St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-29
THE EXPOSITION MEETING,
Governor Mckinley Addresses a
Vast Audience.

The crush at the Exposition building
last night was something unprecedent-
ed. McKinley's name attracted the
masses like the magnet draws steel
siftings. Long before dark the stream
of humanity set in for the building
where the apostle of protection was to
hold forth, and once there it was almost
impossible to obtain entrance. Even
the favored ones bearing white cards
admitting the bearers to the exclusive
entrance found it difficult work to get
inside the big hall. while the
front of the main door was packed with
a solid mass Of humanity. to run the
gauntlet of which was almost to risk
ones life. The galleries of the big.
barracks-like structure and the main
floor were filled 10y O'Clock, and still
the crowd come.
People on the outside struggled.
pushed, damned and tore at each other,
and once inside they declared that they
would not go through the ordeal again
tor all the protection in the country. In
fact, it was anything but protection
and for once the name was misno-
the building were number of ladies,
many of whom succumbed to the pres
sure and tainted.
The hall proper would have answered
we'll as a cold storage or ice house. 1t
was as cold as the proverbial barn. and
people shivered aud shook even with
their heavy wraps Oh. While the hall
was filling up music was discoursed
by ThiePs band, and by the crack band
from st. Cloud. In the intervals the
crowd hOUted and yelled, to keep warm
evidently, as there was nothing else to
do until the appearance of the star at
traction.
1t was long after o'clock when Gov.
Mckinley entered the hall, accompanied
by Gov. Kuute Nelson. The appear
ance of the distinguished parties was
the occasion Tor loud applause and
another series of boots and yeIlS.
Seated on the platform were a number
of notable people from Minneapolis, ST.
Paul and the state, including leading
politicians, lawyers, judges of the SUI
preme aud local bench, bankers and
other prOminentS.
Just before the proceedings opened
word was sent to the platform that
number of old soldiers were struggling
TO gain admittance, and an effort was
III ade to get them in, but with indiffer
ent success, the mass of humanity by
this time extending from the EXPOSE
ton to Central avenue.
In the meantime the Little Napo-
leon" of the high tariff fetch sat and
looked calmly on. HIS Romau-like, not
to say JeSuitlcal, face displayed no emo
ton, and if he felt any he certainly did
not manifest it outwardly.
1t was quite o'clock when John
Goodnow raped on the anvil and called
the meeting to order by introducing
Gov. Nelson as the president of the
evening.
On taking the chair Gov. Nelson said
the First in order would be a song by
the double Quartette." The latter sang
dltty, the refrain of which was BILLY
Mckinley, OH" the song having refer
ence to what the Mckinley bill was
supposed to do with the Democratic
party. The refined sentiment of The
song may be imagined when it is stated
that one verse alluded to the country
being in "hell OF a stew" An encore
was demanded, when the quartette sang
another song having reference to the
transportation of Grover Cleveland and
other Democratic statesmen.
During the evening selections were
corps, and the welkin was made to ring
several times by the college yells OF the
| university students.
One of the officers stated that $500
people were admitted by tickets and
| badges.
The audience was, of course, in touch
| with the spirit that had called the as.
| semblage together, and the illusions to
the tariff and pension issues met with
uproarious applause-such vociferous
and unthinking manifestations as al
ways accompany large, good-hum ored
| crowd.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
| The report of the committee on reSo-
lutions, reported by G. A. Towne, chair
man at the afternoon convention of the
State League of Republican Clubs,
speaks of the alleged unhappy condition
Of the country owing 10 the Democratic
| administration and revolutionary legis-
lation. The report said our foreign
diplomacy has discredited US in the eyes
I OF the world. Tie attempt to reinstate
fQueen Liliuokalari is an act opposed to
the traditions of the American people,
and is fifty balanced by fiscal policy to
turn over our bone market to foreign
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