St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-05
The Eighth Ward Democrats
Select a Candidate for
Alderman.
The Police Commission In
vestigates a Series Of
Shortcomings.
The Florists viii Be at the
Exposition To-
Day.
Minneapolis Wheat Receipts
THE Flour Mills Hay
Yet be Sold.

The Democrats of the Eighth ward
met last night at Eighth ward relief
hall on Lake street. to nominate can
didate for alderman to be voted for at
the special election next Tuesday.
There were about sixty voters present,
among them several Republicans who
came as On-lOOkeTs. Only thirty-seyen
votes were cast, majority of which
were given to A. W. Paris oil the first
ballot. and he was made the unanimous
choice of the convention. The c0nyen-
ton was called to order by w. Il.
Trip, chairman of the precinct COM
mittee. and on motion of Ed A.
Stevens he was elected chairman.
Frank Ii. Lieben was made secretary
after r. L. Cox had declined, and as
there were no credentials to be exam
ined, the convention went to work to
select a candidate. But not until Ed
Stevens had called the attention of the
convention to the fact that under the
new ballot law, the chairman of
primary must be sworn. a provision,
which he said the other parties had to-
tally ignored, and he did not think they
could legally get their candidates
name in the ticket. Mr.. TTipp there
upon demanded notary 10 swear
him in, and Ed. Stevens gracefully per-
formed the duty. Mr.. Stevens also Of
feTed a resolution that it was the sense
of the convention that the candidate
should come from the first, second or
third precinct comprising the old first
precinct. 1t was not the sense of the
convention. however, and the resOlu-
tons were ted down. The following
resolutions in the nature of platform
roll n
ballot.
Be it resolved. by the Democratic and in
dependent voters Of the Eighth ward. in
convention assembled. that we favor compe-
tition in all branches Of business. Be it FUR
Their
Resolved. That we condemn the action of
the street railway company and its president,
Thomas Lowry, in attempting TO maintain
exclusive right to build and operate all street
car lines in the city. contrary TO the wishes
of nine-tenths of the citizens, and be it fur
Their resolved, that we condemn the action OF
a majority of the council that voted the ex-
elusive right TO said company, and rejected
the proposition of Anderson & Douglas, and
that we rledge ourselves as citizens and voters
of the Eighth ward to support no candidate
unless pledged in favor of competition.
r. l.. Cox then nominated A. W.
Paris, and }. w. Fitzgerald nominated
/. j. PEBBLES in brief speeches. The
tellers were Mr. Fitzgerald and r. l..
Cox. The result of their labors in col
lecting the Suffrages of the convention
showed 81 votes that had been cast,
making 10 necessary TO nominate. Of
these A. W. Paris received 81, l. J.
PEBBLES IA, G. II. Spencer l, and I. ?.
Healy l. The nomination was made
unanimous. and Mr.. Paris honored the
convention with a speech. He said:
Il thank you for the honor and accept
the nomination. l am not surprised at
the small attendance here tonight.
Democrats never turn out at caucuSes,
but they are always out on election day.
Il we can get all the Democrats next
Tuesday, and get in a little quiet work
in the meantime. think you'll hear
something drop. The Republicans can
not have monopoly of policies in this
ward any longer"
Chairman Trip also urged the Dem
ocrats to tuyn out, and the convention
adjourned. Vhe resolutions were not
adopted. because Mr.. Paris declared
that his position in favor of competition
was well enough known to make it IN
necessary.