St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-31
AT LITTLE CANADA.


Duck EOuiilOn.
When the news comes in from Little
Canada Oh the 9th of November next it
will BIZ glorious for the Democratic
ticket if the meeting of last night at
that locality can be taken for
criterion. 1t was rOusing one,
and was constituted largely of
the French citizens who reside in
that vicinity. 1t was also sort of DO.
litical feast from the fact that Farmer
Melrose furnished free one of his most
excellent bOulllons for which he is now
so famous, and which cut such figure
at the late Democratic convention.
Farmer Merose. OF the Farmers Rest,
was really in his glory last evening be-
tween the politicians and his favorite
dish.
The meeting was called to order by
Joe Pepin. who gracefully and cleverly
introduced the speakers and candidates
TO the 300 people assembled. and never
mac break. The first speaker was
Matt Bantz. who went over the
tariff situation in a clear
aud mastery manner, and then
tooh W tHc equity tiChSt. dS Spohc
elOQuentIy about E. j. Darragh, and
to support him and the entire ticket
He Eext paid Il high compliment to
honest Anton Mieseu, and then asked
for the suffrage of all present
for William Koch, the candidate for
register Of deeds. on the ground that he
Is a wOrkingman and from the ranks Of
the people, having won his way to the
top of his profession through his own
unaided efforts. Mr.. BantZ also spoke
on Judge Olivier, Jonn Willis and sew
eral other candidates on the ticket, espe-
cially James A. f. Dowlan. the candi-
date for abstract clerk.
Frank Battley was then called for
and took up the balance of the ticket.
and in his usual vigorous style assured
its election. He took up the records of
Anton Nielsen, NJ. f. Kahn and William
Koch, and made comparisons with the
candidates Oh the Republican ticket
that were SO well received as to leave
no room for doubt as to whom the pe0-
pie of Little Canada would vote for.
William Koch was then introduced.
and after few Introductory remarks
paid tribute to David B. Hanna, the
candidate for county commissioner
from this district. He closed with the
Or better man could be sent TO represent
the people than David Hanna"
Anton Nielsen made a few remarks,
and asked all to be sure and register Oh
the morning of election. as the polls
would open one hour earlier for this
purpose.
Nj. }. Costello was the last speaker,
and his was the brilliant eff ort of the
evening. He took up the national
question briefly. and then told that
there was one man on the ticket
for whom he wished to speak whose
name had not yet been mentioned. 1t
was that old war horse of Democracy
in the state of Minnesota, Michael
Doran, and at the mention of his
name the people went wild with en>
thusiasm. The people of Little Canada
could not do themselves more honor
than send Michael Doran to the Iegis-
lature, and they would be represented
as no man had ever represented them
before. He then spoke OIL Con-
gresham Darragh, and made some
witty illusions TO the correspondence
between him and Col. Kiefer. He
complimented his friend "Billy" Koch
as CO. worker in the newspaper bust
ness. and very kindly stated that no one
could vote for better man. He then
defined his own Democracy, and his
talk was not only The brilliant effort of
the evening. but carried with it con-
siderable amusement, which thoroughly
enlivened the crowd.
AS soon as the meeting adjourned the
banquet board was spread. and many
voter attested his high appreciation of
FarmerMelrose's elegant duck bouillOn.
1.-The Milwaukee," runs the latest
private compartment cars, library, buff
fet, smoking cars and standard palace
sleeping cars. Dining car service un.
eXcelled.