St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-19
CRY FOR ECONOMY.
FIRST WARD CITIZENS FIGHT
AMONG THEMSELVES
OVER Mr.. SHEEHANS BILL.
Express Themselves as Sore on
RObillard, and Do Any Old
Thing They Think OF.

Probably 200 citizens and taxpayers of
the First ward gathered last evening in
Sjoberg's hall, corner of Payne avenue
and Wells street, to consider the wide
subject of municipal reform.
Prof. S. A. Farnsworth was chosen
chairman, and a communication was
read from c. w. Horn favoring the
meeting, with his ideas of what ought to
be done in the line of abolition, consol-
idation and economy at the present
time.
G. B. Brunson offered a resolution
that the citizens and taxpayers of the
First ward indorSe the action of Sen
ator Sheehan in his effort to pass a
bill to amend the constitution so far as
it relates to municipal corporations.
The bill to be Endorsed is known as the
'home rule" bill. The resolution ex-
cited a great deal of discussion, during
which Mr.. Brunson read a lengthy
treatise on the history and develop
ment of municipal corporations, from
the time of the Roman empire to the
days of the famous Col. Wright
Action on the Brunson resolution was
deferred until Senator Sheehan should
arrive and explain his bill. They
waited all in vain, for the senate had a
night session and Senator Sheehan
never came.
Mr.. Lindahl offered a resolution in
dorsing the bills which propose to re-
duce salaries, thanking Senator Shee-
han and denouncing the city and coun-
ty officials who are alleged to be lob
bying, button-holing and badgering''
the members of the Ramsey delegation
against the passage of the bill.
G.. T. Heubner suggested that a re-
quest be added asking Representative
Robillard to resign. Mr.. Lindahl went
on to make a vehement speech in favor
of the resolution, during which he
hotly denounced the lobbying that, as
alleged, is being done. A friend of
DR.. Robillard, Oscar johnson, rose up
in the rear of the crowd and took Aid.
Lindahl severely to task for ''going
back on the First ward representa-
tive.
Aid. Lindahl denied the impeach-
ment, but Johnson stuck to his asSer-
tion-and they let it go at that.
Messrs. Bronson and Lindahl spoke
again in favor of the resolution, and it
was adopted unanimously.
To vary the monotony, Aid. Lindahl
offered a resolution, warmly eulogiz-
ing the watchwords of the day, econ
omy and REFORM and denouncing
House File PA as "a monstrous inno-
vation." This is Eli Warmers bill to
give Sheriff Chapel $1,000 for executing
Ermisch and Wonigkeit.
In support of the resolution, Aid.
Lindahl expressed his deep sense of
wonderment that the aristocratic Sew
enth ward should send a man to the
legislature who would introduce such
fearfully bad bill.
The resolution was then adopted.
By this time the boys had grown
weary waiting for Tim and Rob, and
as Mr.. Olson informed the meeting
that the chosen ones would not come,
c. B. Brunson's resolution was taken
from the table, and the author adj
dressed the meeting in its favor.
Ex-Assemblyman Walterstorff and
Mr.. Brunson were called on by Mr.
Arosin to explain the bill, and did so
at some length. George F. Woolsey
also spoke for the bill.
The Brunson resolution was then
adopted, and Mr.. Woolsey moved the
appointment of a committee of five
to carry the Endorsement of the Shee-
han bill to Senator Sheehan and Rep
resentative Robillard. The motion
prevailed, and the following persons
were named for the duty: Lindahl,
Arosin, Woolsey, Wolterstorff and j.
G.. Elmquist. Nobody else was ever
heard of in the First ward.
On motion, Messrs. Lindahl, Wool
sey and A r. Starkey were named as
a committee to act with the committee
of forty on municipal reform. The
meeting then adjourned.