St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-23
PREPARED TO HUSTLE.
Members Of the Democratic
City Committee Are in
Fighting Trim.
Political Paragraphs Of All
Sorts From All Parts
Of the City.
The Exposition Music Should
Draw Crowds This Week
on It's Merits Alone.
Wind-Up Of the Grand Jury
Work on the Census
Cases.


der would be done in an executive ses-
sion. AS all but members of the COM
mittee ambled toward the door the cool
breezes of perfect day wandered in
through the windows. the hum of the
electric cars arose, softened by four
stories of space, and the committeeman
looked calm, contented and happy;
all omens that the work of the
campaign would be ended with that
pleasant restfulneSS which always
marks the successful ending of hard
work. The general political situation
was talked over informally, and plan
of campaign roughly sketched. Then
the committee got down to business. f.
q. HolbrOok was chosen secretary of
the committee. and TheO Basting treas
urer. The secretary then read letter
received from Henry Gund, city COM
mitteeman from the Eleventh ward, in
which Mr.. Gund stated that business
duties would prevent him from
working on the committee, and
asking that his place be filled.
Some of the city candidates, who were
in an adjoining room, entered at this
point. and Mr.. Gund's successor was
talked over. The aldermanic candidate
from the Eleventh, William III. Lackey,
requested that John G. Carlson be made
Mr.. Gund'S successor. Several gentle
men commended MIR. Carlson as hard
worker and a popular man in his ward,
so he was appointed committeeman from
the Eleventh ward. The proposition
regarding joint headquarters for the
city and county committees from the
county committee was laid before the
city committee and duly considered,
but no decision was made. Instead,
TheO Basting and R. r. Cameron were
appoint committee, with power to act,
to look up quarters. The only question
about going into the headquarters al
ready opened by the county committee
is one of room. Is there space enough
to accommodate both committees? If
Messrs. Basting and Cameron decide
that there is, the two committees will
be under one roof; otherwise separate
headquarters will prevail. The COM
mittee adjourned until o'clock to-mor-
row evening, when the vacancies on
the city ticket will be filled.
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Comment on the GLOBES expose of
the secret principles, aims and work
ings of the Anti-CathOlic society has not
yet ceased. There was as much, il not
more, discussion of the matter yeSter-
day as on the day before. Men who had
never given that subject a moments
thought before had become interested
in it and did not hesitate to express
themselves. One earnest, thoughtful
Republican, Republican editor, eX-
pressed himself thus:
81 think the existence of such an Or
ganiZatiOn is q disgrace to American
civilization. Membership in it places a
man but one short step from a criminal.
Membership in it makes of man liar
and knave, characterleSS paltroon,
for, as l understand it upon good au
thOrity, every member of it is sworn
to never reveal who belongs to it, and
to deny under any and all circumstances
that even they belong to it. 1t is dam
gerouS organization in that it works
i'll the dark. Its members are not fight
erS, but aSSasSinS, who stab their vic
tins from behind. Moreover, it is based
upon falsehood, for | know, Of my own
knowledge that 80 per cent of Catholics
want no division of the school
fund. nor do they desire to injure
the public schools. They know that
such things are impracticable, unrea-
sonable and impossible. The Catholics,
as do the Protestants, want fuDda-
mental religion-the duty of man to his
fellow men, to the nation, and to his
GOd-taught in the public schools.
They object, and l think justly, to sec
tarianism.''
The men who worked for the renomi-
nation of Aid. BraZie, of the Fifth
ward, are not sitting up nights strain
ing their ears to catch the sound of the
sheriff's approaching footsteps that they
may fly to Canada to escape the
prosecution for bribery threat
ened by the Stillmanites. 1t is
known that one j. c. Gowdy has made
some sort of an affidavit. charging that
some one attempted to buy his vote, but
BraZie's friends attach no Importance
to that. Affidavits are easily made,
but not always so easily substantiated.
1t is not believed that Gowdy's affidavit
would go far toward sending any one to
the penitentiary.
The Democrats of the Second ward
held an enthusiastic meeting and Or
gained club last night at Spears hall
on Fourteenth avenue southeast. All
of the prominent leaders in the ward.
including the aldermanic candidates
and two of the nominees on
the legislative ticket, were pres
ent, and took an active part
III the proceedings. o. G. Merriman,
the pride of the ward and friend to
all, was unanimously elected president.
In accepting the leadership of the club
Mr.. Merriman made a very neat and
logical speech. He congratulated the
Democrats of the ward for the enthu-
siasm shown in the organization, and
maintained that if they pursued on the
same trail and with equal zeal that has
heretofore been followed, the party
would meet with victory. After c.
c. Wilcox had been elected secretary
and several committees appointed, j.
G. Haynes, the four-year aldermanic
candidate, spoke enthusiastically Oh the
principles of the Democratic party. In
distinguishing the difference of the two
leading parties he said: Zone legisates
to protect the capitalists and the other
seeks to protect the masses"
Since John Fleetham withdrew from
the head of the legislative ticket in the
Twenty-ninth district, it has been sup
posed that 4. DemeuleS would consent
to run for senator in that district. Such
is not the case. Mr.. Demeules may de-
eide to become the candidate. but
he has not yet so decided. To
tell the truth. Mr.. Demeules is
particular ly enthusiastic over some of
the candidates on the Republican
ticket. While he is Republican and
strong one, he is a lover of purity in
politics, anomalous as 1t may seem,
consequently he does not relish the
idea of being classed with such legis-
lative candidates as the Thirty-first
district Republicans have nominated
Lane, Boardman and Cole. Mr..
Demeules is out of touch with that
class of politicians.
AT last nights meeting of the Cleve-
land club, which was unusually en-
thusiastic. the finance committee turned
in $50, collected for the "cart tail' cam
paign, and the committee on the cam
paign reported that four wagons had
been fitted up, and that the campaign
would be opened Oct 1. One week
from tomorrow night the Cleye-
land club will hold meeting in
Relief hall, where good speakers can be
heard. George NJ. BECKER. of the JEFF
ferson club. reported that his club WIS
arranging for grand mass meeting AZ