St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-08
THE BIOL TIERS IN CLOVER.
A MIXED POLITICAL AUDIENCE DRAWN
our BY CURIOSITY
TO LISTEN TO TALE OF WOE.

Having Left the Democratic Party
They Call on Republicans to
Support Their Candidate-Re-
fuse to Show Their Good Faith
to the Party Which They En-
deavor to Destroy-Much Wind
but Mighty Little Cider.
The well-advertiSed mass meeting of
the Cullen club drew out about 500
people to the Auditorium last night to
hear dscoarses Oh honest, economical
government and opposition to ring
rule. Probably the large majority of
the gathering were Democrats. Among
the assembly were goodly numoer of
prominent Republicans and Democrats,
IN addition to the rank and file of the
parties. The meeting can hardly be
said to have been enthusiastic, although
there were applause and cheers at in
tervals. Mention of the names of
Robert A. Smith, William d. Daw-
son Jr. and o. U. Cullen all ELECTED
applause, as did also the reading
OF the list of names composing the
Democratic city committee. The meet
Ing was goodnatured one. The speak
ers seemed to appeal almost as much to
the Republicans for fair play as they
did TO the Democrats. and there was all
evident purpose TO enlist the kepub-
licans to support Cullen for mayor. n.
+. Langford appealed to the Repub-
tn Mr. EnII nd
to nominate him on their ticket. John
l.. TOwnley made an especial plea for
Republican support of MIR. Cullen.
The meeting was called to order by
John E. Hearn, president of the Cullen
club, who assumed the prerogative to
preside at the meeting.
Mr.. Hearn made speech in which he
alluded to the causes that led up to the
mass meeting. He gave the history Of
his club. and SAID that because of the
Endorsement of o. q. Cullen by the club
1t was necessary to call this meeting.
After selecting him as standard-Dearer.
demands were made on the Democratic
city committee for certain rights as to
judges and primaries. The club re-
ceiyed a reply, in which it was requested
to submit a list of its msmbers to the
committee. This was refused by the
club, and it pursued the even tenor Of
its way and took the position that it
ought to have at least one of the judges
at the primaries. and demanded one.
half of them. Continuing, Mr.. Ii earn
said:
when the call for primaries was
issued they did grant an occasional man
IN the Republic an wards to the oppos-
ing candidate. The personnel of the
judges was not such as we wanted. We
are here to demand fair play. regardless
of the city committee.
when we have not been given our
rights it is. right to revolutioniZe, and
go back to where We started from.
That is our position tonight
MIR. Hearn then introduced E. FL.
ONeil, who in the course Of his re-
marks said:
1.-The Democratic Club of Ramsey
County has decided. after mature de-
liberation, not to take part in the pri-
mares of the Democratic party next
Wednesday. We give our reasons for
this course:
1.-The city committee of the Demo-
cratic party has control of the machin-
cry of the party. IL is for the purpose
Of protesting against the city commit
tee. which has proven false to its trust.
that we are here.
The club organization does not have a
member who is candidate for any Of
flee, elective or appointive. The men
who led the party to defeat two years
ago are the ones who now deny us our
| rights. We have no particular candidate:
we are not willing TO 90 into the conveE-
| ton called by men who selected the
| judges for the primaries. The committee
is composed of an Office-holding class
| They have usurped the place by force
! and fraud. Ii we are not going TO toll
crate it we must break it. Burst the
| committee and you will hear no more
of the gang.
n. P. Langford was called to the
stand and asked to speak He said lie
had no place in the meeting as he was a
Republican. He then gave the history
o fthe organization of the citizens COM
mittee two years ago. He said the COM
| miltee was composed OF Democrats
mostly. but they conceded to the Repub-
licans the right to name the officers.
| Two thousand Democrats selected the
nominee OF the committee two years
ago. This year we nominated Demo-
crat. We might have named a Repub-
sidered. We had under consideration
the name of DR.. Wheaton, brother in
law of mine, but we nominated o. O.
Cullen. Democrat. as we believed it
fair to the Democrats of the committee
to name one of their number
Mr.. Langford then read the platform
| of the citizens committee. and said:
I'VE ask the Republicans this year to
be as fair as the Democrats were last
year. and to indorse the nominee of our
committee, and help elect him."
DIR. &. Williams was introduced, and
spoke briefly. He disclaimed any abil-
ity as speaker, and then proceeded to
say: Il want to accentuate the blame
for the position in which the Democratic
party is placed today. 1t the city com
mittee had acted fairly Mr.. Cullen
| would have had to submit to the defeat
that was prepared for him. But the
committee first made mad the men they
wanted to destroy. will do as hard
work as can to revive the Democratic
| party. This bolt, this kick, this split.
is the result of the city committee, and
we are not responsible for the results'
ID. ID. Williams made short speech.
He SAID: II an: not here to champion
any man or any set of men. but am
| here as the request OF this club to con-
denim the primaries that from time i'm
memorial in the Democratic party have
| not been free and fair. Consider for
moment how the Democratic primaries
in this city have been held heretofore.
| havs seen men working for the city
hauled to the primaries in wagons.
so far as know,in the history of the
party, the Democratic voters have not
made the mountainous"
Calls for Townley were here heard.