The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-15
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himself for w. r. Merriam. 1t is too late
for him to1eomes>eut at this time We
viii win with Sharood or go down with
banners flying =
John Finehout, of Ramsey, said Sha-
ROOD was Representative business man
who always worked for the good of the
Republican party. The Fifth district con-
and the Fourth should not do otherwise.
REAL BATTLE BEGINS.
The nominations were declared closed
and then there was a jangle as to how
the roll should be called. Harry Sund-
berg insisted that Ramsey county be
called first, and by wards
Eli Warner objected and contended that
the county should be called the same as
other counties.
Oar Reese moved that the counties be
called alphabetically and made this an
amendment to Sundbergs motion a roll
call was had on the amendment, the vote
standing SO for and 81 against.
The roll call on the vote for Schiffmann
and Sharood was commenced with the
best order possible. Chisago county an
nounced ten votes for Sharood and five
fer Schiffmann. One of the Chisago dele
gates demanded poll of the delegation.
1t was taken and gave Schiffmann s and
Sharood 9. This brought out howls of de,
rision from the Schiffmann crowd. Isanti
county was also polled, the chairman an
nouncing one result. and the poll Show
ing a different number. The poll gave
Schiffmann s and Sharood 8. More howls
from the Schiffmann supporters. Kama
bee county gave its seven votes to Schiff-
mann.
FIGHT IN THE FIRST.
Ramsey county was next and when the
First ward was called Harry Sundberg
announced in high pitched voice: Ten
votes for Sharood.
Former License Inspector Maloney, vino
sat on the front row, directly in front Of
the chairman. jumped up and protestea
that the announcement was not correct.
Dar Reese and Sundberg rushed toward
him and there was a general scramble
for the First ward delegates.
A poll of the ward was insisted upon
and the result showed that Sharood was
only entitled to s. while Schiffmann re-
ceived two Votesi Again the SchiffmaDn
gang went Wild and Detective Meyer,
who was delegate from the First ward,
threatened Maloney and Larson. the two
Schiffmanu men,. with dire punishment.
The roll call proceeded. the Third ward
giving Schiffmann it's four votes. and the
Fourth ward itsrseven. The Fifth ward
split even, each candidate getting three.
The Sixth gave sSharood one and Schiff,
mann five. 9The. Seventh gave Sharood 8
and Schiffmann ;.
GERLICH IN THE AIR.
The Eighth Ward announced for
Sharood and for Schiffmann, and George
Gerlich not voting. The Ninth gave
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split its two votes even. The Eleventh
gave Schiffmann it's votes. The country
gave Sharood 3, and Schiffmann /.
The confusion was increasing every
moment and it was impossible to hear the
vote as announced by the delegations.
Right at this juncture was where some
Schiffmann man got in his work. He
pledged the Eighth ward delegation that
if it would gave Schiffmann its full ten
votes. DIR. Carl Wirth, Of that ward.
would be named as an alternate to the
convention. The bait was snapped at
once and Secretary Selb notified by the
chairman Of the delegation that instead
of three votes for Sharood, and six fer
Schiffmann the vote was ten for Schtff-
mann, George Gerlich jumping at the DR.,
Wirth proposition like trout at a fly.
This, although it was not known by the
Sharood followers, settled the chances of
the First ward man, and gave Schiffmann
the nomination.
Washington county gave Sharood its
entire vote, twenty-one, and when this
was announced. the Sharood crowd
imagined they had won.
The Schiffmann gang knew they had,
and the nall was in an uproar.
Mr. Sharood jumped up and down in
front Of the platform. and both sides
gave way.to cheers of triumph. All the
delegates possible gathered about the
desk of the secretary, and, as ii was nolsed
about that there had been change in
the vote of the Eighth ward, which the
secretary had not announced, the Sharood
crowd went wild with anger. A score of
delegates were on the floor, dozen mors
on chairs, all demanding recognition.
sTOLBERG WANTED TO KNOW.
Chairman StoIberg announced that he
supposed he was to be chairman of a
convention and not a mob This had no
effect at all and there was Il regular
Ijot.
The chairman announced that there
would be TO business transacted until th6
delegates had come to order, ard there
was a n1omentary hush, while Detective
Meyer. of ST Paul, moved that the vote
cf Ramsey county be polied.
WARNER TURNED WHITE.
Then the Schiffmann crowd went UP in
the air again Eli Warner, with his face
pale as death, raced to the front of the
hall and shouted:
Ramsey coui4ty has been polled and
the secretary is now ready to announce
the vote Not only that, but Washing
ton county has followed with its vote,
and it is too late to have any such mo-
ton
Chairman Stolberg pounded the table
hut
attention to him.
Oar Reese declared that it was unjust
and unfair to take any such action.
Ramsey county's vote had been an
nounced and allowed to pass unchalleng-
ed, and now an attempt was made by
trick to change the result
Harry Sundberg declared that the con-
vention had right to demand a poll OF
any of the counties.
Steve Picha wanted the vote announced
and then Ramsey county polled. The
amid cheers from the Schiffmannites
Secretary Selb announced the following
vote by counties:
schif- sha-l schif- sha-
chisagoe sswashington 81
Ksnaese K5m5sS I'D Il s Totals -Ss 81
AS soon as the Sehirmann men had
exhausted themselves. Harry Sundberg
announced that, on behalf of Mr.. Sha-
rood and his sixty-one, he desired to
make the nomination of Mr. Schifmann
unanimousu
Senator fMasterman,. of Washington
county made the same motion, and the
convention ratified the nomination
There promised to be the same kind Of
a row on the selection of two alternates,
but Schiffnfann moved that the country