The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-08
NEED OF SECOND PAPERS.
1t Is Being Daily Impressed on the
Voters.

Judge Bunn'S division of the district
court was thronged yesterday with ap-
plicants for final letters of naturaliza-
ton. and, when he adjourned court
last evening. he had turned eighty
three alien residents into full-fedged
American citizens, entitled to vote and
enjoy the benefits of all the country 5
institutions. Just before adjournment
he broke the record for the wholesale
manufacture of citizens by swearing
in twenty Scandinavian aliens in
bunch.
But it must not be construed from
this that Judge Bum is at all careless
in this work Of Naturalization On the
contrary, he is most deliberate and
painstaking in bringing to the surface
every point involved in the process.
He questions applicants and their wit
nesses thoroughly and very often the
latter are put through a more rigid
catachism than are the applicants
At moor yesterday the judge had
made thiTty-Seven citizens in ninety
minutes. The court room was crowded
with the subjects of nearly every for
eign government, among them being
three Turks, Englishnen, Austrians,
Frenchmen, Germans, Russians, a
Prussian, Irishmen, Danes, Nor
wegians and Swedes, In every in
stance the oath is administered by
Deputy Clerk Sandel and the entries
are made in an ante-room adjoining
the court.
Judge Bum has decided to hold no
more night sessions for the purpose Of
naturalization until next Tuesday.
Probably two nights will be set aside
the Forthcoming week for this work.
All Democrats are invited and urged
to attend a meeting to be held at the
Swiss Casino hall, Third and Min
nesota streets, this evening at s O'Clock,
which is aimed to spread the informa-
ton as to the new law among the
voters of the vicinity, who have not
their second papers.
There will also be a big meeting of
the voters of the Fifth ward at c. S.
P. S. hall, West Seventh and Michigan
streets, this evening, and it is especial
ly urged that those who have not Sc
cured their final papers attend. The
demands of the new law will be fully
explained in several languages, and it
is desired that no voter of the ward
shall be disfranchised next spring
through ignorance or misinformation.
A non-partisan meeting was held at
242 Fairfield avenue last evening for
the purpose of enlightening voters who
must take out their second papers IN
order to qualify for the spring election.
Clerk of the District Court Rogers was
present and explained the requirements
to be observed. Remarks were also
made by L. Phillips, G. Filter and Paul
Godfrey Applications for second pa
pers were issued to 40 Of those present.
Carl Oman presided and David Elfen-
bein acted as secretary.
There will be meeting of the city
and county Democratic committees
at the Swiss Casino hall this evening.
Chairman r. w Bell, of the Demo-
cratic city committee, announces that
the work of checking up the pay lists
to ascertain the names of those who
need to secure their second papers will
be commenced Monday. A force of
eleven men will be put to work on the
poll books in the council chamber and
the checking completed as rapidly as
possible. Freddie Bryant, represent
ing the Republican city committee. as
sisted by couple of clerks, were busy