The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-18


1t developed yesterday that Repub ic-
ans are backing, and the Republican
press espousing, the cause of Rufus JEFF
fersen, whose candidacy for sheriff has
oeen the laughing stock of several
places in the Fourth ward for about a
week. He will not. however. be abe to
swing enough Democratic votes to defeat
Peter Van Hoven, whose election is now
as good as assured
1t should be impressed upon the mind
of every Democratic voter in Ramsey
county that this year above all there
is need for them to elect the mem
bers of the larger branch of the state
legislature i'll every district where any
effort, however herculean, can overcome
the Republican gerrymanders This is
true because of the fact that the Re
publican senate, with its strong plural
lty, holds over without change, and any
effective work in behalf of honest. eco
nonaical government must be done in
the other house.
Without exception the Democratic nom
lnees are worthy the votes of every
Democrat.
There are few more highly esteemed
business men in the Northwest than
VIM Powers, who has been nom
tive district, which includes the
Tenth and Eleventh wards and the coun
try towns. He is singularly fortunate,
too, in being pitted against a Republican
whose only claim to the popular favor IS
that he has been doing various kinds of
messenger work for the Republican par
ty Tor years, sometimes drawing salary
from the state for his services as a
political reward,
J. o, Cederhere is mo l,i,,.r q ,roo7-- 49,,
in the district which includes the First
and Second wards, and stands an ex-
cellent chance OF wiping out the former
Republican plurafities there. He is capa-
bic and popular, an old resident, and
generally esteemed.
j. III. Hoffman, who is the candidate
In the Third ward, is a contractor of
standing in the business community,
and a Democrat whose fealty has been
tried and found true through many
campaigns. He will be elected.
& James r. Hickey, the able young attor-
ney, who is the nominee OF the Democ-
racy In the Fourth ward, is not only an
accomplished gentleman but an agrees
I'VE campa1gner, and so excellent are
the prospects of his election by a plural
1ty approximating that of his predeces-
sor, John OConnor, that Mr. Hickey is
not forced to confine his attention to
his own ward, but drifts out now and
tacn, as he did last night, to administer
some telling blows for the county ticket
in places where it will do them some
good.
Philip Martin, who is the nominee in
the Fifth ward, carried that constitu-
ency by over 300 plurality when nomi-
mated for the assembly last spring and
there seems no reason to doubt that he
will exceed that majority over his adj
versary, the present member, whose
chief claim to the place is that he did
not do any harm, any way, when he
was in there.
In the Sixth ward, the party nomi-
mated Samuel bearing, pioneer resident
and farmer standing high in the conf
dence of his neighbors
William Butler, a member of the
Butler-Ryan company, to whom the
new state capitol will be a monument
for centuries; George F. UmIand, the
popular druggist on university avenue,
and James Rockford, a pioneer business
men of the northern part of the city
such q list the character of the nomi-
nations In the Third districts. which in
clude the Eighth and Ninth wards, and
the voters of those districts are showing
marked disposition to place all three
Of them in the halls of the lawmakers
next winter. Mr.. finland has been tried
and stood the test; others are equally
certain to give good account of them
selves.