed: ''Fur governor,
Albert Scheffer." The Me rriam ticket
bore no mention of his candidature for
the governorship. Aid. Matt Lett
hauser was the leading Scheffer dele
gate. G. Bohn that of the Mer-
riam set. Judges: j. Segerstrom.
Voting was heaviest between and 6
o'clock, during which hour large patches
of workingmen were driven to the Mar
garet street police station in vehicles of
all sizes, from the humble express
wagon, with the lean, hungry-eyed
horses, to the handsome Victoria and
its prancing bays. After 6 voting was
fitful, and the ward bummers COM
menced to banter each other. Ugly
charges were made against Merriam for
the use of ''boodle' among the electors.
Said one man: Il know that Merriam
sent $50 to a saloon near Bohn's factory
and Arcade street"
"AyW chimed in another Individual,
Merriam man charged with working
for his pocket. "Albert Scheffer does
not need to pay any one to work for him.
His friends are eager to do it." Then a
Schefferite had a fling against the Op-
posing candidate. Il have nothing to
say" remarked the man. against Bill
Merriam, but he is poor mans
blood-sucker." And thus they
went on until about half-an-h0ur
prior to the close of. the poll, when
Albert Scheffer made his appearance in
buggy. He was received with hearty
CIcclS anu SlCctCo Will CIleS VI IL D
all right here, Mr.. Scheffer." Mr..
Schetfer gave favorable report
of the voting in the other precincts,
and, after recording his vote, left
again, with hearty wishes of sue
cess from his supporters. The counting
of the votes was tedious process, and
owing to divergency in the figures Of
the counters recount took place. Then
there was difference of ten votes n
favor of Merriam, one counter making
the Scheffer votes total $40 and another
$50. 1t was decided to let the number
stand at $40, and at s o'clock the poll
was announced as follows:
Scheffer's Ticket-Matt Leithauser,
c. ID. Andrews, Robert Seeger, n. A.
Winge. Joseph Burger, j. Almquist, A.
SchletZ, F. n. Dayton and n. Debach-
$40.
Merriam's Ticket-George Bohn, A.
Pugh, w. w. Ely, w. S. Gregory, j. v.
Wilson, P. McCabe, w. L. Ames, Gustaf
Swanman, John Swensen-132.
Majority for Schetfer-417.