St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-16
DEMOCRATS MIKE
TIE WELKIN RING.
Enthusiastic JoIfcation at the Ratification Meet
ing Held in the Market Hall
Last Night
FIFTEEN HUNDRED VOTERS ON HAND
To Ratify the Action of the Convention That
Named o. o. Cullen for the Head
of the Ticket.
FREE AND INDEPENDENT CITIZENS
Join in a General Determination to Labor for
the Election of the Best
City Ticket
THAT HAS EVER BEEN SELECTED.
The Standard Bearer of the Party Given an Ovation
-=Rattling Speeches by Honest and
Sincere Citizens.
"Sound the tocsin Ger land and sea-
Cullen is in it, and so are wei"

SOunQ the IOcSln o er ldnQ ana sea-
Cullen is in it, and SO we!'
That was the war cry proposed by Chair
man Parker at the close of the rally for good
government in Market hall last night. 1t
was enthusiastically received and adopted
with shout that could be heard through
the open doors and windows for blocks
around.
There was unmistakable danger to the
prospects of the Republican-city ticket in the
sympathetic multitude which filled Market
hall. 1t was a disinterested mass meeting of
free and independent citizens. By their
every action the men In that hall gave evil
dence of deep and abiding determination to
take very good care to place the Democratic
party right before the people. The work that
could shake that determination and turn
back the tide of Democratic victory 1t was
felt would be an impossibility. In years to
| come the meeting will be recalled with pride
and delight by the 1900 and more voters who
were present.
Gray-haired men who have lived in st.
Paul nearly all their lives expressed surprise
| and qualification at the scenes occurring all
| about them. Never before had their eyes
rested on political gathering moved by pure
ly patriotic motives to perform high civic
duty.
AS old friends and neighbors met and
greeted each other there was apparent In
their MANNER an earnestness which typihed
more eloquently than words could their ever
abiding faith in the Democratic party and its
| purposes Young men grasped hands most
heartily and exchanged snappy words of hope
fulness, at the same time telling to each
other the good things said of the ticket in
their respective localities. Men not hereto
| fore identified with the Democratic party
| gave words of comfort and encouragement to
every acquaintance of that party they jostled
against.
It was love feast, indeed. Not in the SUI
perfciaI sense in which the term is ordinarily
used. but in the wider meaning, that only
once in a generation inspires in the hearts OF
men that feeling which makes the whole
world kin. Perhaps differences were forgot
ten, old-time feuds were softened, new friend
ships were formed, and over the whole pro-
ceding there hovered the spirit of that kind
of harmony which holds men together to
conserve the interests of the city they love.
When ex-Mayor O'Brien alluded in scathing
language to the iniquitous conspiracy which
was hatched in secrecy and darkness to work
out mean spirit of personal revenge, the
sentiment of the meeting found vent in loud
and long-continued shouts of approval that
set everybody aflre with enthusiasm. His
burning denuncation of secret civic and po-
litical organizations evoked equally demon
strative expressions of approval from the vast
audience
One remarkable feature of the meeting was
its incessant noise. Yet there was no dis
order. Citizens were signing nominating Pc
titions in all parts of the hall, but not one
of the speakers found any difficulty in max
ing himself heard and understood. Even while
they set down their signatures the shifting
mass of men kept their ears open to hear thu
words spoken on the platform.
Frank Cutcheon made them evidence thei
lively interest when he spoke of the meeting
as thanksgiving of Democracy. Instantl!
the responsive thrill sounded through th
! audience, and the expression was hailed will
acclaim.
, One of the notable incidents Of the evening
was the reading of letter from Judge Elan
r drau-a Democrat from "way back" a
Chairman Parker called him. The lette
read:
Judge J. ]. McCafferty, St. Paul, Mimi
My Dear Sir: I see by the newspapers tha
I am expected to be upon the stage at tn
Market hall this evening, and perhaps max
some remarks at the Democratic ratification
meeting. An imperative engagement wi
prevent my attending the meeting, but I de
sire to publicly announce that in my opin
ion the Democratic city ticket throughout
S an admirable one in every particular, an
to promise that from now up till the day c
election shall give it my undivided supper
and endeavor to serve it in a much NOR
: efficient way than by mere words. Sincere
ly yours, -Chas. e. Flandrau.
April Is, 1896.
''Where do you come in, McGhee?" shout
ed man in the audience while the colore
lawyer was speaking. Instantly, and wit
: stinging emphasis, the black orators repl
y rang out and brought the audience to ii
feet. Such scene has seldom been wit
messed in any public gathering. Here
MeGhee's reply to the untimely interruption
Where do come in? come in with tn
grandeur of the country. 1 will tell the ger
: tleman where 1 come in. When they marche
g down through yon South land 1855 bIac
:, men went to the front. and through thei
efforts / came in.ISWhen Grant accepte
Lees surrender at atAppomattox, then cam