The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-31

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| Meetings I'm Different Wards Yes
terday AfternoOn--HOw Some OF
/ the Republican LegisIa tors
| Treated Measures of Importance.
1t was demonstrated to a certainty
that the very large and influential vote
in st. Paul which is generally referred
to as the Hebrew vote will be with
the Democratic ticket all the way
| through The demonstration of the
fact was largely spontaneous and was
made through a couple of meetings,
one organized by the Hebrews them.
selves and the other called at Demo-
| cratic headquarters.
At the first meeting, which was held
at Twin City hall, every Jewish voter
in the Eighth and Ninth wards and
many from the Third ward were pres
ent. The gathering was dated for 2
o'clock, and was attended by nearly
all OF the Democratic county candi-
dates. There were present, in addition
to those particularly interested, a con-
siderable number of the Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Firemen, who had a
! meeting subsequent to the political one.
The meeting was called to order by
Sam Shedorsky, a prominent Ninth
| Warder, and he introduced Aid. Murphy
as the first speaker. Mr.. Murphy is a
vigorous talker, and was in touch with
ms audience, who were among his SUD-
porters at the last city election. Mr.
Murphy asked his hearers if they pro-
] posed to send John Lind to the eXecu-
tive chair without giving him such
support in the Legislature as would
make his work in the reformation OF
the state departments effective
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that the governor have the backing of
some influential members of the Iegis,
lature. MIR. Hennessy should be, and l
ann told will be, elected in this district.
| Mr.. MeNan1ee will be elected to the
senate. These members will certainly
be elected with your assistance, and
their election will mean the uphOlding
of the executive, for both of the gen.
! tlemen have capacity that will be. OF
great help to st. Paul in the matter
of legislation, as we'll as in supporting
the governor" The speaker discussed
| the merits Of the two county tickets,
and urged that full and complete
support be given the entire Democratic
ticket. He was warmly applauded at
times, especially when assurance was
given of thorough support to the leg
| islative ticket.
J. G. Michael was introduced, and
was vociferously informed of the fact
that his audience was not in touch
with the Republican attempt to force
the judiciary into politics. He spoke
| very briefly and in a dignif1ed way,
and urged the people to support the
whole ticket.
John Cavanagh made an eloquent
! plea for united support for the ticket,
urging that the election of John Lind
! would inure to the benefit of the com.
| mon people. He assumed that the
county ticket would be supported as a
whole, but he wanted to impress on
| them the necessity Of voting straight
! down the whole line.
Anton Miesen, always popular in O.
Democratic meeting, and particularly
so on this occasion, spoke but few
words, but those very much to the
point. He was gratifed at the assur,
ance that he received on every hand
that he would be elected. He felt that
there was no danger. about. that, but
he wanted everybody who was, a friend
of his to vote the straight ticket He
was interrupted with cries to the eff
feet that he was all right, and that
they would vote straight.
Oscar Tankenoff spoke as to his own
people and was listened to with much
| attention when he asked his hearers to
| follow HIM down the line of the Demo-
| cratic ticket.
William Platte told in plain way a
! few facts and trusted that there would
| be no splitting of tickets.
j. B. Irvine and Aaron POupeny also
| made brief remarks, and the meeting
| Endorsed the entire ticket and each in
| dividual present promised to give his
/ time and attention to seeing to it that
! the legislative ticket should be elected
AT o'clock the meeting of the Unit
| ed Hebrew clubs at Headquarters in
the Davidson block was called 10 order
| and Mr.. Shedorsky was again made the
| chairman. The large assembly room
was fairly well filled, and the swarthy
| faces of the chosen SONS were full Of
interest as they followed the argu-
nients of the speakers. The audience
| included persons of the Hebrew race
from every ward in the city and every
| condition in life was represented There
! was no lack Of Gentiles in the room
The speakers included all of the can
didates who spoke at the first meeting
and some others. Aaron Poupeny made
a particularly effective speech. He used
| fOrceful language and showed his hear
ers how they had been led astpay fire.
quently by the false promises of the
| Republicans. He urged them to stand
by the Democrats on this occasion, and
| they would find that they had been
| dealing with people who were eminent
| ly fair.
| Oscar Tankenoff went into detail In
| telling the reasons why all Jews should
| be opposed to the Republicans, bring
| ing the matter home to many of those
present He referred to the charitable
nature of the Jews in their dealing
| with their own poor and Of the indus
try that characterized the very poor
| among them.
1.-TWO years ago." he said, ga Repub-
| lican introduced a bill into the legis-
lature which was aimed to put a handi-
cap on the poor peddlers among our
people. There are hundreds of them
going about the country supporting
themselves with their packs. A pro-
! posal was made in the legislature to
put q tax on these poor people, a tax
| that would force them to Quit doing
business, as it required that they pay
| the sum of $45 in every township in
the state in which they sold goods. /
J went to the capitol to try and stop the
passage of this measure. I found good
friends among the Democrats Tom
Martin did all he could for me, but the
Republicans insisted on passing It,. ]
went to Henry Johns-a good many of
7 you live in the Fourth ward and I
want you to remember this. I asked
Johns If he would help to kill the bill.
He was standing near the speaker 8
desk. He looked at me and said oh,
I don't know. What is there in it p
Don't forget that when you vote on
/ election day. The bill was finally pass
ed, and I went to Gov. Clough and by
the aid Of some of our Democratic
friends induced him to veto this bill
which would have made so many of
our poor, Self-supporting brethren de-
4 pendent. Your friends have always
been among the Democrats, and hope