St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-06
THE PEOPLE SPEAK.
Mass Meeting of 5000 'eopie i'm
Minneapolis Protest Against thc
Attempt 10 Steal the State.


lican managers to defraud Mayor Ames OF
his election as governor. AS an Outgrowth
of the public feeling that Ames has a clear
majority, which is likely to be stolen from
him, meeting was held at Harmonic
hall last n ight which was attended by 3 900
people. although only two hours notice
was given. While the spirit of the meet
ing was earnest there was an entire absence
Of incendiary talk or appeals to passion
The voice of the people was as that of one
man for an honest vote and fair count
Over $500 was raised. and 81, 600 more
promised for the purpose of sending men
into the country districts to make inveSti-
cations to avert the carrying out Of schemes
10 falsfy the returns. Col NJ. w. Glenn
presided and made the announcement that
the meeting was not called for the purpose
of holding jOllifcatiOn. but to voice pro-
test against the organized effort to cheat
Mayor Ames out of the Office to which he
has been fairly elected. The following AL
dresses, which were made, Indicate the
temper of the meeting:
A. D. SMITH.
We are not here to make incend ary
sneecheS or to make any bluffs. We de, re
to present a bold front. and we intend 10
show them that we will have our rights.
That's all we want. If Mr.. McGiil has re-
ceived Office by one vote he shall 20 in. but
if ne has not he snail not take the chair.
If Nh AmeS has been elected he will take
the seat. and we wilsnOt let him be swim
died. The same symptoms are here that
were in the the Tilden campaign. When
we went into this campaign we knew what
we had to fight and we also had to fight
renegade Democrats like jim Hill. We
nominated DR.. AmeS and without money
We waged gallant campa gn and tore the
brightest jeweisfrom the Republican crown.
There is a deliberate attempt TO steal the
vote Of Minnesota as we can prove. and
we know that cars of money have been sent
out to al in the falsifying Of
the returns. Statesmen are in the
field to carry out this vile scheme. and
what the outcome will be no one knows.
If the Tilden matter had been stopped IN
time there wonld have been Tilden ad-
miniStratiOn. DIR. AmeS has been elected I'M
der the same circumstances and we have won
the fight We want this tendency Of the
Republican party to steal checked. and We
want men to 90 out and see that things are
conducted fairly. The object of this meet
ing is to deliberate. Cleveland would not
have been inaugurated if the Democrats had
not held meetings like this. The Repu0i-
can party did not dare to throw out Clave-
land, because Democrats presented solid
front. In regard to AmeS, do not make
any bluffs or bra =. but do say that # he Is
elected he will take his seat and no power
i'll this state shall prevent it.
JUDGE HoLLINs.
The result of this election 1 have
watched. l have been in Mayor AmeS
Office opening dispatches and | know that
DR.. Ames is elected beyond question.
He is now 2 800 ahead. We are further
informed that a strong effort will be made
to count him out unless returns are guarded.
and as | understand the object OF this
meeting it is to prevent frand and counting
out If he is elected we want HIM seated.
and if he is not we mt want him tn be.
The attorneys of st. Paul and Minneapolis
have offered to go Out, and this meeting
has been called to try and raise funds to
pay expenses. Mr.. Glenn was Informed
during the early part OF the campaign that
fraud was intended in certain places,
and he has had men on guard, so
we know that nD fraud can have
been perpetrated there. But there have
been other places that there has been fraud.
and we are in receipt of kilograms asking
lots are counted correctly. l am satisfied.
however. that A. A. AmeS is the next gov
ernor. You have seen evidence of fraud
already in the sending out of dispatches
saving that forty men had been killed dur
ing the trouble of Monday night. During
this trouble the police did all they could.
but still the Republicans say they did not.
All we want is the proper returns to be
made.
JOHN Fl. LONG.
This is not a time for many words. but
we want a fair count. We want men in
those places to see that there is a fair count.
Republicans are adopting the same old
tactics. They know that they are defeated,
and are holding back these few counties
that they may doctor returns if occasion
demands it. We must send men to those
counties to see that there Is fair count.
and we are going to do it. All we waat
now is money enough to send them there
Each one W Ii give all he can for the
cause | know. When that is done and the
votes are counted. and Dr. AmeS is elected
we want him to take the chair, and il he
is not. he will be the first to send congratu-
lations to Mr.. McGilL. Ii we did not
know these Republicans of old we would
have known the result long ago, but we
know them too well. and know that they
will falSfy the returns if possible.
Col. Glenn then read a telegram from
TX. O'Brien saying that he would do all
in his power by giving money to send men
to protect the ballots THIS was greeted
with the widest enthusiasm. Mayor Ames
entered the hall at this moment and for a
few moments there was Wild applause.
c, L. LOCKE.
[ had thought that our work was COM
peted, but it is not, and l am ready TO do
all i'm nv power to protect what we have
already done. You have heard what is re-
ouired of us, and the question now
is. will we do it. or will
we help? Are you willing that laO0rlnS-
men shall be mere machines for the next
two wears because the Republicans are try
ing to fix the ballots. II we checkmate
them this time they will never try it again.
Let us do all we can to inaugurate our next
governor. A. A Ames. as the returns show.
1t is still war Of labor agai 1st capital. and,
It will continue until the official count
What we are going tC do must be done at
once. We want fair count. and that is
what we can have Let all do what they can
to sustain what we have already done. Col.
Glenn read a note from Chris Gallagher
inclosing $50 for the cause. Wild cheering
greeted this.
CHRIS A. GALLAGHER.
You have done your work nobly so far.
and | am satisfied that you are willing to
stand against any fraud that the Republi-
cans are trying to practice. The Republi-
| cans have already tried once to defeat you.
and are trying to do it again now. l stand
ready to prove what | say. and when l cast
my hallot am ready to let out my heart S
hIood in defense of it, All we want
is that which is right. and that
is what we are going to have. Ii