St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-29

have are opposed to high license. There's
Van Slvke He walked into the council and
he is one of the best men we ever had there.
He's done the city lots of good.
Cochran-He's a Democrat.
Wilson-yeIl. 1 don't care whether he is
Democrat or whathe Is. He is a good man.
There is Gates a. Johnson, he is another
good one. There is Hob Smith; he's a good
one. He's as good as the best. Can yer say
ANYTHING agfn him If you can I would like
to hear what it is you have on your mind on
This point. Now if this was prohibition,
pure and simple, 1 would be In for it. I al
ways was from a boy up, but 1 am opposed
to high license. Now | want to illustrate.
There is a poor man out in the outskirts Of
the city. He has opened a grocery store. The
population is not very great around his place
aud trade is light. Now want to know if
that man can't have the privilege to sell Hq-
uor 10 help out on that business? OF course
he ought to be allowed to sell liquor under
such circumstances. There are lots OF men
all over the outskirts of the city in just that
fix, doing a little grocery business, and snail
they be compelled to shut up their stores, and
shall the city lose their business simply Tor
the reason that they can't pay the hlgh
license. / tell YOU It is an effort to create an
immense monopoly Tor the benefit OF a few
men who are wealthy and who expect to in
crease their wealth, by closing up the small
dealers. I am down on it. 1t strikes at the.
vitaIs of our Irish, our German and our Swede
population, and is calculated to deprive them
of their liberties. 1 I'm opposed to it. 1t is
all wrong. | am opposed to it on principle.
! am down on it all.
During the delivery OF the above, Mr..
Wilson was loudly applauded, which appear
ed to key him up for still further and more
vigorous efforts. His eyes flashed, and the
graceful gestures Of his arms as they swayed
from nor'east to the so'west, ADDED to the
vigor Of his speech, and the |eloquence of
that right hand f~orefnger carried conviction
to all except to a few obdurate individuals.
Mr.. Cochran declared his desire to make a
cool and calm statement. The liquor traffic
puts a burden upon the public. There can
be no doubt Of that. The Republican party
in accordance with its principles, was oppOs-
ed to it. It was immoral and bad in any
aspect one looks at il. In the same way the Re
publican party took hold Of slavery and fought
it till it killed and destroyed it in this land.
IL doing what il was proposed to do the
rights of liquor dealers would be protected
and maintained. The people, he declared,
had a right to call upon the mayor to enforce
the law, and followed this up by calling upon
the Republican party to sustain the resolu-
tons. This, he said, was the golden oppOrtu-
nifty to take the city out of the Democratic
party. This was the chance, and the Repub-
lean party ought to take advantage Of
the chance. Now Is the time for the
entering wedge. If there is anything
abrt al in the land, it is that the liquor
traffic shall be limited. We are to be called
upon to say whether or not we are to stand
by our sister city up the river, and in this
way we can protect ourselves from the in
fux from that city. He believed that if a
vote of the poor people could be taken it
would be in favor of high license. He be-
lieved that when a man was elected to the
position of alderman he should pay some at
tention to a request signed by 800 legal vo-
tiers in his ward. That was what one Of the
aldermen refused to do in one instance
when 300 voters protested against granting
a license to some one to open a saloon on q
certain avenue on st. Anthony hill. On that
occasion this alderman voted for the license
in spite of the protest.
Mr.. Wilson could not stand this, and he
warmed up again and declared that many
signed protests, etc, without knowing what
they contained. The three hundred did not
represent the Republican party.
A vote was finally taken on Corning's
amendment to adopt as a whole, and lost.
Ayes 10, nays "A.
As soon as this vote was announced Mr..
Cochran said that as he was net in accord
with the members of the convention
he would ask leave to withdraw.
Saving this Mr.. Cochran picked up his hat
and started for the door. Messrs. Corning,
Auerbach, and Bacon who sat near him also
rose up and followed him. When they
reached that part of the hall where Mr.. Rear
don and Mr.. Sanders sat both these gentle
men rose up and joined the procession. AS
they passed out the door the audience APP
plauded derisively and smiled audlblY. The
sight of Mr.. Timothy Reardon turning his
back upon a Republican convention was
such a new phase of politics that it is not
surprising that the delegates smiled.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Immediately after the gentlemen referred
TO had left the convention, Mr.. Burns mo-
ton in regard to the resolutions was adopt
ed.
CITY TREASURER.
The remainder Of the business before the
convention was quickly disposed of. For
city treasurer Geo. Refs and John T.. Lincoln
were placed in nomination and Refs was
nominated by a vote of u to 2.
LDERMEN \ SCHOOL INSPECTORS.
The following candidates were placed in
nomination for aldermen and school in
spectors;
First Precinct, Second Ward-R 7 o'Con-
nor, alderman.
First Precinct, Third Ward-O o Cullen,
alderman.
First Precinct, First Ward-J L Merrill,
alderman.
First Precinct, Fourth Ward-P Thauwald,
alderman.
Third Precinct, Fourth Ward-Gates A
Johnson, alderman.
First and Third Precincts, Fifth Ward-W
& Van Slyke, alderman.
Second Precinct, First Ward-J NJ Miner,
school inspector.
First Precinct, Second Ward-A j Wamp-
Ter, school inspector.
First Precinct, Third Ward-C j Montfort,
school inspector.
Fourth Precinct, Fourth Ward-H j H orn
school inspector.
Third and Fifth Precincts, Fourth Ward
Fl H Athly, school inspector.
First and Third Precincts, Fifth Ward-G
A Hamilton, school inspector.
First Precinct, First Ward T Hayne,
school inspector.
This closed up the business of the conven-
ton, and an adjournment was Immediately
voted.
REPUBLICAN DELEGATES.