St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-15
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A Rather Interesting Assem-
blage Of Local Democratic
Elements
Which Developed Several
Features Not Down on
the Bills.
Severe Rebuke Administered
to an Element Which De-
served 1t.
Some Spicy Remarks Which
Showed the Vigorous
Democracy.

The vigorous Democracy asserted it.
self in great shape at special meeting
held last night to talk over the form of
caucuseS to be held. About 200 invita-
lions were sent, and they included those
gentlemen known as the No. 2 Democ-
racv, beside the rank and file of the
regular and overwhelming party. 1t was
racy meeting, and developed
several interesting facts. The
first and most important was
that the Democracy is practically
unit in favor of Mayor Smith, and
that the Number Two Democracy is very
small in number, and the line of di-
vergence is very small. Most of the in
t1uential members have returned to the
party fold, and the remainder show no
disposition to be captious. The meeting
was held at Market hall, where about
one hundred men gathered. 1t was an
enthusiastic and satisfactory assem-
blage, and the fact that two of those
present showed the cloven hoOf and
made exhibitions of themselves casts
no reflection on party harmony. AT the
beginning of the meeting p. Ii. Kelly
got into a controversy with County
Commissioner Mitsch. and a ''blank
pumpkin-headed Dutchman'' was the
careSSing epithet applied to him. Aft
erward the Second ward statesman
crossed swords with County Clerk
| O'Connor, but the latter was equal to
the occasion, and the lances broke
squarely, though there was considerable
| Indignation at the unprovoked attack.
Nj. }. O'ConnOr presided, and adj
| dresses were made by Judge Brisbin,
! Col Crooks, d. w. LAWYER and John w.
Willis, all on the subject of Democracy,
and all urging harmony and
UNITY OF ACTION
| i'm the party. G. ID. O'Brien followed
with talk of the same character, in
which he paid high compliment to the
administration, and called attention to
| the fact that no Democratic official
in Ramsey county has ever misappro-
! priated a cent of public money. Then
| he encouraged the County Democracy
] in a general way, calling attention to
| the fact that that Ramsey was the
cradle of the Democracy of the state.
! This innocent statement seemed to
| rouse the ire of Mr.. Doran, of lie Sueur,
who was present, and he took the floor
| to make a speech, in which he glOrlfied
himself and roasted Ramsey county as
| not having contributed cent. He
| worked himself up TO a white heat over
| the matter, and declared he would not
be dictated to, but in such general
| terms as TO refer to 10 one and no place
| in particular.
Z. II. Kelly followed, and, taking up
| the thread where DOran had dropped it,
| pitched into everything and everybody
in general. He declared Ramsey county
fy1. 1t,1p
! Judge Macdonald, and then began on
the first Rice campaign for congress.
| When he intimated that money had not
! been accounted for it brought p. I.
Kayanagh to his feet to demand what
campaign was referred TO. An
ANGRY WAR OF WORDS
enSued. and the meeting becameVery
much excited. Kavanagh said his books
and accounts were public property, and
| had been publicly audited. Il AIN a
| Democrat" he exclaimed, "and | never
voted for and supported Bill King" At
| tins home thrust the crowd applauded,
and Mr.. Kelly grew furious. He pitched
| into II. L. O'COnnOr, and said he had
gone to Minneapolis to get away from
convention. He vowed Mayor Smith
had never contributed dol
lar to Eugene Wilson's campaign
and then got off something about g. ID.
! O'Brien's refusing to allow his maine to
be withdrawn from the convention four
years ago. Mr.. Kelly got very excited
and finally INDUCED in little profanity.
! The meeting was naturally little
| stirred up. and there was great deal
of suppressed excitement when
q. d. O'Brien got the floor to
reply. Calmly. quietly and without
a particle of apparent feeling
or excitement, he began the admins
tering of a severe rebuke to both Kelly
and Doran. He spoke of the manner and
the profanity, the premedtated insult
| offered, and in caustic, singing, sar