St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-14
MINNEAPOLIS.
THE LAST STRAW.

The Republicans are In despair over
the Third ward. They are losing what
little hold they had on 1t, and it Is not
likely they Will attempt much more
missionary work there. Last night oc-
Cured Imaginable farce i'll Turner
hall, corner OF Washington and
Fifth avenues north. The Republicans
advertised grand rally" for the even
ing, their purpose being To give the
residents OF the Third ward rare
treat" Three days ago flaming post
els announcing the meeting were spread
broadcast over the ward. and handoilis
were distributed with prodigal hand.
Last evening, previous to the time for
calling the meeting TO order, the valiant
"FlambeauX" paraded through the
streets of The ward. their drum corps
drumming as though life depended
upon the amount of noise, anu the
torches fiaring their light against the
heavy shadows.
Down in Turner ball were the speak
ers aud the candidates, waiting with
bated breath the surging crowd they
confidently expected 10 see soon pour.
ing into the building. Not one of them
expected less than 1900 people. They
argued that the gaudy posters ana the
music of the flies and beat of the drums
would bring the people in. not to mem
ton the array of talent advertised to
make speeches.
But the ''flambeaus' famed in vain;
the drummerS beat the heads or their
drums i'll, and the torches beicheu out
flames until it seemed as though the
very heavens We're abiaZe. There was
no cheering of the weary marchers.
There were no admring and enihusl-
astic throngs to applaud the brave
"lambeaus." Occasionally dog.
dirty, mud bedraggled eur, ran across
the street. huwiing and whining. The
noise made him sick.
When the marcherS reached the hall
the candidates and The speakers. WHO
were huddied together in corner near
the door, rushed out To see what occa-
stoned the uplOar. instead OF behold
ing vast crowd of enthusiastic voters
following in the wake of the torches
and HE drums. they saw two little col
uTed boys and goat
Like StoicS they marched back into
the hall. There was nothing 10 do but
TO wait, and wait they did. AT about
U
iag the "tlam beauS." were i'll the hall.
There were seals on lie stage Tor the
prominent folk. and huge table with
char near by it for The chairman.
But none were possessed OF nerve
enough 10 take the first step
toward the stage. Finally E. NJ. john
Sun, chairman of the county committee,
disenlaneied himself IRON lot Of
chairs and remarked 10 the thirty men
that the meeting had not been we'll adj
vertised. There was misunderstood
ing about the date, or something like
that. This and the fact that the Dem
Ocrats had greater attraction at the
Exposition building. where Henry
George was Spe aking, was the cause OF
the small attendance. There vas no
doubt of it. he said.
Then Bob Evans, red-faced, round
and jolly i'll appearance, struggled to
his feet. He had been sitting on the
floor, and II WAS no small task for u man
OF his c0rporOsity 10 attain the perpen.
dIcular. He htmmed little and then
cougied outright. but managed to tell
the gathering. between sp!utters, that
;be country was going to rack and ruin
in the hands of the Democrats. He
coujured every man within the sound
of his voice. to whale it 20 the enemy
wheE the polls are opened.
Robert fratt. the diifidtnt gentleman
who is running for mayor on the Repub-
lican ticket. rose from his seat, with the
remark that his head was bald. Be-
cause of this fact lie would not remove
his hat and then looked around furtive-
ly to see if there was a man present
who dared deny that he mad no hair on
his head. 1t was not because he was a
proud man that he did not remove his
tile, he said, and neither did he desire to
advertise any special brand of hats.
He was bald, that was all This plain.
simple statement of facts was more elo-
Qutnt than an hundred speeches on the
tariff ana the crowd appreciated it.
Among the candidates present was
Wallace q. Nye, the slender, smooth
faced gentleman who is candidate for
reelection as comptroller lie did not
speok. His heart was too full for utter
ance.
Then the "Hambeaux" marched out
of the haiti. 1he candidates and speak
ers followed. All took an electric Cal
TOR down town.
And the janitor blew out the lights.