The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-16

tie Contest, and for the Third the
Outcome Seems to BE Settled by
the Result of the Primaries-
PoPulists Also VIII Meet Today
minneapolis News.
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. Is. Demo-
ratio judicial primaries were held this
Nening, and the Populist primaries
we're also scheduled, but. as usual, 1t
vas impossible to locate them satisfac-
orily. and it is doubtful if more than
ne precinct in four was open to the
Oters
Inc Democratic convention will be
aIied TO order at Harmonic hall at IL
'clock tomorrow morning by Chair
nan Donahue. P. B. Winston Is slat-
q Tor chairman. 1T will be composed
1 1913 delegates, making 245 votes nee
sSary TO a choice.
a guess at the winning ticket would
Gem to read:
f. ]. BROOKS,
c. NJ. POND,
F. J. GEIST.
As TO Brooks and Pond, there are no
dissenting voices. Their nominations
re practically conceded by every
Pody. but as to vGeist, many Demo-
rats refuse to believe that he will
'rove winner. SO far as the returns
ouid be analysed this evening, how
fVer, the above ticket stands to win,
he strength displayed by Geist has
surprised the other fellows, and it Is
My family that they reaffirm that the
bird ,nan-for one place now seems to
'e conceded to the Silver Republicans
will be either j. w. Lawrence or ].
:. Haynes. AS between Lawrence and
Haynes, it would seem that in case
itheT Brooks, Pond or Geist fails of a
-locniGation, Lawrence will be the WIN
Ter.
The nomination of Brooks is the most
ertain of either of the candidates
Delegates from all sections of the city
re for him, either instructed or i'm
'liedly So. 1t is much the same as re-
cards Pond, although in less degree.
tAs to Geist, he has had a hard EgEt,
Which he has conducted on the quiet,
nd his friends now claim that he has
arried the First, Third, Sixth
Zenith and Twelfth wards almost SOL
diy, with quite a following from the
Eleventh. and the probability tina. he
las more than q majority Of the Ninth
yard. This. if true, will be more than
nough to nominate him. but, if the
laims are inflated, it is probable that
le has a large enough support to insure
i'm a place on the ticket.
: The silver Republicans meet toner
oN' morning at the office of D. w.
Parsons. chairman of the committee of
ifty-five, for the purpose of formulat-
ng a request for presentation to the
Democratic, convention, that they be
ccorded one. of the judgeships. They
viii appoint a, committee on conference
which will be present at the Democrat
: convention when it. assemblies. From
he sentiment which was prevalent at
Democratic headquarters last evening
{ would seem to be a foregone CON-
fusion that their request will be grant,
d. In that case their choice will lie
Petween A. B. Chaote and John Day
smith. with chances favoring the for
.ner.
The Populist judicial convention is
tue to meet at Labor Temple at 10
: clock tomorrow morning. They will
'ropably adjourn to await the action
f the Democrats and then simply rat
~ the action of the latter. The ad-
burned Populist city convention is
lso due to resume tomorrow morning.
As the conference committee and the
Democrats settled all matters left opsn
n an apparently aInicable manner, it is
probable that all it will do will be to
: atty existing nominations and ad-
Ourn.