St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-01
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

The German Democrats of the Eighth
ward will meet at Weiler's hall, corner of
University avenue and Dale street. this even
ing again. A number of good speakers will
be present and another great meeting is as
sured.
Saturday evening the Democrats of the
Eighth ward will have great rally at the
corner of Dale and Edmund streets A host
of good speakers will be present who will
assist in bringing the Eighth ward campaign
to the brillians close deserved by the hard
work of the democrats of the ward for the
hard and conscientious work done during
the past month.
Col. Kiefer, Sam Nichols Conrad Miller,
Henry Johns E. Z. Mcdonald, Capt Burger.
and Col. Lowenstein were distributed around
the city last evening in great profusion. In
the Ninth ward kid oratory was heard at
700 Mississippi street. Kid m1statements
were thick at Labor Hall at Como. at Voll-
mers Hall on Martin street, and at Wellero
Hall on University avenue all III the Eight
ward No one explained the attempted
Acknowledgement of voters by the kleter
fine-workers on Tuesday ard so the meetings
were entirely devoted to the usual rot" In
the Fifth ward Major Newson and several
others haranguee few individuals who
belong to what is known as the Kiefer- New
son club.
IAN old citizen makes the inquiry as to
when Sam Nichols became an old resident OF
ST. Paul. at was in the Republican cou-
vention of 1885" continues the letter. that
he was nominated and presented to the con-
ventlon as sam Nichols, of Otter Tail
county, If he hailed from Otter Tail in
1886 he can't be such very old citizen of
st. Paul.
If several enterprising Republican heelers
wind up i'll the penitentiary as a result of
this campaign the kid movement in st.
Paul would receive blow from which it
would never recover. Unless certain things
fate that is very likely to befall several CT
them. There is such a thing as being too
slick in politics.
The Young Mems Democratic club OF the
Fifth Ward held an enthusiastic rally at
Thaus nail, on West Seventh street. last
evening. A number of rafting speeches
were made, and the meeting broke up with
cheers for the straight ticket.
Andrew Rankin the Prohibitionist candi.
date for the council III the Seventh ward, filed
his nomination papers yesterday.
The First ward Democrats will hold great
rally at the corner of Seventh and Bradley
streets this evening. Judge J. j. McCaferty.
C. Fl. Benedict and Thomas D. O'Brien will
do the talking, aided by several prominent
First ward gentlemen.
The Eighth ward Democrats will meet
at Brandl's hall on University avenue this
evening. D. W. Lawler, Tom Martin and b.
S. Battley will be present and make speeches..
Democratic rallies in the Eighth ward are al
ways successful, and the one to be held this
evening will be no exception to the.rule.
Saturday evening will be red letter one
with the First ward Democrats. Two great
II Ia oy1d h1cf Of hact
speakers in the city will be present at the
two places. One will be held in Turgeon S
rink at 942 Payne avenue. This meeting
will be addressed by Hon. John w. Wills,
Hon ohm ii. Ives. j. C. Michael and Pierce
Butler. The second meeting will be III the
hail at the corner of Seventh and Bradley.
and it will be addressed by Hon. john L,
Townley, A. E. Hawes and A. S. Hall.
The Tenth ward Democrats will enthuse
this evening on University avenue, Union
Park Good speakers will be present. and
rousing rally is assured.
The entire "Kid' aggregation is now
actively engaged in campaigning. ID. f.
Reese. E. E. Mcdonald, Capt Burger and S.
Lowenstein all spoke on Tuesday evening
while Henry Johns would have done SO had
he not been securing affidavits for the pur-
pose OF DISTINGUISHING host OF voters in
several of the wards. This is truly great
comDlnatlOn Dut just wait tllI tne peopie Set
a chance at it next Tuesday.
"Istarted out in this campaign aKiefer man"
remarked an old-line Republican yesterday.
''but 1 have changed my mind. After reading
some of Kiefer's utterances st different pub
lie meetings cannot see how any man i'll
terested in the welfare of the city can vote
for him. I have always voted the Republi-
can ticket, but shall cut the head of it this
time"
The Democratic city committee met yester-
day afternoon and transacted q mass of
routine business ana arranged for number
of meetings to be held during the time yet
remaining before the election. Challengers
were appointed for every precinct in the city.