The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-19

of the party the necessity for this or
gaTiization.
Tine question Of fixing the time for
the county convention called forth a
discussion in which John Covington.
r. N. Hare, ]. C. Michael. D. F. Peeb-
les. Herman Oppenheim and some
others present took part. 1T was evil
dent that the majority of those present
favored fixing a date that would give
the enemy no chance to profit by the
action of the Democracy, and 1t was
with this end in view that a motion
made by Mr.. Michael, instructing the
chairman and secretary to call the con-
Vention not later than the last week
In September, was adopted.
There will be no change in the order
| OF nominations by the Republican coun-
ty convention from that Of last year.
Some shrewd friend of the present
| Judges thought he would guard against
an equally shrewd counterpart by hav-
ing the judges come before the con-
Vention along toward the first instead
| OF where they are now, near the tail
| of the ticket.
Frank Grtggs moved that they be
| placed on the ticket Immediately after
the judge of the probate court, which
would thus prevent any dickers during
! the scramble for the minor but earlier
offices on the ticket.
Percy Godfrey, looking out for the
interests of Judge Lewis, went this one
better and moved that the judges head
the ticket
ready in an instant, but was luckily
! placated by Griggs' acceptance Of Cod
frey'S amendment.
There were too many irons in the fire
before those of the judges to consent to
such an innovation being perpetrated
without warning, and Rogers and the
rest cut this scheme down in it's veriest
youth.
The ticket will be nominated in the
order named in the call. as it appears
herewith.
The only other serious sl1irmish was
over the date Of the convention.
Griggs, representing the young Re-
publicans, proposed Sept. 20. barely five
weeks campaign, but Sam Lowenstein
and the old troopers thought six weeks
was none too long, and had the matter
set for the 22d, the primaries to be held
the night previous.
The call, which follows the law as
to the dubious description of the sena-
torial districts in the Eighth ward, as
we'll as in it's consideration Of the quail
f1cations for q Republican voter this
election. is, in its material portions, as
folio VS.:
Republican county convention for Ramsey
Couuly VIII Do uSlQ sept. ", at
1880 o'clock a. m. at Market hall for the
purpose of placing in nomination candidates
for the following county Offices:
her egss e OF deeds county atornsy
| judge of probate court abstract clerk. coro-
ner surveyor, county superintendent Of
| county commissioners. four from the dis
| tricts within the limits of the city of St. Paul
and two from the district outside the city.
The Republican county convention will be
| held IN Market Fall Thursday
| at o'clock a. m. to nominate candidates
| for the state senate and house Of representa-
| tives for the following districts:
| Here follow the descriptions in the new
apportionment)
The primary election for the selection of
| delegates to attend the county conventions
| aforesaid, and for the election Of two pre-
cinct committeeman. shall be held in each
election district in Ramsey county, Wednes-
| day. Sept. Il, 1898, from to 7 D. m.
Upon the completion of the count the pri-
| mary chairman will at once forward the re-
| port Of delegates elected, with the register
| of voters. to the secretary Of the committee,
| at Parlor B, Windsor hotel, SO that an offciai
| and complete list of delegates to said county
| and legislative conventions may be published
| the following morning.
Under the call, it Will not be neces-
sary for voters to profess former de-
votion to the Republican party, but
they must, If challenged. assert their
belief in the principles Of the party
and their hope to have it succeed in the
present campaign.
This was considered by some of the
committeeman as leaving loop-hole
for the packing Of the caucuses by de-
signing politicians, not Of their own
| party, Of course. and the polls will be
closed promptly at p. m.
| AS originally drawn, the call provided
| that in no case should any one present
| at the polling place at the hour of
| opening the caucus be denied. the OPP
| portunity to vote.
| The convention viii consist of 1856 DEL
| egates.
| Senator Pottgieser has discovered
| that through an error in the reading
| of the statute which ordered a. reap
portionment of the state, passed last
| winter by the legislature, the strip
| bounded by Western and Lexington
| avenues, University avenue and Car
| roll street. Is included in two sena-
i torial districts, the Thirty-siXth and
the Thirty-seventh. The senator init
mates that he will bring the matter to
the attention of the courts.
Edward E. Smith, one of the COM
mittee which drew the new law, says:
''The fact that one portion or section
| of a law is unconstitutional does not
necessarily invalidate the whole. Ere
| quently courts declare that one Sec
| ton Of a statute is unconstitutional
| and sustain the remaining portions.
So. granting that this particular sec
I ton in issue does not comply with thS
! demands the courts might make Of 1t,
| still the body Of the reapportionment
| exists unaffected.
1.-The reapportionment meant to de-
fine all the remaining territory Of the
Eighth ward as in the last Of the sena-
| toral districts which embrace any Of
that district, but, through the unfor-
| tunate omission of two or three words,
| did not do so. I presume that the
courts, if they are appealed to, will de-
eide that this was the purpose Of that
section Of the law. That part Of the
| bill which related to st. Paul was
( drawn UP by the st. Paul senators and
| representatives, so that if there is any
| defect or mistake. they alone are re-
| sponsible."
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