St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-11
THE CHOSEN PEOPLE.
Democratic Officials Will Con-
Linue to Administer the
County Affairs.
Every Man Except Miesen
Elected by Comfortable
Pluralities.
Olivier, Butler and Whiteomb
Exhibit Great Running
Qualities.
Burns Is Elected Auditor Be-
yond a Doubt--Results
in Detail.

Ramsey county Is naturally and safely
Democratic. This fact has been proven
conclusively by the results of Tuesdays
voting. Daniel w. Lawler received a
handsome majority in the face of many
adverse circumstances, not the least of
which was the financial inability of the
county committee to give the proper
attention to many legitimate and neces-
sary details of campaign work.
Some peculiar complications entered
into the local situation, and the effect
of the voting on congressman was felt
more or less by every candidate on the
county ticket. Absolute ignorance of
the intricacies of the Australian ballot
in hundreds of instances, mlsunder-
standing of its pecularities in others
as, for instance, where some voters
marked a cross opposite the name of
the regular Democratic nominee for
sheriff and also one in trout of
the words "independent Democrat
was the cause of scores of votes being
lost, the Democrats especially suffering
from this cause in heavy precincts. A.
r. Kiefer was the only Republican
voted for on vast number of tickets,
showing that his still hunt was not
made in vain. The same thing is true
of Dennis Sullivan's vote in many in
stances.
The cut throat candidates were solid
ly arrayed against Democrats wherever
their black flag was hoisted, and yet
they accomplished very little in the
aggregate-far from enough, in fact, to
please even the least exacting of their
Republican monitors and paymaSters.
They come out of the contest without
even the respect oil their temporary
bosses.
The GLOBES list OF chosen ones, as
printed Wednesday morning, stands
practically without change. John w.
Willis, Charles L.. Haas, Pierce Butler,
James Ii. Burns, e. G. Ives. A. N.
Nelson, John b. Olivier, Or, f. H.Whit-
comb. ID. l.. Cnrtice, John Hogan, Benn
Davis, Paul Lavallee, Charles Lauer,
Peter DAILY, Charles K. MeCaFFon u. II.
Kelly, August Nilsson, DIR. q. Williams,
John H. Ives. john V. i Dodd. William
ROdger and X. A. Walsh are all elected
by majorites that vary greatly, but will
serve for all practical purposes.
There is probability that Mic P0thsu
is beaten for county commissioner by
Robert Seng. If this should prove to be
the case. Mr.. Pothen has no one but him
self to blame, as he seemed to take no
interest in the canvass. David Hanna
also seems to be beaten by Wright for
county commissioner from the country,
but Mr.. Hanna made a run he need not
feel ashamed of, considering the des-
perate fight made to save his opponent.
On the whole the Democracy of Ram
sey county can TRANQUILITY enjoy the
lanrels won In hot contest, with the
ODDS seemingly dead against them at
the start, except that they had laid the
foundation for victory by nominating a
ticket that would wear well. Gov. Mer-
riam has been given n body blow thai
ought to make him very sick, by the
triumphant election of Hon. John w.
Willis to the district court bench. On
this point the people have spoken with
no uncertain voice, and even the sus-
picion of treachery will meet Demo
cratic condemnation in future, as the
so-called independents will find to their
cost later on.