The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-19
REPUBLICAN SWEDES.
They Emphasized Party Ale
glance Last Night.
An Enthusiastic Mass Meeting at 90
WeybOsSet Street.

There are several hundred Swedes In
Providence, and the majority OF them will
vote the Republican ticket II the indics-
lions OF the mass meeting held last even
ing under the auspices OF the Swedish Re-
publican CLUB count for anything. The
meeting was held at 98 Weybosset street,
in the Bank Building, and the hall, cap
able OF holding about 200. was we'll filled,
while nearly 90 were counted In the ante
room. The speakers were Hon. Henry J.
Spooner, Republican candidate for city
treasurer; Hon. John Il. Lundburg OF
Worcester, Mass, md DR.. John II. Lund-
burg OF Worcester, Mass, n DIR. job
Il. Halter OF this city.
President August Lundstedt presided,
and Emil Gustafson was secretary, the
treasurer being Oscar Sundin There
were excellent Instrumental n vocal
music i~nterspersed during the evening,
the former by the Swedish Workingmen's
Association Band, Oscar Ekeberg, leader,
and the latter by the Swedish Singing
Society, "Verdandi"
MIR. Spooner was first called upon, and
said that he considered the numbers pres
ent very encouraging, although he ex-
pected to see II reported in the morning
paper that there was only a handful pres
emit, whereas, IL il were an "Indepen-
dent" movement Ii would be reported by
the same paper as one where the shall
was W to the doors" In speaking
OF the expenditure OF money by the city,
he said that we have a great deal TO show
for it and he called attention to the ex-
cellent water works, the cleanliness
OF the streets, the fine police and fire de-
partments and our handsome 5arks and
boulevards. Everything that is pro-
gressive n city OF this kind should have,
he thought. Mr.. Spooner said that most
Of us who know the Democratic party
know enough 10 know better than TO
place too much dependence on what
they promise to do when they come into
power. They are for the most part in
capable IL not dishonest. He digressed
briefly TO inquire what their promises in
national affairs had amounted to m en-
phasized the prosperity OF the nation,
State and city under Republican regime.
He did not mean to say that all Demo-
Gratis are incapable and dishonest, but
where you shame one honest, intelligent,
capable Democrat in Providence i will ven
ture to name ten Republicans who Will
be his equal or his superior"
After singing "Hur Deoret Nj Wakso-
mos-tenbroder," by the glee club, ex-
Councilman Lundburg Of Worcester was
called upon. He spoke in Swedish ana
said he found last nights meeting some
what different from the first, there being
so many more present., and he was
satisfied hat the Swedish Republican
Club 10 'tall right" The good times
pfOiuiSeu ny tuc DeulOcfdts DtlOIc citC-
tion, he stated, are "all In your eye"
lie referred TO the Swedes who had been
true sons OF America, such as John Erics-
son, Dahlgren and Others, and said the
Swedes are not the strangers in America
that some people think they are. sour
place is TO do as our forefathers did and
stick to the Republican party" The best
working class, he said, is to be found
with that party. Next year, he an
nounced, the Republican party will cele-
brate its doth anniversary.
Don't get fooled by "Independent"
clubs, he said, for there is something
back OF IL. They tried ii in Worcester
and all they did was to get the city in
debt.
DR.. Haller was the last speaker. He
presented the following resolution
which was adopted:
"Resolved, That the president, the sec-
rotary and treasurer and two other MEM
Der OF the club, to Be nominated by the
president, be, and they are hereby en-
powered to look after the interests of the
members OF the Swedish Republican Club
in the city and State governments and
urge the nomination and election OF good
men from among our members for such
positions as We feel that we are entitled
to-
The appointments were left, on motion
OF Mr.. Sundin, until the next meeting.
1t was announced that there would
be a Republican mass meeting In Infan-
try Hall tomorrow nigh end all the
Swedes were invited to participate in the
parade advertised in the papers. :.
The president moved a vote OF thanks
to the speakers, which was heartily
given, and the meeting adjourned.