St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-28

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t1tZslmmonS was put under bonds not to en-
gage in this fight, and his trainers were
bound over for trial, which is still pending.
Thousands of people attended the mass
while hundreds were turned away because
unable to find even standing room. After
addresses by Archbishop Ireland, Hon. S. j.
r. Mcmillan Messrs. Cochran. Butrick and
Noyes, memorial to the governor was
adopted, and it was voted that it at once be
presented to him, and the meeting adjourned
to the state capitol tor the purpose. com
mlttee went to the governors house and in
formed him of the mission or the meeting, but
found him so engaged as to
Make Him Unwilling
to have the memorial presented before the
following morning. On it's return to the
capital, the committee found a deputation
from the Market hall meeting to the number
of thousands awaiting it. but all quietly dis
persed as soon as the governors decision to
the premises was announced. Tuesday morn
ing citizens who had attended the meetings
upon the previous evening. to the number of
500, assembled at the state capitol and crowd
ed into the governors private room and ante
rooms, where the memorial was presented.
After hearing the members of the commit
tee in favor of action by the governor, and
the cause of the refusal of the municipal au
thorities to act. the attorney general, who was
present as the legal advisor of the governor,
strongly denounced the fight, and expressed
his opinion that it should be stopped, if it
were within the governors power and duty
to act. The governor then spoke in the same
strain, noting the delicacy of his position. re-
ferrlng to the ardous duty of the city author
tiles and expressing regret that they refused
to perform it. He also avowed his willing
ness to take any action which the attorney
general should indicate to him as within his
power, and his determination
FeacIessly to Perform
his outy in the premises as soon as he had
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noon of the same day proclamation to the
intent that the fight must be stopped was
issued by the governor and appeared III the
daily evening papers OF the city.
The following morning, that of July -,
date which will long be remembered as a not
able one in the history of the city of St.
Paul, the sheriff called upon the mayor and
informed him that under the governors
proclamation the fight must be ana would be
stopped. The mayor replied that he woul Id
send the police 70 the ampitheater with in
structlons to see to it that there was fair
fight. Thereupon the sheriff made due re-
QUESTION upon the governor for the aid of
the military force of the state with which
reQuisition prompt compliance was made
by the governor and the order assembling
four
Companies of the First
regiment at their armory upon Wednesday
evening at o'clock was Immediately issued.
While these exciting occurrences were TAX
Z.
Paul from all parts of the country; the Ryan
hotel rotunda was the scene of an excited
and often times angry multitude discussing
the probabilities of the fight taking place,
and denouncing those who had interfered to
prevent it. Public opinion had become
thoroughly aroused, and was overwhelming
ly in favor of the action taken by the govern
or and the enforcement of the law at all
hazards, but the promoters of the contest
still insisted that the fight should go on, re-
lying on the protection of the city authorI-
ties.
At noon upon Wednesday, the 22d inst, a
meeting was called of the management of
the Athletic association, the sheriff, the
sheriff attorney. the mayor and the city
and county attorneys At this meeting
very warm discussion took place. IL was
plainly set before the representatives of the
athletic association and the city authorities
that the citizens who were asking Tor the
Enforcement of the Law
and the prevention of the contest were de-
termined to insist upon this to the end; That
the sheriff was equally determined to exc
cute any warrant that should be placed in
his hands at any time, and that II this re-
quired his presence at the amphitheater after
the fight had commenced. backed by 1000
men, he certainly would be there. In reply
to these representations by the sheriff, the
president of the athletic association made
the astounding proposition that the fight
should be allowed to begin; that the sheriff
should then interfere and arrest the contest
ants. who would be taken before judge, put
under bonds, allowed TO return to the ring,
and proceed with the fight to finish, and
the law could then take its course.
When objection was interposed by the
sherlff's attorney that such course would
cost his client his official head, as soon as the
governor could write the order for his decap-
itauon. the president of the athletic assOcia-
ton replied in substance: 'Wen, we will ar
range with the county commissioners to con-
tinue his salary, put him again in nomina-
ton and trIumphantly re-elect him at the
next election" The mayor also at this in
terview insisted that the fight should be al
lowed to proceed, while the city attorney
Criticized the UsurpatiOn
of authority in the governors issuing the
proclamation and calling out troops merely
TO prevent a misdemeanor. Wise counsels,
however. prevailed. and, as result of this
conference, the fight was declared Oft. Law
and the people had won.
The citizens committee. however, cOntin-
ued its vigilence and waited at their meeting
place far enough into the night to know that
no contest would take place. before they
were satisfied to cease their endeavors. The
sheriff ordered the companies of the First
regiment, which had been furnished him, to
proceed to the amphitheater on Jefferson
street and mount guard there. They re-
mained there until early Thursday morning,
when all danger of any attempt being made
to carry out the pugilistic programme had
passed away. Rumors were rife all Wednes-
day afternoon and evening and Thursday
morning that the fight was either to take
place in some secret place in the city or in
neighboring county, but up TO the time of
the presentation of this report it has not yet
come off.
Committees Conclusions.
We feel justified in asserting that from the
very first, before the incorporation of the
athletic club, the fight was intended to be
one of the fiereest and most brutal on record.
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The fact that it was to be with gloves simply
was intended to deceive certain part of the
public and keep quiet those who would
naturally protest against any brutal eXhi-
bition. We assert, without fear of successful
contradiction, that men do not contend in
fun for prizes OF St2. 600; that pugilists, gam
blers and men of the sporting fraternity do
not assemble from all parts of the world to
witness spaTring contests; that prize fighters
themselves and their trainers do not take
weeks of their time aud put themselves under
careful regimen of diet and exercise simply
to get themselves into condition for boxing
match: that no public exists in this or any
other city ana that no congregation of men
can be drawn together anywhere who will
pay from $40 to S25 for q single night to wit
ness two athletes harmlessiy
Punch Each Other
around sawdust ring as an exhibition of
physical skill and athletic sport. We assert
further that the character of those who
be residents of our own city or visitors from
abroad, is not sucn as TO make it a desirable
means of advertising st. Paul and proclaim:
ing our fair city's advantages to the ENDS OF
the earth. We believe the sheriff to be
fearless man. but he would not undertake to
accomplish an arrest without bloodshed
while the fight was in progress. and there
fore asked tor the protection of the national
guard OF the state. This amply denominates
the character of the crowd. We believe that
certain. and only certain, persons of the
management of the athletic association
knew from the beginning that such a con-
test test was in violation of the penal code of
the state and rendered all engaged in
it liable to punishment and imprisen-
ment. We believe that those most active
in the management, relied upon slumbering
public opinion and upon the pledge of the
city authorities for the non enforcement of
the law, which they, by the city authority
had
Determined to Violate,
and we denounce the pronosition made by
this same management at the Wednesday