St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-16
Refutation Of a SANDER Re-
garding Fifth Ward Citi-
ZenS' Union.
Material Benefits to the Ward
and It's Citizens Their
Object. &
An Attempt by Outsiders to
Make Capital for Them
selves.
The Weather Will Moderate
Twenty Degrees by Sum-
day Noon. =, q

The aims and objects to be attained
by the formation of the Fifth Ward
Citizens union. having been called in
question by about half dozen alleged
leaders of the Republican party in this
ward at meeting held Thursday even
ing statement was yesterday asked
for from some of its officers, and in the
absence of Mayor Smith, its president,
the following interview was obtained
from William Koch, the secretary of the
association:
The statement made in an evening
paper that many business men OF the
Fifth ward object to going outside the
waId for a president, and that it is the
purpose of some one to make political
capital out of the formation of this
union is entirely erroneous, and is
merely promulgated to aid the failing
fortunes of an aborIive attempt 10 Or
ganize so-called Republican club. At
the second meeting held by the business
men and residents of the Fifth ward it
was the unanimous sentiment of all
present that Mayor Smith should be-
come its president, the constitution as
previously adopted specially providing
that any nonresident Of the ward who
owned property could become a mem
Der, and in view of the fact that the
largest property interests of Mayor
Smith were located in this ward and
that he had been resident of it for
nearly a score of years, being closely
identified with every improvement and
advancement that had been made, it
was considered eminently proper that
ne should be its presiding officer.
1.-The Fifth Ward Citizens union was
not organized for political purposes. but
for the building up of the ward and the
material benefits which would be de-
rived from it. AS an evidence that the
welfare of the ward is their sole object,
1t might be stated that in One.Of the first
questions taken up by the union-that
of transfers east on the cable from the
Seven cOrnerS-Which had never been
granted before, their efforts were
crowned with speedy and complete sue
cess. Many other objects to be attained
by the formation of this organization
are now in the hands of committees and
many more will be brought forward and
carried out in the course of time.
The attempt to throw diScredit upon
the work of this union comes with very
poor grace from any resident, more es-
peclally from those who are at present
trying to form an alleged political club,
through which they are aiming to
further their own political ambitions.
The Fifth Ward Citizens union extends
the hand of hearty welcome to every
resident of the ward. irrespective of
party, and cordially invites their aid
and cooperation in everything they
have undertaken or may hereafter at
tempt. If the few political soreheads
who are undertaking to manage Repub-
lican politics in the Fifth ward will or
UaniZa their c1uh IN StrietIV Marty Iinpc
and allow the citizens union to march
in the van of public improvements they
will see this ward grow prosperous and
great in the same ratio and proportion.
that they will grow smaller and smaller.
And it is hoped that in the future not'a
single citizen of the ward wilt ever
again raise the question of politics to
bar the prospects of a bright and glori-.
Gus future for the Fifth ward"