St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-29
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Doran. This would give the Democrats less
than 10000 votes in the city. Let the Repub-
| ncans revise their figures and get off Silly
| street.
One by one the honest, disinterested work.
ers, who have heretofore supported the Repub-
| lican ticket, breaking away to give their
] best efforts to the election of the Cullen Demo-
cratic ticket The latest notable instance of
this kind is Theo. Wickersheim. He is one of
the veteran Republicans of st. Paul, and has
/ lived in this city during long lifetime. He
is business man of the Third ward, and for
| many years back has been tower Of strength
to the Republican party in that ward Recent
events, among them the turning down Of Capt.
Castle and the nomination of Terrence Kenny
for alderman, have, however, turned him
against his old-time friends. Monday evening
he got out and made speech for the Cullen
| ticket. While his talk was in German, Mr.
| Wickersheim had no difficulty in making his
hearers understand that he has no sort Of
1 sympathy with the Doran ticket or its emas-
culated platform. Wickersheim's abandon
ment of the Republican party will mean the
loss of scores Of votes to that ticket and
corresponding gain for the Democrats. 1t as
sures the election Of Joseph Ehrmanntraut Jr.,
| beyond question. From this time on Mr.
/ Wickersheim will devote his energies to ad-
yccating the election of o. O.. Cullen and the
entire Democrat-Citizens ticket.
The evening Republican organ last night at
tempted to Square itself with Charley Horst
but in way that has angered his friends
more than ever. The heading and opening
part Of the article are boom for McCardy
Then Horst's name is rung in as secondary
consideration, and some fulsome words are
spoken IN his behalf. One of Horst's closest
friends, member Of the Fourth ward execu-
tive committee, spoke very bitterly of 1t last
night. That's a great way to help Horst,
amt It? If the scheme is not In existence to
save McCardy at all hazards, why this
smothering Of Horst under a boost for Nc
Cardy? 1t won't work, that's ALL And the
vote on election day will very likely prove
this last assertion true.
No more costly break has been made this
year by any politician than the one F. B.
Doran was guilty Of in the Seventh ward last
week. 1t happened that the reporters had
not arrived before Doran took his seat. and
Tor that reason no report of the disagreeable
incident was published. Col. R. M. New
port, who had been prevailed upon to pre-
SIDE, In opening the meeting stated that the
first duty of citizens should be to look after
the welfare OF the city; that the city's in
terests should be considered from business
point OF view. rather than from the partisan
standpoint. These sentiments were applaud
ed by the educated audience present. and no
note OF discord was sounded until Doran rose
TO speak. He paralyZed everybody by saving
he thought Col Newport had made mis-.
take. This assertion was coldly received. but
Doran went on to say that he thought the
city, state and national campaigns should be
conducted on the one plan of doing the most
good for the Republican party" A chilliness
settled on the audience which was not dis
pelied during the balance Of the meeting. It
was day or so later that Capt. Castle
whose dearest ideal is good government and
CIVIL service reform-went East, to be gone
until election time. And all of Castles
frlends who were present felt his position
mad been wantonly insulted. Hence they are
even more lukewarm now than they were on
that black day for Republicanism when the
secret Doran committees captured the con-
vention OF which James E. Markham and
George Woolsey were the officers.
There are several Republican speakers who
have had the riot act read to them within
the past few days. They have unwisely been
| following the lead of Oar Reese, and preach
ing the doctrine of plunder for Republicans.
Horace Bigelow, the rich candidate for alder
man In the Fifth ward, made the worst
break of all Monday night At meeting in
the ward where no reporters were supposed
to be present he pleaded for votes for Horst
on the ground that HE is Republican much
deserving Of the suffrage of the entire Marty
for past services" When this appeared in the
Pioneer Press yesterday, Horst's friends were
more angry than ever. They realized that
City Treasurer Wagner is seeking reelection
on his merits and not because Of partv
service rendered, and Bigelow was given
Hail Columbia for putting Horst in the light
I OF purely partisan seeker for Office for what
there is in 1t,
Young Mr.. Donahower, Of the Fifth ward
running for alderman in the Fourth ward
Is said to be making fight for himself
aione. IL is stated that he is trading off
every man on the Republican ticket for votes
for himself.
Abuse OF the Prohibitionists Is the main
stock In trade of Doran's personal organ. the
West st. Paul Times. They are called en-
couragers of whisky government and various
other vile things, because they did not in
oorse Doran. But the Prohibitionists are well
aware OF the vicious attacks being made on
them, and also that these attacks appear in
Mr. Doran's personal papeY-the sheet which
speaks 1or MIN as no other paper can-and
they won't do thing to Doran,'' except to
heip cullen to the big majority he is Justly
Tim Reardon's statement that he bought
the prohibition nomination with a keg of
beer is almost on a par with Doran's state
ment that If he closed the saloons of st.
Paul on Sundays the Commercial travellers
would go to Minneapolis to spend the day.
Donahower, the Fifth ward Republican can
didate for alderman in the Fourth ward, keeps
up his good fellow campaign. Billy
Bickel' wants representative in the coun-
cil and since Assemblyman Johnson has
been put in the dry dock he picked out Dona-
hover to try and break in from the Fifth
| ward behind Fourth ward mask.
| The Democrats Of the Second ward will
hold big meeting at o'Connor's hail. Third
and Hoffman avenue, this evening While
| the list Of speakers has not been completed
some prominent local orators have accepted
invitations to be present and address the
meeting.
The precinct men Of the Fourth ward will
meet this evening at st. Peter and Exchange
i streets to confer with other Democrats Of
iJxt