The Saint Paul globe., 1898-08-16
TO NAME THEIR JUDGES
DEMOCRATIC JUDICIAL CON-
VENTION WILL MEET TODAY
tie Contest, and for the Third the
Outcome Seems to He Settled by
the Result of the Primaries-.
Populists Also VIII Meet Today
minneapolis News.


minneapolis News.
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. Is. - Demo-
cratic judicial primaries were held this
evening, and the Populist primaries
were also scheduled, but. as usual. 1t
was impossible to locate them satisfac-
torily. end it is doubtful if more than
one precinct in four was open to the
voters.
The Democratic convention will be
called to order at Harmonic hall at II
O'Clock tomorrow morning by Chair
man .Donahue. P. B. Winston is slat-
ed for chairman. Tt will be composed
of 4SS delegates, making 245 votes nee
esSary to a choice.
A guess at the winning ticket would
seem to read:
F. j. BROOKS,
c. NJ. POND,
+. j. GEIST.
AS to Brooks and Pond, there are no
dissenting voices. Their nominations
are practically conceded by every
body, but as to Geist, many Demo-
Gratis refuse to believe that he will
prove a winner. So far as the returns
could be analyzed this evening, how
ever, the above ticket stands to win,
The strength displayed by Geist has
surprised the other fellows, and 1t Is
only family that they reaffirm that the
third man-for one place now seems to
be conceded to the Silver Republicans
will be either ]. w. Lawrence or j.
c. Haynes AS between Lawrence and
Haynes, it would seem that in case
either Brooks, Pond or Geist fails Of a
nomination, Lawrence will be the WIN
ner.
The nomination of Brooks is the most
certain of either of the candidates.
Delegates from all sections of the city
are for him, either instructed or i'm
pliedly 50. 1t is much the same as re-
CARDS Pond, although in a less degree.
AS to Gest, he has had q hard light.
which he has conducted on the quiet.
and his friends now claim that he has
carried the First, Third, Sixth,
Tenth and Twelfth wards almost SOL
idly, with quite a following from the
Eleventh, and the probability iha. he
has more than majority Of the Ninth
ward. This, if true, will be more th9
enough to nominate him, but, If the
claims are inflated, it is probable that
he has large enough support to insure
him place on the ticket.
The silver Republicans meet toner
row morning at the Office of D. W.
Parsons, chairman of the committee of
fifty-fiVe, for the purpose of formulat-
ing a request for presentation to the
Democratic convention, that they be
accorded one of the judgeships. They
will appoint a committee On conference
which will he present at the Democrat
ic convention when it assemblies. From
the sentiment which was prevalent at
Democratic headquarters last evening
it would seem to be a foregone CON-
clusion that their request will be grant
ed. In that case their choice will lie
between A. B. Chaote and John Day
Smith, with chances favoring the for
mer.
The Populist judicial convention is
due to meet at Labor Temple at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning. They will
propably adjourn to await the action
of the Democrats and then simply rat
ify the action of the latter The ad-
journed Populist city convention is
also due to resume tomorrow morning.
: As the conference committee and the
Democrats settled al matters left opAn
in an apparently amicable manner, it is
probable that all it will do will be to
ratify existing nominations and ad-
journ.