The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-19
A TREMENDOUS BALLOT IN THE
MINNEAPOLIS PRIMARY
ELECTIONS
RESULTS ARE STILL IN DOUBT
A. A. Ames and Mayor Gray the
Probable MayoraIty Candidates
All Estimates Were
Useless.
EELOBE'S MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE,
y AIT PHOENIX BUILDING.
F. D. DIBBLE, AGENT.

The voters Of Hennepin county selected
their city and legislative tickets yester-
day under the new primary election law.
Just who were chosen for any of the po-
sitions for which there was more than
one candidate was unknown up TO 3
o'clock this morning.
1t was common report, but lacked of :
fetal confirmation, that the majority Of
votes for a Republican candidate had
been cast for DR.. A. A. Ames Late re-
ports said that there was no question buc
that Mayor Gray had been renominated
for the position which he now holds.
CAUSES FOR DELAY.
Two or more causes contributed to the
delay in ascertaining the result. The
polls opened early and did not close I'M
I'll 10 o'clock.
There were in all 254 candidates seeking
nomination for one office or another, and
there were more votes cast than had ever
been registered in any previous city cleo
ton in Minneapolis. It will therefore re-
quire until well into today before the
people of Minneapolis will know whom
they have selected for places on. the tick
ct for the coming election.
However, it can be said that the eXper-
iment has been made-Hennepin county
has tried zout the new primary election
law-and now the leaders Of the different
pOltl1Cdl PAL Tics dIO CIV o4lIilS lLO ISlul lAS
of the canvassers before they pronounce
judgment on the new law.
The voters In Minneapolis were out car
~. The law permits the laborer to take
a portion Of his employers time IN exer-
cisings his right Of suffrage, but the ma
tority of the workers refused to absent
themselves from work, and these were
out at the polls waiting when the judges
opened the stations with the Hear ye.
hear We, the polls are now open," that
the law compels.
The interest that Minneapolis took in
this primary election surprised every one.
All were aware of the more than pass
ing interest that promised to bring the
citizens to the polls, but even the most
enthusiastic did not expect the reception
rendered the new law Early in the day
the vote and registration had exceeded
the vote Of two years ago in many Of
the districts.
The test of the new primary election
law promises series Of surprises. The
political leaders in estimating the proba-
Bile vote differed in their figures, but
even the most reckless ones did not an
ticipate what has happened.
Some of the leaders expected a reason
ably large registration and vote, but be-
fore returns from twenty districts were
in 1t became. apparent that all estimates
made were to be knocked to pieces.
The first reports came from districts IN
different wards, and they all told the
same thing-that the registration at the
primary election yesterday bids fair to
exceed the combined registrations at any
previous election.
In all Of the districts the returns would
indicate that every male resident Of the
district entitled to vote had exercised
his right. Report after report showed
not only a gain over the registrations
made at former elections, but a gain
over the entire vote cast at previous cleo