St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-19

the hall and was received with rapturous ap-
plause. He was led to the platform where
he declared the following address:
PILLsBURY's ACCEPTANCE.
| Mr.. President and gentlemen Of the con-
vention, need not tell you that am taken
| by surprise, am informed that my nomina-
| ton as candidate for mayor has been en-
dOrsed by this body. l esteem it great
| honor to be endorsed by you. You know
my principles; have been nominated by
another party; see men with whom I have
been associated in the city council, Aldermen
Nelson and Waite "a voice and Glenn,) yes
| and Alderman Glenn and other gentlemen.
Mr.. Glenn is retiring and don't like his name
mentioned. They are men who have the
interests of Minneapolis at heart-men who
are for an honest government. I came I'M
prepared. expect that with your nomina-
ton and the other have got, will have the
interest OF the city as whole, and if the nom
nations are ratified l will serve the people to
the best of my ability and without partiality.
Col. Glenn was again called for and said
he was Kissed in the last assembly he spoke
at by geese. He was glad the gentlemen of
ton to-day a man that will work for the
best interests of the people, and when he
said the people he did not mean men like
"Scarfaced Charley" and montana Jack"
He believed Mr.. Pillsbury is going to be the
next mayor, and that he will get the votes OF
two-thirds Of the honest voters OF the city
The honest men of the city will be satisfied
with his administration, and that he Will be
in favor OF any policy that would not
prove detrimental to legitimate business.
Ask your wives and daughters to go out and
work in the interests of common decency.
Ask the boys from fifteen years and eighteen
years to do the same thing. They have great
influence. ask young men to come out on
election day and cast their votes against the
blackguards who are running the opposition
candidates.
A. T. Ankeny was theS next speaker. He
said: l can fully endorse what Mr..
Pillsbury has said in accepting
the endorsement of this convention. l es-
TEEN DR.. Ames, who was nominated by the
other candidate, as gentleman. am con-
WINGED that when he has allowed the caucuses
to be packed that it is not his will, but that
he has been led by other influences. 1t is
his policy under which gambling and vice
has run rampant. I believe that if Mr.. Pills
bury is elected
THE GAMBLERS MUST GO.
believe he will treat all men fairly and
all men honestly. The Democratic party be-
lieves in justice to all men. There is no
fanaticism in it-no tyranny in it. Mr..
Pillsbury, in accepting the endorsement OF
this convention is a democrat, and in that
sense, if nothing more, whom we can support.
D. B. Johnson followed substantially as
follows:
81 am proud to stand upon this platform
to-day. If the contest is such as L expert
enced in the First ward, am especially glad
to appear here before gathering of respec-
table citizens. The delegation of the
Second and the Fourth wards
left the convention and came here with
us not because they are not democrats but be-
cause they do not wish to be ruled by
THUGS AND CUT THRoATs.
Anything to beat Grant under these cir
cumstanccs had rather be defeated and
know have done right rather than to be
governed by thugs and gamblers. / know
what they will say to us when we go upon the
street. They will say we have turned
Republicans. We have done nothing of the
kind. We have done that which has been
in the interest of protecting our homes. l
believe there are 1900 Democrats who will
go to the polls and vote as / will vote. The
Democratic party has withstood defeat as no
other party could When it comes to pass that
twenty-seven hack loads of gam
blers and the worst characters
can 60 into caucus in ward where they do
not reside, the old Jeffersonian Democrats
will bury their movement beneath an ava
lanche of votes although the truth has been
crushed to the earth, remember it will rise
again on election day, and spread its wings
over the entire city, protecting onr citizens.
1 have many German friends in the city
some of whom have taken me to task for
my conduct. But believe many Germans
will vote with US, however.
w. H. Donahue said: am an Irishman,
and know the Irish will not stand with thugs
and pimps and gamblers. 1t made my blood
Jingle when men whom / know had
not been in the city two weeks
tell me to shut <up or they
would break my jaw. 1 am no fanatic. l am
in favor of liberal form of government.
The reputation of the Pillsbury family is not
confined to Minneapolis but it extends to
Michigan where was raised.
Dan Waite was loudly called for and Isaac
McNair moved to adjourn. The motion was
withdrawn and shouts went up from all
portions of the hall for varions parties. Final
ly O'Lesry took the platform, and said: The
Democrats are about to support the man
who has given us a broad gauge government.
The idea is not Democratic and it is not
Democrats we are after now. 1t is man
which exists between morality and immor-
atty l have never seen the time when 1
could not travel night, or day when I could,
when was afraid of being molested until 1
came to Minneapolis. 1t is a law and order
administration what we want. You have
endorsed a man which will give us what we
want I shall support him. Adjourned.