St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-29
minneapolis Will Show Up
With a Full Registration
Because of Yesterday.
Ali of the Credit for It Is Due
to the Two Democratic
Committees.
Estimated That They Handled
Not Less Than 5000 Ger
t.ficateS Of Removal.
Emma Schmidt Gets a Verdict
of $2,750--Mrs. Roller Re-
eeived Nothing.

Minneapolis will show up well in the
registration books after all, thanks to
the energetic action of the Democratic
city and county committees. There
were undoubtedly fully $1,000 voters in
the city of Minneapolis yesterday MORN
ing who had not registered. There may
be thousand or so now who failed to
get their names upon the books, but the
number will probably fall below There
is little doubt that but for the excellent
plan hit upon by T. q. Winston and
carried out by the committees there
would have been not less
that 10000 men IN the city of Minneap-
oils, all qualified voters, but diSfran-
chised because they were not regis
tered. Too much praise cannot be ac-
corded Mr.. Winston and the chairmen
of the city and county committees for
their energy. A rough estimate of the
number OF certificates of removal Sc
cured for voters by means of the clear
ing house system, of the number of
certificates that actually passed through
The clearing house. places the total at
about 5000. There were probably more
than that. Conservative estimates
place the total registration at about
$1,000. Some wild figures, running away
up 10 $4,000. have been promulgated,
but little credence is placed in them.
Thousands of voters were hustled out
and registered yesterday who required
no certificates, but who would never
have registered if they had not been
seen.
The active work of carrying affidavits
hither and thither and returning the
certificates nf rnn1nUal IN tho piaarif,Cr
house III the Democratic city committee
rooms, whence they were sent to the
proper polling places. did not begin
until noon, but for hours before
that Fourth street, between Nicol-
let and Hennepin, was packed
with vehicles. Twelve O'Clock came
and the hustle began. Before
that all preliminary work had been done
by the Democrats. Certificates already
in the clearing house had been sorted,
and everything done which could pos
Sibly be done TO facilitate the business
of the day as soon as the registration
booths were opened. In the outer room
III men and boys of assorted ages and
SiZeSWere struggling at the door leading
into the politicians hegira; these were
the messenger boys, who, when the time
arrived, would carry the certificates
of removal from their assigned precincts
to the clearing house, aid return to
their precincts with such other affidavits
as had accumulated in the interval.
The Republican managers did not re-
port at the committee rooms until noon.
They did not seem to think it necessary.
But the Democratic managers worked
without them. and there are probably
not above 100 Democratic voters in the
city who have not been registered.
The registration booths presented a
busy scene. At noon, when the polls
opened. there were crowds gathered
about the door of most of the regIstra-
ton booths. From then until 2 o'clock
the clerks were busily engaged; then
the registration began to grow lighter.
only to become brisk again toward
nightfall: In North Minneapolis and
''South Town" the judges labured I'M
der some difficulties in explaining to
toleieD-l CHI voters the intricacies of
the certificate of removaP' clause.
Many obliging judges had taken the
quired certificates. These unin-
dorsed certificates began to ac-
cumulate byt afternoon. In the heart
of the city the work progressed smooth
~. But the proverbial "old settler"
gave some trouble. He had lived and
voted in the same ward and precinct for
10, these many gears, and when the re-
districting OF the city made it necessary
for ''old settler" to obtain certificate
of removal. he demurred to surprising
d. gree. However, there we're many
new voters 10 take his place. After 6
o'clock the registration began to grow
heavy again, and until o'clock almost
every polling place in the city was
crowded. A few voters were cut off by
the closing of the booths at 8, but not
many. Altogether it was Il good days
work.
There is now every reason to believe
that gallant Phil Winston will carry the
city for mayor by a rouSing majority.
This prediction is based OH the general
sentiment not only expressed by Demo-
Gratis but by Republicans as well. In
the first place. he is thoroughly known
to the people as one of the city's
most enterprlsing business men. This is
everything tn the people. They demand
above all things an administration
level headed and of even temperature.
They want no experiments in street
lighting or otherwise which will involve
enormous expenses. Nor will Mr..
Winston be obliged to do as Mayor BabD
did-gO through all the Puritan cities of
the country to find step-ladder policies
in the way OF regulating the
mayor fit to entertain visiting
strangers. He IS man of fine
address and good manners. Indeed. no
man of the city could more fifty repre-
sent the people on general public occa-
sions than MIR. Winston. Yet no candi-
date has ever been SO badly abused by
Republican papers. But those scurril-
Gus attacks only reflect the good traits of
the candidate.
The Tribune yesterday tried to crawl
out of its corner by saying that If p. b.
Winston would only say that he had no
intention of leaving Minneapolis it
would settle the question. If the Trib-
une had asked Mr.. Winston that ques-
ton before Col. johnson Instituted the
preparation of that article, which
johnson admits and the Tribune denies,
it would have found Mr.. Winston ready
to swear by Minneapolis. He did so
before, and he has done SO since.
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Since Knute Nelson quit congress
and became the attorney Ola big railroad
company he has lost his interest in the
people and now stands the defender of
corporations and monopolists. How are
the mighty fallen! But yesterday his
word was power in the Fifth district.
Now he is no more than any paid agent
of the monopolists.
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The meeting to be held on Thursday
evening at the Armory hall. and to be
addressed by Hon. Thomas Wilson,
promises to be the political event of the
season. 1t is probable that nol half the
crowd who wish to hear this great apos-
tie of Democracy will be able to get
into the hall. 1t is thought that if the
weather be favorable there will be an
overflow meeting outside, and that
Judge Wilson will also address it. Let
no efforts be spared to make this rally
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