Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-10
REPUBLICAN BLOW OUT.

REPUBLICAN BLOW OUT.
The Demonstration at Minneapolis Last
Night---Quite a Crowd. hut Disma
ArrsDgements---Attorn General Dew
ems, General (os Timber Thieves)
Washburn. "COl." Dunnell. and "Pres-
idsnt" Window Among the Speakers.
The"Great Republican Ratification Meetings
came off at Minneapolis last evening. It had
been widely advertised and advantage vas tax.
en- of the Minneapolis fair, and even member
of the cabinet of the United States was brought
out at great expense, along with other speak
ers. Both time and money had been expend-
ed in making grand splurge. The result was
quito success in point Of numbers, but mis-
erably bad in some other respects. In the first
place the meeting was in the open air and
the stands of which there were two,
were situated about two miles from
the st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba depot.
The wind was blowing quito a gale and was
COOL enough to cause everyone to shiver with
cold. Again, no arrangements had been made
for lighting up the grounds and the reporters
had to shiver along In the dark 90 best they
could. Itwas after o'clock before>t the speak
ing commenced, the delay being caused by the
non-arrival of the St. Paul delegates.
The procession of torch lights was formed in
front of the Nicollet House under command of
Major Hicks as marshal, with Charley john
son, the perjured census taker, as assistant,
and headed by the Minneapolis Brass band, it
proceeded to the depot to meet the train from
st. Paul. Here they were kept waiting for
over an hour, and finally portion of the pro-
cession proceeded to the corner of Fourth
avenue South and Tenth street, where the
stands had been erected. A sickly looking
bonfire burned for a short time and then went
out, leaving almost total darkness, with the ex-
ception of the smoky light from the torches.
Occasionally rocket would be
sent up. and during the evening fire works
representing Garfield and Arthur, Garfield on
horseback, and the name of Lincoln. The
meeting at one of the stands was presided over
by "Gen." W. D: Washburn, general of
timber thieves) and the other one by Capt.
Russell Blakley of st. Paul. As soon as order
was restored "Gen." Washburn General of
timber thieves), arose and said that this was
the first demonstration by the Republicans of
Minneapolis in this campaign. From all over
the east came the intelligence that their friends
were up and doing, and it was fit and proper
that the strong Republican State of Minnesota
should send them words of cheer. He
also wanted them to send word to
Wade Hampton. that If he was fighting for the
same principles as Stonewall jackson and Lee
fought, we were fighting the same battles that
were fought by tho boys in blue. We want to
send word that we are in favor of Union, and
we propose solid North to preserve the fruits
of the war.
''Gen." Washburn general of timber thieyesl
then introduced Attorney General Devens, who
addressdithe assemblage for about an hour
upon the issues, both dead aAd living of the
campaign. he commenced by saying that it
gave him great pleasure to be present upon such
an interesting occasion, aud ifIhe could say one
word to inspire them to renewed efforts in the
campaign he would be repaid for his journey.
His Voice. he said, was broken from continu.
GUS talking, but he would try to make himself
heard. He characterized the coming election
as the most important one ever held in thi
county. We are all countrymen, and we all
share in the general prosperity, and when the
periodical election for a President comes round.
it Is necessary to discuss men and measures.
He then proceeded to repeat the same old story
of what the Republican party had done for the
country, claiming among other things that that
party alone had put down the rebellion, He
next took up the charge Of fraud brought
against Hayes, and asserted that Hayes title
10 the Presidency was as perfect as that of any
President that preceded him, and charged that
the evidence OF fraud was far
WQOm
called wretched old man. Four wears aoo
there was feeling of gloom all over the ceun-
try. Our factories were closed and work was
not to be obtained. The condition has changed.
and this is due to the Republican party. there
ia no necessity to-day to give statistics to
prove that we have entered
upon season of prosperous times.
The funding of the public debt, the resump.
ton OF specie payment and the gradual reduc.
tion of the national debt, all came in for a
share Of his attention. he claimed the debt
had been created by the Democrats and largely
added to by their aiding and abetting the re.
bellion, as they did by putting in their plat
form of 1864 plank stating that the war was
a failure. This prolonged the war and cost
many millions of treasure and many precious
lives.
He paid compliment to Gen. Hancock, and
said ne represented all there was good in the
Democratic party, and at the same time all
there was bad. he denounced the doctrine of
squatter sovereignty and the Dred Scott de.
cision, and claimed that the Republican party
had passed the homestead law. Passing from
this ne referred to the fact the brigade which
he commanded in the war was composed in
part of the "Old First Minnesota He paid
the men high compliment and concluded by
urging upon the same devotion to duty and
loyalty to liberty in the bloodless contest now
in progress that they had done on the field, by
voting Tor darneid and Arthur.
Gen. Devens was interrupted several times
by the arrival of the St. Paul delegation and
by the fireworks, but he did not lose the thread
of his story. He is slow ard impressive
speaker, and his voice can bs heard very dis
tinctly.
Senator Window (0 votes) was next intro
duced and was received with applause. Mr..
Window said he did not intend to make speech
He had been the recipient of favors from his
friends present for nearly quarter of a cen.
tury and he would not be 30 unkind as toinfict
upon them speech at that late hour (l1 ?. N.Y.
He promised to see them at some future time.
The st. Paul delegation had to leave for the
train and the speaking at this stand was
brought to close.
At the other stand Messrs. Burroughs, Tous.
ley and "Col. "Dunnen addressed the multitude
at some length, and at about half past IL
o'clock the great ratification meeting Of the Re-
publicans of Minneapolis was brought to q
close.
Among the prominent gentlemen on the
stand was Attorney General Devens Senators
McMille and Window, Gov. Pillsbnry, Major
Strait, "Col." Dunnell and others.
Desperate Assault.
Last Monday evening desperate fight
took place on] Kittson street, between
Swede named Ole Anderson and Bohemian
named Frank Novelcoski. During the fight
the latter struck Anderson with club,
breaking his ribs and inficting internal in
juries.
For obvious reasons the affair was kept
from the police, and the circumstances of
the fight did not leak out until yesterday.
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