St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-30
MINNEAPOLIS.
REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES.
Result in Seven Red-Hot Legis-
latiye Fights.

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Result in Seven Red-Hot Legis-
latiye Fights.
The primaries for the Republican
county convention, which meets Mon
day to nominate ticket, were held
last night. following closely upon the
heels of the Democratic county conyen-
ton. The legislative fight entered SO
largely into the fight in many of
the wards that it is difficult
to determine the strength with
which the different county offices
will go into the convention. For county
attorney, Frank Nj. Nye has the field to
himself almost, and J. n. Bearns can
not hope to make much of fight
against him. Judge William WEIGH has
declared himself a candidate, and al
though he will contribute to the spice
of the convention by roast that he has
in store for Nye and Jameson, he will
not cut much of figure as a candidate.
For auditor. W. FL. Donaldson,
the expert accountant; Sam Goodnow,
backed by his brother John, and
G. j. Miner, the present deputy auditor,
all seem to be in the race. James for
treasurer aud Eye for sheriff, present
incumbents, have no opposition. The
hottest fight is for register Of deeds.
N. f. Gjertsen and the police commits
sioiler are fighting for the Scandinavian
vo e, with Gjertsen In the lead. Owing
to the Democratic nomination, however,
the nationality question may be lodged
and then W. A. Plummer and Bob Me
Mullen come in for show. DR.. Towers
will be recommended for coroner. John
81. Steele perhaps leads for probate
Judge slightly, with c. B. Holmes, G. S.
Grimes, Judge Baily and George Il.
White in the field. For county commits
sioners the rival candidates in the upper
district are Peter Rauen and Swan G..
Johnson, while in the lower district
John Swift, who knows a good thing
when he sees it. and Sam Bradley are
legislative fights, however, contributed
the chief interest to last nights primar-
les. In the TWenty-ninth district there
was not much life, Robert Pratt being
the only candidate who made much OF a
hustle. In the Thirtieth district, COM
prising East Minneapolis, the combina-
ton of E. M. johnson for the senate and
Aid. Bradlsh and County Attorney
Jamison for representatives probably
came out on top. although the
ticket headed by eX-Ald. Comstock
received enough support to make
trouble. There was lots of fun in the
Thirty-first district, which takes in the
Fourth and Tenth wards. where the
combination of r. B. Langdon for the
senate, with William Henry Eustis and
A. +. Scott for representatives,
was pitted against Freeman P.
Lane and Emerson Cole. with
A. j. Boardman as an aide-de camp.
The latter faction won in all precincts
of the Fourth. excepting the one in
which Langdon lives, in which, how
ever, they have a showing. In the
Tbirty-second j. A. Wolverton will get
the nomination for senator. The friends
of A. j. Blethen lifted the am
brosial scalp of C. d. Meyer
for representative, although Bleth-
Ell made no personal efforts
Chris Elingsen's and Charlie Towards
friends were also in the fray, as we'll as
Harry DOwne. In the Thirty-third dis
trict, Nicolay Greystadt for the senate,
with r. B. Thompson and a country
candidate for representatives seems to
be the slate In the Thirty-fourth dis
trict, which takes in the Eighth and
Thirteenth wards, John Day Smith APP
pears to have Judge Torrence'S hide on
the fence for senator. E. H. Croker,
of the Eighth ward, and George A.
Mason, of Independence, will probably
be the candidates for representatives.
The outcome in the ward battles OF last
night is as follows:
First Ward.
Aslim attendance was the rule at the eau
cuses in the First ward last night at many
precincts. There were hardly enough pres
ent.to elect chairman and two inspectors.
No fight whatever was made for delegates,
and no names of candidates for nomination
ON the legislative ticket could be heard. The
delegations elected were given no 1nStruc-
lions, but it is expected that they VIII sup
port the present incumbents on the county
ticket, with possibly one exception. Jim"
Eye seemed to be great favorite among the
G. A. K. people, but Peterson. the register OF
Deeds may be sat upon, as the delegates
were instructed to oppose any scandinavian
that aspired for nomination.
Second Ward.
The E. NJ. johnson Robert JamisonJ. b.
Bradish combination was a sinch in The
Second ward last night The delegations
elected at nearly every precinct were In
structed to indorse the above SLATE, though
at one or two precincts COmstock's friends
were out en- mass and exhibited all anxiety to
defeat the president of the city council in his
little scheme to combine all offices into
onen Several of the precincts instructed
the delegates to sacrifice johnson II necessary
and place Jamison on the ticket for senator.
If this should be done 1t would doubtless be
JamiSon, ComstOck and some German or
Scandinavian from the Ninth ward.
Third Ward.
hod
interest in any of the candidates outside those
for register of deeds and county attorney. All
of the delegates who were instructed were
instructed for Patterson and Nye.
Fourth Ward.
In the Fourth ward nobody was heard OF
except Freeman p. Lane and Emerson Cole
for the legislature and Langdon for the SEN
ate. William Henry Eustis, A. NJ Scott and
others who have aspirations of legislative
character were completely showed under.
They didn't seem to be even In the field.
Lane went at the primaries and carried al
most every one. A. j. Boardman had also
sharpened up his double-bladed ak, and he
went after some of the people who have en-
deayored to force cold soup down his throat.
He found them, too. Frank NJ. Nye will
have the votes Of the ward for county attor-
ney.
Fifth Ward.
The primaries in the Fifth ward were OF
the most quiet and disinterested sort. AS
rule the electors appeared and cast their votes
for their preferences, and then, like the
romantic and poetical Arab, folded their
tents and silently stole away. There was
Surprising unanimity of sentiment SO far as
II was expressed. For legislative prefer
ment little or nothing was said. James Eye
was the unanimous choice for sheriff.
and j. F. Peterson appeared to take
the van in the race for register
of deeds. although some of the delegates de-
clared that Mr. Peterson should not be given
a life lease on the Office, and suggested that
il would be good politics to tIot out new
candidate. The opinion obtains in certain
localities that Plummer will get big support
from the Fifth yet the Republicans of the
lower and more populous precincts are al
most unit for denomination. In common
parlance, the indications are that Frank W.
Nye. the present deputy, has a cinch on the
for county attorney.
For coroner it is thought that DR.. F. e.
Towers will have no opposition from this
ward, although the Office was not an issue in
the Selection of delegates. There was posi-
lively but one choice for congressman, and
in each precinct where the matter was
broached. Capt Snyder's name provoked en-
thusiasm and applause.
First Precinct-One delegate was to be
chosen. and fight developed for the ST.
nremacv between N. H. Gjertsen and j. F.
Peterson, both being candidates for register