The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-10
AID. HUNT BLOCKED THEM
EFFORTS OF THE COUNCILMEN TO
ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO
MARKHAM FAILED
TIED FOR FORTY BALLOTS
The Eleventh Ward AIderman,s
Plans to Head OF an Election
Carried Out to the
Letter.


council yesterday afternoon TO elect a
successor to Corporation Attorney Mark
ham. 1t failed
After it was all over and the members
of the council began to discuss the mat
ter it was a question whether or not
Aid. Hunt had not given an exhibition
of finer political finesse than had been
seen in that body since Markham himself
IAN the body, including some of the
Democrats. AID Hunt was determined
that he would not cast his vote for j. e..
Michael yesterday, at least. He was. it
is said equally determined that Corpor-
alton Attorney Markham should not be
elected by his vote, although he cast
forty votes for him. He played for a
draw and won.
Early in the morning Aid. Hunt was
visited by other members of the council
and urged to join in electing a Demo-
crat to succeed Mr.. Markham.
81 do not want to see Markham re-
elected" he is reported to have said,
''but Michael shall not be elected this
afternoon with my vote
He was told that a break would come
after a few ballots and Michael would
be elected anyway, which made him
think harder than ever. He went to
the council meeting, the Clio b e was
informed, with his plan Of action mapped
other Democrat would vote for Mark
ham. If he did it was Hunts plan to
vote for Michael, still making the vote a
tie. So long as the other Democrats
voted for Michael, Hunt decided that his
vote would go to Markham, and so long
as Hunt kept voting for Markham, he
reasoned, the Republicans would hardly
switch. AS Hunt planned it happened.
No other Democrat cast a vote for
ar4Irh or No do
Aid Hunt left the chamber feeling sat
isfied that he had in large measure
wiped out the grievance he held against
the candidacy of Michaels.
AS early as o'clock the members of
the council commenced to congregate in
the corridors Of the city hail. discussing
the situation and listening to the So
licitations of candidates and their
friends. Aid. Hunt appeared on the
scene at about five minutes to 3 and at
8 o'clock every member was in his seat
with the exception of Aid. Bantz. Mr..
Bantz did not arrive until 3:15, and his
delay caused no little anxiety on the
part of some of those present.
On the floor in the council chamber
were J. c. Michael and J. E. Markham,
the two principals in the contest yester-
day, Humphrey Barton, Dave Peebies.
T. ]. McDermott, Horace Bigelow.
his time among the courcilmen, and it
looked as if he was trying to set the
Republicans to switch 20 him.
1t was just SIS when President Schif
mann called the meeting to order and
the cali was read after which Assembly
man Dix moved to proceed to ballot for
a corporation attorney The motion was
passed and Aid. Dobner moved that they
vote by roll call This motion was also
n Id 70 O,r1
making any nominations and the fun
began.
The first vote resulted as follows:
FOR J. G. MICHAEL.
Assenlhlynlen Haas and Whitcomb;
Aid. Bantz, Dahl4uist, Dobner, Moriarty,
Murphy, Huber, Timer and DR.. Schiff-
mann.
FOR j. E. MARKHAM
Assemblymen Benson, Craig, Denny,
Nelson, Dix, Warner and Wheeler; Aid.
Holt, Hunt and Knauft.
AID Bantz in voting, explained his
vote, and, said that from what he had
said and done up to date, he had doubt
less led Mr.. Markham to believe he
would receive his vote. Mr.. Bantz also
stated that he had received better treat
ment at the hands of the preceding
nevertheless, after considering the mat
ter, he deemed it his duty to the party
to stand by the caucus nominee and
therefore cast his vote for j. c. Michael.
When Aid. Bantz had finished, he was
applauded by the Democrats in the
room.
Aid Hunt also explained his vote and
said that he thought it was too bad that
a. man should be blamed for voting the
hi fol hi 10 had in
tended to nominate another man for the
position, but as it stood at the present
time, he would vote for Mr. Markham.
A funny incident happened, at this
juncture, for Mr.. Hunt forgot himself
and said Michael instead of Markham.
and for moment it looked as if the
matter was settled. He discovered his
mistake, however, in tine to have his
vote changed.
Twenty-one ballots had been taken
with the vote still unchanged, when Aid
Huber moved to take a fifteen-minute
adjournment This was the third at
tempt on the part of the Democrats TO
secure a short adjournment. Aid.
Knauft moved as a substitute that they
adjourn until Monday at O'Clock. The
substitute, however, was lost by vote
of II to g. as DR.. Whitcomb would not
be in town The original motion to ad-
journ for fifteen minutes, was also lost,
Aid Baptz voting with the Republicans
against it.
The balloting vas resumed and when
the thirty-fifth ballot was reached, AS
semblyman Benson made a motion to
adjourn until o'clock next Saturday
afternoon, but this was also lost by &
vote of 10 to 10.
Finally, when the fortieth ballot had
been taken. and there was still nc
change, or any signs of a break, Aid.
Hunt moved to adjourn until 3 O'Clock
next Saturday. This motion was car
ried, Bantz and Hunt voting with the
Republicans.