St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-29
HARE STILL ALDERMAN.
JUDGE WILLIS HOLDS THAI He HAS
THREE PLURALiTY
ON FACE OF THE RETURNS.

Also That He Was Entitled to
Twelve More Votes, Being
Those of the Italians Who
Were Not Permitted to Vote
1t Was q Plain Case of Intimi-
dation.
Robert N. Hare has been declared by
Judge Willis to be the qualified alder
man from the Sixth ward. The argu-
ment of the case was concluded Yester-
day and the court gave its decision in
the case. In deciding on the ballots.
without considering any of the charges
as to illegal voting or the prevention of
Democrats from voting, Judge Willis
held that Hare had received 1,019 votes
ami Pennington 1,0l6. or a plurality
of s. This was the way the case stood
when the contest began. The referees
reported after an inspection of the bal
lots. The two Republican referees gave
Pennington plurality of three. but
Mr.. Walsh, the Democratic referee.
made minority report giving Mr.. Hare
plurality of three. On this point Judge
Willis sustained the minority report.
In addition to this, Judge Willis an
nounced that Mr.. Hare was entitled to
twelve more votes, making him fifteen
of plurality. The additional twelve
votes are those of the Italians who were
driven from the polls by tho threats of
Corporation Attorney Chamberlain, Paul
Martin and Jacob Steiner, who threat
ened them with arrest, and one of whom
announced that no more Italians should
vote at their precinct in the Sixth ward.
This was at the Third precinct. Mr..
Chamberlain had given a written Opin-
ion to the effect that the men should not
be allowed TO vote unless they would
say that they had no families in Italy.
There was warm dispute over the
matter on election dav. Judge McCaf-
ferty and j. G. Michael tried to convince
the judges of election that they were
wrong IN following the letter of the
corporation attorney, but acting as Re-
publican partisans they sustained the
breach of law and deprived the men of
the right 20 vote, although they had
their citizen papers and had lived here
from three to six years.
In passing OH the evidence Judge
Willis said that it had beea shown that
the Italians had been duly registered,
were legal voters and should have been
allowed to vote. 1t had been shown
that they wanted to vote the Demo
cratic ticket. He was of opinion that
the action of Paul Martin. Jacob Stein-
er and other Republicans was designed
10 inlimidate the men, and that the
language used by Martin. Steiner and
others had actually intimldated the
men and prevented them from voting.
The actions were considered as repre-
henSible.
Mr.. Zollman, attorney for Mr.. Pen
nington. asked stay of forty days in
order to avail himself of an opportunity
to prepare the case for the supreme
court. It's doubtful il the case will be
carried up. Mr.. Zollman, in speaking
of the case last evening. said that it is
possible all appeal will be taken. He
expressed doubt upon the fact that it
was proper to receive evidence as to
how the Italians intended to vote after
such lapse of time. He made the point
that the proper way would have been
to have the men make affidavits at the
time their votes were refused as.tO how
they Intended to vote. In response to
this the other side asserted that the
men could not have lawfully declared
how they offered 10 vote at the time, as
it would have given the judges of cleo
tion an opportunity to have refused to
take The ballots because they disclosed
the names to be voted Tor.
Today there Will be served at "Barge'S
ContinentaP' the most delicious dish
ever put upon Minneapolis table.
This dish is specially of DelInonicO
and is called Ravoli la Italiano.
Mr.. Barge has engaged the services of
Signor Pietro Ramacciotti to prepare
this dish, hoping to give Minneapolitans
rare treat. Ali are invited.