The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-18


Today win not be a day of rest for
the candidate for nomination for pub
lie office.
Instead Of attending divine worship
| most Of the men in Hennepin county
who desire to serve their constituents
will be found hard at work.
A number of meetings have been
scheduled for this afternoon and to-
| night, and it is expected that most of
the candidates viii be busy.
Monday evening there will be all
sorts Of trouble More than 800 house
| meetings. so called. have been sched-
| uled by Republican workers, and it is
expected there will be a large attend
ance at all of them.
The Democrats are not to be left on
the outside, and they have arranged
for some large meetings in the Sixth
and Eleventh wards, and others will
be arranged for today.
The political experts are specializing
as to the size of the vote, particularly
on the Republican side of the con-
troversy. Two years ago over q, 900
Republican votes were cast in Henne-
pin county, and it is believed that the
poll this year will indicate at least
5000 more, although there are some
persons who believe the Republican
vote will fall below that of two years
ago.
The Democratic vote is expected to
reach $500 to $500 at the primaries
and the reason for it's falling so far
below that of the Republicans is ex-
planned by the fact there are few
contests on the Democratic ticket, and
there is nothing which will draw out
the vote like there is on the Repub-
lican ticket, where there are fourteen
candidates for judge of the district
court, six for mayor and five for con-
gresham besides great scramble for
the legislature and aldermanic posi-
tons.
For the first time in many years the
Democrats Of Hennepin county are
united, and as a rule they have but one
candidate for a place. and the strife
for the nomination will be between the
Republican candidates.
L.. A. Lydiard, city clerk, has some
suspicious. He has informed the chief
of police that he has reason to believe
that the lower end of the Fourth and
Fifth wards, which take in the lodg-
ing house districts Of the city, are be-
ing colonized in the interest of a Dem
ocratic candidate for mayor, a Repub
lican candidate for mayor and a Re-
publican candidate for county commits
SiOner.
The chief has promised to keep a
watchful eye on the men who are said
to be ready to register and vote as
many times as it is possible for them
to escape the challengers.
A county canvassing board has been
appointed. The law provides that this
board shall consist of the county au-
ditor, the clerk of the district court
and two justices of the peace Of oppo-
site political parties.
Inasmuch as County Auditor Scott
and Clerk of the Courts Dickey. are
candidates for denomination and there
fore disqualified to serve, it became the
duty Of the district court to appoint
the members of the board. -Four; of
the judges are candidates for re-elec-
ton and in the absence of Judge Sirnp-
son it was incumbent upon Judge FL
lott to name the board and he has Sc.
lected the following:
julius Hardt, justice. of Independ-
ence; H. w. Newland, justice, of West
Minneapolis, and Harry S. Mead and
W. r. Brown, of Minneapolis.
These men will meet Thursday and
canvass the votes cast at the primary
election