The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-30
ONE CENTRAL CLUB
MEETINGS AT SWISS CASINO HALL
RESULT IN STEPS BEING
TAKEN
FOR A LARGE ORGANIZATION.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO DRAFT
BYLAWS FOR CENTRAL DEM
OCRATTC CLUBS.
FREE SILVER REPUBLICANS, TOO.
Reports Show That Work of Natur-
aIizatiOn Is Progressing Favor
ably, Except in the Eighth.

Important action was taken at the
meeting of citizens held at Swiss ca
sine, Minnesota and Third Streets last
night These weekly meetings have
been held for the purpose of aiding in
the general movement for the nat
uralization of the voters Of st. Paul
AS a result of last nights meeting a
general organization will be formed, to
be known as the Central Democratic
club The word Democratic" was not
selected merely for the sake of eu-
phony. 1t was chosen with full
sense of it's political significance. In
moving that a committee be appointed
to formulate a constitution and by
laws to govern such a club, T. D.
O'Brien said that there was only one
Democratic party in the United States
and that was the national Democratic
party that Endorsed the Chicago plat
form
Mr.. O'Brien's proposition met with
hearty support. J. NJ. Hawthorne, on
behalf of the silver Republicans, de-
clared that they would not object to
being called Bryan Democrats, but
they didn't want the name of Cleve-
land plastered on.
Dr. Ziegler, representing the Peo-
! Pies party, said that the Populists
would be ready to. take their coats off
and go to work next spring to help on
the good cause of Riding the city of
an incompetent administration and
supporting the candidate that the
Democrats put up.
Mr. O'Briens original motion was
that the chair appoint a committee of
| seven TO formulate a constitution and
bylaws for the government Of the pro-
posed Central Democratic club. The
motion was amended so as to call for
a committee Of eleven, one from each
ward.
Robert H. Hare, the chairman of the
meeting, called for suggestions as to
! the personnel. of the committee, which
resulted in the appointment of the fol-
lowing gentlemen:
First Ward-Edward Dahl
| Second Ward-Martin Flanagan
Third Ward-Joseph Ehrmanntraut Jr.
/ Fourth Ward-J. B. Covington.
! Fifth Ward-L. Dolm
! Sixth Ward-R. N. Hare.
| Seventh Ward-T R. Kane
Eighth Ward-F. w. McGhee.
Ninth Ward-Ed L. Murphy.
| Tenth Ward-A. n. Craighead
Eleventh Ward-Pierce Butler.
! At Large-Wiliam Platte Eighth ward
/ 1uIS COul1IlIllSe Will meet at SWISS
! Casino next Friday night, where an
other general meeting will also be held
the same evening. T. R. Kane was
made the chairman of the committee
The ward committees appointed at
! last weeks meeting to secure lists of
! all the unnaturalized voters reported
with three exceptions, that they had
secured complete lists. The excep-
lions were those of the Third, Eighth
| and Ninth wards. In the case of the
Ninth ward. the committee reported
| that out of the 900 voters who had not
| taken out their second papers, a few
! days ago, 500 had since been natural
| lied.
There was some discussion over the
lack of progress in the Eighth ward.
f. L. McGhee said that the Democrats
of the Eighth were all ready to put
! their shoulders to the wheel, but what
| they wanted was a leader to guide
the wagon. Arrangements had been
made however, for a big rally to be
held next Wednesday night at
! BrandPs hall, at University and West
eFn avenues.
As a part of the plan of permanent
organization proposed by Mr. O'Brien,
] ward committees will be organized,
! the chairman of which will constitute
! the executive committee of the central
| organization.
Just before the meeting adjourned
MI Hawthorne informed the gathering
that the Bimetallic league was max
! ms arrangements to hold public me-
mortal services in honor of the late
| Henry George. 1t is probable that the
services will take place week from
tomorrow night at the rooms of the
/ league, corner of Eighth and Wabasha
| streets.
The Fourth Ward Democratic club
will meet at the Swiss Casino next
/ Wednesday night.
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