The Saint Paul globe., 1898-10-30
BAZAAR DRAWS WE'LL
THE BENEFIT FOR THE HOUSE OF
THE GOOD SHEPHERD GETS
MORE INTERESTING
EXCITEMENT OVER POLITICS

Candidates Excite Almost as
Much Enthusiasm ns the Gem
uine-Every Candidate Seems to
Have His Admirers Will He
Continued Three Nights Longer.
The Bazaar OF the Coed Shepherd,
now in progress at the Market house,
was the scene Of considerable excite
| ment and enthusiasm during the en-
| tire day yesterday. 1t was not, how
ever, until in the course of the even
ing, when the interest in the political
| contests became aroused, that the en-
| thuslaSm of those present manifested
itself fully.
Around the bulletin board announc--
ing the progress of the contests of pub
lie popularity, there the spectators
we're crowded. The contests are only
in their inception, and are the result
Of the zeal of a few devoted friends
Of the several gentlemen who are can
didates for election on the different
tickets. The partisans of the various
candidates, ranged themselves mostly
on party grounds. Herman Open
ment found expression, the favorite
above and beyond all the candidates,
of all parties for any Office. His op
pCnent, Mr.. BigeloW, while he had not
at all as many adherents as Mr.. Open
helm among the people present, SEEM
ed rather to have the advantage in
the substantial expression of attach
ment.
The race was quite close during the
evening between these two young as
pirantS for official honors, when some
| Oppenheim enthusiast cast fifty votes
| for his candidate. At once the COM
| motion among those around extended
! Itself to the friends of both Of the can
| didateS and the contest went on,
| changing from one side to the other
| for some time until near the close Of
| the evenings entertainment. Then
| there was another batch of sixty votes
cast for Mr.. Bigelow, and the spirits
| Of Oppenheim's adherents sunk sew
eraI degrees very visibly.
Being Saturday evening, 1t was nee
| essary to bring the bazaar to CLOSE
somewhat earlier than the prevailing
| interest demanded, and, accordingly,
the voting was closed for the evening.
! So intense had been the struggle be-
| tween the two young lawyers that just
| twenty votes divided them at the clos
! ing of the poll. and those twenty were
| in favor of Mr.. Oppenheim.
The BigeIow forces show somewhat
more of reserve force than the others
Personal enthusiasm, showing itself in
! 6utbursts Of attachment to the Demo-
crat, seems to be more of feature
! of the conduct Of Mr.. Oppenheim
friends. while the opposition makes no
| particular display, but show that they
! have an earnest and determined pur-
| pose to carry away the honors for
their candidate.
| While naturally among the young
! people the Oppenheim-R -RigeloW contest
| showed good deal more of personal
! interest than the others, there was
| also much feeling shown in the Wage
ner-Irish struggle. From all present
appearances, the Republican adherents
| are going. to carry off this contest with
| hurrah. AT the closing last evening
/ the Republican candidate for sheriff
had something more than twice the
| number of his Democratic. opponent.
! George Irish evidently has many
! friends among the people, who are in
terested in the success of the Good
Shepherd fair. Whether there is any
i thing in the fact that the Market house
| is in the Fourth ward, or not, it is
! certain that, unless the sheriff's friends
arouse themselves to the needs OF the
situation, Sheriff Wagner will be bad
| ly beaten right at home.
The contest between the Democratic
and the Republican candidates for
Judge of the district court came off
| more quietly than either of the 9TH
ers. Each side seemed to be playing a
waiting game. There was a disposi-
| tion evident on both sides not to per-
nit the other to gain any decided gain.
| But here, as in the case of the shriev-
atty contest, the advantage seemed to
be wholly on the side Of the Repub-
| licans. Mr.. Jaggard was in considera-
| bic favor. When the polling closed,
the difference between the two sets of
candidates for district judge was just
twenty votes in favor of Messrs Jag
| gard and Willirch.
These political contests seem to be
fast becoming the feature Of the fair.
and apparently so without any desire
| on the part of those who have the ba-
zaar in charge. But the prevailing
/ political contests in their intensity and
cIoseness seem to find an echo in Mar
] ket hall, and it is expected that the
| feeling will continue to increase for the
! next few nights until Wednesday,
when election day, or rather night, will
| be reached, at least in Market hall.