The Saint Paul globe., 1898-11-08
ENTHUSIASM WAS
RUNNING WILD

|
Lieut.. Lind, in command Of the union
forces, slaughtertng the Republican
forces North, South, East and West.
No campaign ever was fought to
more sensational finale, nor no arena
more eallantly contested, than the bat
tie Of the politicians in the Mill city,
which was brought to a close last
night.
John Lind, James Gray, and other
prominent Democratic and Peoples
party candidates campaigned the town,
| systematically and thoroughly. Mr..
Lind between 8 and 12 p. M, delivering
| ten addresses In nine different wards
OF the city.
| The Republicans on the other side,
had meetings in every ward in the vain
hope Of breaking the force of the Dem
ocratic assault.
1t was hopeless, however, and Lieut..
Lind was heard during the night by
not less than 5000 enthusiastic follow
ers, while the Republican meetings
dwindled away as the hour approached
when Mr.. Lind was expected in their
vicinity.
| STARTED AT SUPPER TIME,
Mr.. Lind opened the attack in the
Tenth ward, speaking at Thirty second
and Washington avenues north, just
! after the close Of the days work in the
| lumber district in the center of which
| the hall Is located. In spite of the fact
the hour was that usually allotted for
! supper, the hall was packed and Mr..
Linds fifteen-minute talk was eagerly
listened to. The Republicans tried to
take the edge off OF 1t later with
meeting In the same block.
Mr.. Lind, accompanied by Michael
Breslauer, e. w. Murphy, John Day
Smith and E. 8. Corser, was then driv-
en- across the river to BUrnham hall,
in New Boston, or the Ninth ward.
| Here, too, the hour was earlier than
that usually assigned for political
meetings, p. m, but Mr.. Lind was
| greeted by another enthusiastic crowd
The ward has always been favorably
! inclined to him and the indications
were last night that he would carry
| 1t by a splendid majority.
HIT THREE WARDS AT ONCE.
From there Mr.. Lind went to the
hall at Fifth street and Central ave-
nue., which Is located In the Second
| WdTQr DuI Is DIT IIl0 llCeTSSSCbOn OF inc
First, Ninth and Second wards, so that
these lines were not specially plain In
the personnel Of the meeting. 1t was
the same old story here, and when Mr..
| Lind reached the West Side Turner
hail at p. M, up in the Third ward,
he was greeted by one of the most tre-
mendous audiences of the campaign
thus far. Further up the street in the
same ward Eustis and his followers
had meeting that paled into insig-
ndficance beside this immense outpour-
ing.
HARMONIA HALL PACKED.
Harmonic hall was already packed
for half an hour when Mr.. Lind arriV-
ed. not less than 800 people being pres
ent. The crowd was bubbling over
with enthusiasm, too, in spite of the
fact that some curious Republicans cf
more or less prominence were there to
takes it temperature. This was the
| Fourth and Fifth ward meeting osten-
sibly, although the Republicans chal-
lenged 1T with two. One of these was
at Labor temple and one on Western
| avenue. At Labor temple especially
the Eustis meeting was as still as the
| grave. Loren Fletcher and r. e. Web
ster being the best the party had to
offer From Harmonic hall Mr.. Lind
had q long drive to Eighth ward re-
lief hall, and 1t was 9 o'clock when he
arrived there, but the audience wait
ed patiently. This meeting was char
acterized by an especially large at
tendance Of the fair sex and more en-
thusiasm than has usually attended
Democratic meetings in that former
stronghold of Repu.blicanism.
NORMANNA AND DANA.
Normanna hall was next on the list,
and in spite of the fact that it was
nearly 10 when Mr. Lind arrived the
immense audience, which necessitated
the early and late hanging out of the
standing room only" sign, stayed
Until he came and gave him welcome
such as Is seldom accorded TO a po-
htical speaker. This is the largest hall
in Minneapolis with the exception Of
the exposition auditorium which Is de-
voted to political meetings, and 1t was
full, Not less than 1000 persons wait
ed to hear Mr.. Lind there.
Dania hall Is in the same ward, but
six blocks distant, but both these halls
are so close to the Eleventh that they
draw we'll from that portion of the
city, and when Mr.. Lind went from
Normanna to Dania hall ne found,
even after 10 o'clock, another crowd
that made 1t difficult for the speakers
| to crowd through from the door to the
stage. Here. as everywhere the same
| enthusiastic condition existed.
It Is safe to say that no two such
| meetings Of one political faith were
ever held in the same ward or in any
ward In Minneapolis before. The con-
trast was made especially strong In
this ward, too. by the utter failure of
| the Republicans to arouse amy inter-
est, In spite of the fact that they had
| planned two meetings to detract from
| the success of the union forces rallies.
Scarcely a corporal's guard assembled
| at the headquarters on Washington
avenue, short three blocks from
Normanna hall, and an equal number
| at Eldredge hall, just block from
Dania hall. Both these meetings dis
persed early. the voters going to the