The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-05
WAS ALMOST A CLEAN SWEEP.
POPULAR JOHN WAGNER CAME
OUT OF THE FIGHT WITH FLY
ING COLORs.
CHANCE FOR CORONER wHIrcoMB.
Returns From All the Voting Pre-
cfncts With Only Partial Figures
from IL Voting Places.

l.
ocrats Of this county as well as Of
the state and elsewhere in the country
were interested in the cause of sound
money sufficiently to vote for the Re-
publican candidate for president. IL
deed, the pluralities in the case or q
majority Of the candidates show that
the Democrats for the time were con
tent to vote for the candidates that
represented the best interests. of tn,
country and thus rebuke those who
had espoused the cause Of Bryan. II
no other way can the great totals given
the republicans all along the line be
accounted for. In the strongest Demo
cratic ward in the city-the Eighth
the Germans voted almost unant-
rlously for the Republican candidate
III this as in other wards the German,
showed some partiality to their Demo
cratic candidates, but with lack OF
favoritism they voted against two
third term candidates, one represent
ing each party, and both were defeat
ed.
The figures which follow are com
Ilete returns from all but twelve pre-
cincts Of the county. In each precinc,
the correct vote of some candidate was
known and with these as a basis d
fair estimate Of the remainder Of the
vote has been ascertained Utmos
fairness and the highest possible de
gree OF accuracy has been used in the
compilation of the figures and thu
results may be accepted as approxi
mately correct. In a single instance
the exact votes of several Of the miss
ing precincts may result in the election
of a candidate where the figures
against him are small Otherwise the
missing precincts will not affect the
result as here portrayed The mis-
sing precincts are Sixth Of the Firs,
ward; Seventh of the Fourth ward
Second Of the Fourth ward (president
cnly); Fifth Of the Fifth ward; Efgf1ti5
Of the Sixth ward president only
Thirteenth Of the Sixth ward; Second
of the Seventh ward; Tenth of the
Eighth ward; New Brighton; White
Fear Village, and New Canada. These
three latter election districts are likely
to have an important bearing on the
election Of a coroner, in which the con-
test is very close.
McKinley's plurality In the county
foots UP 5,544 of which the First and
Seventh wards Of the city gave him
about one-half. The returns indicate
that Bryan carried one ward-the
Sixth. The Palmer vote was surpris
ingly small, but 1856 ballots being cas-
for him. The fact that Mckinley car
ried the Eighth and Ninth wards was
surprise even to the Republicans
and the early returns, which indicated
plurality for the Democratic candi-
date in the Fifth ward, were displaced
by the figures that came in yesterday
showing that Mckinley carried that
ward also, although the Democratic
county candidates did well In these
three wards.
Gov. Clough ran far behind his tick
ct in the county. Lind carried five
wards against him-the First, Fifth
Sixth, Eighth and Ninth. Clough's
vote is 2,043 less than McKinley's anG
but 2,145 more than Linds Linds
strength over Bryan was not sur
prise and it would not have been
great surprise if he had given Clough 8
closer rub for the county In the.
Scandinavian and labor wards Line
was strongest, but 1t was due to the
Scandinavians that he came so clos
to the vote of Gov. Clough.
For lieutenant governor Gibbs raj
far ahead Of Bowler, who polled ever
less votes than his Democratic runninG
mate.
Albert Berg lead the ticket for secre-
tary of state, running ahead of Nc
Kinley in every voting precinct in city
and county. The same relative number
of votes were cast for Koerner, or.
the Republican ticket, and McKinnon
nominated for treasurer by the Demo
Gratis, as for the head of the ticket
Koerner's majority exceeding 5000
Gen. Childs ran far ahead of Keyes
for attorney general with q majority
of nearly 5000.
The Democratic county ticket wen
the way of all good things when z;
cyclone invades the community Th,--
most conservative estimates and th
utmost confidence on the part of th.-
campaign managers were of no avail
In spite of most desperate contest, af-
ter a campaign of careful and vigor
Gus work, the Democrats were defeated
In some instance the candidates wer
so near the goal Of their hopes thai
it was heart breaking to sustain defeat
The general result showed that the peo
pie were voting independent Of partl
to an extent never before dreamed G
in this partisan stronghold. The MAJ
who six weeks ago was deemed tn
strongest man on the Republican ticke,
was the only candidate defeated. Thr
successful Democrat polled nearly 3,00'
votes more than his Republican oppon
ent. In spite Of the tremendous Re
publican majority which two wards
the city rolled up against the Demo
Gratis, the latter were very near at thf
finish. The one issue of the natione
campaign was largely lost sight Of II
the local fight, and but for the sounC
money issue the Democrats would prob
ably have elected every candidate anG
once moro esta ablished the fact that
Ramsey IL normally good for at leas
1000 Democratic majority.
The most exciting event Of the locai