The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-29
FIFTH WARD is ON FIRE
ENTHUSIASM I'M THAT SECTION Is
PINING FOR A POLLING PLACE
housing Meeting at st. Francis
Hall Last Night, Where a Mas
cot Was Adopted.

nSSt1n& AZ Sts rrancts
Hall Last Night, Where Mas
cot Was Adopted.
Horace Bigeiow's yellow dog wander
ed into meeting of the Fifth Ward
Democratic association last night and
was promptly adopted as a mascot.
The meeting was held in st. Francis
hall, at Warsaw and James street, and
was the most largely attended meet
| Ing that has been held in the ward since
the opening of the campaign. ST. Fran
CHS nall Is a large one, but every seat
was occupied, and many persons were
| opl1ged to stand during the speaking,
and though the list of speakers was
long the auditors remained throughout
ana until nearly midnight.
Deputy Sheriff ]. II. Jansen, presi-
dent of the association, presided, and
In mis- Introductory remarks he urged
the Democrats of the ward to stand
trmIy for John Lind and the rest Of
| the ticket election day He called at
tention to the fact that today is the
last day for registration and that those
who fail to register cannot vote.
Philip Martin delivered a stirring
speech and was followed by Herman
| Oppenheim, candidate for county attor-
| ney.
Mat Bantz delivered two speeches,
one in English and one in German, and
| evoked frequent and hearty applause
| by his eloquence in behalf of the Demo-
cratic state ticket and the county can
didates.
A rafting speech was delivered by
John Cavanagh, candidate for judge of
| probate.
THE Democratic party" he said, 'is
| good enough to believe that it's nom
inees are superior in every way to the
nominees of the Republican party. You
| owe it to your own welfare to inquire
Into the responsibility and ability and
| qualifications of the different nominees
and to vote for the men whom your
conscience tells you are most COM
| petent and fit for office. If you believe
! our opponents are better fitted for Of
| flee than we who solicit your votes, you
| should vote for them. All we ask is
| that you vote in accordance with an
| enlightened conscience. They who trace
| their ancestry to the island in which
I first saw the light will cheerfully sup
port me and John Wagner and Miesen
and Mr.. Oppenheim and every other
! candidate on the Democratic ticket.
! Victory hOVers over and around the
| banner Of Democracy, and it never was
| borne by a better man than honest,
patriotic John Lind. If every citizen
will vote this year, the Democratic
| ticket will be elected without an ex-
| ception."
Oscar Tankenoff, candidate for coun-
| ty commissioner, said the Democrats
! should all work with one purpose, and
then the ticket would win without
| doubt
when you vote" he said, "yol1
should start at the bottom of the ticket
and work up to John Lind. If I am
elected, 1 shall perform my duties to
the best of my ability, and none shall
regret 1t.
DR.. o. s. Pine, candidate for coroner,
| was next introduced
There will be an inquest held on
Nov. g." he said THE G. o. P. has
| three legs broken, and 1t will devolve
| upon the Democracy Of Ramsey county
to break the fourth leg, and I leave It
to you to say whether I or my oppo-
nent shall hold it. There will be a
| jury Of good Democrats elected to view
| the remains, and I think the coroner
should be in political sympathy with
the jury
! The Willow Bluff orchestra rendered
| several musical selections, and John
+; Salaba sang What Dewey Did to
| Them" j. @. Juenen1an. candidate for
the legislature in the Fifth ward, then
spoke
II have few promises to make" he
! began. IF [ am elected I propose to
| do my full duty and to act for the best
| interests Of my constituents If de-
| reflection that many better men than
have been defeated. PIT I believe We
| shall all be victorious We must work
| together, and, if we do, we shall go
| down to the old city hall with a ma
| jCrity Of at least 500.'
Thomas J. McDermott was then in
| troduced. and, as he began to speak. a
yellow dog entered the hall and ran
upon the platform.
Here" said Mr.. McDermott. "is
Horace Bigelow's yellow dog"
The sally was greeted with laughter,
| and President Jansen said the dog
| should be adopted as a mascot.
Mr.. BigeloW, continued Mr.. Nc
Dermott, lis at least indiscreet to make
remark that he would rather vote
| for yellow dog than Democrat. to
residents of his ward. If he is indis-
Greet, ne has no title to the place he
| seeks. We cannot afford to vote for
| Bfgelow when we have such a candi-
! date as Mr.. Oppenheim It is your
| duty to vote against any man on the
| Democratic ticket whom you believe
untitled for the position he seeks.
! There is no question that Lind will be
| elected governor. He must wipe out
the game, fish, wheat and grain com
missions. They employ an army Of
political office holders who do not earn
any money, but eat up the money of
the taxpayers. Lind will need the as
| SlSld1tCS O1 ID DSLIOCFdt1C legislature in
order to correct Republican abuses
We must show the people that the
Democratic party is true to it's prin-
ciples."
John Ives, who is running for sena-
tor, delivered q strong speech.
I'VE have az heard of what Dewey
| did to the Spanish" he said. "He
went into Manila bay and In two hours
| sank the Spanish fleet And Dewey is
a Democrat Another man, who ran
the Spanish fleet under Cervera to
cover and bottled it in Santiago bar-
Dor and took a leading part in It's de-
struction, was Commodore Schley. And
| Schley is a Democrat. Another man
went ashore from the American feet
and located the Spanish vessels. at
the risk Of his life. He was Lieut.
Blue, and he Is a Democrat. Another
man, who saw the necessity of hot
Ting up Cervera's fleet and sank
vessel in the channel, was Lieut.. Hob
son, and Hobson Is a Democrat An
! other great general led the victorious
American troops into Puerto Rico.
| Gen Miles, and he is Democrat.
The Republicans boast that that
1arty declared war against Spain. but
1t was won by Democrats. When the
Maine was sunk with all her brave
men. and the people rose and said the
outrage should be avenged, Mark Han
Ia said we could not have war, and he