St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-04

ballots as printed IN the papers ana
many of them had these in their pOck-
cts. There was really no necessity for
any instructions or sample tickets, s
the Official ballot was clear and intel
ligible to all who would take time to
examine il.
The voters in the First ward came out
early, and while 10 one accuses them of
voting often. the fact was early evident
that there would be few registered
voters who would fail to exercise the
franchise. This heavy vote in the First
ward was particularly gratifying to the
Republicans and gave them great deal
of encouragement. The ProhibitOnists
were out in force, and were losing no
effort TO make votes for Col. Wright.
The Second ward, as usual, was a
scene of considerable activity. and the
various workers and ward candidates
were out in force. The voters here were
not as prompt in coming to The polls as
in the First ward. Although the contest
for alderman was warm, the opposing
chieftanS kept their tempers admirably
and there was no trouble whatever.
The Third ward had the mOnOtOny of
the ordinary election day relieved soon
after the polls opened. The Republican
strikers were on hand at the Sixth pre-
cinct. There were number of the
legal voters present who had been so
shamefully outraged by the lying re-
port of Old Sleuth Mason aud his gang,
and they were naturally not very tOler-
ant, and when the insults of the DreYi-
Gus day were repeated they Tebelled,
and there were lively scenes for time.
j. &. Hanley was in the front rank of
the insulters and vilifyers. and he re-
ceived corporal punishment and with
drew. Then, now and again, Il braZen
attempt was made to bulldOZe voters,
but the perpetrators of such Outrages
soon came to the conclusion that
| they had begun operations in the
wrong section of the city, and they
removed the seat of their operations to
| another quarter. The Republicans were
| desperate in this ward, and were de-
| termined not to hesitate at any sort of
| tactics that promised is prevent voter
from supporting Aid. Conley. The vOt-
| ing was pretty steady, however, and at
! q O'Clock it was apparent that pat"
had repeated his usual victory. The
| fact is. he is too popular to be defeated,
| even by subtle tricks. specious argu-
ments or cunning Subterfuees.
There was very little excitement in
! the other districts of the Third. The
| voters were orderly. gentlemanly, and
came TO the polls, and, after casting
their ballots, they went about their
| daily avocatIOns, just as though
| there was not an election at
stake. Challengers there were, to be
sure, but they generally cut very little
figure They soon saw that nothing
could be gained by the hybrid ticket in
that way. and they retired to some dis
tance from the polling booths and re-
tailed all sorts of perniciouS ISLANDERS
against the administration, pouring
their slandcaS into the ears of all who
| had the patience to listen. Strange to
relate, it is likely that they actually sue
ceeded in influencing many votes among
| the timid and vacillating, who have not
! the courage of their convictions. At all
! events, such is the boast of the strikers
| and their allies.
! The day at the various precincts in
! the Fourth ward was characterized by
no exciting or unusual occurrence. The
voters came to the polls apparently
with minds already made up as TO how
they should vote. They took their bal
lots as they were given them by the
| judges, and retired to their compart-
ments in the booths, and making up the
ballots they returned, and they we're
| deposited in the regular way. The Re-
| publican bulldOZerS and intimidatOrS
seemed to have very little influence.
They had organized for the avOwed pur-
pose of challenging every Democrat that
they suspected would he at all SuScept-
ible to the tactics that had been
| decided upon by the vilifying managers
of the machine. The authors Of the
contumely and the disreputable assault
upOn the credit and material welfare
of the city had held a council the pre-
viouS evening. and a procedure was
outlined at that gathering to govern the
course of the strikers" and roySterers
at the polls yesterday. The plan, as
intimated, was to intimidate the Demo
dratic voters, and it was in direct har-
mony with Old Sleuths Mason,s coup
of the day before. Mason had been
hir ed by the managers of Col. Wright's
consclenceless lieutenantS to con GER
tain names from the different poll lists
of the city, and pretend that they were
the names of illegal voters, and
then report the same to the
committee, which, in turn, would
give the list 10 the party organs fol
publication. AS has been clearly proven
in these columns, the list that was fur.
nished by Old Sleuth was a libel, and il
was stated yesterday by the friends OF
the voters who were so wlllfully and
maliciOusly charged with fraudulent
registration that criminal actions will al
once be brought against both the insti-
gators of the infamy and the papers
that published them. 1t was argued
that the Republicans have resorted tC
the same sort of dirty tactics too many
times to have their nefarious acts
passed by longer without summary ac
tiOn. AS was related above, these strik-
erS came out in force in the early hours
of the polling day, and they began bust
ness according to the programme, but
they met with such diScouraging results
that the system was abandoned before
the day had been spent. and contented
themselves with standing about the
street and denOuncing the Democrats.
The Fifth ward voters commenced
voting early, and they kept it up late
and there were few legal voters who
we're qualified who did not vote. Ii
the Sherman street precinct 124 votes
were registered. and when the polls
closed 112 had voted. OF the remaining
twelve all but two were accounted for
Some were sick and several out of towI
In other precincts in this ward even
better records werd made In the ThirC
precinct of the ward all but twelve
votes were polled, and in the Fifth only
five men failed to vote. This large vote
was taken as good omen by the Dem
Ocrats, and the Republicans felt CORE
spondlngly blue. Here Republicans
conceded over 500, and the Democrat;
put their claims as high as 1000.
The registration in the Sixth ware
reached the handsome figure of 3,O34
and at noon nearly 1,SO0 voters haC
passed through the booths. The al
dermanic fight was especially hot. but
the Democrats claimed that this would
insure large majority for the genera
ticket, and the Republicans were dis
posed to concede it.
In the Seventh ward the voting pro-
ceeded in leisurely manner. The Re
publicans claimed gains over the Smith
Kiefer vote, and the Democrats con
ceded them all they claimed in mos
cases. The Eighth ward polled a heavy
vote, which the Democrats claimed wa:
to their liking. The Republicans early
gave up the German vote, and devoted
themselves to working in other direc
tions.
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