The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-28
CANDIDATES. PLENTIFUL.
Fusion Promises. to Have a Warm
Time In Today's Convention.

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Fusion Promises to Have a Warm
Time In TOday's Convention.
The Democratic primaries for the
election of delegates to the county con-
vention were held last night. The at
tendance was so small that MANY Of
the districts had only two or three men
out. s74
The county officers and the candi-
dates for the legislature Of the Demo
cratic party. by common consent, have
been included In the general fusion
scheme which began with the nomina-
ton of w. j. Bryan for president, and
includes all the officers in the gift of
country. There are Democratic candi-
dates for practically every office to be
nlled at the county convention today
The list of candidates is as follows:
For sheriff, Alonzo Phillips. Yester-
day p. P. Swenson came out for this
office, Notwithstanding he has already
had a term or two as sheriff; he will
get few votes in the convention.
For county attorney there are two
candidates, j. w. Lawrence, who ran
for congress two years ago, and Matt
Gallagher, who one time served as a
member Of the legislature.
For county auditor the Democrats
have only one candidate, that is ]. III.
office under Auditor Cooley and a man
OF acknowledged fitness. He would get
the nomination hands down, were it
not for the fact that some other candi-
dates want this office to be given to the
Populists.
For county treasurer there is a silver
Republican candidate in the person of
K. Sunde, president of the Scandal
bank, and a Democrat; r. M. Kempe.
vice president of the Swedish American
bank.
For clerk of the courts w. r. Good
ing has no opposition, except 1t be that
the plan is to give this office to the
Populists.
For Register Of deeds there are three
candidates among the Democrats. AL
bert Christello, who ran for the Office
two years ago and thinks he deserves
an Endorsement; CHI. Spencer, who is
talked of as the man with the barrel.
and Jacob Stoft, one Of the most popu-
lar Democrats in the city. now a mem
Der of the park board
For county surveyor Frank Havcock
and James Egan are rival candidates
For coroner there are three candi-
dates, Dr. r. P. O'Brien, DR.. p. A. Aur-
ness and DR.. @. j. Byrnes.
For judge Of probate another trio of
Democratic WORTHLESS are candidates:
e1iCy al Z OSOIS O- WI. bl6GCk0r. T..
Baxter and J. r. Cameron. This office
has been promised to some PopuIist
and there will be a struggle to carry
out the agreement.
Two of the places ON the board of
county commissioners will be claimed
by the Democrats, they are the com
m1ssionership for the east district.
which is to go to the present commits
! sionere E. J. Conroy, and : the com
missionership for the north district.
to go to Commissioner Ed. Egan.
The commissionership for the south
district is unclaimed so far.
The office Of county Superintendent
of schools is left with the country
delegates and Richard B. Hazard is a
candidate. The places on the legis-
alative ticket are very largely given
over to the Populists. In the Twenty
ninth district Joseph Ingenhutt, A. S.
Dowdall and Jacob sFoell are candi-
dates. In the Thirtieth Matt Lille
man Is talked off, In the Thirty-first
Lee Combs and 8. r.. Child are talked
of. In the Thirty-third s. A. Stockweil
Walter S. Milnor,nsef Excelsior. and
Hugh Dorsey are candidates All
these are Democrats. The convention
will assemble at the West Side Turner
hall at 10 o,clock this morning.
There will be two candidates for
chairman Of the convention, c. NJ
Foote and l.. r. Than. Both candi-
dates have bitter opponents in the
party.