St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-13
How Republicans Proposed to
Work the Election
Judges. sT
A Diab olical Plot Frustrated
by the Democratic
Leaders.
Attempt to Palm Off Repub-
licans for Cc.d Water
Men. sr
A Few Of the Recent Con-
verts to the Prohibition
Cause. a9

'Tbe yaporings OF yapid mind
commented Democratic councilman
last evening when he read in one of the
organs of the party. the fareieal exposi-
ton of the Republican position Upon
the trouble that has been raised over
the selection of judges to serve in tile
different districts AT the coming munic-
ipal election. "A complete showing will
place that paper in a mighty unpleasant
predicament," he pursued. lit says
in the first instance, that We are jubii-
ant. and that is really one of the lone
some truths that stand out so conspicu-
Gus in perfect mass OF yagaries. The
Democrats are jubilant because Walter
Sanborn fell into the very PIT he had
dug for the Democratic councilmen. tie
is willy politician. but we caught
him. and his chagrin ana mOrti-
fication must be very distressing
10 Judge of the United States bench.
Now let me recite jdst how the thing
was worked. Walter Sanborn thought
he saw all opportunity 10 catch every
body mapping. He cOunseled Aid. Suil-
ivan and Aid. Copeland, and they
agreed with him that the opportunity
was ripe. and that the results would be
worthy OF the tnesSe for which
their leader is noted. Here IS
what they did. They went
to the mayor and requested him to call a
special meeting of both branches of the
council, and this was done. Sanborn
explained that the purpose was to choose
the Judges. OF course. the mayor was
not so foolish as 10 suspect that
there was not an Interior scheme that
had prompted the sudden interest
in electng judges. and he can
didly notified several Democratic
members OF the council of the action
being taken by the Republican mem
bers. The scheme was TO name Two Re-
publican judges iii the different pre-
cincts as against one Democrat, aud
The subicrfuge
resorted TO demonstrate the desperate
ness Of the game they were playing.
The third Judge was to be denominated
Prohibitionist in each instance.
Now. this swaS fragrant VIC
lation of the election laws, and
verify believe they must have known
it. The ProhibitioniSts did not cast the
third highest vote at tie last general
election. aud hence are not entitled 10 a
representation at all under the Austrai-
ian law. The Democrats. to return 10
the story in its sequential phases. notl;
fled the secretary of the city committee
of the Alliance party that that political
was entitled to the third
judge i'll every precinct and the Outcblhe
was that the Alliance men were chosen
and they Will serve. while the Repqb- |
licans are Inundated in the dust. SAM. |
born made a desperate fight 10 carry out |
his political trick. but he was ignomini- |
ously whipped. Now the Republican |
papers are. trying 10 square, Judge SaHr /
born, and l don't know as, | blame /
them, but they have undertaken a |
herculean task, aud their uiieranees are |
a matter Of rldieule. Let me go to |
the trick that these three willy Repnb-
leans undertook 10 play. Did they pre- |
sent the names of Prohibtionists simon
pure. or were they the names of Rcpub-
leans of the blacklist dye? Compare
the list presented by the Republican
city committee and the list presented by
the Prohibition city committee, and the
repetition of nauIeS brands the i'm
position and fraud as one of
Tie most seuryy and palpabie games
that any political party ever attempted
10 foist. Under Gath and seal, aud in
rtEuldT legal IOrIfl, the hepuDilcdn
committee attested that the names on
The list reported to the council com
prised nothing but the straight Repub-
leans, aud likewise the secretary
Of the Prohibition city committee
made oath that the list submitted
by that committee were all Prohibition
sts. Did either of these committeeman
commit perjury. and If SO, which? Let |
the public Judge The Republican list |
two names for each election
district in the city, and here are
Some Of Them:
First district. Second ward. William Brink |
Eleventh district. Second ward, Peter
Quint.
Third district Fifth ward, f. A. Jaggard.