The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-28

JohrsG. Hardy was yesterday after
noon selected by the Democratic city
and county committee as the candi-
! date for state senator in the Thirty
fifth senatorial district, to fill the va
cancy caused blythe death of Senator
made by reclamation, and Mr.. Hardy
| accepted thanking the committee for
| the honor conferred.
The nomination by the committee
was forced, in that County Auditor
| johnson served notice that he would
hold the printing of the official ballots
until last evening, and in the event of
a. nomination not having been fled by
that time the tickets would be printed
aand the name of the candidate would
have to be placed on by stickers
Some question arose as TO whether
it would not be better TO wait until afl
ter the fanerafof the late Senator Ives
before making any nomination, but it
was decided, under the circumstances,
| to make the nomination at once.
John c. Hardy, the nominee, is s..
Paul boy and~wass born and has lived
! within two blocks of the Seven cor
ners for tllirty-four years. He attend
! ed the German school, afterWard the
Jefferson public school, took course
| at st, Johns college at ST. Cloud, and
! was graduated from that institution
| III
| ed with the St. Paul Lake Ice COM
pany, and is well known in business
| circles He is married and resides in
| the Fifth ward, which, with the Sixth
ward, comprises the Thirty-f1fth sena-
| torial district.
The committee filed with the county
auditor last night the nomination OF
Mr.. Hardy, and the official ballots Will
| contain his name.
Mr.. Hardy is not new in politics. At
the primary election, Sept. 16, he came
| within seven votes of defeating Philip
! Martin for the nomination as the Dem
ocratic candidate for the legislature
from the Fifth ward. i
81 realize that the time in which to
make my campaign is short" said Mr..
! Hardy last evening, but l intend to
make the best of it and put in the
next week in as thorough a campaign
as possible. In the Fifth ward l have
many friends, and while it is little
| late to make an effective campaign, 1
| will do the best 1 can"
Election to Cost City $4,000.
st. Paurs share of, the ballots neces-
sary for the coming election was re-
ceiVed from the state auditor yester-
| day and men will be put to work to-
| day dividing them among the various
precincts and preparing the ballot
boxes for their reception. Today the
presses will be started on the printing
of the county ballots and they will be
| ready for distribution Wednesday.
Combining, as it does an election OF
| both state and county officers, the con-
test next Tuesday means a heavy ex-
| penditureT of money for st. Paul tax
I payers. When the finish is reached
nearly $4,000 will have been invested
| The only expense the city is relieved
of is the cost of printing the ballots.
this being met Jointly by, the county
and state.
ST. Paul has ia precincts, and the
preparation of the ballot boxes for this
number is a task that involves much
labor. In all 22S ballot boxes will be
required, and these will have to be
filled with stationary and every re-
quisite necessary for the proper con-
duct of the election.
AT this day and date, candles would
seem a little out Of order, but in the
conduct of the four elections held this
year, two regular and two primary,
several thousand candles have been
consumed. They are, as rule, the
best that can be bought and represent
! a pretty penny. In every box twenty
four candles are deposited for the
illumination Of the voting booths.
Tacks, glue, pens and pencils also
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