St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-07

with formidable swords Of lath, fell in and
the grand army Of the Republicans CALAMITY
set out 70 conquer or to die. But aIss, for
the magnetism Of the Piumed knight Quail
ity, for scarcely one block had been reached
before the knees az the conquering heroes
began 10 weaken and the quick march toned
down to a funeral march, fer there was mu-
sic In the air, martial strains from Tin ket.
ties, sheets Of galvanizedircn, tin trumpets
and horns, mingled with 3 mighty rolling
wave Of human voices, which whirled through
the air more ike The roar Of g cyclone than
The vhisperilgs OF summer zephyr. At
this time there must have been 800 people
thronging Wabashs street, cheering Justify
as the bulletin transparency gave the y. Y.
Herdld's estimate OF Cleveland's plurality in
became louder, the funerel march
grew more slow, TIL at last the grand enemy
of the Republicans came TO 4 dead halt. The
shout and din from Wabashaw street grew
louder and appeared TO indicate that the
DEMOCRACY was moving toward Third street.
Then there was panic in the ranks The
great leader lowered his sword Of lath, and
the three-scorc warriors followed their leader
back to the Office Of the g. o. p. organ.
AFTER THE REPULsE.
After being so ingloriously repulsed by the
Cleveland boys the Blaine contingent made
s stampede for the organ Of the z. O. p. on
East Third street, where they proceeded to
erect bsrricade In order to prevent the op-
position procession from passing down the
street A number Of store boxes and barrels
were collected and these, together with a
couple OF counters taken from KaYanagh's
auction stand on Cedar street,
made very formidable blockade.
Among the incidents that took place at this
time was one that set the crowd into a roar.
One Of the Cleveland broom brigade was
passing along the street with a lighted
broom the sparks from which ignited a
squirrel skin coat worn by an Onlooker. The
coat blazed up instantly and the man inside
Of II did some tall hustling to disencumber
himself of the garment which was becoming
too hot for any comfort The police force
were informed Of the barricade and
Chief Clark detailed posse OF officers to
tearssit down, its removal being accomplished
with considerable difficulty. During the
trouble at Bridge square q man
named Witt was knocked down
and sustained painful injuries.
Several other citizens were tapped during the
melee but fortunately no one was seriously
hurt
At the height of the confusion an express
wagon drawn by score OF
men came rushing along the street.
1t was filed with men and boys who beat a
terrible racket on sheet iron drums, and this
with the racket and din made with horns and
other instruments of torture made confusion
a regular pandemonium.
MAYOR O'BRIEN ADDRESSES BOTH CROWDS.
At midnight the situation looked very seri-
Gus while the intense feeling engendered by
the conflicts In the early part of the evening
boded trouble. Mayor 0'Brien came down
town about IL: 80 O'Clock in response TO a
summons and held acOnsultation with Chief
of Police Clark, it being decided 70 try the
effect Of moral suasion on the crowd. II was
conceded that In the event Of fight the
handful Of police would stand no possible
show against the fury Of the crowd, and the
mayor talked in person with several Of the
ringleaders Of each faction, urging them TO
let up on the racket aud 60 home. But the
rank and file of the crowds were bent on
having the fun out and the professions kept
whooping it up for all they were worth.
Mischief was in the air and the trouble was
DECnAuk nEGu " DAANu ANaluNA
the stronghold Of the g. o. p. at the corner
OF Third aud Minnesota streets.
The gang was yelling with a full
head of steam on in the effort
TO manufacture a little enthusiasm from the
gloomy returns received at that Office. The
mayor mounted barrel, and finally sue
ceeded in gaining the attention Of the crowd.
He addressed them in a sensible and for
chile speech, admonishing them that II would
not do 10 disgrace the fair fame of the city
by a repetition OF even what had
already taken place. 1t was a
notable fact, he said, that
the election in st. Paul had passed OF with
out single arrest, and now that the honor
OF the city was at stake all should lend their
best endeavors to preserve peace
and maintain a spirit of harmony.
Above all things fight should be prevented;
this was lively western city and in case OF
a fight all were apt 10 take hand; quite a
number Of men, no doubt had INDUCED
freely and their feelings were
apt to get the better of their judgments. The
election had been close, but he was certain,
/ he said, that when the returns were all In
the man elected would be inaugurated,
whether he were Cleveland or Blaine.
In conclusion be urged the crowd to dis
perse as a special favor to him, assuring them
in so doing they would receive the. applause
of all citizens and live to congratulate II
themselves.
The advice had good effect and directly
the crowd commenced TO thin out.
While this was going on the victOriou:
/ Democrats had secured a brass band and
started on q street parade, marching out
/ Wabashaw TO Seventh and down Seventh Ia
jackson, down Jackson 10 Third and VI
/ Third TO Wabashaw. The mayor met thai
procession on Third street and
made similar speech, the
good advice being generally Needed
] AS they proceeded along, however, the gang
at the p. p. Office anticipated their arrival a.
this point and hastily erected second bar
ricade Of boxes and barrels. Nothing daunteC
the Democrats marched forward and sweep
the obstruction away with as much ease as Il
the breastwork had been made of straw
! A veil for Cleveland followed by shouts oil
ssburn, burn" and ''dear Mr.. Fisher,' wen
up from the crowd as they marched on
This practically ended the warm festivitie:
was ever seen in ST. Paul
with the exception that the Cleveland boy:
marched to the GLOBE Office, where the late
returns OF Clevelsnd's victory were read.
Having been requested By the authorities tC
cease giving the returns as mean;
or clearing the streets, the crowds IN front
Of the Offices Of both morning papers wers
informed that no further reports would be
bulletined that night, when the people dis
persed for their homes.
STORY OF ONE or THE DEMOCRATIC BoYs WIG
MARCHED.
When the procession had been organized
1t proceeded in good order, abreast the whole
| width OF WabashaW street % Seventh, down