The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-27
THREE IRE STILL N II
sHRIEVALTY CONTEST is STILL
FAR FROM BEING
SETTLED
CANDIDATES CLAIMS VARY
Murphy Is Most Enthusiastic, but
Miesen and Van Hoven Are
by No Means Out
of 1t.
CANDIDATES CLAIMS VARY

If any one has had any doubt hitherto
that there is life and energy in the Demo-
Gratis of the county, that doubt was dis
PEELED at the Democratic headquarters
last night, as 1t will no doubt be at the
convention in Mozart hall today.
Headquarters last night was a beehive.
Making slate for Democratic county
convention is an entirely different ex-
perience to making a slate for a party
without life.
The makeup of the ticket to be put In
the field today will, as far as some OF
the officers are concerned, depend upon
who is nominated for sheriff, and that
nomination will be the great fight Of the
convention. At least two of the candi-
dates for the sheriff plum are more than
confident that when the convention is
called to order they will have the most
delegates. The friends of e. l.. Murphy
claim that 1874 delegates will vote for him
on the first ballot Frank Huber, Anton
Niiesen manager, is positive that lao
delegates will come under his banner.
Van HoYen's friends ATE more modest in
their claims-125 delegates-but there is
no telling what may turn up In view
of the fact that they all claim 404 votes
there are nearly 120 to be accounted for
and these will cut no small figure.
The uncertain factor OF greatest mo-
ment is the Sixth ward. Here Miesen
claims to have Is votes pledged; Murphy
claims to have practically the solid sup
port of the ward while Van Hoven's
friends insist that he will have half. the
ward The attitude of the delegations
elected seems to be absolutely speculative
so that this ward may turn out All i'm
portant factor in the proceedings of to-
day.
leaving out the sheriff part of the slate
the nomination of Thomas r. Kane for
county attorney is sure thing. So, too,
is the nonlina ton of Louis Betz for audi
tor. A. w Miller, it appears, will get
the nomination for coroner. At the meet
ing of the Third ward committeeman
last night C. L. Dehm was indersed for
the coroner's Office, but this will cut lit
tie figure.
If Murphy or Miesen win out In the
sheriff fight it will undoubtedly have a
marked effect on who is nominated FOR
treasurer. If Murphy should be the
lucky man Peter j. Metzdorf will prob
ably make a strong fight for the treas
urer nomination. Metzdorf claims the
whole Of the Eighth ward, and with
good reason. The Eighth ward is very
important factor in that it has ffty-one
delegates, more than any other ward.
M. F. Kain also stands g good chance
to secure the nomination for treasurer.
1t is impossible to tell how the votes
will be distributed, approximately, ow-
inc 10 m ba
on the situation.
AS to the rest of the ticket Charles Nc
Donald and J. P. Giesen are fighting hard
for to secure the nomination for register
of deeds and Norman Fetter will prob
ably get a chance to run for judge of
probate. There is not much opposition
developing in his quarter.
As to the legislative nominations, sew
eral surprises have been sprung In the
Eighth and Ninth wards, south of the
tracks, w. 3. Hennessy lost his strength
and William Butler was Endorsed al last
nights ward meeting. In the Ninth ward
he was Endorsed Unanimously, and in the
Eighth he got eight out of ten delegates
In the same wards north of the tracks
James Fenstermaker was Endorsed at the
ward meeting. Very little opposition has
developed to George F. INLAND west of
Western avenue.
No candidates are III evidence in the
Second and Third wards. III the Fourth
James K. Hickey seems to have secured
most Of the delegates, a fact which John
Cronln, his opponent, admits, but never
theless he will make a fight to the bitter
end
No one can tell who will be chairman
of the convention. The friends of f. A.
Pike claim that there is no doubt but
that he Will win out, and the chances
certainly seem in his favor David Pee
Dies is another candidate and he has
good chances. He was Endorsed at the
second ward meeting last night The
race is nip and tuck between the two,
and one Of them will lead under the
wire by a nose.
with regard to the county commission
er nominations they will be arraneed
LOT IN the convention and will serve for
good trading purposes. Albert Hanft. OF
the Eighth ward, will be rendered one
OF the nomination Charles Lauer and
Joseph Horejs will also probably h,
placed on the ticket.
The First ward delegates met last night
at the Ward headquarters, Decatur and
Bedford streets, and tried to hold >
caucus The delegates, however, were very
Aiuch divided as to opinions, and the
caucus was finally adjourned without tak.
ing any action. Miesen will receive about
twelve votes out of the delegation or
the first ballot, Murphy ten or twelve
while Peter Van Hoven will recetvs the
rest. The delegates did not indorst
Peterson for county treasurer, although
it has been presumed the ward would bt
for him. Kahn made his fight there, anl
after seeing the delegates last nigh
claimed they were practically solid TO,
him Kain also claims twenty-on vote
in the Second ward
Hugo o. Hanft writes to the GIoba
There is no foundation for the repor
emanating from the Dispatch to the effee
that / am candidate for county com
missioner on the Democratic ticket. I an
not candidate and would not accept tn
nomina ton, were 1t offered"
The anticipated contest in the first r,re