St. Paul daily globe., 1894-08-17
Can the Republicans Do to
Keep Themselves in Solid
Column.
REPUBLICANS IN THE EIGHTH
Have a Fine Split-Up on the
Great A. P. A. Cues
tiOn.
YOUNG DEMOCRATS ALIVE.
Populists Pulling Thems elves
Together in the Fifth
for Work.

The Eighth ward Republican league
club was disappointed last night when it
became evident that Dar Reese. E. G.
Rogers, GeDhard Willrich and Theodore
Sander had failed to: keep an appoint
ment to be present for the purpose of
addressing them on the issues of the
campaign. There were over forty pres
ent, the place being Wagener hall, at
the corner of Western and Charles
streets. There was a little conflict early
i'll the evening between the executive
committee of the league club and like
body of the old Eighth Ward Repub-
lican club. Both committees wanted to
hold executive meetings. The old or
ganization held the ante room for some
time and would not let the league conf
mittee through. The latter finally
pushed themselves through and made
the gallery to the main hall their
trysting place. The old club boys,
seeing that they had been baked in
keeping the A. P. A crowd out of
the hall, left and held meeting at
neighborlng saloon to discuss what
should be done in the premises.
They were seen later by GLOBE re-
porter. but refused to say what conclu-
sion their conference had brought forth.
The only information they would give
was EXPIRE ssed in the terse language of
one of their number, who said: I'VE
are not an A. P. A crowd" Others
gave an assent TO the statement.
In the meantime the league club
meeting had proceeded to business. II.
l.. Tankersley was in the chair ard J.
q. Bennett was the secre tary. The
executive committee reported that there
was nothing to be made public as to
their proceedings.
The speakers of the evening were
then asked for. f. c. Cad boys, chair
man of the committee OH speakers,
stated that Dar Reese, Theodore Sander
and Gebhard Willrich had promised to
rbe present. He had received word dur
ing the day that Mr.. Willrich was taken
sick, but could not understand why
the others were not present. Another
| gentleman reported that Mr.. Rogers
was sick. and still another corrected
the statement by saying that he saw
Mr.. Rogers early in the evening,
and he stated that he had another
engagement. DIR. Eugene l.. Mann, the
| erier;in the. United States court, arose
| and stated that he had come over from
! the Seventh ward to state that he saw
Mr.. Reese, who stated that he was sick
and was going to Lake Chisago last
/ evening for few days rest. DIR. Mann
| then proceeded to make a speech in
| which he said that he wanted the Eighth
| ward to make not only precinct organ
lZation, but an organization in every
block, as the league, had in the Seventh
ward. He quoted D. B. Lewis. pres
ident of the league. as stating that the
organization is going along better
than in the spring campaign. He
told the audience that the Republicans
and Democrats of the South are going
the way the league wants them, and
that the movement is growing. He
spoke of the work doing by o. b. Lewis,
and said that he had done much himself
| to organize league clubs. He believed
that the campaign this fall would bring
many more men to the league way of
thinking, and would result in rolling up
1,4OO majority for the Republicans in
the Seventh ward
Several others present were called on
| for speeches. Mr.. Wallblom, candi-
date for the legislature, was called
upon, but looked hard at the reporters
| and shook his head.
He, as we'll as Reese. Rogers, Sendell,
| and Willrich. were doubtless afraid to
| publicly admit that they were work
ing with the A. 2. A. 1t is significant
that the gentlemen allowed their names
to be published in the Republican
| papers as spe akers on the occasion, but
did not decline to keep the appointment
until after the GLOBE disclosed the fact
that the club is an A. P. A. organiza-
| ton.
The club adjourned until next
Wednesday evening, when it will meet
at Eisenmenger hall, at the corner of
| University and Harrington avenues.
The executive committee went into Sc
cret session again after the meeting.
There were sever al Republicans, not
members of the league club, about the
! hail when the meeting broke up, who
| spoke in anything but mplimentary
terms of the meeting, characteriZing it
as sn A. p. A. gathering that wants TO
run things in the ward.
The conversation among those in the
hall before the meeting was called to
!, order indicated that there is strong
anti-CatholIc sentiment among the
members. They discussed the appro-
! priation of money to Catholics to edu-
cate Indians and sectarianism in the
schools.
Eti The Young Mems Central Democratic
! club met last night in its headquarters
ill the Lumbermen's Exchange building
j aud made arrangements for grand
4Ccampalgn opening Oh the evening of
loAug. 80. The opening will be at Its
lolub rooms. The hall will he decorated
iswith flags and ward banners. The
speakers of the evening will be the best
! talent of the county. and the campaign
/ Will be started with flourish.
sd The committee Oh arrangements is
tsmade up of William b. Joyce, Henry +.
ElWessell, William johnson, Ii. w. Nc
lsDonald and Judge Frank Ford. This is
| standing committee, and 1t will have
| charge of the big meeting.
The club has permanent headquarters
! on the third floor of the YerXa building,
and is kept open constantly during the
| day and evening. Standing committees
will be named in a day or two and their
composition announced in the SUNDAY
GLOBE. A precinct organization is
being perfected. A committee for this
purpose will be named to consist of
three at large for each ward and one
man for each voting precinct in the
county.
The club has ordered for distribution
25, 600 copies of circular calling atten-
tiou to the need of organization by
Democrats.