St. Paul daily globe., 1894-08-16
SHERIFF EGGS WATERLOO.
John Holmberg Carries OF
the Plum--List Of the Va
pious Nominations.

1nere were conventions in every part
or the city yesterday. The Republicans
were in force and held sway. The
county convention was held in Har.
monia hall and the legislative conven-
tlons Ill their respective districts. This
plan proved very successful, inasmUch
as II facilitated business, and the crush
and confusion attendant upon mixed
contention were avoided. The legiS-
latlve conventions passed of smoothly
and quietly, and Senator Washburn had
the felicity Of knowing that he was in
dorsed. In the county convention, now
ever, matters did not progress so
quietly. There was a lack of harmony
wAen the nominations for sheriff were
reached, that came within an ace sev-
eral times of breaking into a row.
The Eye faction made hard fight to
win. but the Holmberg supporters out
generated and OutvOted them. Nine
candidates started III the race, but four
OF them were left, some at the post and
the others scattering along between the
quarter and the half-mile pole. The
two main candidates were kge and
Holmberg, and there was much bitter
ness of feeling between the henchmen
of the rivals. 1t took five ballots to de-
eide the matter. There were necessary
2o3 votes for choice, and it was found
no easy task for either of them to reach
the coveted point of vantage. When
the nominations were being made Mr..
Newman, of the Sixth ward, came very
all
chances. Had defeat been his portion
there no doubt but over-Zealous Mr..
Newman would have been the cause.
He rose to second Holmberg's nomina-
tlon, and shouted that he hoped the
Republican party would do its duty, for
if it was desired to get the Scandinavian
vote it would be necessary 10 nominate
HOlmberg.
There was an uprOar of disapproval
Immediately, and the young man from
the Sixth ward was fairly smothered
with shouts and yellS of derision and
disapproval. Some one asked Eye:
Did you hire the man to make the
break?'
The sheriff replied smilingly: "WelI,
he made it. didn't hep"
From the very first ballot Holmberg
vas ohSods aDu, tlOusu ERc llldUd9eu 10
keep good second, he was never able
to reach the leader. After the second
ballot Mathew and Lane withdrew in
favor of lngraham; Baxter withdrew in
favor of Eye, and Ward in favor of
Holmberg. On the fifth ballot Holm
berg secured the nomination. He Sc
cured 316 votes to Eyes 24l. During
the five ballots taken Eye aud Holmberg
stood as follows:
First ballot. Eye los and Holmberg
1872; second ballot. Eye 1872 and Holm
berg 2l5; third ballot, Eye 23l and
Holnberg 240: fourth ballot, Eye 252
and HoImberg 270; Fifth and final ballot,
Eye 241 and Holmberg 316
1t took uD the greater portion of the
afternoon and part of the evening to
come TO decision on the nomination of
sheriff. Holmberg's nomination over
Eye on the fifth ballot was greeted with
cheer after cheer. Than Sheriff Eye
there Is no more chagrined man in the
Northwest at the present time While
he knew that he bad a hard fight on
hand, he did not doubt for a moment
that he would be the ultimate choice Of
| the convention. Aside from himself
and the nominee, Mr. Holmberg, there
was no candidate sin it" for moment
They were merely used as catspaws for
| IhC uCICSalGo ~ luSSle Wild.
During the counting of the third bal
lot the first ballot for treasurer was
taken. +. j. Davenport did not have it
all his own way, as was anticipated.
Albert W. Hastings, of the East side.
proved his Waterloo. The other candi-
dates were Messrs. Petit and Condit.
| On the first ballot Davenport received
207 votes and Hastings 1913, but on the
second ballot Hastings forged away
ahoad. He received 2S6 votes. while
Davenport came in with but 259. This
| gave Hastings the nomination, and
created no end of sore hearts and heads.
The convention was called to order at
10 O'Clock, and A. II. Hall was chosen
chairman and F. G. Squires secretary.
| The committee on credentials was re-.
stricted to three. l.. l.. Trussell. A. r.
Hedderley and E. A. Allen. There was
wrangle over the question of accept
Ing proxies. which resulted in the COM
| mlttee on credentials being instructed
to accept as proxies only men residing
| in the precincts they were to represent.
Congressman Fletcher made speech
| in which he conjured the young men of
the party to stand by the Republican
doctrine. His appeal was an impas-
stoned one. and could not have been
more vigorous had it been made in
UtIldll vi q CEuiuDlllIR empire.
| K. q. Evans, the national committee
man. followed with some of the good
| old Bible teachings, ana hit the bell a
| lick after the same manner Of Mr..
| Fletcher. At 1l:45 the committee on
credentials made report, and submitted
a list OF thlriy-seven accepted proxies.
| About thirty were thrown out under the
! precinct rule. The committee ON reso-
lutions was then appointed. 1t con-
sisted Of John Day Smith, John Good
now, G. B. Holmes, G. d. Emery and
G. P. Wilson. At this point of the busi-
ness it was decided to take a recess
until o'clock, and when the delegates
had dined and were back in their seats
at the appointed time the work of nom.
inations began.
Clate NJ. Cooley was renominated for
auditor. w. A. Plummer for assessor. f.
NJ. Nye for county attorney and John
d. Steele for judge of probate without
any ado. The secretary was instructed
TO cast the votes of the convention for
Messrs. Cooley, Plummer and Nye. A.
| Q. Clausen WAS nominated in opposi-
ton to Judge Steele, but the convention
by rising vote declared overwhelming
ly for the latter. There We're not over
half a dozen delegates who remained in
their seats. These, 1t Is said, were A.
T. A. men, who objected to Judge Steele
because he employed a young lady in
his Office whose religious beliefs were
those of the Catholic church.
The big fight of the convention was
then precipitated. 1t was over the
nomination for sheriff, the dozen or
more candidates pushing their hench-
men forward into the breach with an
abandon that meant death to some one,
if not all. The following were the can.
didates, the number indicating that tue
Office is a rich one:
}. 81. Holmberg, j. h. Eye, Alex In.
| graham. &. E. LinGberg, George 7, ID,