The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-13
MINNEAPOLIS.
OFFICE 20 SOUTH FOURTH STREET.
HAS NOT BEEN SETTLED.
Time Limit at Primary Elections
Still an Open Issue.

The much agitated point in the new prim-
airy law, which has been tried this summer
for the first time, as to the time limit, has
caused more or less speculation among poll
ticians and others interested as to just how
the law should be interpreted. The Repub-
lican county committee some time ago sent
out word to the district committeeman of the
county that as long as there were men In
line they should keep the ballot box open,
until all had a chance to cast their votes.
The law distinctly says that the primaries
shall close promptly at o'clock The law
has not been followed in a great many cases.
One case is reported where there was line
of nearly 200 when 9 o'clock struck, but the
voting was not stopped until all of those had
cast their votes. On the other hand. cases
are reported where quite number were de-
prived Of their vote by the law being fol-
the way in which the law has been carried
out is case in which all those present had
voted, and there being no more on hand the
judges counted the votes, made out their re-
turns and locked UP the polling place. 1t
was only about $50 o'clock and several came
after that time to vote. The delegate was
contested in the convention but paired off
with another contestant, thus preventing
settlement of the question.
County Attorney Peterson, on being ask
ed about the disputed point, said: 'Inas-
much as the law, was made with the special
intention of giving the voters a chance to
cast their ballots, should say that the vot-
ing place should be kept open until all have
voted who entitled to that privilege. AS
soon as all those waiting have voted, the bal
lot box should be closed and no more be al
lowed to vote. Due notice of the closing must
be given to all those present. In the other
case, the ballot box must not be closed be-
fore o'clock. Every man has the right to
vote at any time between the opening and
the closing and that closing, according to law,
is at O'Clock. Therefore the ballot box must
not be closed before that time. In keeping
1t open after time, that is to accommodate those
who were there to vote before O'Clock but
did not have the opportunity. That seems
to me to be the only proper way of interprt-
ing the point
Fashions are merely fads. They die out
with the expiring of the breath of fancy and
then another mushroom desire springs up in
place Of the dead craze. Fashions have
ruined many people; not only the ones who
followed them, and tried to lead, but the
business establishments which tried to an
ticipate the fashions or introduce new ones
prematurely. The fad of importing lots of
foreign goods, Just because they were for
eign and not because of lack of good ar
ticles manufactured in the United States, has
also become things of the past. The old
established house of Treadwell & Seward,
house that has stood in the leading ranks
of hosiery importers for score of years at
least, has decided to cease importing foreign
goods and deal in American goods. The
Eastern representative of the Big Store has
just purchased for the S. e. Olson company
the entire stock of imported hosiery which
was closed out in consideration Of the guam
tity, at ridiculous figure. The dainty goods
will be on the counters this morning and
before the close of the week it is expected
that the shapey limbs of the Minneapolis
bellies will be encased in soft, elegant hos
iery made originally for the beauties Of
France, Spain and Italy. According to the
prevailing impression many of them will
pray for rainy days so that the recent impor-
tations can be fifty displayed.