St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-15
DEMOCRATS WILL BEGIN THE CAM.
PAIGN WITH A ROUsING MASS
MEETING
TO BE HELD AT MARKET HALL.
THE FIRST DAYS REGISTRATION
BROUGHT OUT MORE VOTERS
THAN PREVIOUSLY.
PUBLIC OPINION ON THE TICKET.
Not n Republican but VIII Admit
the Ticket Chosen Monday Is
Mountain.

Tonight is Democratic ratification night.
Market hall is the place, and o'clock is
the time appointed for the meeting to open.
Among the gentlemen who will have seats
the platform, besides the candidates, are
Pierce Butler, c. D. O'Brien, c. E. Flan-
drau, John L. Townley, o. E. Holman, Jared
How, ]. G. Michael, Judge J. w. Lusk,
Thomas Wilson, B. H. Schrieber, Gen. r.
w. johnson, o. ]. Cook, Norman Fetter o.
H. O'Neill, John E. Hearn, D. F. PEBBLES L.
]. Dobner, Michael Doran, E. ]. Darragh, A.
B. ovitt M. ]. O'Connor, F. w. NJ.
Cutcheon, Frederick L. McGhee, A. S. Hall,
P. j. Smalley, c. ]. Buell., and, in fact, all
of the leading Democrats of the city.
Judge ]. J. McCaferty, whose excellent
work as presiding officer in Mondays conven-
ton won him high praise, will be chairman,
and short speeches will be made by several Of
the gentlemen named above. Hon. O. o. Gull
len, Col. W. P. Clough, ]. E. Stryker, ]. ].
Ryder and other candidates will be heard on
the issues of the local campaign.
Every candidate nominated Monday is ex.
pected to attend and take a seat on the plat
form, without further notice; and the COM
mittee in charge desires that all candidates
make it point to be at the hall. Not only
that but they asked to bring along every
Democrat they can reach.
This is important because it is very rec
essary to have the nominating petitions num-
erously signed. While the state law only re-
quires 500 names. it is desired to have on
the petitions many more than the required
number. Thirty or more notaries will be pres
ant 10 y. os-~
will be required to set down his name and
address, so that only bona ide citizens shall
be represented by the petitions.
Tonight's meeting will be memorable enc
in the history of st. Paul's political life.
Never before did such a condition arise to
compel the Democrats to show The metal Of
! which they are made. Never before was the
response to a great emergency so earnest,
! general and significant The occasion may
well furnish theme for the orators who will
speak; and beyond any question they will rise
| to the spirit of the event.
| No Democrat can afford to be absent, and
| thoughtful citizens of all parties were yester-
! day expressing their intention to attend That
the hall will be jammed full of people 20 the
doors is assumed, and Democrats Who desire
| to bravely exercise the highest right OF free
citizens will do well to be on hand early.
The first days registration shows that the
voters of ST. Paul are interested in the COM
| ing campaign. Figures from number of the
registration places show in every case an in
crease in the number registered on the first
day at the former election. This is regarded
as a good sign for the Democrats for st. Paul
is admittedly Democratic city, and if all who
can vote prepare themselves to do so 1t means
we'll for o. o. Cullen and the ticket. The
| Sixth ward especially showed that the voters
are alive. In the Sixth precinct, for instance,
where there were only six registered the
! first day of registration for the last election,
ffty-eght registered yesterday. The Third
precinct, with IS, was Is higher than the for
mer figures while the Fifth precinct books
showed "a, as against total Of 10. The Sew
enth ward showed up strong, several of the
| precincts running over 100 voters, and the
! Seventh precinct 125 names. The Fourth ward
books also indicated that good many had put
themselves in shape to vote. The highest ran
about 126. In some of the wards the registra-
ton was not much heavier than formerly, but
| in all of them some increase was shown.
|
Within day or two the Republican can
didate for mayor will send broadcast through
the city a circular denying any afiliation with
the A. P. A. 1t has been no secret among
well-posted Republicans that the secret organ
ization controlled the primaries in several
| wards and likewise bossed the convention.
| If Capt. Castle had been willing to give them
! any encouragement, the anti-freedom cohorts
would have nominated the postmaster rec
ognizing him as the strongest man. Doran's
weakness has begun to make itself apparent
already, and his closest admirers have real
iZed that some extraordinary play must be
made in the endeavor to stem the tide that
| is threatening to leave Doran stranded and
swamp the ticket unfortunate enough to be
associated with him. So tacit permission is
| granted him by those who do and will pull
the strings to issue the circular alluded to.
It's necessity is being urged, according to re-
port by the eX-Democrats and all the Of
ficeholders who have become identified with
the Doran campaign. The circular will be
as circumspect and noncommittal as the can
didates speech in the convent.11 last Sat-
! urday. It will deprecate strife between
| "classes and creeds," but will not state that
Catholics will be given any Office which the
prospective mayor may have to dispense. A
copy of the circular is to be put in every
house in the city, except those wherein pro-
nounced Democrats are known to reside.
Aid LindahPs disclaimer of any RESPONSE
bility for sympathy with the circular Of the
| Young Mems Republican club has created so
much dissatisfaction in the First ward that
a quiet effort is on foot to get bright and
popular young Scandinavian Democrat to
make the race for alderman Lindahl's friends
simply laugh at the proposition, but the more
clear headed and progressive young Republi-
cans realize that the only chance for them
to accomplish their objects is to make the
result of the present contest so close that
their power will be gladly recognized in the
fall campaign, when they will GO after several
of the juciest plurns.
In order to keep him quiet and prevent hin9
making an Independent race in the Eleventh
ward Aid. Milham is being promised the sup
port of Shepard's friends for the shrievalty
nomination in the fall. Sheriff Chapel's chief
deputy, George Irish, does not at all fancy
this arrangement. He is a candidate him.
self, and is understood to have promise
that Chapel will back him in his canvass.
Despite the promise and pleas made to him,
Milham has not yet formally proclaimed his
intention to keep out of it. He feels, and
his wide circle of friends feel. that the Tenth
ward alderman was entitled to a denomination
and vindication. There is no certainty that
he may yet get both.
Despite reports to the contrary, the chances
are that Frank G. Brady will remain on the
Democratic ticket as the candidate for alder
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