The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-28
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Though Pierce Butler rather
.'winded' him in the first round, Chapel
has been around the state capitol and
the sheriff's office too long to let one.
little Knockout bother him. So he
tackles the board with a second actor
No 65207, but the pleadings cannot be
found in the clerks office. They are
said to be with the Judge who has the
case under consideration.
A meeting of the Seventh Ward
Workingmen's Sound Money club will
be held this evening at o'clock at Tom
Hennessey's stable, Summit avenue
and Ramsey street. All wage earners
of the ward are invited to be present.
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Frank E. Edmund, county treasurer,
has been laid up with a severe cold
for the past four dayse, but his cam
paign goes on just the same. His
friends are legion.
The Democrats will hold two big
meetings this week in addition to those
at which Lind and the state and county
candidates will speak. Friday night at
Mozart hall there will be a German
American rally, and M. J. Geiger will
be the principal speaker. Matt Bantz
and some local orators may be heard
also.
Thursday night W. w. Erwin will
speak at the Auditorium. under the
auspices OF local labor organizations,
This will be Mr.. Erwin's first appear
ance as solo orator in ST. Paul during
this campaign. AS he is known to have
ideas on the money question at variance
with the majority Of the silver leaders,
his effort will probably attract large
audience. u
Il. ID. O'Br1en returned from Still
water yesterday, where he addressed a.
Democratic meeting Monday night
There Is reason to believe that our
cause Is growing in Washington coun-
ty," said Mr.. O'Brfen "That county
gave Harrison LOCO majority, but the
returns this year will indicate a de-
c1ded Democratic gain There is a
feeling among the workingmen that the
cause Of free silver Is their cause, and
In spite Of all the claims to the con-
trary made by the Republicans and the
gold Democrats at Saltwater and other
places in the county, the free silver
candidates will come very near winning
all along the line. I should not be
surprised even If we carried the county
II we only knew where the big silent
vote stands we should be able to tell
dehnltely our chances, not only in
washington county but in nearly all
the counties of the state. There is no
reason why the Mckinley vote should
be silent; there is good reason why the
Bryan vote should remain in secrecy
l figure large percentage of this ST.
lent vote for the free coinage candidate
II my figures are right, then we are
safe all over the state'
There will be a Republican rally in
the First ward tonight with a torch
light procession, music and oratory.
Gen. Clapp, Oar Reese and F. c. Ste
vens will spellbind at Sioberg's hall.
Democratic meetings are announced
for this evening at the following places:
Eighth ward, ST. Demands hall, Abe
marie and Rose streets; speakers, John
Lind, F. H. Clarke, Maj. Bowler, Pierce
Butler and Thomas F. Martin.
Second ward, VOLTS hall, Mendoza
and Euclid streets; speakers, F. l.. Me-
Ghee, Matt Bantz, Thomas Nimloss and
Charles w. Hall.
Fifth ward, c. s. P. S. hall, West
Seventh street and Western avenue; ;
speakers, John Lind, John L. MacDon-
aid, Charles Kelars and J. w. Doug
lass.
Ninth ward, mass meeting at Demo-
cratic headquarters, Wabasha and ST.
Peter streets, and Knights Of Labor
hall, Park avenue and Sycamore
streets; speakers at both halls, John
L.
John Ives and DR.. e. w. Buckley
A meeting Of the Democratic county
committee has been called for this aft
ternoon at 8 o'clock. Important bust
ness is to be considered and a. full at
tendance is desired.
Attorney General Childs did it, The
county committees of both parties are
agreed that such is the case When
Mr.. ChildS held that the Democratic
Pcpul1st candidates were the represent
atfves Of two parties, and that they
must be assessed twice for certificates
of nomination before their names would
appear on the election ballots. then the
Democrats and the Populists, according
to the law in the case, selected for them
selves two ballot clerks and two clerks
Of election. This proceeding was an
noying to the Republicans, as the fusion
ticket would have a majority of the
clerks. General Childs was again ap-
pealed to, and he at once decided the
fusionists were in the wrong, as their
candidates, being fusion candidates,
were entitled to only the same number
of clerks as the Republican candidates.
The Republican county committee
threatened to have the law on the
Democrats If they persisted in naming
more clerks than the Republicans, and
there was some confusion before the
matter was finally decided Just to
show there was No hard feeling and no
desire to take advantage in any way
Chairman Townley, of the Democratic
committee, wrote to Chairman Lightner,
of the Republican county committee,
suggesting a settlement of the diff
Guilty. The overture was promptly met
by the Republican committee, and yes
terday the following agreement was en-
tered into between the respective COM
mittees. The agreement, which is adj
dressed to the judges of the election,
is signed by the chairmen Of the two
committees:
Whereas, Some question has been raised
as to the method of appointing the four clerks
of the public and of all political parties that
there should be no friction or disputes in
the appointment of such clerks:
We recommend that the judges Of election
in each precinct in St Paul should appoint
two Republicans and two from the opposi-
ton such four clerks, each side having
one of the two ballot clerks and one Of the
other two regular clerks Of election. We
make this recommendation to the Judges of
honest election.
We also request the election board In each
precinct to make preliminary count of the
head of the national ticket so that an early
estimate may be obtained of the result Of
the election in this county.
Reuben C. Hallett, ssone of the best
known commercial travellers in the
country, whose territory embraces
all the states In the union. is in ST.
Paul. He came last Friday He re-