St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-27

ception. On the face of the returns it
looks as if Winston would go into the
convention with at least Is per cent of
the delegates bound to support him.
First Ward.
There was large attendance at the pri-
maries in the First ward especially at the
Fourth and Sixth precincts. and at the First
precinct four Winston delegates were unan-
| imously elected. The Second and Third pre-
cincts chose their delegates with great unan-
should be recognized as their choice for
mayor The caucus at the Fourth was, per-
haps, the most lively Of any in the ward.
There was a. very large num- nun
and an exceedingly large vote cast. The
fight seemed to be principally over over the
aldermanship. Brueshaber's friends were out
in hocks and worked like tigers, electlng
Tobin's rink, for the Fifth precinct pre-
scented a scene of activity. The Mike Hoy
Gorton factions were on the grounds. and
after considerable debate selecteda Winston
delegation. There was little or no excite
ment at the other precincts Most OF the
delegates selected were instructed to indorse
Winston and Scion Armstrong for city con-
troller.
Second Ward.
The 600 or more Democrats in the Second
ward turned out en- masse to the caucuses
last evening, and manifested the utmost in
terest in matters political While every one
wanted to see delegates favorable to his can
dldate chosen. there was no dlsposltlon
shown to raise a row and rumpus II things
did not go precisely so. At all of the six
precincts the polls were held open until
nearly 8 O'Clock, in order to give the late
corners chance. This was unnecessary,
however, as in but few cases all of the Demo-
after X
the hour when the polls were opened. AT
one of the precincts it was said that num-
Der of Republicans had tried to work IN, but
this could not be verified. AS rule the dele
the convention to-day are favorable to F. b.
Winston for mayor. with c. M. Foote as
second choice: Scion Armstrong, for
comptroller, with Frank HolbTook a. as
berte for coroner. No particular in
terest was manifested in the other offices.
Second ward voters. as well as the voters OF
the other wards on the East side, are most
come when one of the more importan city
officials should come from the East side, and
they will therefore give Mr.. Armstrong, Tor
comptroller, and DR.. Laliberte, tor coIoner,
their undivided support. About half OF the
delegates elected favor r. L. Penney for
county attorney, while the other half swears
by l.. r. THAN. From remarks dropped
at the various caucuses it was gathered
that the recent talk concerning Mr.. Footes
menacing attitude toward labor mad hurt MIN
to some extent. A. A. Ames has some
staunch friends in the delegates elected. but
their number is not large enough to do him
any particular good were he to depend on
the Second ward alone. Such Democrats as
G. C. Merriman, Winthrop Young and the
like are for P B. Winston first, last and all
the time.
Third Ward.
In the fifteen precincts of the Third ward
matters were run on comparatively quiet
scale. In most of the precincts the cut and
dried printed ticket was elected. None of
the delegates were instructed III any OF the
precincts, on the principle that they would do
as they pleased in convention The Thirteenth
precinct was the only one in which anything
approached row was had The caucus was
called to be held at 631 Fifth street north.
T he voters, however, were dissatisfied with
the arrangements of the city committee.
engineer eng eeA' through. They consequently
abandoned the meeting place, which
had been called, and adjourned to Lyndale
avenue. where fresh ticket was elected by
81 votes. The delegates elected were John
Mccartney. G. A. Benson, Joseph McDer-
mott B. Nest. The delegation received no
instructions, but among those voting many
pointed by the city committee VIII re-
port the election of the printed ticket. A
contest will probably be the result 1t is the
general opinion that Winston will get the
strength of the Third ward, although Ames
has any number of friends in that Demo
cratic stronghold
Fourth Ward.
In the Fourth ward both Winston, Am es
and Foote have delegates. The river pre-
cincts were largely for Ames and Foote
while those in the residence portion of the
ward were largely for Winston. AS rule,
the caucuses passed off quietly, and the at
tendance was tair A conservative estimate
would give Winston at least two-thirds of the
forty-tive delegates of this ward and the rest
can be counted for Ames in case CT FOOTE'S
withdrawal,
Fifth Ward.
The political wind in Democratic circles
seemed to be blowing decided Winston
gale throughout the Fifth ward last night.
In almost every precinct the crowd began to
assemble early and hold caucusses IN knots
of three ard four, but from the conversation
very little OF the tavorite for the mayoralty
nomination could be gathered. No trouble
was experienced in organizing, although in
several districts, notably the fourth and
sixth, it was expected some fight would be
made over the meetings officers to test the
relative strength of the factions This, how
ever, did not prove to be the case. and mat
tiers went along smoothly as marriage bell.
The delegates were unanimously elected, not
appearance. In several precincts the dele
gates were uninstructed, but to man up
tree it was not difficult problem to ascertain
the complexion of the representatives, with
the possible exclusion Uf those chosen
i'll the Seventh, where Don-committal
factor was plainly noticeable in the
makeup. The sentiment of the dele
gates from the Fourth is strongly
i'll favor OF Kortgaard, but the meeting IN,
structions were for Winston as mayor and
Buxton as treasurer. This action, however,
was taken. the representatives claim, after
many of the Kortgaard following had left,
thinking the matter settled, and i'll to-day's
session some trouble may arise over the
question, as they do not consider themselves
bound by the instructions. Many delegates
received no instructions at all, but expressed
themselves for the Winston side OF the
house. 1t is probable from the outlook that
fully two-thirds of the wards delegation will
take this stand with the balance scattered in
favor of Foote and AmeS, the former having
the preference.
Sixth Ward.
The Sixth ward is. an Ames stronghold.
While the delegates go uninstructed in most
cases, there is no doubt as to.their stand on
the mayoralty. All the interest centered in
the aldermanie contest S between Lars airs
lower precincts Rand had the. field to
himself but in the upper portion of the ward
near Smiths home he made hard fight. In
Smiths precinct. The Second, there was
squabble over the organization of the caucus,
but Rands men came out on top, and Smith
will contest the delegation in the convention
to-day upon the ground of irregularity.
Seventh Ward.
In the Seventh ward nearly all the dele
gates were uninstructed as to mayor the fight
being almost entirely over the aldermanic
candidates In the Fifth precinct there
was lively little row after the vote was
counted. One set of delegates received forty
four votes and another forty-three, but it was
cast for the winning delegates was illegal,
being cast by Edward Richards, who lives
outside the precincts limits. After heated
discussion, lasting nearly an hour, it wa
decided that both delegations must go to the
convention and let the committee on ere
dentiaIs settle the difficulty. The winning
delegation was for Ames or Winston and the
contesting delegation for Foote or Winston
The favorite of the ward at large is I'M
douptedly Winston. Ames has some sup
porters, but Winston will probably be the
choice of the majority of the delegation.