St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-17

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The Republicans, great and small,
had raked the city fore and aft to Sc
cure large representative mass meet
ing last night at the Auditorium, and
pretty big crowd was gathered-per-s
haps 1000. 1t had been extensively adj
vertised that all the candidates for
Office on the Republican ticket would
be there, and that all the combined Rel
publican Oratory of the CITY would be
there. 1t was stated in all the club
meetings for days that an effort must
be made to canvass tine city and bring
everybody to the meeting. SO as to make
good showing. 1t had been promised
that the finest orator of the state, Hon.
Moses Clapp, would be present, but he
was not. Other great things were prom
ised, and when it was found that some
OF the promised Republican orators
were not present there was some dissat-
isfaction. The clubs that did appear
from the First and Sixth wards consist
ed chiefly of the transparency bearers
and The bands. with less than a score
each of boys following. If any name
could be given to the tune played by
the band it was the "Dead March in
Saul" The music was dOleful, and the
meeting, though large, was doleful.
A great effort was made by the clubs
to get up some enthusiasm by shouting
their aiphabetic campaign cries, but the
main body of the audience did not have
the heart to join in the forced applause.
Two cauidrons of burning coke were
placed IN the aisles to help warm up the
place, but they seemed typical OF the
cauldrOn into which the whole Repub-
liean party will he plunged on election
day, and helped to add to the somber-
ness of the occasion.
The speakers were legion. but those
given first chance were so verbose
that the list was not exhausted nor
nearly so before the people began to
pour out of the hall in streams. The
meeting had to adjourn for the reason
that the hearers had got enough and
would not stay TO hear others. Chair
man Hiram Z. Stevens made frequent
promises of bri:fness and begged the
people to stay. but they needed him not,
and three-fourths of the audience left
before the speaking was ended.
Nearly every one of the speakers
spoke well of Robert A. Smith, and his
name was received in good humor and
in many Instances with applause. Hi
ram +. Stevens began the meeting by
abiding to him as all open-hearted,
generous old friend. and the allIsion
drew out cheers and applause. Ex-Gov.
McGiIl spoke of Robert A. Smith as
IMAM whom many knew to love him. Mr..
McGill stated in his speech that it is
owing to the Bell charter that the reduc-
ton in the debt had been made, and
that the citizens and not the Democrats
alone are responsible for the debt. Mr..
McGiil made speech that evidently
was intended as debt to the party, and
it was conservative to the last. during
which he said he would repeat that
| Robert A. Smith is whole-suuled gem
| tleman, a good citizen and neightOr.I
| He spoke of knowing f. b. sDOrap in
| the q. A. K. post and concluded his re-.
marks OH his honesty by saying: "If
| you are member of the Parkhprst
movement you should vote for Mr..
| DoraE. If you are in favor of putting
down the drink habit you should vote
for him, for he is in favor of it himself"
E. G. Rogers discussed national poll
! tics, and said he likes r. A. Smith. He
said no man could look into his brown
eye and not say he is good citizen.
| These remarks drew out great cheers
and laughter. 81 am not going 10 h Id
| post mortems.- That is not in my lire.
am not going to lie. In 1883 the city
] debt was about 50. 000.0 O0. 1t is now be-
tween s.. 100000 and s9Oo0.OOO. There
has been no increase since 1891. The
| debt is not all the fault OF the Demo-
cratic party" The Bell charter was
given by Mr.. Rogers as the reason for
reducing the debt SSoO.0
The tickets are in the field. COL j /.
Ham Davidson-the GLOBE calls him
the "Quadrilatera1 Apostle OF Light"-
expects to get the labor vote. He ex-
poets to get the church vote A voice
land he will get it'll l expect he
thinks they are little cranky. He
ought to withdraw and not be against
US. He is good fellow. There is
Cullen. He is good fellow. He will
get little clique.
Mr. Rogers. in alluding to the Wright
administration, said he had disappointed
some, and was greeted with the answer
YES" Mr.. Rogers did not like the
interruption. and told the man in the
gallery that he would give him the cue
when he wanted him to respond. Mr..
Rogers appealed to the sympathies OF
the A. p. A. by saying with all his elo-
quence: mo bishop shall rule in oul
legislative bodies. and do the bidding OF
his ducal master from over the seas. Nc
foreign power shall collect tithes of us
No foreign DEGREES shall be held over
us.'
A letter of regret was read from Gen.
Mark d. Flower. abiding to the divis-
ions in the party.
Hon. w. B. Dean was introduced as
the man who had been quoted as saying
he would leave the Republican candi.
date to lead forlorn hope. Mr.. Dean
spoke of the birth of the Republican
party and the heavy taxes, and hoped
they would be lessened instead of in.
creased. as in the past. He alluded to
the Davidson campaign. and declared
that there was no room for his party, as
the tendency is to drag each other down
together.
Mayor Wright Dragged about the
election OF two years ago when he had a
poorer chance than Mr. Doran has. BE
did not want the Republicans to make
the fatal and objectionable blunder of
undertaking the strength of the opposi-
| ton. He spoke Of the divided party
this year. and wanted to know by what
right Col. Davidson represents the labor
people aud the prohibitionists, the latter
of which Is doing all it can to elect
the Democratic ticket. After Boosting of
the power of the veto and the
Importance of the Office of mayor, he
asked. How is it that we reduced the
public debt and answered by Shaping
the face of the people who can only
send their children to school half day
because of the o,ercrowded school
houses In parts of the city, by saying
I'VE have built no school houses in the
past Rtwo years." When the mayor
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