St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-03

ii hard fight for the place. was never
mentioned. Simpson was elected, the
vote standing: Simpson ID. Dayen-.
port IL and Brooks l..
Something Dropped.
When President BraZie called out
that the next Office TO be ball0ted for.
was that of city engineer silence fell
upon the room, for everybody expected
to see and hear something drop with
thud. They were not disappointed.
The drop came. and with ii the thud.
The Republican slate bore the name Of
George w. Cooley. the eX-alderman. and
though the packers of the official list
expected to win, they We're trife
Shaky when they thought OF Messrs.
Miner and Skoog. The candidates for
the Office were Bridge Engineer Capped
ell and Mr.. Cooley, ard when the first
ballot was counted each had Is votes.
Then the Republican leaders pricked
up their ears and wondered who the
renegade was. The second ballot re-
suited in Cappellen receiving IL votes.
Cooley IL and Solen Armstrong l.
There was evidently aEOther renegade
looked gleeful. while their -Repub-
looked each other over, with alarm
depicted in every feature. The third
ballot settledi it. Cappelen being elected
by IA votes to COOley'S IL. The Demo-
Gratis rose in their seats and shouted
"Amen," while the defeated ones kicked
each other in the shins and muttered
damn" The report was soon circu-
lated that the Republican votes cast for
Cappelen were placed in the hat by the
Siamese twins, Skoog and Miner, 1t
was decided all around by the Repub-
licanS TO repay them III their own coin,
and this resolution was not made for
nothing, as the result of the meeting
demonstrated. MesSrs. Miner and Skoog
were sat upon later in the game and
pushed into the floor, iiguratively speak
ing.
Other City Piums.
j. G. Plummer was reelected city as
SCISSOR by IA votes, as against IL Tor Scion
Armstrong.
August Runge. the present chief OF
the fire department, had walk-over,
defeating Frank Stetson by a vote OF II
too
There were three candidates for the
position of health commissioner. the
present incumbent, DR.. E. S. Kelly, car
lug VII viz piuilif no WV -
as against for DR.. HanscOmb and for
DR.. p. NJ. Holl.
Henry Engar was elected inspector of
street lights on the third ballot. The
vote was Enger IA, and John O'Rellly
IL.
The Democrats scored another big
victory when the election of building
inspector came up. The slate said that
the present incumbent, John Nj. HaZen.
should be elected, but fate, the Demo
Gratis and three Republicans q? willed
otherwise. Only one ballot was taken,
and the Democratic candidate, j Ohm A.
Gilman. was elected by Is votes, HaZen
securing but IL. 1t is said that the
three voting against Mr.. HaZen were
Woodward, Miner and Skoog. The eiec-
ton of Mr.. Gilman. the eX-alderman
from the Third ward, was considerably
of surprise to many people. 1t was
announced in the GLOBE over week
ago that he would be the next building
inspector. Here was another instance
where the Simese twins showed their
teeth, and for which they paid dearly
later.
Thomas Fisher. Republican, was
elected meat inspector over Albert Witt.
Democrat, by IA to II votes. There was
little squabble over the election OF the
sealer of weights and measures. The
Republican slate had the name of s. III.
Hustled, and A lbert &. MOSher, the pres
eDt incumbent. was chosen. 1t took
four ballots to decide it. On the first
ballot Hustled secured 10 votes, Mosher
10, and F. Lila 6. On the second Hustled
had 6, Lila s, Mosher IL, and Mcclure l.
The third ballot was fraudulent, 81 bal
lots being cast. On the fourth ballot
Mosher was elected, his vote being 10,
Hustled 4, Lila 6, and Mcclure /.
Frank Gaylord was unanimously
elected to succeed himself AS custodian
of the city hall, Rufus Roberts was
chosen city weigher and Pete Quinn
elevator attendant. The Republican
slate was knocked out again in the cleo
ton of engineer of the city hall. Will
IAN Nj. Collins was reelected over A.
j. Taper by vote of II to 9.
Skoog and Miners Waterloo.
When the council had gotten thus far
assquaDble ensued over adjournment,
several of the aldermen desiring to post
pone the election OF the street commits
sioners until future meeting. Several
motions were made to adjourn, but they
mscarred, the Democrats carrying the
day and their object. 1t was decided to
IlOlu luC HCAb tlCCtiiIS NiViluUS
Jan. 9. On motion of Aid. Lackey, it
was also decided to hold the council
meetings on the first and last Monday
nights of each month. The fight over
the street commissioners was interest
ing and warm. The Democrats came
out away ahead, and certain OF the Re
publicanS went away from the meeting
feeling sore at themselves and the
world in general. The Republicans re-
taliated on both Skoog and Miner by
defeating their candidates. SkOOg NOM
mated p. j. Edquist for commissioner
of the Eleventh ward. and Aid. Lackey
nominated Charles }. Keller. The latter
was elected by vote of l6 to 10, the
majority of the sixteen ballots being
cast by Republicans. Miner was doWned
in the same manner. He nominated
Gilbert Whittier for commissioner of
the Eighth ward, and in doing so made
an impassiOned speech i'll which he
stated that he represented the better
element of the ward, all Of whom were
DESTROYS that anybody but his old ell
envy, j. S. Trip, should be appointed.
He was elected, he said, on an anti
Tripp platform, and he hoped the cOun-
Gil would act as fair with him as he had
with the council. Trip, he inSinuated,
had squandered ward money for polltI-
cal purposes, and he certainly was not
the man to be put in again as street
commissioner.
Aid. Flanders responded by nominal
ing Tripp and saying few words in his
behalf. lie need not have said word,
however, for the Republicans, burning
with recent defeats, which they laid at
the doors of Miner aud Skoog, had their
minds fully made up to vote for Belize
bub rather than saint, il the latter
were proposed by Miner. When the
vote was counted Trip was elected by
16 to 10.
Bradish was also turned down by some
of his friends" He wanted Z. A. Carl
son appointed street commissioner of
the Ninth ward and Mcclure wanted
Edward Fahey appointed to the posi-
ton. McGulre's wishes were recognized,
Fahey receiving IA votes and Carlson
II. The Democrats scored another
point in the Tenth ward, McCallister's
nominee. Erick johnson, being defeated
by Albert A. Donald. the vote standing
10 to TO- There was no appointment
in the Fourth ward, both Aid. Loye
and Adams explaining that no decision