St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-25
SECOND CONVENTION
Today the Democrats Will
Name the Winning Coun-
ty Ticket.
Nearly All of the Present Of
fieials Will Be Unani-
mously Chosen.
Blethen Wins a Point Over
Marehant in the City
Committee.
Eau Claire Strikers Going to
Harvest Fields--Hunting
a Husband.

AT 10 o'clock this morning the Demo
Gratis of Hennepin county will assemble
at Normanna hall to nominate a county
ticket. 1t will be good convention in
the matter of personnel. And it has im-
portant work to do. This convention
Will put into the field ticket against
that named by the Republicans Tues
day. That Republican ticket is admit
eddy one of the weakest, as an entirety,
ever nominated in Hennepin county. a
few good names 1t bears, but most of
the nominations were dictated by such
an element and made after sucn flagra mt
trading that they cannot but be weak.
The Republican ticket being weak, it
belo0ves the Democrats to put into the
field the best ticket ever nominated in
Hennepin county. And, as it looks
now. they will do 1t.
As the GLOBE has said before, Regis
ter Heinrich, County Attorney Than,
County Auditor Ledgerwood, County
Surveyor Egan and Coroner Byrnes will
be renomlnated without opposition
worth mentioning. if not by acclama-
ton. Superintendent of Schools Lewis
will also be of the party. Then comes
the nomination of candidate for County
treasurer. kortgaard is out of the
race. He has decided that he does not
want the nomination-any nomination.
Buxton is being pushed by good many
people. But what of II. o. Peterson?
1t is an undeniable fact that Peter
sons chances are growing. No man
who has an knowledge Of the
facts will deny that the treatment of
Peterson at the hands of Republican
governor has been anything short of an
outrage. Democrats know that he has
been 0utrageously treated. Would 1t be
anything more than just to nominate
him again?" a good many say it would
not. And Peterson may be nominated.
His claims will be put before the con-
ventlon in such terms as will command
attention for them. Peterson stands a
good show of being treasurer another
two years.
Then there is the nomination for
sheriff. Look out for surprise when
that place on the ticket is reached.
John Sand5erg has good deal of
strength for that nomination. But the
surprise wont come from that direction.
AlonZo Phillips is admitted to have the
most strength OF any of the candidates
Phillips, and strong opposition, on the
one ground that the Democrats can not
afford to run the risk of losing Senator.
Phillips knows this, and he. presumably,
recognizes the force of the objection.
Now, the question arises, is Phillips in
earnest IN his candidacy for the first
place on the county ticket? Such a
question is foolish? Not at all. Sup
pose Phillips has been making a cam
vass, with a view TO throwing his
strength to some other candidate, and
with that object alone in view. Some
men have been urging the nomination
of Tom Scott, the wheel horse of the
Fifth ward. They are men who should
know whether Tom is candidate And
all this time Tom Scott has been work
ing for Phillips. Suppose Scott
gers a fair vote for sheriff,
aud the Phillips votes are thrown
10 Scott? 1t is possible. Other circum-
stances may alise to prevent such a
combination being shown in the con-
vention. Last night, however, it looked
as if Phillips candidacy is in the inter-
est of Scott. And Scott would make a
good sheriff.
h. L. Cox is about the only candidate
for the nomination for clerk of courts,
but another may be sprung on the COP
Tessier. Judge TeSsier is one of the
best-known Frenchmen in Minneapolis
He's good lawyer, too. He or Cox
will make good clerk of courts.
Those are about the only contests that
| will arise, so far as the county ticket
proper is concerned. The legislative
caucuses, though, will be full of them.
The western portion of the Twenty
ninth district will furnish one of the
| hottest. NJ. w. Meagher thinks he
stands a good chance for the nomina-
ton. A. S. Dowdall is well up 10 the
| front. too. 1t looks as if Dow aall would
| have the most votes on the first ballot.
| Combinations may beat him. His
friends say that Meagher and Lorenz
will combine against bin. But they
| think the lower end of the ward should
| have the candidate, inasmueh as the
alderman Will probably be taken from
the upper end of the ward. =. B. Win
ston will he nominated for the legis-
lature iii the Thirty-second district
Three other good men will be with him
In the Thirty-first " ills A. Noxon and
c. S. Miller will probably be the Fourth
ward candidates. E. 3. Anes will be
in the race from the Tenth ward, and
the country will have a candidate. f.
c. Hinrichs has strong backing Tor one
of the nominations in the Thirtieth dis
trict.
Aid. J. c. Haynes will probably be
chairman of the convention. A good
many people want to see c. NJ. Foote
preside, knowing that Foote is one OF
the best cliairmtn thai ever welded {
gayel. But there is a contesting delega
ton from Foote'S precinct. and he can
not very well be made temporary chair
! man before lie is definitely seated by
the convention and the committee or
| credentials. A better man than Hayne:
for chairman cannot be found. He vii
please everybody.