St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-07
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the Interest of Democracy.
Orders were issued yesterday to the
various Democratic clubs and organiZa-
tons of Ramsey county, of which the
following is copy:
In order to perfect the marching or
ganizatiOn of the Democratic clubs of
this county have assumed command,
by virtue of my position as president of
the Ramsey County Democratic club
and also my position as vice president
for this congressional district of the
state association of Democratic clubs.
Col. Williams Crooks is hereby
appointed grand marshal of all
professions comprising two or more
ward clubs, and shall have
power to appoint his aides, and also to
divide the ward clubs into regiments
and battaliOns with proper subordinate
officers. j. A. Tierney is appointed
quartermaster with the rank of major,
and will be obeyed and respected &C
cOrdingly. The quartermaster will be
responsible for all property be-
longing to the Ramsey County
Democratic. club, and all prop
erty owned and used by the several
clubs in their aggregate capacity. A
grand mass meeting and barbecue in
the interests of the Democratic party
will be held at the city of Minneapolis
on Wednesday evening, Oct. 10. All of
the several ward clubs are hereby Or
dered to turn out upon the occasion and
proceed to Minneapolis under the direct
command of Col. Crooks. Each club
will provide its own uniform,
but torches will be supplied free of
charge by the Quartermaster. No
torches will be issued except upon
written acquisitions, stating the num-
Der of torches needed. All acquisitions
shall be directed 10 the guartermaSter
and signed by the president of the club.
The president of each club will give
a receipt for the number of
torches issued to such club, and
will be responsible for the safety
of the torches during the entire
campaign. All acquisitions for torches
must be presented on or before WedneS-
day next at noon. Each club will pro-
vide oil for the torches which it re-
ceives, and will also attend to filling the
torches and prepare them for use. 1t
is expected that at least 1000 voters
will turn out for the demonstration of
next Wednesday. All officers of ward
clubs are hereby urged to call special
VI biiClA lNoPCNSANO Olubo anu
to prepare at once for active operation.
A drill company should be organized
Immediately in connection with each
club. and instructions in marching
should be given to each company by a
military expert. Transportation to
Minneapolis on next Wednesday will
be furnished free of charge to all who
participate in the parade. The
train carrying the Ramsey county con-
tingent Will leave st. Paul at exactly
1880 p. m. All clubs will report at head
quarters OH Wabasha street in front of
the Grand opera house at o'clock p.
m. AS many bands of music as are
needed for the procession will
be furnished by the Ramsey
County Democratic club, but each
marching company is requested to pro-
vide drum corps of its own if pos
sible. The president of each club will
let me know at once whether his club
will participate, and if So how many
men will report for duty on the evening
or the parade. JOHN W. WILLIS,
President Ramsey County Democratic
Club