St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-26

ilolu SFduu rally db TIE hHlSHIS VI La
Dor hall. corner of Sycamore and Park
Ives, Judge j. j. McCafferty and num-
Der of other good speakers will be on
hand to address the voters.
A Democratic meeting will be held
this evening at the corner of Margaret
and Mendoza streets. The meeting will
be addressed by John w. Willis and j.
G. Michael. a rattling meeting is as
Sured.
The Young Mems Fifth Ward Demo-
cratic club will hold another grand rally
at their hall, 437 West Seventh street,
this evening A number OF good speak
erS will address the meeting and gem
eral good time is assured to all who at
tend.
The Tenth ward Democrats met at
Labor hall in st. Anthony Park last
evening and held the most successful
political meeting of the campaign. Over
200 voters were present. c. II. Bene-
dict, f. s. Battley, Peter Anderson, L..
j. Dobner and Alexander Adams made
speeches. Another meeting will be held
at Odd Fellows hall in Hamline this
evening. There will be speeches III
both English and Scandinavian and the
labor question will be fully discussed.
About the latest political organization
is that of the Young Mems Political
club, composed OF number OF young
voters who are to remain organized until
after the autumn election is over. They
have secured quarters and are to enter
heartily into the coming campaign.
The Fifth ward Democrats will meet
at C. S. 7. S. hall this evening. A num-
Der OF good speakers will be present
and a splendid meeting may be ex-
peeted.
Capt. Joe Burger was the star attrae-
ton at the Ninth ward Republican
meeting at the corner of Park and Syca-
more streets last evening. John Hand
Ian acted as chairman and speeches
were made by Judge Burr, j. w.
Fisher, T. G. Stevens, Henry HinkenS.
Otto Haese and Louis Memo. But
Capt. Joe carried off the honors of the
occasion by recounting his adventures
in the army with Col Kiefer. The adj
ventures of ME and Col. Kefer" were
as startling as they were original.
Kiefer, Nichols and company went
through the usual process last night in
the Fifth ward, at Ayd hall on West
Seventh street, of pouring water on the
sprinkiing can. 1t is evident that the
can is nearly empty, as the amount of
fluid escaping is decreasing in quantity.
There never was enough water in the
can to make duck quack, let alone run
away from the manipulatOrs. And there
is not now any reason why notice should
be taken of the innocent amusement.
The entire retlnue of speakers who
would be officeholders begin to show
that they can't hide the fact that they
are not making any impression. and as
they have gotten tired of whistling to
keep up their courage, they hired a
brass band for last nights meeting to
serve the double purpose of taking the
place of the Whistlers and fill up the
places where applause should come in
with music, and try and draw out
crowd that would approach the size at
tending the Democratic meetings.
Christ Hoffman was chosen chairman
and Thomas Ii. McKane secretary. Col.
Kiefer made his usual speech and then
said that he had signed the working
mems platform. He called for printed
copy of it for the purpose of examining
it to see if the charge that he had
signed it too hastily was true. The
colonel read it deliberately, said, II
have always thought l was master of
the English language" He then pro-
ceeded to offer rather Indifferent apol-
ogy for his action and placed himself in
line with the Republican platform by an
evasion OF the main points. He spoke of
the different propositions of the labor
platform, and as to the eight-hour pro-
vision made complete straddle, as in
fact he did as to the other provisions.
During his remarks he said: ''In this
direction there may be possible Objec-
ton. This is matter of trial. Ii you
try it, and it is successful, as far as am
cOncerned'--and at that point he stopped
without completing the sentence.
He modified his early campaign state
mentS as to appointing men to Office
because of their nationality and upon
the recommendation OF influential
friends, and gave as a reason for doing
SO. that it had been said he had PROM
iSed all the offices. 1t was doubtless
astonishing TO the people who heard
his first speeches to hear him retract
his promises. In speaking On the
provision in the laboring mems plat
form relative to the street railway he
stated that it would be hard job to
comply with its provisions, and made
an eyasiye statement of his policy in
reference to it, as he did as to all the
four propositions on the platform of the
iaboring men. Sam Nichols was the
next speaker. He took about three min
utes' time. and ended with his usual
cluster of words around the word ''man-
damus." Conrad Miller has not yet
found enough confidence in himself
to enable him to stand on the
platform without leaning Oh table or
to say what he wants to in an intelligl
bic OF coherent manner. No one could
understand just what he wanted to say
last night. Col. Kiefer, having an
nounced that he and his body guard
were booked for another meeting,
marched out of the hall at this juncture,
while the band played Marching
Through Georgia." A portion of the
audience remained to hear the band
and the talk of Maj. Newson, which
followed. The major wanted an oppor-
tunity to explain his position Oh the s6
to S. q day Tor working men. and had
written an outline of his speech.
The Democrats CT the Fifth ward
held very enthusiastic meeting last
HiS III Ut " ~ L ~ nan, va " tOCf
enth street. Charles Ringwald was
chairman George Mitsch and j. L.
Kerker delivered excellent speeches in
the German language and A. D. War
ner and j. I'll. Ives in English
The speeches were listened to with
great interest. and were applauded at
frequent intervals. The audience fire.
quently interjected remarks in con-
firmati0n of statements of the speakers
and manifested approval of the senti-
ments. There is an abiding feeling
among the Fifth ward people that an
old-time Democratic majority will be
rolled up on tile 9th of May.
The Democrats of the Fifth ward will
hold a meeting at c. S. 2. S. hall, corner
of West Seventh street and Western
avenue, Monday evening.
The Republican party workers are
still calling Oh Chairman Stevens for
cash. Some few are getting small allow