St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-18
SAINT PAUL.
IN COUNTY POLITICS.

The Democratic county ticket grows
In favor with the voters of Ramsey the
more it is studied, and with the solid
party support it is sure to receive will
be elected by round majority. There
was some little apprehension OH Satur-
day night that the friends of Hon. John
H. Ives would ''sulk in their tents"
but this has been dissipaJed. Those
friends gave their pledge in the con-
vention, and Mr.. Ives is too much OF a
man and too good Democrat to fail to
do his share of campaigning. His work
last spring was without superior.
There is no doubt that every element OF
the party will join hands in bearing the
ticket 10 victory, and past experience
proves that nothing but dissenSion can
defeat the Democracy i'll Ramsey
county.
The nationality necessity has been
very happily met in the composition OF
the ticket, and there can be no diSSatlS-
faction in any quarter. There can be
heard, this time, no cry that native
Americans have been sent to the rear"
as they have been given twelve OF the
thirty-three places on the ticket, The
adopted citizens have been placed as
follows: Germans, six; Irish, eight;
French, four, and Scandinavian three.
The five lucrative offices IN the county
have been divided as follows: Sheriff
and register of deeds, German; clerk of
courts and auditor, Irish; treasurer,
Scandinavian. The nationality Ques-
ton is an unfortunate necessity, but 1t
was very evenly met by dividing the
nominations as fairly as possible.
Several wags have been amusing
themselves over the forensic encoun-
ter, in the convention, of Pat Egan and
Dick Warner. In that racy discussion
Warner referred to Egan number OF
times, and the latter was delivered of
wild threat that he would fell Dick if it
were repeated. Since the convention
these ways have told Dick that Pat was
taking course of preliminary gym
nasticS, preparatory to mounting his
frame, at the same time slyly whisper
in Pats ear that Dick was making
stump speeches on every corner. de-
mandatory of Pats bossiSm of the
"bloody Fifth" But these jokers for
got that Egan and Billy Banholzer went
into the committee room arm IN arm
and that afterwards Banholzer and
Chris Dorniden put Egan on the dele
CATION to the state convention. So once
more the dove of peace sits brooding
over the battle field of the Fifth ward.
"You can always depend upon either
& Republican hlunder or Republican
row. was the way 1t was put yester-
day, in discussing the situation in
county politics. There is to be quite
rumpus in the convention of the party
of high and holy morals. 1t starts out
with an effort to beat Mike Bell for reg
lister of deeds. Just why certain of the
kid leaders object to Bell is not appar-
ent, but it is evident that there is de-
sire to keep his name off the ticket.
Since Charlie Haas has been nominated
by the Democrats, there are few who
will care to tackle him on the hust-
ines, but it is said Henry Weber,
eX-alderman Of the Eighth ward, will
throw himself into the breach, even if
martyrdom is to be the outcome. Bells
ODg suit two years ago was his vote i'll
the Sixth ward, but as against Haas
this will disappear like dew before a
summer sun. The Republicans are also
at loss at a loss what to do with NOM
ination for treasurer and for auditor,
though it seems set down that Col. A.
r. Kiefer, with all the prestige OF his
recent defeat, will try to redeem his
laurelS with shy at the office SO we'll
filled by r. T. O'Connor. M. d. Mum
for county attorney and Capt. Bean for
sheriff seem alone the settled probabili-
ties of the ticket.
The Republicans are between the
devil and the deep sea in the matter of
legislative nominations. Since the rec
reant morning organ has so ardently
supported it, the party leaders are lit
tie shy Of the Citizens ticket. .'The
Democrats have indorsed the good men
on the ticket" said party leader, land
that leaves US in Quandary." 1t
seems very probable, however, that
their convention will follow the Demo
cratic lead and make selections. The
Cnshi Davis men are opposed to sena-
torial candidates pledged three years in
advance to Merriam, and they may be
able to cause a break. His friends
claim that ii. l.. Williams will surely be
nominated in the district composed
of the First. Second and Third wards,
and tits also positively asserted that
Fred Ingersoll will be named against
W. B. Dean in the district comprising
the Seventh and Eighth wards.