St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-14


George q. Ncttleton Declines the
Nomination for City Comp.
trolier-West side Democrats,
Poupeny, Tankenoff, and All.
Bury Their Differences, and
Stand Shoulder to Shoulder.
The Fourth Ward Democratic club
met at Gray's hall last evening and rati
fed the Democratic nominations by
unanimous vote and ringing speeches.
SiXty-twO new members signed the roll,
and steps We're taken toward c0nsOlida.
ton with the SevenCOrners Independent
Smith club. Several wanderers re-
turned. Joseph Sweeny said he had
for eighteyesrs been among those who
had opposed the head of the Democratic
ticket, but two years of Fred WrightS
administration had satisfied him that
the Democrats can handle the retnS OF
government in this city better than the
Republicans, and from this time on he
declared he would be found voting the
Democratic ticker. He had never been
personally opposed to Robert A. Smith,
only to methods, but now the people
have spoken and with one voice have
demanded Smith, and he will stand with
them.
John Brown said lie Endorsed all Mr..
Sweeny bad said. He. too. had wan
dered from the fold, and was now salts
fed that he had been chasing after false
political gods. and if God would forgive
him he would never do it again. He had
damned the gang. but there was no
gang element among those who have
risen up in their might and have de-
manded Smith to lead them TO return
TO the time when labor shall be eni-
plOyed and business prosperous. He
spoke of the old times when lie was
boy On the streets of st. Paul nearly
fifty years ago; of John Wagner'S
father; OF Judge Halls father, and the
sons, whom he had known from boy
hood; of Matt Egan. who is not worCt
100000, but. as some one said i'll side
remark, is worth l06, 00c Tim Reardons.
against whom lie is running Tor alder
man. and made many excellent points.
Louis Cornlck said the time had
passed when talking was essential. 1t
is useless to rehash the stale charges
against the Wright administration, or
talk of the beauties Of Morgan's wood
pile. The time has come for registra-
ton, for labor with the individual voter
in the way Of intelligent argument.
Robert A. Smith declared and the peo-
pie appreciate the declaration that there
were no rings. no ward heelerS, 10 slate
makers behind his nomination, and IT
elected, his only obligation will be to
the people. He roasted Doran unmerci-
fully and did not believe that the peo-
pie would he so devoid of sense as to
discard the tried and ever true Robert
A. Smith and take III his stead an in
competent and inexperienced man like
f. b. Doran.
James Cormican made the principal
address Of the evening, and was given
vote of thanks at the close. He re-
ferred at length to national politics. and
denied the responsibility of Democracy
for the operation of the Republican
laws under which the hard times have
come. He turned calcium light OH
city matters. showing that Mayor
Wright's administration and j. j. Nc.
Cardy were no more responsible for the
debt reduction than they were for the
passage of the Mckinley law. The
debt reduction resulted from law
passed through the efforts of the Ram
Sey county delegation in the legislature
before Wright became mayor. McCardy
Is only the bookkeeper, and is power
less to save dollar or waste dollar, if
he does his duty. He referred to the
array OF figures now being published,
and said they show but one side. After
the lst of May Smith will show the
other. and the showing will not be IA
v0rable to the Republicans.
Speeches were made also by Jerry
OBrien. Louis Calvin. j. B. Pewters,
William OfKeefe and Robert Meland.
Tonight there will be meeting Of the
Smith club at 277 West Third street,
with view to consolidation. Meland
announced ratification meeting at
fourteenth and Broadway for Tuesday
evening.