St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-04
WENT OUT HUNTING CLANS
BUT THEY DIDN'T GET A BLANK,
BLANK CLAM.
FIRST WARD REPUBLICANS

In the Throcs of Despair Over
the Lack OF Spoils-1, 800 Ma
jo-ity for Wright and Not an
Office-Advised to Wade in for
"W hat There Is in It"-Com.
mittees to Wait on the Great
Resigned and Demand Their
Rights.
The Republicans of the First ward
conCregated at S63 Payne avenue last
night TO the number of some 500, and
fought out the second round of the
shindy that was lnaugurated two weeks
ago, when it was attempted to agree on
candidate for the board of public
works. With sublime confidence,
born, perhaps, of misinterpretation of
the utterances of the mayor, the politi-
clans of the ward have taken it for
granted that all they had to do was to
formulate petition to his Wright,
Barrett IL Stillwellship and the ap-
pointment would come right along.
BE that as it may, the struggle for the
Endorsement of the club has proceeded
until 1t has generated considerable
degree of heat. The meeting last night
was an adjourned one from that of two
weeks ago, and at the outset bid fair to
rival the former in excitement. The
crowd gathered early. and at o'clock
the hall was crowded. The leaders
gathered i'll knot around the table,
and in low tone discussed what
was best TO be done. 1t was obvious
from the start that II would be impoS-
sible TO conduct the meeting as club
gathering, for while only fOrty-iive
members had qualified by the payment
of dues over three hundred were pres
ent, each individual aching for fight,
and each one loaded for large game.
uld-Be-Alderman Anderson pro-
posed to stand good tor" the member
ship fee of all who wanted to vote; but
this vague form of collateral was de-
clined with violent enthusiasm. Finally
it was decided to call it mass meeting,
and let the odium or credit rest on the
community at large.
During the discussion one gentleman
said that "the ward should agree on
some man and let him go there and get
what was in it,"
To this Mr.. Sharood quickly respond
ed,
Eyes, that's Just what Franklin did"
This nearly precipitated trouble, Mr..
Skoog Interpreting the innocent remark
as a reflection on some person OF party,
but matters were finally adjusted and
the meeting was called to order. G. K.
Sharood was elected chairman and A.
Lindahl secretary
Charley Wallblom. the leading candi-
date for the board of public works. was
not present, and there was also an
aching void where Aid. Copeland was
wont to stand. Matt Jensen, however,
was there, and as soon as he could get
an opening rose and stated that he 10
longer solicited the Endorsement of the
club. To this proceeding Mr.. Anderson
lnterposed strenuous objections. and
insisted upon a vote, notwithstanding
the withdrawal of the principal inter-
ested party. Mr.. Jensen renewed his
declination, and vote was taken. by
which Mr.. Wallblom was declared the
CHOICE of the meeting.
AT this point the meeting again be-
came somewhat tempestuOus. but Chair
man Sharood successfully pleaded for
order and responded to the call for
"Sheehan," by introducing the princi-
pal ingredient of any First ward meet
ing in the person Of 7. ID. Sheehan.
Mr.. Sheehan quietly but significantly
ignored an Invitation to discuss j. II.
Wolterstorff as q mayoralty candidate,
and launched into short but pointed
statement to the effect that the First
ward had given Mayor Wright l, 500
majority, lana didn't get thing" His
theory was that the club should march
down to the city hall and demand its
rights" He favored the idea of making
the entrance fee for a permanent seat
In the front row of the club 25 cents, and
was warmly applauded for the sugges-
ton.
The chairman stated that there was
present at the meeting candidate for
mayor in the person of Mr.. Woiter-
storff, and called OIL that gentleman for
speech, but the only response was,
u may have something to say later on"
Mr.. Baumgartner moved to appoint
committee to wait on the park board
with view to securing some park I'M
provements in the ward. This motion
was carried without any serious results.
and, thus encouraged, Mr.. Wolterstorff
moved that Mr.. Baumgartner be in
dorsed for appointment OH the park
board. This suggestion struck MIR. An
derson favorably, and he declared that
IL there were auV Ia.ant Offionc sGyra