St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-16
Wild With ENTHUSIASM.
SUCH WAS LAST NIGHT MADE BY
DEMOCRATS.
FIFTH VNASDERS IN MASS

Proclaim Their Faith in II. a.
Smith and the Democratic
Party-Brandl's Hall Crowded
With Earnest Democrats =
Rousing Meeting in the Ninth
Ward !jloqucnce in the Sixth.
"Ths ward is Robert A. Smiths home
ward
This ward has repeatedly nonored
Robert A. Smith,"
This ward must set the pace for the
| nomination and electio of Robert a.
Smith,
These were the ringing sentiments
| expressed at the meeting of the Fifth
| Ward Democratic club last night, and
they were adopted with a unanimity
that could leave no doubt as to their
real meaning. At the last meeting of
the club ii was the general opinion that
| 1t was rather early to endorse anyone
and an attempt was made last night to
postpone action for week, but
thoroughly swept the ward since
the last meeting, and the Old friends
Of Bob Smith,. who have stood
shoulder to shoulder, and worked side
by side with him for the past thirty
| years. turned out in such numbers that
nothing but complete and unqualified
| endorsement would satisfy the boys. 1t
was given, and given with a will, and
promise of 1900 majority on the Sth day
of May next. The speeches were strong
and hearty, and, as one member eX-
pressed it. This ward has never failed
to support its benefactor, Mayor Smith,
heretofore, and it never will Another
speaker stated. "In the. landslide two
years ago our ranks were shattered. but
the battle has taught us lesson, and
this year we will redeem ourselves. and
show our old fciend and neighb0r that
we are still with him."
The meeting was opened with Charles
Lauer in the chair and John F. O'Brien
| as secretary. A mo ton was made to
make the temporary officers permanent,
but Mr. Lauer absolutely declined. and
Henry Wonder Weyer was unanimously
chosen as permanent president. John
f. OBrien was then made permanent
secretary with whoop, and the meet
ing started off with a speech by the
| newly elected president. He spoke
positively of the coming victory of the
Democratic party at the spring election,
and advised putting clean and COM
plete ticket III the field. The question
of indorsing candidate for mayor was
then taken up, and upon suggestion
vote was taken as to whether the
club desired to indorse any one at this
time. 1t was unanimously carried, and
when the motion to indOrse was made
and the name of Mayor Smith was men,
toned the cheers entirely drowned the
char from putting the motion. A re-
port was called for from the committee
| appointed at the last meeting to inyesti-
gate the holding of more than one
primary. and the chairman of that COM
lnitlee stated tina. he had been assured
| the city committee would aid in giving
| all the primary voting places desired
Ed Darragh was then introduced to the
club, and made good, genuine Demo
| cratic speech. He laid particular stress
on the point of the young Democrats
/ taking hand in the battle, aud hoped
to see every young man i'll the ward
with his coat off working on election
day. lie then took a long range fire
and short range fire at the present
city administration, and when he fin
ished the old Republican ship was a
! wreck from stem to stern.
Thomas ]. Kerker, of the board of
| public works. was introduced and
| warned the Democrats of the plan of
battle the Republicans were preparing
to pursue. They would fight the cleo
ton on national issues, but he proved
coucluSvely that the coming struggle
was purely local one and one for good
government at that Charles Ringwald
was called Oh for speech, and devoted
his remarks TO the prison appointments
made by the Republican Colonel"
Several other speeches were made, the
committee on primaries was instructed
to see the city committee in relation to
delegates, and the club adjourned till
next Thursday evening at the same
| place.