The Saint Paul globe., 1896-10-22
PALMER AND BUCKNER WILL BE
In ST. PAUL FOR A SHORT
TIME.
PROCEED HENCE TO ST. CLOUD.
DELEGATION OF LOCAL DEMO-
Gratis FORM AN ESCORT FROM
WINONA.
The Lincoln Demonstration VIII
Rival the Big Meeting Tomorrow
Night.

Messrs. Palmer and Buckner, Ma
tional Democratic candidates for presi-
dent and vice president, will arrive in
st. Paul this afternoon at about
o'clock. Jared How secretary of the
state central committee, went to La
Crosse last night to meet and escort
the two generals from La Crosse to St.
Paul, as the representative of the or
ganization in this state. The party
will be met at Winona this morning by
ex-Mayor r. A. Smith, J. ]. Watson
and w. c. Read, of this city. and Judge
E. T. Wilder and J. C. Pierce, Of Red
Wing. These gentlemen will accom-
pany the party to st. Paul. Seibert's
band and prominent citizens will be
present to receive the visitors.
Gen. Palmer, who was obliged to
leave Gen. Buckner at Chicago on ac-
count of the death Of a near relative,
will join the party at ha Crosse this
morning. Speeches will be made at
La Crosse, Winona, Red Wing and
Hastings.
The party will leave ST. Paul for St.
Cloud, accompanied by. Mr.. Cutcheon,
Mr.. How, o. M. Hall, of Red Wing,
and other st. Paul gentlemen, at $3.50
o'clock They will arrive at Anoka at
4:20, remaining one hour; at Elk River
| at 5:15, remaining fifteen minutes; at
ST. Cloud at $40. These hours are
official and can be relied upon.
The distinguished generals will arrive
in st. Paul tomorrow, late in the after
noon, and will be the guests of friends
at the Aberdeen. They will proceed
from there to the meeting at the Audi
torium. At other times, however, they
will occupy their private car, except
at such times as they may accept the
invitations of friends.
The Auditorium will be open at Z
o'clock tomorrow night. No seats will
be reserved, except a few in the body
of the house for the marching clubs,
and the chairs on the platform and in
the gallery in the rear Of the stage
where the vice presidents will be seat
ed. The Third Infantry band from
Fort Smelling will be on hand promptly
at the opening of the hall and will play
patriotic and other selections until the
arrival of the speakers. Seibert's band
has been engaged and will assemble
early at sound money headquarters
in the Germania Life building, and will
march to the Aberdeen to escort the
| speakers of the evening. The Second
Regiment band will assemble at the
Albion to escort the Seventh Ward
Marching club. The column will be in
command of Gen. Bunker
1 Arrangements have been made to
heat the Auditorium, and the seats will
be free to the first comers. Those who
| hold sta fialyQtc will do 70
member that no seats will be reserved
after 8 o'clock.
A meeting of all Democratic county
candidates and ward and precinct
committee men will be held at head
quarters of the county committee in
the Globe building at 8 o'clock tomor-
row afternoon. The meeting is i'm
portant and full attendance is de-
sired
| The Democrats injected copious doses
of ginger into the local campaign up
in the Eighth ward list night. With
a fife and drum corps. and steriopti-
/ con. T. D. OBrien, John Giltinan and
! some others Of the enthusiasts Of the
party invaded the banner Democratic
| ward and gave the inhabitants thereof
| something to talk and think about
/ The night was too cold for big crowds
on the streets. but the noisy band and
the yells of the small boys, who tagged
! along after the queer procession.
| aroused the interests and curiosity Of
hundreds of residents In the upper
portion Of the city. On a wagon drawn
| by one horse and driven by a small boy
was perched q big canvas stretched
upon frame. In another wagon. big
as furniture van and noisy as a coal
cart, was loaded the apparatus for
lighting up the canvas. The operators
were also in the wagon and likewise
/ pile Of plates on which were photo
graphed the features of distinguished
persons. living and dead. the best of
the cartoons from the current periodi-
! Gals, fragments of the chirography of
men whose work has weight with the
voters of the country and comic pict-
ures to keep the youthful spectators
| in a good humor.
I The little procession, headed by Mr..
O'Brien and two companions in a
buggy, turned into University avenue
at ST. Peter street shortly after s
O'Clock. There was no one in sight ex-
| eept the big policeman on the corner,
| who looked with suspicion on the pro-
| ceedings
Here. here. what's all this about
| I don't know" He demanded as Mr..
O'Brien yelled whoa, Jennyr and
drove up to convenient hitching
post. The fife and drum corps began a
| merry roundelay and under cover of
| the racket the policeman was given a
satisfactory explanation. With, the
| first notes of music, the doors of a
| neighbOring saloon opened and half
a dozen men came out, Then lot Of
boys appeared on the scene from no.
where in particular, as boys will upon
such occasions.
''Hi there, Jimmy yelled one young
ster to a companion. there's going to
be a show Then the windows In a
4 doZe1, buildings were thrown omen and
heads appeared In the night air to in
vestigate the cause of the disturbance.
4 The wagons and their burdens were
| driven to the intersection of Univer-
sity avenue and Park place and the
show began.
While the fifers were making the
night hideous with Come Shake Your
Heel" the lantern man and his assist
ant got to work BY this time the
crowd had increased to 100 persons.
| Before the funny pictures were ex-
/ hausted the cheers of the children.
! who We're attracted from the neighbor-
/ ing houses. had drawn another hun
| dred BY the time Rryan's picture
| was thrown upon the screen the crowd
was big enough to start a discussion.
| and the cheering that followed was
| almost the sie-ra1 for a fight. between
two -year-old partisans. The John
! Lind's counterfeit presentment was
thrown unesl the screen.
.eWho t'elI?" asked a little boy on
the curb.
"Tt's Bill Erwin" was the prompt re-
ply of another youngster-
/ Then somebody yelled. 'sHurrah for
Mckinley" and the tive young men who
| had been making partisan remarks be-
gan the battle that will be duplicated
In several wards before the polls are
closed next November
Il The cartoon taken from Judge and