St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-29
All Of the Credit for It Is Due
to the Two Democratic
Committees.
Estimated That They Handled
Not Less Than 5000 Ger
tifieateS of Removal.
Emma Schmidt Gets a Verdict
of $2,750--Mrs. Roller Re-
ceived Nothing.

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were undoubtedly fully $4,000 voters in
the city of Minneapolis yesterday morn
ing who HAD not registered. There may
be a 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 f. q. Winston and
carried out by the committees there
that 10000 men III the city of Minneap-
oils, all qualified voters, but disfran-
chised because they we're 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
$4,000. Some wild figures, running away
up to $4,000, have been promulgated,
but little credence is placed in them.
Thousands of voters we're 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 of removal to the clearing
house in 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
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-
1CA ~ IN ONIlio tIlL M
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.
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The registration booths presented a
busy scene. At noon, when the polls
opened, there were crowds gathered
about the door of most of the reglstra-
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 labored un-
der some difficulties in explaining to
1O~reian-lCTn voters the intricacies of
the certificate of removal" clause.
Many obliging judges had taken the
af1idavits of such men as re-
quired certificates. These unin-
dorsed certificates began to &C
cumulate bys afternoon. In the heart
of the city the work progressed smooth
ly. But the proverbial ''old s~ettler''
gave some trouble. He had lived and
voted in the same ward and precinct for
10, these many years, and when the re-
districting of the city made it necessary
for ''old settler" to obtain a certificate
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d, gree. However. there were many
new voters TO take his place. After 6
o'clock the registration began to grow
heavy again, and until 9 o'clock almost
every polling place in the city was
crowded. A few voters were cut off by
the closing of the booths at 9, but not
many. Altogether it was a good days
work.
There is now every reason to believe
that gallant Phil Winston will carry the
city for mayor by q rousing majority.
This prediction is based on 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
60 most euterprising business men. This is
everything tn the people. They demand
above all things an administration
level headed and of ever temperature.
They want no experiments in street
lighting or otherwise which will involve
enormous expenses. Nor will MI.
Winston be obliged to do as Mayor abb
did-go through all the Puritan cities of
The country to find s%tep-ladder policies
In the way OF regulating the
peoples morals. He will be a
mayor fit to entertain visiting
StTdlScTS. ne Is q mai OF me
address and good manners. Indeed, no
maj of the city could more fifty repre-
sent the people on general public occa-
sions than Mr.. Winston. Yet no candi-
date has ever been so badly abused by
Republican papers. But those scurril-
Gus attacks only refiectth the good rats 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
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 Off 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 a 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 not 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
nyorHoyv mpptipn 0ufcida nrd fhat
Judge Wilson will also address it. Let
no efforts be spared to make this rally
one 10 be forgotten in Minneap-
oils.
Of eXnrv nmncra work for the