St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-15
THE ELECTION.

Ot. raul seems 10 De the only Demo-
cratic oasis in the Republican desert of
the Northwest.-Faribault Pilot.
st. Paul is Democratic city, as was
day of last week.-kasson Republican.
The city of st. Paul went Democratic
at the late municipal election by a small
plurality. Robert A. Smith was elected
mayor by S03 plurality.-Le Sueur
News.
st. Paul seems to have repented of
the evil it did two years ago in defeat
ing Smith for mayor, and has now made
amends by electing him.-Ls Sueur
Sentinel.
The Democrats won the day in the
municipal election held in st. Paul last
week, and now, of course, we can look
for clean administration of city affairs.
Granite Falls journal.
Bob Smith was elected mayor of st.
Paul Tuesday, and Wednesday a bar
keeper in a saloon on Wabasha street
was shot to death by two robbers.
Anoka Union (Rep.)
Exactly, and it is because of the fire.
quencv OF murders, rObberIes and the
prevalency of crime of all kinds under
Mayor Wright that the people elected
''Bob' Smith.-St. Cloud Times.
Bob Smith was elected mayor of St.
Paul last week by majority of over
500. 1t was hard-fougnt battle. and
resulted in substantial victory for the
Democracy.-Chaska Herald.
The recent elections in st. PAIL and
in Ohio show what the result will be in
Milwaukee and the Badger state this
fall. as we'll as the rest of the country.
Black River Falls (Wis.) Journal.
Following so closely as it did upon the
heels OF his recent Twin City celebra-
ton. the st. Paul election demonstrates
that Mckinley has lost none of his old
time ability as a votemaker for the
Democrats.-Swift County Monitor.
Chief of Police Garvin, of st. Paul,
who resigned the position of warden
of the state penitentiary to accept his
present place, now realizes that his
foresight was very defective. He will
soon he out of Job.-St. Cloud Times.
The st. Paul election resulted in favor
OF Smith, but was not much of victory
for the Democrats. However, it makes
the question of which party will elect a
congressman in this district something
of an uncertainty.-Taylor's Falls Jour
nal.
Like ray Of light flashed on black
cat comes the news that st. Paul has
gone Democratic, as also has hereto.
fore strong Republican district in Ohio.
All is not dead that slumbers. and things
may not be as they seem.-Martin Coun-
ty Democrat.
st. Paul Republicans are still trying
to explain it. They admit that they had
the best candidate, the best platform,
and by all odds the best municipal rec
ord, besides having all the odds of the
year in their favor. And they don't see
how they got beaten.-Duluth Common
wealth.
If Mayor-elect Smith, of st. Paul,
wants a good chief Of police, he will
have no hesitancy i'll appointing ex-Chief
of Police John Clark, who has made
the best chief st. Paul has ever had.
He Is fully acquainted with the haunts
of every criminal, and is unusually
successful in finding them out.-Red-
wood Gazette.
After passing through the throes of
an election campaign which lasted for
several weeks, st. Paul is again at
peace.wlth herself. The election was a
close one, and the Offices so divided be-
tween the cotending parties that neither
p3ety will dare to ramper with the city
government. MayOr-eiect r. A. Smith
has before filled the Office, and, regard
less of politics, has the respect Of the
citizens Of st. Paul. Now let the
Sanity Town rest in undisturbed quiet.
Rochester Democrat.