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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-05
JOURNALISTS AT PLAY.
Reception and First Annual dinner
by the minneapolis Press Climb.

the minneapolis PRESS CluO.
The first regular meeting of the Mime
apolis Press club in the new quarters in the
Window block. was held yesterday after
noon and was followed by the first annual
dinner of the club, at the West hotel. Both
were highly successful and enjoyable and
were the first in the long train of dinners
which will hereafter be regular annual
occurrences. The new quarters have al
ready been described in the GLOBE, but
since that time the dTaperieS have been
added and the improvement is very per-
ceptible. Another addition has been made
in the shape OF a handsome group picture
of the members. photographed by J. A.
Brush. 1t is an artistic piece of work,
beautifully framed and a desirable addi-
tional ornament to the rooms. The secre-
tary was instructed to tender the clubs
thanks to Mr.. Brush.
The guests of the club included Mr.. E.
Y. Smalley of the Northwest, MeSsrS.
George II. MoTett, John II. Baker and w.
o. Bates OF st. Paul; Joel Benton, the
well-knOwn writer, and Rev. Clay Nc
CauIey of st. Paul. Four candidates were
admitted. viz: w. W. Alyord of the Com
mercial Bulletin, James Gray and George
Markers of the Tribune and F. E. MINI
Ocks of the Journal. When the routine
business was concluded, Mr.. Snlalley, upon
invitation, delivered an informal talk on
journalism. From the rich fund of his eX-
perience he drew many interesting facts
and anecdotes. and for an hour entertained
the club in pleasing style, as he said, he has
many hobbies in the newspaper line and
goOd-naturedly rode them for the clubs
benefit.
At the conclusion of the address the club
adjourned to the West hotel and partOok
of a sumptuOus collation. rendered by the
officers of the club, past and present. 1t
was delicious repaSt, served in
the ladies' ordinary in that per-
feet style for which the West has
won wide reputation. Eight courses were
served. each illustrated on the menu cards
by familiar headings from the leading pa
pers, as follows: Truthful James, By
Stander, Globuies. Lusty Lyre, Casual List
ener. Spray of the Falls, Town Crier and
Gazette-Ear. The menu cards were ele-
CANT hand-painted affairs, and will doubt
less long be preserved as souvenirs of an
excellent banquet and pleasant occasion.
There were no fOrmalities. The president
of the club presided. and j. n. Mind. on
behalf of the officers, made short address
of welcome. Capt. George IL. MOffett re-
sponded for the guests from without the
club, and e. III. Dixon for the club. With
a few pleaSantries the supper ended and
the assembly broke up.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-05
IORCHLIGHT PROCESSION.
The People TO Turn Out Tonight In
The Interests OF Dr. Ames.

The eve of election will be celebrated by
a grand torchlight procession in the inter
estS of DIR. Ames. A portion OF the
pageantry will be the silk hat battalion
that celebrated Cleveland'S election year
ago last fall. They will represent the pro-
! fesSional and business men of tine city.
The Swedish Republican club will be con-
spicuous i'm the procession. They have al
ready procured their torches and viii be on
hand promptly at O'Clock under the lead
ership of the vice presidento of the organiza-
| ton.
The laboring men of the city will be
represented by the Sixth ward club, which
will turn out 500 strong headed by a brass
band of forty pieces, commanded by Capt.
Al SchaferS.
Those of the wards other than the Sixth
and Seventh who wish to take
part in the parade are requested
to be at Harrison hall. corner of Nicollet
and Washington avenues, promptly at
o'clock tonight. in order that the parade
may be finished in time for the rallies that
are TO follow. A large number of carriages
have been provided for the central COM
mittee and prominent citizens and several
hundred horsemen will be in line. The
line of march will be up Washington ave-
avenue TO Sixth street, down Sixth street
to Nicollet avenue. down Nieollet avenue
to Bridge square. up Hennepin avenue to
Washington and then to the Democratic
headquarters.
The following will be the order Of the
South Minneapolis organizations in the pa
rade:
First Division-Grand marshal and assist
ance; the Union Musical band, forty pieces;
the dinner-pail brigade; United States regi-
ment.
Second Division-The Coopers' band, Con-
cordia; Sixth ward at large.
Third Divlsion-Drum corps; Seventh ward
at large: the city at large.
The first, second and third divisions will
form on Sixth street and Fifteenth avenue
SOUTH and the line of march will be from
Sixth street to Cedar avenue. up Cedar TO
Washington and up Washington to Demo
cratic headquarters, where the OtheI divi-
siOns will fall il. The mounted men who
are to take part in the parade are requested
to be at Democratic headquarters at 7:S0
osalOoly
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-05
POOLING AN ALDERMAN.
w. w. Sly Badly Taken in by n
Democrat Dollars at Stake.

DemOcrat--DO Dollars at Stake.
Aid. Sly is an ardent PiIlsbury supporter,
than whom no man is working harder to
secure votes and voters. Indeed. his en-
thusiasm is so great that it has led him to
commit several strange blunders. In that
respect he is nearly as wild as Freeman
Lane, who would sacrifice his wfe's rela-
tons for his party. A few days ago Mr..
Murphy of the Third ward was introduced
to him as the landlord of an immense board
ing house near Washington rink. Sly took
him aside and asked Murphy if he did not
want to make some money. Murphy re-
Piled that he was open to all negotiations
where there was money in sight Sly then
told him if he would secure all his boardefS
to vote fol- Pillsbury he would be well paid
for his trouble. The bargain was agreed
to. Next evening they met and Murphy
reported that he had packed his boarding
house with voters from Anoka and other
adjoining towns, and that he had even
| placed a number of boarders in the Wash
ington rink and expected to shelter at least
100 moIe in the rink, for whom he had pro-
vided cots at rs cents each. He asked
Sly for money, saying he had been at large
expense. Sly told him he had done nobly,
and assured him that upon going to Charley
Robinson, the dispenser of the barrel, he
could get all the money he wanted. Sly
offered to go with him and make it all
right. But the joke was too good to keep
longer and the sell was given away to the
discontinue of Aid. Sly. Mr.. Murphy
owneS a little restaurant near the rink and
has no regular boarders, and furthermore is
a Staunch AmeS supporter. 1t was cruel
joke and Aid. Sly bought wine.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-05
SUNDAY POLITICS.
A DisOrderly Republican Meeting--
Wordy Duel.

A meeting of the so-called French Re-
publicans of West Minneapolis was held
yesterday afternoon at Ill NicOllet avenue.
Mons. Ii. l.. Gordon made an address in
English, which many Of the audience could
not understand, aud therefore called for
another orator. Repeated calls were made
for ii. +. Carrier, editor of the Echo de
L'Ouest, who promised to speak if Gordon
was allowed TO finish his address. When
the thunderer concluded, Mr.. Carrier be-
gan to spout, when j. B. Parradis, editor
of another paper called lie Progress,
insisted on addressing the meeting,
and the audience was treated TO
the spectacle of two Republican orators
speaking in the French at the same time.
The go-as-you-please talking match con-
tinued for some time. and the friends of
each alternately applauded, yelled and
jeered. The meeting finally broke up in
great disorder. and the making of Pillsbury
votes on Sunday was indefinitely post
poned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-05
A PLEA TO PROHIBITIONIsTS.
Made by n Prohibitionist to support
The Ticket Tomorrow.
To the Editor Of the Globe


To the Editor of the Globe.
VIII you kindly allow me space in your
valuable paper to say a few words to the
Prohibition voters OF Minneapolis, for fear
that some OF them might be misguided on
Tuesday next in casting their ballot for
mayor of this city of Minneapolis. We want
it distinctly understood that our candidate
for mayor is Wesley NJ. Lawrence, and not
Albert Lawrence as some Of the Prohibition
lists suppose. Albert Lawrence is not a Pro
hibtiionist, but a high license man. II is
true the Prohibitionists have nominated him
on their ticket in the Eighth ward for alder
man. 1 hold that Mr.. Lawrence is not en-
titled 10 one Prohibition vote, for voting for
a man that sustains high license is not voting
for Prohibition, and hope that every true
ProhibitiOnist will study this matter care
fully and on Tuesday will scratch the name
of Mr.. Lawrence from our city ticket. Now
as for Scrap Iron Bill leaving the Prohibition
party, he has never been considered Prohi-
bitouist. But he is willing to be anything TO
hear himself talk. The Prohibitionists never
cared for even his company. and always gave
him the cold shoulder when he came crawling
aroui d. Now so far as his influence is con-
cerneu. drawing prohibition votes 10 Pillsbury
is all bosh. He cannot influence one vote.
although he said he could make more money
talking for Pillsbury than he could at his
business. He may be like the colored man
that was telling me the other day he got paid
for working for Pillsb Try, but was going TO
vote for Ames. Now i'm conclusion, lie
me say TO every Prohibitionist, vot
for W. NJ. Lawrence for mayore
And don't throw away your vot
TO sustain a high-license policy. Vote your
principle and the result will be all right IN
the future. High license has been tried here
the past two years and has proven to be a
fraud, as in other cities where il has been
tried. 1t is true that the saloons have been
closed in front but wide open in the rear
every Sunday in the year. The only differ
ence between Ames' policy and Pillsbury's Is
the former was wide omen and the latter wa
open wide. Now, between the two evils
choose the least, and which is it9 i leave you
to answer next Tuesday.
PRoHIBITIoNIsr.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-05
pILLsRuRY REFORM.

If the speech of Col. "rhundering"
GORDON at Minneapolis Saturday night is
the best illustration of decent campaigning
that the Holier Than-Thou party of that
city can give, it had just as well unveil its
hypocrisy at once and save the people the
trouble of tearing the mask away, as will
be done next Tuesday. 1t doesn't speak
very high for the achievements of reform
administration when it sets up as its leading
advocate an orator whose vulgar jeSts
brought the mantle of shame 10
the cheeks of the most hardened tough in
the audience-and that, too, when the OBJ
scene language and accompanying tgura-
tive illustrations We're used in the presence
of ladies. The widest-Open policy in the
world could not be half so damaging to
public morals as the exhibitions that were
witnessed at the PILLSBURY meetings last
Saturday night. DR.. ANEs may not be an
angel, but he is at least gentleman. He
has too much respect for womanhood to in
dulge in vulgar jokes in the presence of
ladies. If Saturday nights meetings are
the best results of Mayor PILLsBURY's re-
form administration the sooner it goes I'M
der the better.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-05
MINNEAPOLIS NEWS.
VOTE EARLY.

Every lover of broad-guage admnistra-
hon, every voter who believes in setting
the seal of sisapproval upon an administra-
ton of SHAM, deceit and hypocrisy, should
make it point to be at the polls early to-
morrow. Let your first duty of the day be
to deposit your ballot for AMEs and Re-
form. The registration is unprecedently
heavy, and it will be necessary 10 begin
early to get in the full vote. See to it that
If any are shut out when the polls close
they will not be yours. Impress your
neighbor who will vote for AMEs with the
importance of getting early TO the polls.
An early vote means large vote. and a
large vote means the election of AMEs and
the triumph of reform.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-05
THE SPIES REPORT
Liquor.Law ViOlators Too High
Toned TO be ArresIed.

DR.. Ames had placed in his hands yester-
day the records kept by Messrs. j. ID. Nc
Connel, j. w. Atwater and w. II.
Ross, who were hired as spies
by mayor Pillsburry from November IL,
1854. until about January 1.1SS5, at 50 per
day and expenses. These records show the
names of all persons who sell liquor in
violation of the ordinance, together with
time, amount purchased and amount
paid. The men above referred to informed
DIR. Ames that they reported the facts TO
Mayor Pillsbury and that he said that GER
tain of them were nice, honorable and
must not be molested; that he told them
they could not have them arrested because
the court could not issue the
warrants That they applied TO the
municipal court for warrants but were re-
fused, because Mayor PillSbury had left
orders not to have any warrants issued in
such cases. There are siXty-five OF these
cases. and the men above referred to
say that none of them, except poor fellows
who were known to be friends of DR..
Ames, were pulled up and punished. The
records are an interesting study and will be
kept by DIR. Ames as memento of the spy
system inaugurated by the reform admin
istratiOn.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-05
ARE STRIKES SENSIBLEr
The Way You Look at il Makes a
Difference.
no the Editor of die Globe:

To the Editor OF the GLOBE:
The frequency with which strikes are re-
ported daily, or almost hourly now is growing
70 be rather alarming. 1t seems that a con-
certed movement is being made by the differ
ent labor unions throughout the country, that
the master power has commanded the work
lngmen to strike. This is extremely unfor-
tunate, and will tend to cripple business to
40 little extent. The fallacy of men so strik-
ng is illustrated almost daily by the pinched
and drawn faces of little children and the
White, suffering faces of wives. Perhaps the
aboring classes do need redress, but this is
certainly not the right way to gain it. You
IAN usually gain more by reas oning with q
nan than by commanding him, especially
when you have no right so to command. This
everyone justice and satisfaction, but prays
the strikers not to forget the little ones at
home.
We have heard and read much of wattered
and shallow brains. But never before were
we more impressed with the rattle of an
empty skull than with the above, which we
clip from the editorial column of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Journal. Editors
with their cellars filled with wine and their
pantrieS grooming under the weight of luxu-
ries can see no need of a strike. Oh. mol
Boys you mustn't strike, its naughty, and in
the words Of Beecher lit is unreasonable to
expect or ask for more than bread and
water" Perhaps the laboring classes do
need redress. oh, yes, perhaps, may be,
can't tell for sure. But then they have no
right to command. That's it to dot. Keep
quiet boys while this sympathising editor
prays the strikers not to forget the little ones
at home. G. S. BRANCH
Minneapolis, April 4.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-05
GORDON ON THE JURY.
People Who Live i'm Glass III Ouses
should Not Throw stones.

1.-THE jury passing on the prisoners life,
May, in the sworn twelve, have thief or
two,
Guiltier than him they try
The above lines from Shakespeare are
respectfully dedicated TO Col" Gordon,
the Leland rink oracle of Saturday night.
Never in the history of the city has an
orator been guilty of such foul-mouthed
indecency as was Ii. l.. Gordon
in his Leland rink speech in es-
pousing the candidacy of Mayor Pillsbury.
The spectacle of man with the odoriferous
public and private record of Ii. l.. Gordon
attacking the character of a man like Dr.
Ames and telling dirty stories to an assem-
blage in which ladies are present is truly
edifying. The audience applauded the OBJ
scene illusions of the vulgar Gordon, when
common decency should have demanded
that they should meet with an expression
of disproval. If any Democratic orator had
used such filthy expressions in public ad-
dress the Republican papers would have
fairly sh1eked. As it is they have nothing
to say.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-05
ALL IN A HEAP"
Republicans Dismayed by the Globes E1-
pose of the Pillsbury-0lark Bar
gain and Sale.
A Plot to Bstray the People, Which the
Republicans Cannot Afford to
Oountenance.
Efforts to Quiet Popular Indignation
--They Can Neither Deny Nor
Ignore.

The Republicans were yesterday seriously
disconnected by the GLOBES expose of the
preconcerted plot by which Mayor Pills
bury was induced to accept the nomination
for mayor at the hands of the Republican
city convention, with the understanding
that if elected he will not be asked to per-
sOnally attend to the duties of the office,
but can go to Europe, as he had previously
determined, leaving Cal Clark, the presi-
dent of the council, to act in his stead
Yesterday a well-known and consistent
Republican, who, like many others, will
prefer to vote for DR.. Ames rather than TO
make it possible for Cal Clark to indict
himself on the people as their mayor, said:
That was the hardest shot we have received
yet. have known Of the arrangement wnlcn
was cooked up to surrepttiously slip clark
into the mayors chair, but 1t wouidnt 90 1or
me to say anything, as you know. only
wonder that il wasn't made PUBIC before.
There is another link in the chain or evidence
which tue GLOBE overlooked Gordon, arter
putting Clark in nomination, said very sig
nificantly on the floor of the convention that
he would be withdrawn if Mayor Pillseury
was nominated leaving II to be inferred that
he would fight the candidacy OF anyone else.
/ have always been Republican, but j can
I
denied? 1 don't see how it can be. You no
ticed that Mayor Pillsbury gave an equiVocal
answer when ne was asked point blank by a
man at the Leland rink meeting whether he
means to stay in the city If he is elected or
whether he is going to Europe.
Yesterday the Republican managers were
| at a loss as to what could be done. 1t is
hardly possible for them to attempt TO ig-
more such an important matter, and 1t Is
equally difficult in the face of existing cir
cumstances for them TO deny the bargain
and sale compact. A consultation was held
but no satisfactory decision was arrived at.
The fact that Pillsbury IS being again used
as a stool pigeon to accomplish the ends OF
men whose aims have invariably been to
thwart the wishes of the people, Is likely to
play havoc with the mayors chances
| for a reelection. Clark IS a
pronounced PrOhibitlOnist, whose
methods of administration will not be
cOuntenancad by ene-third of the Republi-
cans. Last summer, while Mayor Pills
bury was absent East, Clark was acting
mayor, and set the city in an uprear by the
| enforcement of narrow-gauge policy to
the strctest letter. 1t was then that the
performances of Sergt. Kirkham and his
| STEP ladder brigade called out protest
from the partisan Republican papers,
which had made it their policy TO applaud
every act of the administration. Cal
Clark. as mayer de facto, with his straight
laced ideas, will be hard pill fer even the
staunchest Republicans to swallow.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-05
pILLsBuRY AND CLARK.

No doubt the denals will be made,
this morning, but they will be without
weight. The GLOBES expose, yesterday,
of the scheme by which, in the event Of
his election, GEORGE A. PILLsBURY is tC
go to Europe, CAL W. CLARK is to be
mayor de facto, has terribly disconnected
the Republicans. They are at loss to
trump up a plausible denial, but have one
ready, and it will doubtless be printed this
morning. 1t is unworthy of credence.
When asked point blank whether he would
20 to Europe, Mayor PILLsBURY dared not
say no, for he knew better. 1t is unneces-
sary to warn the voters of Minneapolis
what it would mean to have CLARK occupy
the executive chair. 1t is unnecessary tC
warn the wOrkIngmen of the city what il
means. They will rebuKe the conspiracy al
the polls tomorrow.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-05

WASHINGTON, April 4.-DemocratiC
members of the ways and means committee
express the opinion based upon the depart
ment estimates that the ew tariff bill Will
effect q reduction between 500, 600, 00O
and S24, 900 in the revenue OF
the government. A loss of IS, 600. 600
is expected as result of placing
wool on the free list, of 81, 200, 900 on
wooden products and of So, 900, 600 on sugar.
In cotton and wooden cloths the principle
reduction of duty has been on the coarse.
and very little or no change has
been made in the finer qualities,
such as lace, etc. Before the measure is
reported to the house the clause placing
fish on the free list will probably be quail
fed with a proyiso excepting Canadian
fish. so long as Canada refuses to accord
the fishermen of this county the right to
enter and clear from Canadian ports.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-05
Minneapolis, April 4.


The expression 'rats," which has recently
become popular, in single word of four let
tiers implys doubt, contempt and disbelief.
County Attorney Davis evidently fails TO
grasp the delica.e irony OF this latest Ameri-
canism. He complains that In his Third and
Sixth ward speeches. when he asked, do you
want your homes bowed down with shame -
that the people yelled rats" That when he
said that saloons would mark places where
schools and churches now stand il Ames is
elected that he was again greeted with cri es
OF rats" What answer, pray, could have
been more appropriate TO such absurd and
pitiful statements of the situation. Great
is ''rats" and long may it wave.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-05
This Is True.

The humbuggery in politics comes 10 the
surface with every hour. The most con-
spicuous example of the article is found
in the action OF the Young Mems Dem
ocratic club which lately repudiated the
Democratic nominees in a series OF resolu-
lions. The humbuggery of this will be
more conspicuous when IL Is known that
this club of the sounding name is composed
of Just two gentlemen who have allowed
themselves in a pique TO be manipulated by
the opposition. Another example of this is
found in the remuneration of his party by
Matt Walsh in a pet at not being able 70
corral the aldermanic nomination. and this
after having been keptkin Office by his party
for the past eight years. Verify, politics is 9
foul yocation-Mercury.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-05
Power of workingmen.

The Journal says referring to the nominal
ton of DR.. Ames: 1.-The doctor constituents
are the consumers and not the producers, the
TAKERS and not the taxpayers. This the
better men OF his party knew, and they did
not turn out Saturday night They preferred
10 get in their work at the polls. This they
will do and the Republican candidate will
profit by the result"
WOrkingmen, remeu Der that by your voice
was the nomination of DR.. Ames made. and
note also the implied slur. Remember il
when the time comes 70 cast your ballots aud
show that although no. ranking among the
"better men" of the city you are still men,
and that your will constitutes mighty power
in shaping the destinies of our city.-South
MINNEAPOLIS life
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-05
The sixth ward.

The following is the platform disseminated
by Louis Frederickson, the independent
workingmeu's csndidAtelin the Sixth ward:
81. Louis FredericksOn, hereby declare my
intention, If elected rs alderman from the
Sixth ward, TO do all in my power to further
and better the interests and welfare OF the
laboring classes of the city, by condemniug
convict la Dor as brought In competition with
honest toll. and i am also, in favor OF the
abolition OF the contract system on municipal
works. and of lessening the hours of labor
on said works. / am also opposed TO. and
will vote against granting any extensive fran
chise TO any monopoly or syndicate what
ever" LoUIs FREDERICKsON.