St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-16
MINNEAPOLIS EVENTS.
The Democrats Handle Live Issues IN Wig
orous Fashion at Their Sixth
Ward Meeting.
Gilfllan Announces His Willingness to
Discuss Campaign Issues With
the Prohibitionists.
The Ian Wins the wrestling Match
yvItb Faulkner-.The Contest
splendid One.
Niss FRANCES willard Pays Her Re
spects TO the Anti-saloon
Republicans.
RoUSER THE SIXTH.

To saw that Peterson's hall in the Sixth
ward was well filed last evening would not
be lust. for it was densely crowded with
vonnC voters. and all of them showed that
ihey were in full sympathy with the Demo-
cratic candidate. j. j. McHale was
chosen chairman and filled the position in a
ereditable manner. He spoke at some
length on the political situation and won
many votes by his manner. Chris A. Gal |
lagher was next called. He said DR.. AmeS |
had been selected as the standard bearer be- |
cause he was doctor and could lay out the
dead body of the Republican party after
Nov. 2. The speaker compared the TWO
gubernatorial candidates. and when ne
asked which man the voters present would |
prefer for governor, the AmeS cry that /
burst forth was terrific. That DR.. Ames |
was the leader of the dinner-pall brigade |
Mr.. Gallagher acknowledged, and said the |
doctor was proud Of it and always wanted |
TO be member of this same dinner-pall
brigade. The action OF the Repu0ilcan |
press in trying to convert sermons preached |
by the various clergymen into campaign |
speeches was discussed oy MI. Gallagher, |
and the sermon of Rev. Father McGolrick !
especially mentioned as an instance OF this
kind. Mr.. Gallagher showed that the city
as claimed by Republicans, for if it was they
would take the matter into their own hands
and refuse TO inGorSe the Ames adminiStra-
ton. as thew now do. The speaker referred
IN q cauStic manner to the way in which the
Republican party had cared for the work
lngmen, and cited the lien law as one eX-
ample of a law that had been passed Tor
the rich man. 1t was shown how bills in
PRODUCED by Democrats for the relief or
abOring men had been killed in congress by
Republicans. 1t was the aim of
he Rpublican party to show that
DR.. Ames could do nothing if
ne were elected, Mr.. Gallagher said
BUT it would be found next year that Gov.
AmeS would prevent many obnoxious laws
from being passed by writing the little word
veto" Mayor Rice, of st. Paul was
neld up as another man who would repre-
sent the people in true and faithful man
ner. In closing. Mr.. Gallagher said the
men on the county ticket belonged TO no
sect or CLIQUE, and that in electlng them the
people could depend on getting in good
men. and advised all to vote the Demo-
cratic ticket straight from head to foot.
Calls for A. T. Ankeny brought that gen. |
tleman to the stage, where he made an eff
feetive speech. He said the people
were now engaged in cam
paign different in many respects from
any other. 1t was he said, the most i'm |
nOrtant one he had ever taken part in, and
he wanted to see the Democratic candidates
90 in with colors flying. He said that no
Republican could take the stage and be in
duced to talk upon any live issue Of the
day-they might discuss the dead issues,
but what the people demanded was atten-
ton to the live issues. He called attention
TO the success of the Democratic admins
tration throughout the country, and wanted
TO know why it would not be a good thing |
10 trv Democratic administration in Min |
nesota for the first time in its history. The |
manner in which the Republican papers |
we're going over to the Democratic camp was
iwelt upon at some length. and the reason |
Tor this was given as that the editors be- |
ieved DIR. Ames represented the same |
views that they did. The speaker thought
that it was a shame that the Republican
party should send out orators who could
10 nothing but abuse the candidate of the
Democratic party for things based upon
falsehoOd. Mr.. Ankeny related a story of
how one Republican orator had gone on the
stage and stated that Dr. AmeS was all that
was wicked. when he had never ID his life
seen the mayor of this city. The manner
in which the Republican candidate made
his speech when nominated was recalled.
and the statement that he had to read
it from a book he pulled from his pocket
drew out roars of laughter. Several hui
morous stories related by Mr.. Ankeny
brought down the house, and while the
speaker did not compare Mr.. McGill to the
heroes of his stories, the audience saw the
drift and applauded vigorously. The state
ment that the Republican orators could not
H. = r. -hn ,af
with wild cheering. which lasted some
minutes. Mr.. Ankeny closed by predict
ing that serious labor troubles would yet
arise, and urged the men to think twice
before placing McGIll, the candidate of the
rich men and monopolists, in power, where
he could crowd the poor man to the wall
ard make his life an unbearable woe
P. B. Winston was then introduced. and
as he stepped forward the vast audience
rose and cheered Justify. He said he did
not come to make a speech. and would not
do so. but he had come 10 do all he could
for the Democratic ticket from head to
foot He remarked. as he left the stage,
that in case he was elected. the men who
placed him in Office would never regret it.
Judge Lars NJ. Rand was well received as
he took his place on the stage and began his
speech. He referred to the meeting in the
Third ward, and said that he
had seldom seen more enthusiasm
manifested at any Democratic meeting
This enthusiasm, he said was sweeping
all over the state. and would result in roll
ing up majority of many thousands for
DR. Ames. The judge said that it was fact
that the Scandinavans of the state were
leaving the Republican party and passing
into the Democratic camps. This was be-
cause, he said they had seen too many
dishonest transactions in the Republican
party He paid high tribute to the pa
triotsm of the Scandinavians. and said
that the Republican party would not know
what had hit it after the ballots had been
counted. Candidate McGill, he said, was
selected because he would serve the wheat
and elevator rings of this state. The in
surance law, of which McGill is
the father, was held up to
public view and the defects and
injustice in it rOundly condemned. Judge
Rand wanted to know if the people were
going to cast their ballots for Ring Candi-
date McGill, or for a. A. Ames. and the
applause which followed showed that the
orators words were needed. The local
ticket was mentioned, and the Republican
courthouse ring spoken of, put not dwelt
upon at any length, owing to the Shortness
OF the time.
Judge j. B. Quinn followed Judge Rand
and made an eloquent speech. AS an old
Democrat, he said. he would never refuse to
talk in favor of Democracy. During his
residence here, he said. he had seen moth
ing but Republican administrations, and
he. for one. had had enough of
it. He told how DR.. Ames had been
brought up among the people, and would
work in the interest Of them. At the men
hon of the difference between the AmeS
and the Pillsbury administrations the APP
plause was deafening, and hats went into
the air in large numbers. The judges
speech was strong one. and was fire.
quently interrupted with laughter and ap
plause. The county ticket was spoken of
at some length, and the Judge advised all
hearers to vote the ticket straight. Judge
Quinn, who, by the way. was a candidate
for nomination for probate Judge, paid
Judge Rand, the present candidate, high
compliment and advised all to vote for the