St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-20
Sketches of the Successful
Candidates--TWo Tickets
in the Field. ssG
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the three wards to make interesting the
special election held in South South st.
Paul yesterday. No candidate was
presented against William G. Denny
for mayor, whose election was thus as
snred. For aldermen. however, there
were ia the field two tickets,
the s'People's" and '.Citizens" and the
candidates on the Peoples ticket were
elected with the exception of George
Camden. who was victorious over John
Kochendorfer in the First ward 10y
majority of thirteen votes. Messrs.
Gahan, Sandquist and Connolly had
maiorlties of three to six votes each in
the Third ward. The majorities in the
Second ward were heavy for the
Peoples ticket. The vote was as fol-
lows: For mayor, William e. Denny,
First ward, 136: Second ward, 24S;
Third ward, 56; total, 44e votes. For
aldermen
First Ward
To serve till June l, 90 John Simon. Ia
To serve till June L, 81, George Cam
To serve till June /, 'si, John Kochen-
To Tt serve till june l. 's2. F. j. waterous. 100
To serve till June 1, 80. Charles Fitch. .245
10 serve till June 1, go, Charles Ny
To ser serve till till June /, '91, Charles A.
To serve till June 1, 81. c. Schneider. 50
To serve till June L, '92, John L.
TO asas serve till June i, sa, F, McAulife. 81
Third Ward
To serve till June 1. 90 Andrew Sand
TO serve till June /. 100. Pierce e. Con
To ss serve til June i. 80, f R. Grinnan. IS
TIE serve till June 1, go, Pierce r. Con
10 @ serve till June l. '9i. NJ. Gahan ... %
TO serve till June 1, 81, William Az
To sa serue till June 1, 's2, Pierce r. Con
TO @ serve Till June i, 92, E. i. Sutton. ~
Among the scattering votes, John
Wonders received Q and j. j. Mitchell
for mayor, and for alderman F. Rund
received l. Edward OFT s. Charles Brahss
and Louis n. Alt l, in the Second
ward. ''iii --
The newly elected mayor, WiilamaG..
Denny, is general superintendent of the
ST Paul Union stock yards. A little
over a year ago he came here from CHI
cago, where he had held responsible:
positions at the stock yards for nine
years. He came originally from Miller
ton. Duchess county, n. T., is thirty
eight years of age, and is self
made man. as the term goes. He
was at first assistant secretary
of the South st. Paul stock yards
and during his membership of the for
mer board of aldermen in that city he
exhibited that tact and business ability
which led the citizens, regardless Of
. party, to urge upon him the position 5at
the head of their city government. lslf
John Simon is fayorite; especially
among the Germans in the northern
portion of the city, where he owns a
farm that continues to increase i'll value
with the Improvements that now sur
round hm.
George Camden. proprietor of the
South Park hotel. has been a resident
since the railroad shops were built. His
success in affiliating with the mechanics
of South st. Paul had much to do with
his majority over the candidate on the
leading ticket.
facturer of South Park. Conceded to be
bright and active in business affairs, he
stands well with all classes.
Charles Fitch is the pioneer live stock
commission merchant of South st. Paul.
He came here over year ago from
Clarksville, To-, where he had a good
record. both in business and politics.
Charles A. Baer is foreman of an inn
portant department of the st. Paul Dis
tiliing company. He was born in Fred
erick county, Maryland. in 1S4l: came
west in 1862: served through the war in
| the Fourth Ohio volunteer cavalry and
has ever since been in the distilling
business. He came here from Omaha.
where he was foreman OF the Willow
| Springs distillery.
John e. Rourke, the agent of the
| Chicago. ST. Paul & Kansas City rail-
| road at South st. Paul, has held that
| position since business begun there. He
| is the youngest member in the council.
/ and probably the Youngest alderman in
| the United States, being only about
| twenty-three years of age. His ability
| to dispatch business and harmonlze
conflicting interests has invariably at
tracted attention.
| Andrew SandquiSt. contractor and
| hotel man, is we'll liked among the
foreign elements of the southern Third
ward. 10 ~
w. Gahan, the superintendent of a
portion OF the South st. Paul packing
business, came here from Omaha, and
| was faTOrably known there and at Chi
oago. His straightforward, though Off
hand, methods in political affairs give
him strong following and noticeable
| influence, which was felt more in the
Second ward. at the stock yards, than
| in the Third ward. where he resides.
| Pierce r. Connolly is connected with
| the great boot and shoe factory of Tar
box, Schliek & Co. at Riverside, Third
ward. He is in the prime of life and
is we'll liked by all with whom he has
| business.
| PREFER. TWELVE MEN.
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