St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-06


first, when the First Regiment band stood
in the street and drummed up the audience,
The meeting was called to order by a fat,
good natured youth. who never yet used
razor, apparently, named S. A. Phillips,
one of the officers of the club. Messrs.
Sanderson, Johns and FauntlerOy were
made committee for that purpose, and
hunted I'D the speakers of the evening
among the audience and escorted them to
the stage. Those that assembled the plat
form were: A. r. McGill, candidate for
| governor, Col. Bobleter candidate for
state treasurer. Col j. ii. David
son. DR.. S. J. Murphy, Rev. Bird
| Wilkins, sand A. j. Blethen. the we'll
known poet of the Tribune. Their ascent
was heralded by applause and screams,
feature of the meeting used at every
valuable occasion throughout the evening"
AN. E. Clapp, Republican candidate for at
torney general, was first introduced. lie
made stump speech of considerable
length. . He reviewed the Republican CAM
paign of 1884 and briefly mentioned the
| tariff issue of that time. After telling q
humorous story on the Democratic candi-
date for governor, he apOlogiZed for doing
it, as the Republican state central commit
tee had forbidden the candidates to speak
of DR.. AmeS as the avOWed champion of
all that was vicious, and thought sthat this
campaign appealed especially to young
men who would make themselves felt at
the election and unless the Republicans ac-
knowledged leader, Cushman K. Davis,
was given a seat in the United States SEN
ate.
FARMER. M'GILL.
A. r. McGill was loudly called for, and
in coming forward, lamented his inability
to make a speech. He also poured taffy
into the ears of the young men. and cred
tied the wOrkingmen with intelligence
enough to participate in the government.
He had always thought the system of en-
ploying convict labor in this state was radi-
cally wrong, and never could be right as
long as their labor competed with free, hon
est labor. 1t was the duty of the next leg
lature to remedy this. In 1870 he had en-
tered the fight against the railroads OPP
preston of the farmers, and he now stood
squarely on the Republican platform, which
guaranteed protection to the farmers. Mr..
McGilrs remarks were loudly cheered.
Mr.. Blethen made a dry high tariff speech,
which elected very little enthusiasm. He
criticised the record OF DR.. Ames as mayor,
in not keeping the saloons closed from mid
night Saturday until Monday morning and
made illusions to the bossiSm, etc., of the
Democrats.
Col. j. Fl. Davidson appeared in full
dress suit and created good deal OF en-
thusiasm by his remarks. He said that the
host of the PhiliStines had encamped on the
plains of Minneapolis, a statement that
was vociferously applauded, even by Mr.
Blethen. He then depicted their great
GO-liar. clad in brass all over as DOC
Ames," and carried out the legend by assert
ing that Little McGilT' would hurl the
smooth stone into the weak parts of his
harness and lay him out dead politically on
the I'd of November. He spoke feelmgly
in favor of protecting the home, for high
license. local option in the rigid enforce
ment of the laws on the statute books. He
dwelt upon the great development of Min
neSota as a refutation of the Democratic
charge of Republican mismanagement.
Col. Davidson's speech was enthusiastically
received and was the address of the even
ing.
DIR. MURPHY's REMARKS.
Dr. J. II. Murphy made one of his char
acteristic speeches, containing more fun
than politics. He claimed that two years
ago the back bone of the prison ring was
broken.
At the close OF every speech there mad
been loud calls for Bobleter, and when DR..
Murphy sat down the cries became loud
and numerous. He came forward and was
so ratified that he began, "Mr, Chairman
and gentlemen of the Young Mems Demo
cratic club" when several voices in the
front row corrected him. He spoke very
briefly. While he was talking Maj. T. NJ.
Newson assembled the stage. shook hands
all around the semi-circle, and in a few min
utes was introduced as one of Ramsey
county's old babies" He began as usual
with an autobiographical sketch, followed
it with lengthy history of the rise and fall
of the Republican party and slavery, but
made no alIusion whatever to any question
of any earthly interest in this campaign,
except to say the Republican party is totter-
ing down the slope of old age
Rev. Bird Wilkins came forward in
response to calls, although the audience
was beginning to thin out. After talking
few minutes he took out manuscript
and proceeded to read speech in behalf Of
of his colored brethren, after which the
meeting adjourned 0with three cheers for
the ticket