The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-01
GOV. CLoUGH AND THE WOULD BE
GOVERNOR LIND TALK IN MIN
NEAP0LIS.
BIG SHOWING FOR FLAG DAY.
NELSON TO CLOSE THE CAMPAIGN
AT THE EXPOSITION MONDAY
NIGHT.
BooTH-rUcKER IN MINNEAPOLIS.
He Comes as Guardian of a Ship
mcnt of Refugee Arme-
mans.

The Republicans OF the Third ward
held rousing meeting last night at
their hall, Washington and Plymouth
avenues. The hall was crowded and
many had 20 stand. The features were
the excellent speeches o. well known
speakers, including Gov. David M.
Clough, C. A. Pillsbury and John
Goodnow M. w. Smade, president of
the club, occupied the chair, and the
speakers occupied seats on the plat
form.
John Goodnow was the first speaker,
and for half an hour showed how it
was to the interests of every working
man to vote the Republican ticket. He
compared the present times to those
of five years ago. He said that he
agreed with Mr.. Bryan that there
were at present too many idle men and
too much idle money in the banks, but
he questioned Mr.. Bryan's plea for
more money where there was so much
idle.
Hon. c. A. Pillsbury spoke next and
briefly gave facts and figures to sup
port his arguments for the Republican
platform.
Gov. D. M. C1ough was the recipient
of cheering and applause on entering
and also when he was introduced. He
made plain speech, in which he denied
the charges which have been made
upon him and his administration, par
ticularly the statements made by Lind
regarding the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul lands.
I'm today's Minneapolis Times said
he ''6nnP2rS article headed
'Clough's Bank Record" in which
am charged with false actions in con-
nection with being president of the
Minneapolis State Bank" Here the
governor read the article in which at
tention is called to the law requiring
bank directors to own at least five
shares in the bank or three shares in
banks having $4,000 capital or less. 1t
states that the governor owned only
one and four-siXths shares valued at
$166.66 and that he swore falsely when
he took oath as required by law. The
governor then stated that this law went
into operation Aug. 1, 1895, -1ong before
which time, he had been elected presi-
dent and when a director was required
to own but one share of bank stock.
He said that by resigning as president
he had committed nothing wrong. He
said he was proud of his bank record
and that the Minneapolis bank had
governor told Of his connection with
the Kortgaard matter and showed that
the governor had nothing to do with it,
but that the board Of pardons had let
Kortgaard out on parole. He said he
knew nothing of the matter until he
saw 1T in the papers. The other speak
ers of the evening were Judge c.. B.
Smith, James Peterson, candidate for
county attorney, and Senator w. E.
Johnson.
John Lind must certainly have felt
greatly gratified with his reception at
the hands of the free silver people of
, the Sixth ward last evening at Nor
mama hall. The hall was filled and
considerable enthusiasm for the candi-
date was manifested. Mr.. Lind did not
arrive at the hall until a late hour, and
then spoke but a short time. He de-
voted himself to state issues, and ad-
Vanced arguments to show why the
voter should vote for him in preference
to any other candidate. Other speak
sers of the evening were Matthews Gal
lagher Lars M. Rand, James w. Law
renee, David E. Johnson and Maj. J.
M. Bowler.
Other features of the evening were a
song by the Swedish singing society,
"Unga Svea," and a contortionist act
by Paul Bushak, the latter provok-
ing the greatest applause during the
evening, with the possible exception Of
the entrance of Mr.. Lind.