St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-03
ANyBODYS PERSIMMoN.
Nobody has a Cinch on the Republican
Nomination for
MAYOR OF MINNEAPOLIS.
Blethen, Babb and Boardman Each
Claims to Be Little In the
Lead.

and the dropping of the distance
flag on Cooley. Blethen appears to
have been run over by an ice wagon in
the Eighth ward, and to have collided
with lumber pile in East Minneap-
oils, and is pretty well used
up. At least he does moi
have the lead he anticipated,
if he shows up in advance at Thursdays
election at all. Reports from the pri.
maries last night were too conflicting
on which to base an accurate estimate
which the quiet work that will be done
between now and the convention
will not upset. 1t will take
100 votes to nominate, and none of the
four candidates has the temerity tC
really claim much more than one-halt
that number, with the exception
of Bletben, who puts his dele
cation at eighty-tive, and in
doing this is obliged to figure
Clough out of the race, and appropriate
delegates that are claimed by all the
other three. His estimate of his
strength is: First ward, Clougt
6; Second ward, Clough 8
Babb 8, not counting the Third
precinct; Third ward, Blether
IL, Boardman 8, two precincts
to hear from; Fourth ward, Blethen IS
Babb 5, Boardman 8; Fifth ward
Blethen %, Babb IA, Boardman L
Sixth ward, Blethen 2, Babb 2; Seventh
ward, Blethen 4, anti-Blethen 8
Eustis, z; Eighth ward, Bleth,
en- 1, Babb IA; Cooley 4:
Ninth ward, Blethen, IL; Tenth ward,
Blethen, 4; Eleventh ward, Blethen, IL
Babb, 2, ClOugh, 2; Twelfth ward, not
counted; Thirteenth ward. Blethen,
4. This is, of course, wild fgur,
largely. The Babb estimate is
Blethen 63, Boardman 40, Clough 16,
Cooley l, doubtful 1. BOardman's
claim is IS, Blethen'S 63, Babb'S 81, and
the balance doubtful.
IN THE WARDS.
In the First ward Frank Chaboth,
Blethen's henchman, selected the dele
gates, but they are solid for Clough as
first choice. The Second ward de-
clared for Clough, although to the
general surprise Babb captured
the Second precinct delegation. In
the Third ward the fight was
between Blethen and Boardman chiefly,
and conservative estimate is Blethen
9, Boardman 6, Ball /, Cooley l, and the
balance doubtful. The Fourth ward is
estimated as giving "a for Boardman, 10
for Ball, and Blethen 8. The strong
Republican precincts were all anti
Blethen. In the Fifth ward Blethen
got Is delegates. Babb IA, and the bal
ance of the 80 votes are uncertain.
Further than that they are anti-Blethen.
In the First precinct only one
ticket was in the field, and that
was composed of Blethen men
presumably, although Boardman claims
one or two. In the Second precinct,
where Blethen resides, he led by twenty
votes. The Third precinct was carried
by the anti-Blethenites by a vote
of 81 to 20, and Capt. Babb
came out ahead in the Fourth
precinct, while the Fifth precinct is di-
vided, as were the Sixth and Seventh, i'll
which BOardman claims three of the
seven delegates. Blethen carried the
day in the Sixth ward, probably getting
twelve of the fourteen delegates. The
Seventh ward mayoralty fight dropped
out of sight. and w. Ii. Eustis popped
up, receiving seven delegates in the
first precinct. Blethen claims some of
the remainder, and the Blethen opposi-
ton three. Capt. Ball practically cap
tured the Eighth ward solid. In the
Ninth the Blethen men got eight dele
gates, Boardman two and Ball one. No
returns were received from the Tenth.
Babb led in the Eleventh, although an
attempt to indolse him fell through.
The Twelfth and Thirteenth were not
heard from, although Blethen claims
dol 70 LOT r1
THE ALDERMANIc FIGHT
took a rather indefinite shape in some
wards, being Influenced largely by the
mayoralty battle. There were few
contests and the convention will be
called upon to settle several vexed
questions. In the Second ward,
Barrows and Johnson, the present
incumbents, had no opposition and
V. NJ. Smith led for the third place,
which will be vacated if Clough runs.
In the Third precinct Irving Spear
showed up as a strong candi-
date against Smith. The caucus
was held in building owned
by NJ. &. Galpin, and the giving way of
the floor precipitate the delegates into
the basement. When they emerged
from their predicament they adjourned
to tonight. In the Third ward E. w.
Mortimer was indorsed, in the Fourth
and led in the Fifth precinct. Hugh VIII
son won in the Sixth, and C.P. Eusted was
first choice in the Second precinct.
Emerson Cole, N. II. Gjertsen and E. G..
Potter were victorious in the Fourth
ward, and d. A. Macarthur was COM
pletely knocked out. In the Fifth ward
Thomas Downs, the present alderman,
led in the First, Third and Fourth
precincts. The Second precinct in
structed for DIR. Brazer. The Sixth
ward practically declared for NJ. j.
Harlin, Christ Ellison and Sam Hunter,
but there was no instructions. The
Seventh ward was considerably
split up. Rhyberg led over
Perry i'm the First precinct. J. A.
Arneson had it all to himself in the
Second, and Melay and Libby had a
which Melay, who represented the anti
Blethen element, came out ahead. In
the Eighth ward Alderman Stoneman
was showed under and only made
a showing in the Fourth precinct,
where he resides. Dan Thompson car
ried the First precinct, J. g. Gjertsen
the Second, j. c. Sterling the Third.
and Melville Grimes the Fourth.
A. X. Chestnut, however, claims
he can down Thompson in
the convention. The Tenth ward
was not heard from. In the Eleventh
ward the big fight was in the Second
precinct, in which r. E. Whitmere OBJ
tanned the delegation. In the Fourth
ward and Fifth precinct John A. Bitch
felt was endorsed. III the Twelfth
ward w. B. Woodward was endorsed.
defeating Alderman Parker. the pres
ent incumbent. The returns from the
Thirteenth ward were not received.
Burial of the Remains of Ira w.
Castle