The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-24
SCRAMBLED FOR THE JOB
EIGHTH WARD SELECTS HALO
WELL FOR DEPUTY
SHERIFF
WON IN THE FIFTH ROUND
Lang Ran Him Close, but Was
beaten Out, and Consented toe
Drink With the Doughty
Winner.

It's a ten to one shot that Phil Justus
viii think twice the next time before he
offers himself as a sacrifice at the hands
of a Republican convention for the Of
fee of sheriff.
All is not gold that glitters, and while
the office of sheriff of Ramsey county
contains a gOodly share of the glitter,
vet there is much that furnishes, and
Phil has not been long in finding it out.
AS a final effort to rid himself of the
hundreds who want to serve him in the
capacity of a deputy at SO much per,
he has given out that one man from
each ward Will constitute his working
force and those only, bearing the in
dorsement of the ward which they rep
resent will be taken.
In line with this notice. which was
given with much reluctance, a number
of the wards have named favored sons
and the latest to come forward in this
respect is the Eighth ward, the leaders
of which with following of about fifty.
held meeting last evening at Jessrang's
hall, corner of University and Earring
ton avenues.
That it was a lively meeting goes with
out saying, but that it ended with results
to its credit, sounds a little out of the
ordinary, yet such was the case.
OF the fifty present, about half, on the
start, made known their ungovernahle
desire to be Officeholders, but the start
which opened with an announcement by
the chairman, Perry Howard, that a bal
lot would be taken to see whom tie
ward desired to indorse for an Office
under Mr.. JuSjus, found only five with
sufficient nerve to turn themselves over
to the tender mercies of the crowd in
waiting.
Henry Lang was clearly the favorite,
hut ho bo,. I
for the second round found him scrani-
bling wildly to maintain his forces. FIc
did manage to keep them in hand until
the fifth, when M. F. Hallowen caught
his wind, and came in ahead.
Five ballots were necessary to decide
the contest and these five possibly en-.
gendered more bitterness than a county
Republican convention could bring out
in a year. The ballots taken, and the
candidates voted for were as follows:
Round One-Lang H. HallOweu a.
Campbell ;, Mani, u:rel
Round Two-Lang II, Halowen I5
Campbell l, Rein g. Manteuffel ).
Round Three-L1ng -, Halloween H.
Campbell II, Rein l. Manteuffel l.
Round Four-LaAg 49, Hallowcll 10,
Campbell 1. Rein s.
Round Five-Lang 20, Hal low II %,
Campbell l, Rein 2 Manteuffel l.
Friends of Lang, sore a. s fall, sug-
gested the taking of ballot foI second
choice in case Mr.. Hallowell so far for
got himself as to spurn a depuCysh'p
crown. Slight opposition was raise |.
but for harmony's sake it was smother'd
and the ballot taken, which as antic'-
pated, was a victory for Lang, th1ugl
a tardy one. He received twenty e:gat
votes, while the balance were evidently
divided among the other candid tes.
This settled the business OF the evening
nd na
ments & Mr.. HaliOwelTs, expense.
Some practical iokers in the Republican
ring are trying to have some fun W TIL
Horace BigeloW. but 80 far The defeated
county attorney has proven no1-su~cepti-
bic, and the scheme will apparently not
succeed. BfSelOW sees no reason for
wanting tC contest he vote which elected
Thomas r. Kane, and neither does any
one else, albeit the county attorney has
been Vainly cOaNed by ''fiends' to take
the matter under consideration. They
arc stacking up the argument that as
long as the votes are to be counted for
the Van Hoven contest. the expense 10
BiGelow would De nominal Biselow says
he can't hear them. The utter futil ty
OF such a departure dOub ess has i'm
pressed itself upon his mind as deeply as
th" desire for recount has upon the
minds Of those who agitate it.
Phil Justus IS suffering from a severe
attack of nervous pcostration. zindu- ed by
the refusal of I. R. Patnode to accede
TO Justus' wishes 10 become a deputy
sheriff should the Republican be give n
his seat after Van HOveh gets through
with him. The idea has never occurred
TO Justus that there was man anywhere
SO simple who would not drop every =
thing else 10 accept zputyship under
T7a ha all e Tt1-A
was assured. the overture would be more
tempting.
In the event of the recount demanded
by Peter Van HoVen. the defeated can
didate for sheriff, J. w Waite will rep
resent Mr.. Van Hoven and T. NJ.
Schultz will act for Phil Justus.
Not only has Mayor-el Ames. Of
Minneapolis taken care of his brother tho
colonel, but he has given Thomas ..
Wray the berth of license inspector IN
place of Inspector Joseph Ryan Wray
Is the manager of two Nicolet avenue
bachelors apartment houses and has
strong political backing in the Fourth
ward This is sad news for one Fred A.
Briggs who was so active as a promoter
of straw votes before election and an
earnest and consistent worker for Anies
He expected the place two years ago
but was doomed TO disappointment His
antpathy to Mayor Gray dates from thai
time
Briggs claims to be backed by Marshal
Grimshaw.
Fred George who was police clerk dur
Ing Ames last administration and who
served until Eustis was elected, is under
stood to expect his old place again
Tom R. Brown. of the Journal staff
will be the mayors private secretary
beyond a doubt
Congressman ]. T. McCleary arrived ir
St Paul yesterday afternoon, and will
remain in the city until some time today
Before leaving the city he will pay Ills