The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-12

The ounvass OF the vote that was still
going on yesterday In Auditor Sulii-
vans office shows that the unofficial
returns were correct TO a remarkable
degree. All Of the returns from the
First. Second. Third, Fourth and Fifth
wards, with the exception OF couple
of precincts in the latter, where the
returns lack the official ver1ncatlon or
the Judges, have been canvassed, and
there is no change 50 far in any OF the
figures that might affect the results.
In the Eleventh precinct OF the Fourth
ward an error was found where the
clerks had omitted FIVE votes each for
both Miesen and Arosin-obviously an
error In copying from the tally sheets.
Mr.. Mlesen is represented at the count
by J. H. Bell. and Mr.. Arosin also has
q representative present.
Nothing has been definitely decided
on yet with regard 20 the demand for
a recount II Is very probable, though.
that such a demand viii be made, in
which event the ballots will be taken
out Of the sealed boxes and counted
over In the presence Of referee.
There Is a good deal OF curiosity dis
psiyed by politicians about the First
ward count. 1t has never been gone
into. and IL Is very well known that,
when the changes were made In this
county two years ago IN the attempt
20 defeat Lind, the First came 10 the
front nobly In the matter OF fixing the
returns. AS TO whether there was any
work" done on Tuesday night last,
nothing can, OF course, be known def
nitcly yet.
The only sure thing there is in sight
by which Mr. Miesen would be the
gunner would be ia the Fourth pre-
cinct OF the Ninth ward, which would
undoubtedly be thrown out IN the
event OF n contest. This is the pre-
cinct ia which the judges took mat
tiers into their own hands and held the
election at a point some distance from
that Indicated 10y the official notice Of
the election. The official publication
OF the place OF election and the holding
of the election at the place ofticnily
designated are essential in the legality
OF the election. The judges ignored
the action Of the council and removed
the polling place, and the precinct
would probably be thrown out at once
in case OF an appeal 10 the courts. In
this precinct there was a majority OF
twelve given FOR Arosin. not enough to
affect the result.
Auditor sullivan said last night that
the canvass would not be completed be-
fore Monday evening.
The reaction following the local cam
paign nQs come, and there is as little
interest in things political as anybody
could wish, with the single exception
OF the matter OF the recount on the
treasurershlp. Most OF the candidates,
defeated and otherwise, were engaged
in telling what they would do TO the
fellows who had been against them
The county campaign left little acT1-
mony behind IL. except in the one mat
ter OF the treatment of the Democratic
candidates by the Republican press.
One Democratic candidate covered the
entire bill for all OF them when he said.
Il don't care so much for the result
personally. but / Will not get over for
many year the fact that the Repub-
lean papers said that a vote for me
would be vote for surrender 10 Spain
j know that 10 was campaign rot. but
i am ashamed that my neighbors and
fellow citizens should feel that, IL they
listened 90 the argument OF their party
leaders. they could not vote for me
without aiming a blow at the flag As
leng as 1 live I'll fight In business
way the papers that were so narrow
IN their Views that they descended 60
sCch arguments, and l thank God that
my support and patronage Is worth
something To newspaper. A Demo
crat who VIII give countenance or sup
port TO the Republican papers OF ST.
Paul has not the soul OF a man in
him"
Sheriff Wagner had no comments 10
make on the fight. He felt bitter nat
urally at the sort OF fight that was
made by the Dispatch but he was sat
isfied with the result without going into
details. II is an open secret that the
opposition TO the sheriff went 50 far as
TO seduce some OF the men In his Of
flee. IL is probable that there VIII be
a ColiDlp OF CHANGES In fha stoM 49,.