St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-09
REPUBLICANS GET IN.
Democrats Are to Get Two
Thirds and the Republic
cans 0ne-Third
OF THE BALLOT JUDGES.
Matter Settled by Compro-
mise at the Assembly Meet
ing Last Night
POLICE MATTER UP AGAIN.
Confirmation of the Mayors
Action Referred to a Spe-
cial Committee.
OF THE BALLOT JUDGES.
POLICE MATTER UP AGAIN.

Ballot judges will officiate on election
day, but all Of them will not b. Demo
Gratis. Such, at least. was the decision
reached by the assembly at an ad-
Journed meeting last evening. The
board of aldermen will probably concur
In this action, inasmuch rs two Demo
cratic members of the board, President
conference with the assembiymen last
night and expressed their approval OF
the change in The plan.
Instead Of appointing the list of Dem.
ocratic ballot judges confirmed by the
board of aldermen, 1t was agreed to
coucede to the Republicans one ballot
judge for every two of tie Democratic
Judges; that is. the Democrats will have
two-thirds of the judges.
After the reading Of the list of cleo
ton judges and ballot judges appointed
by the aldermen. and also the resolu-
ton appointing them, Assemblyman
Robb moved to adopt the resolution as
read, and Mr..
StrOuse Seconded the Motion.
MIR. johnson Instantly moved that the
resolution be amended by striking out
the third subdivision. which appointed
the ballot judges, and also by striking
out the names of the men appointed
ballot Judges. lii support Of his motion
Mr.. johnson made his usual speech.
Ballot judges were not needed; it
would cost more money to employ them,
and the city should practice ali the
economy possible, etc.
MIR. Lewis asked Corporation Attor-
ney Chamberlain II the law providing
for ballot judges was mandatory. Mr..
Chamberlain thought not. as. in his
opinion, the absence of ballot judges
would not invalidate the'eHetion.
Mr.. StrOuse then took the floor and
presented a strong argument, backed
up by convincing facts and figures.
showing that the city would save money
by hiring ballot judges and ballot clerks
to serve ON election day. MIR. Strouse
then read section l59 of the cleo
ton law, which prescribes penalty OF
hot less than six months nor more Than
one years
Imprisonment in States Prison
for any city officials refusing to perform
anything required by the act itself. As
to increasing the expenses. MIR.
Strouse conclusively proved that
it would decrease them to employ
a ballot judge and two ballot
clerks in each precinct At the
last election when there were no ballot
| Judges and clerks. it took five men
twenty-five hours to count the ballots,
and the expense amounted to $3.50 a
| district, or S4.312.50 for the lis election
| districts. The extra expense that
| would be incurred OIL election day by
the hiring of ballot judge
and two ballot clerks would be
S1l.70 a district, or S1.345.50
tor the eutire city. As against this in
| crease. MIR. Strouse cited the fact thai
| with the addition of ballot Judge and
two ballot clerks-making eight men in
| all-the same work could be done
in ten hours instead of twenty
five. Thus the total expense
would be only s24 district
or only s2,76O for the city, decrease
of Sl,552.5U as against the expense o.
| s4,3l2.5O under the old system, Sc
that. while the ballot judges and the
ballot clerks would cost the city 81, 345. 81
extra,
The Saving Would Amount t.
S1.552. so.
and the difference of S207 would rep
resent the final saving to the city.
Mr.. Lewis replied to Mr.. Strouse HI
insisted that if there were to be any
ballot judges, there ought to be fail
distribution of them. The Republican:
seemed to have been overlooked, a
we'll as the Frohibitionists. Mr.. Levi
wound up by moving that tn
whole matter be referred to
special committee Of five, and Mr.
johnson withdrew his motion to ament
the resolution. Messrs. Parker ant
Robb remarked that such action as wa
proposed by Mr.. Lewis would be use
less, as the board of aide rmen hat
passed the resolution. and would no
concur in any change. The vote wa
then taken on the motion to refer, AMI
was carried by vote of to 2.
By this time the Republican perceived
that they were in a tight box. as tn
board of aldermen would probably no
concur in any alteration of the resolu
ton, and the result would be TWIN,
up of the whole matter. After hurrie,
consultation between all members u
the assembly, Mr.. Robp moved t
reconsider the motion and thi
was carried by a vote o
five to three, President Cope
land and Messrs. johnson an,
Reardon voting no. The assembly the
took recess. ana the members, accom-
panied by President Brady, of tn
board of aldermen. and Aid. Hare all,
Markham,
Retired to a Committee Room
and talked the matter over for half a
hour. Largely through the sens
of fairness possessed by AssembIyma
Parker an agreement was reached
Mr.. Parker thought it was not fair fo
the Democrats to insist upon havin
none but Democratic ballot Judge.
When the conference ended it was III
derstood that the Republicans shout
be allowed one ballot Judge for ever
two appointed by the Democrats, an
that the assembly and the board c
aldermen should, on Wednesday ever
ing, meet separately and then Jointly
and at each meeting adopt the resolu
ton appointing the ballot judges an
judges of election.
AS soon as the assembly was called [
order, Mr.. Lewis moved that the resoIl
ton from the board be referred to
, special committee of FIVE. The motto
was unanimously carried, and Presider
. Copeland appointed Messrs. Levi
, Strouse, Parker, johnson and Robb 6
the special committee.