St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-18
KNIGHTS OF LABOR HALL PACKED
WIFE an ENTHUSIASTIC AUDI
ENCE.
SEND-0FF FOR AID. MURPHY,
HE GIVES AN ACCOUNT OF HIS
STEWARDSHIP, WHICH COM
MANDS APPROVAL.
VOTERS WILL, RE WITH HIM AGAIN.
j. j. Ryder Talks From the Records
for the Ticket of Which He Is
One.

Windows had to be broken last night in
Knights of Labor hall, out in the Ninth
ward. People were literally jammed in the
place, and the crush finally became so op-
pressive that the ventilation had to be secur-
ed by breaking out windows.
Some idea of the size of the crowd will be
had when it is stated that Aid Murphy's
nomination petition was signed by 270
men, and only residents of the ward could
sign. Justices Rodger and Nelson, with three
other notaries, were present to take acknowl-
edgments. A great many signatures were
also placed on the nomination papers of the
candidates on the general ticket. This too
despite the fact that only in the early part of
the evening and after the close of the meet
ing could men get a chance to sign. While
the speaking was going the crowd was al
together too dense for movement.
John ]. Ryder candidate for the assembly,
made the principal address. He said as he
was talking to an audience of laboring men,
many of them trades unionists, he would lay
before them the facts concerning Mr.. Cullen's
veto of the eight-hour ordinance. The Of
fetal council proceedings were produced, and
the whole matter was traced from the pas
sage of the Ryan resolution in 1887 to the
time IN 1881 Wnen the McNamee reSOIuJlOn
passed and the dispute arose. Mr.. Ryder
was listened to most attentively, and when
he said, THAT is an honest message. written
by an honest man." the sentiment met with
a warm Endorsement The speaker instanced
the present attitude of the American Fedora
tion of Labor in deciding on a uniform rate
of 81 a day for eight hours work. which will
be the basis of the demand to be made by
the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners on
Hal
two cases to show that the most advanced
trades unionists recognized the necessity for
concessions on the rate of wages if the short
er work day is to be established. BY this
decision, he said the carpenters sacrifice
from 25 to IS cents per day, and thus take
practically the position Mr.. Cullen took six
years ago. The story that the Democratic
candidate had said "a dollar day is enough
! for workingmen' was characterized as lie
pure and simple, which no reliable or respon-.
! sible man would dare to father.
| That the meeting was fully and heartily
| in sympathy with the Cullen ticket was shown
when Mr.. Ryder reviewed the candidates and
| the platform. His dissection of the official
record of the city comptroller on the Como
| bridge matter. the fremen and policemens
salary matter, and the arbitrary retention Of
school teachers salaries, received in a
manner which indicated that J. 1. Beaumont
! will have hosts of willing workers on his
| side in the Ninth ward. Aid. E. L. Murphy
rendered account of his stewardship dur
| ing his term as alderman, and incidentally
| showed up the record of obstruction and dis
| plays of personal venom made by Tim Rear
don during the same time. That Mr. Muir
ply has a powerful hold on the affections
! of the working people of the Ninth ward was
Enthusiastically proved last night.
Justice Nelson made a brief address on the
general ticket. William Long and Peter
| Wood were called from the audience and
| made short addresses Mr.. Long impressed
| on his comrades the necessity for electlns
| their friends and well-wishers to office. He
complimented many of the Democratic nomi-
nees whom he knew personally, and ex-
| pressed his belief that the whole ticket should
| be elected
Never was a more successful political meet
| ing held in the Ninth ward, and from the
| hall last night nearly 500 people went forth
to say good words for the Democratic ticket,
| which will mean more than an ordinarily
large majority on election day.
Even thus early in the fight appearances in
dicate that the Republicans have given up
| hope of electing Doran, and are now devoting
all their power to save McCardy. Even Horst
| has been let slide, and his name is not even
mentioned. The cold comptroller's great and
widespread unpopularity may, perhaps, make
|
| Tended but the lame sort of defense being
made will, 1t is believed, serve to bury him
| all the deeper. Everywhere goes the
hollow laugh is heard when attempts are made
to shield McCardy, on the ground that the
! policemen ought not to have filed separate
suits for their pay. But each policeman, and
| every citizen who knows the autocratic would
be comptroller mayor, feels morally certain
| that If only one man had sued, that man
| alone would get his money from the city. Mr.
| McCardy has convinced the people of st. Paul
that he will have his own way, in every in
stance, where court does not read the law
to him. AS one dsgusted Republican candi-
date for minor Office said yesterday: NC
! Cardy seems to think that the courts must
be invoked to settle every petty transaction
between the city and its employees, no matter
what the cost to the city or to the Republican
party
While the McCardy organ is making an un-
| usual effort to shield the comptroller, the lat
! ter is by order of the court, sending up the
| police pay rolls which he has heretofore with
! held The attorneys acting for the officers
have generously consented to waive the enter
! ing of judgments, in so far that the city VIII
save about 81, 1,000 in spite of McCardy's per-
scnal-opinion bloriation. But opposite each
| mans name and salary there must now be
placed, in the blank space headed amount
| due" the added interest which is about 81
for each patrolman, and considerably more
for every officer who draws higher salary.
eff Doran should be elected and McCardy be-
come mayor as well as comptroller, st. Paul
would have to put in the taZ levy each year
a good-sized fund to pay for the luxury OF
the bookkeeping autocrat," as a disgusted
pIebeian Republican said yesterday.
Dr. Robillards detection had a very bad ef-
feet on the Republicans yesterday. He is the
representative of the ward in the legislature
a very popular physician, and has, perhaps
a wider acquaintanceship than any other man
in the ward DR.. Robillard knows intimately
many of the most active workers, his daily
associates are Republicans all his interests,
professional and material, are in the ward,
YET he declares openly against the Republican
candidate for mayor. Hundreds of others
would be glad to do the same thing. but they
have not the nerve and backbone that Robil-
lard has, that's all. 1t is not unlikely that,
within few days, other gentlemen who have
been put into positions of trust by the Repub-
licans will assert their manhood above their
partisanship and also declare for o. o. Cullen
for mayor.
A sore Republicans good friend of Charley