St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-15
County Democrats Elect Del
egates to the Convention
This Evening.
Several Very Lively Contests
on Hand to Be Settled at
the Polls.
"Dick' Murnane Picks Up His
Traps and Goes Away
Fishing.
The Polls Will Be Open From
5 to 7 O'Clock This
Afternoon.

Afternoon.
The Democratic primary elections to
choose delegates to Saturdays county
convention will be held throughout
Ramsey county between the hours OF
and o'clock this evening. 1t is the
duty of all loyal Democrats to attend
these primary elections. Next i'll
Importance to choosing the men
who are to fill the various
public offices of county, state and ma.
ton comes the selection of candidates
by the great political parties. 1t has
always been the boast of the Democracy
that its primary elections are invariably
we'll attended. To those acquainted
with the principles which underlie the
party this is not at all surprising. The
Democratic party is the party OF the
people; its many opponents have always
leaned towards the few, and that few
mental principles of the National Dem
cratic patty is involved in the
statement that "the people rule''
and not selfish clique, or
arrogant class, but the people who make
up the rank and file of the party that
has always numbered among it's men,
bers large majority of those who earn
their daily bread by the sweat
of their brows. The principles upon
which the party was founded explain
the great interest manifested in its
meetings for the selections of men to
represent it in any capacity whatever.
Every Democrat, be he of high or low
degree, has and is expected to
exercise the right to declare whom
he desires to be chosen to
go before the people as the party's can
didate for any Office to be filled by the
people. 1t has always been matter of
congratulation among the Faithful OF
Ramsey county that all the primary
elections of the party have been well
attended.
1t is as much the duty of a good citi-
zen to vote at the primary elections of
his political party as it is to walk up to
the polls on the day of election and cast
ballot; for if only good nominations
are made no bad officials can be elected.
The pre-convention contestS now so
nearly ended, has been neither exciting
nor bitter. and, however the primaries
may go this evening, there will be few
sores to heal when the conflict is over.
All of the various candidates have borne
in mind at all times the fact that they
are, first of all, Democrats, and that
the success of the party does not de-
pend upon the selection OF any one
man to make the party fight for this OF
that Office. The very f1attering success
of the Democracy in last springs con-
test in this city, has in nowise caused
the party to relax its efforts
to put up ticket that will
merit and command success
at the polls in next November. In fact,
unless all indications are false, the con-
vention which has been called to meet
in the Newmarket tomorrow morning
will place a ticket before the voters of
this county that will score as decided
victory III the coming election as did the
one nominated by the body that met in
that same hall on the first day of April
of this year.
While there was considerable work
put in by the candidates and their
friends yesterday. it was a comparative
| ly quiet day, considering that but one
more period of twenty-four hours re-
NAMED for work before the decisive
contest. No new candidates appeared
on the surface yesterday for anything
eral who were reputed to be in
the swim quietly dropped out.
Messrs. Martin and Ives, who were
| stated to be candidates for Auditor
| Kain's berth, are not in the race at all,
| and so there seems to be no reason to
| doubt Mr.. Kain's nomination by aecla-
| nation OIL Saturday. His election will
be by so large majority that it, 100,
may be considered as made by acclama-
| ion. His administration during the
last four years has been business
like, and extremely satisfactory to all
classes of people. He and his Subordi-
mates are clever and accommodating,
and it is generally conceded that he is
will get beyond peradventure OF
doubt.
The situation as to the nominations
for clerk of the district court, treasurer,
register of deeds and sheriff has changed
in no respect during the last twenty
four hours. R. T. O'Connor will be
named for the first office, County Treas
urer Nelson for the second. Charley"
Haas for register, and Capt. Hanft
or George Moeller for sheriff. D. l..
Curtice seems to have a clear
field for county surveyor, and Henry
| O'Gorman has just as sure thing on
the county superintendency of schools.
Beyond this, however, there is room for
difference of opinion, and it would
take the keen and discriminating judg
ment of Matthew Stanley Quay or a
Stanford Newell to figure out exactly
how the remaining eight or ten places
on the ticket will look.
There is no denying the fact that a
very animated contest for the nomina-
ton for county attorney is being waged
by the friends of Thomas D. O'Brien
and John Fl. Ives. Fortunately for all
concerned, the fight will be waged only
in certain wards, where both are conf
equally divided in sentiment, or
nearly so, in the Judgment
of party leaders a division of delegates
has been made. Warm as the contest
has become, the candidates and their
friends consider it as a good-natured
and amicable fight between two we'll
qualified, honorable and laudably am
bilious young men, and there will be no
kicking over the result. III Mr..
| O'Brien wins in the contest
he will have loyal sup
porter in John Ives" said warm
friend of the latter last evening, "and,"
he continued, II know Tom O'Brien
we'll enough to guarantee that be will
heartily support Ives if he is successful
tomorrow evening" All day yester-
day the friends of both candidates
worked with might and main, and in
| the contested wards large vote is sure
to be rolled up.