The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-27
COUNTY, CONVENTIONS WILL BE
NUMEROUS FOR A FEW DAYS
TO COME.
Monday NIGHTS CAUCUS
WILL DETERMINE THE PERSON
MEL OF THE FIA s'T-THE
STRAIGHT DEMOCRATS.
GOSSIP AS TO THE SITUATION
Who VIII Run and What the Pros
poets of Each Seem
to BE.

Now that the Republicans have NOM
mated their county ticket the Demo-
Gratis are getting into line and may be
expected to put up their strongest and
best men to make the contests for the
county plums. Although it isaconceded
that the Republicans have named
good ticket, the Democrats, and Pop
ulists as WELL are not fearful of the re-
suit when the ballots are counted. The
very strength of the Republican ticket
will inspire the opposition to greater eff
fort, and not single vote will be al
lowed to get away from the Democrats
that belongs to them by right A thor
ough canvass of the city is being made
by the ward and precinct leaders, and
1t is claimed that hundreds of voters
are declaring themselves in favor of
the Democratic ticket whose names are
on the books of the Republican man.
ayers In fact, the Democrats are re-
lying very largely upon the vote the
Republicans claim as their own in la
boris rank, There Is little doubt that
many workmen who are supposed to be
Mckinley men are in reality in favor
| of Bryan. This, it is claimed by the
Democrats, will disturb all the calcula-
lions of the Republicans when the bal
lots are counted
While there Is much OPPOSITION to fu-
sion with the Populists, it is probable
that not only the Populist but the free
silver Republicans as well will receive
| some recognition at the hands of the
Democratic delegates in the convention
on Tuesday. It is claimed by those
who are in the position to dictate the
action of the convention that fusion
VIII result in certain victory, and that
the opportunity will not be neglected.
The Populists, who a few days ago
were disposed to hang back and let
the Democrats indorse their candidates.
are now seeking the favor~and support
OF democratic leaders AS usual the
Popullsts are lacking in organization.
ana with the retirement of Chairman
Prendergast from the county commit
tee have forfeited largely the conf
dence of the Democratic leaders. The
Populists are in the race for the fat
that can be fried out of the ballots.
and now that the head of the county
committee has abdicated the candi-
dates are flying about like acephalists
making private deals and dickers. This
is the principal objection the Demo-
Gratis have to- fusion.
One thing may be put down as a set
tied fact-the Democrats will not nom
mate or support any candidate who is
not friend of free silver coinage They
will oppose sound money Democrat.
no matter what his personal standing
or for what office he may be an as
p1rant, as readily and with as much de-
termination as they will fight the Nc
k1nIeyltes. They say they have been
abused and vilifled by the sound money
Democrats as we'll as by the Republi-
cans, and they are fighting for princi-
pie and will not abate their opposition
to the enemies of that principle They
are not the political friends of the
parties that have called the free silver
| advocates anarchists and otherwise de-
| flded their party and their candidate.
and they will not affiliate with or coun
tenance in any way the candidates of
! such parties.
For this reason Judge. Otis, though a
Democrat, will not be nominated in the
convention OF Tuesday He will be as
bitterly opposed as Judge Kerr and
other candidates Of the Republicans.
| Judge Kerr is not our kind of a Demo
crat, say the county leaders. TT will
be necessary for us to sacrifice prece-
| dent in the nomination of district
| judges for the sake Of principle. Be-
sides, the Republicans, in spite of their
| claims to the contrary, have made
partisan nomination for the bench If
! they had intended to observe precedent
| they should have named two Demo-
cratic candidates for the bench" Judge
! Egan will profit by the failure of the
Republicans to follow precedent, for he
will be nominated by the Democrats,
| as we'll as Populists, Tuesday.
| 1t is difficult to select the names Of
| the probable nominees on Tuesday be-
cause of the large number of candi-
! dates and the uncertainty of the adop-
! ton of fusion. The Populists have not
abated their demands for at least one
half the offices, and the best ones at
that. The Democrats, on the other
/ hand are equally insistent that their
party should have the best and largest
number of places. A complete list of
| the candidates embraces most of the
voting strength of the Populists and a
fair share of the Democrats For the
sake of brevity only the most important
/ asptrants of each party are here men
toned. Some of the names are those
| OF chronic office seekers and others are
/ totally unknown to, fame Some are
strong and vote-getters, while some are
| weak and with limited influence. But
as the race is not always to the strong.
so also the plums in this instance NAV
fall to the fortune of some of the poor
| est of the material offered for the sake
of expediency in preserving fusion, If
fusion is agreed upon.
For sheriff the Democrats have Anton
! MieSen. r. w Bell Richard sNToNa,,,oa
| and Aaron POupeney as candidates
The Populists are undecided between
! nj. r. Prendergast, Matt Egan and C.
/ b. Aldrich Prendergast has probably
! spilled the milk in his cocoanut by re-
signing in a temper from the chair
manship of the county committee. and
Aldrich hasn't been long enough in
/ from Swift county to make a very
| strong impression on the Peoples party
of the county.
For district court judges Judge Egan
and j. c. Michael, chairman of the
county committee. are sure of nomina
ton by the Democrats The third
| place will likely go to a Populist. of
whom there are three in the contest
/ Dick Walsh, Benn Davis and A r.
Bowe. Walsh is the favorite- With the
/ Democrats, but he is not such a good
/ Populist that he can pull the caestnllts
! away from the little Welshman Davis,
without a hard light.
The Populists have m6dsstfy re re-
/ fraiped from naming candidate for
county treasurer. How-th they happened.
| to overlook thisc belts yet to- 5be sex-a
! planned. But the Democrats have one
{ he. can be persuaded to- make the can
Z VaSS John CrS,aps is Also q candid 90.