St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-09
VERY HEAVY VOTE.
In All the Wards the Voters Were
Out Early.


Yesterday Minneapolis cast the larg-
est vote. by good many thousands,
ever cast in her history. The regiSlra-
ton was little over $4,000, and last
night many were found who were Will
ing to bet their money that the total
vote would be above 10000.
Such early voting was never seen in
the city. Both campaign committees
had made arrangements to wake the
voters in the wards largely populated
by the w0rkIngmen and get them to the
polls before Z O'Clock. They carried out
lie programme well. The leisurely
class also voted early. The fine weather
undoubtedly contributed to the early
voting. Men arose, ate their breakfasts
and Immediately sought the polls. 1t is
estimated that fully so per cent of the
total vote WAS cast before 2 O'Clock in
the afternoon. Over in the First ward
more votes were pOlled up to 9 o'clock
shan were polled altogether two years
ago. LII most of the other wards the
same held true.
The women did not vote in the num-
bers expected. 1t was the first time in
the history Of the city that female stuff
rage had been tried to any noticeable
extent. and the ladies went through
the ordeal Swimmingly. The regiStra-
ton of women, Iearly 1000, was large,
but the total numper of votes cast by
women will Lot run over 1000. The
registration was done under thorough
canvass on the part Of the women Of
the woman's council, that organization
having promised the Republicans that
they would produce 5000 votes. The
women were visited personally and i'll
dueed to register, but no such effort
was made to get them to vote. When
it came to walking into polling place
before lot OF men, being stared at and
treated as If they were ordinary mOrtalS,
many of them weakened.
The day was remarkable for the feel
ing of insecurity manifested at the head
quarters Of both political parties. Can't
tell anything about it," was the answer
given by almost every man approached.
1t was all on account of the Australian
system. Two years ago if man voted
q straight ticket that settled it. Mark
ing every name voted for was different.
in good many places voters could not
tell how they had voted after they came
from seeing their ballots deposited. 1t
seems that the number of straight tickets
voted will fall far below the number
cast two years ago.
The voters of the First ward were
among the earliest at the polls. Fully
half Of the vote Of the ward had been
cast before noon. and by 2 o'clock tive
thirds or three-fOurths of it had been
recorded. There was no particular eX-
element in this ward. Perry Long was
cut some in few precincts, but not
enough to endanger his seat in the
council. He will be elected without a
doubt. Bidderman, the independent
candidate for the legislature with Re
publican Endorsement, got few votes.
more than most people thought he
would. But Bidderman's candidacy
has been more of Joke than anything
else. Lawrence and Haynes We're well
up with the ticket, and the state ticket
did well, Dan LAWYER was we'll treated
in the First
The Second ward is ordinarily consid-
cred one of the strongest Republican
wards in Minneapolis. This year, how
ever, the Democratic candidate foi
mayor, j. c. Haynes. is Il resident OF
the Second ward, and the only candi
date who ever carried the waid fol-
alderman. lie pOlled big vote in the
Second, and it is not unlikely he viii
carry the ward. f. +. Lenhart, the
Democratic candidate for alderman ran
well up with him. Lenhart stands {
good chance Of being elected III thai
ward, better than was hoped for. The
other candidates received about tht
straight party vote, with the exception
Df Ed Conroy, for county commissioner
i'll that district. COnrOy pnlled biz
vote, and seems sure of election.
The Third ward cast q tremend0u:
VotG. The outcome in that ward il