The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-30
WILL WATCH THE BALLOT
DEMOCRAT : CITIZENS HAVE
BEEN PUT ON THEIR GUARD
Scanneil Opened Their Eyes
Preparations for the Big Rally in
the Auditorium TOnight--fhey
Are Coming From All Wards
Law to Guide ChalIengers.

The certainty that nothing would be
left undone by the Kiefer-Erwin COM
bination to steal the election, if posi-
BILE, has stirred the Democracy to make
unusual provision for watching the
balloting on Tuesday.
The effort made through official
channels to take the advantage IN the
official ballot, the deliberate taking
away of the privilege of naming a
proportion of the judges and other
evidences are in sight, and the only
important thing for the Democrat
Citizens to do is to see to it that all
of their rights are preserved. At the
meeting Of the city committee yester-
day the preliminary steps to secure a
fair ballot and a fair count We're taken.
The meeting was attended by all of
the ward committeeman and the can
didates.
The matter of the grand rally to
take place at the Auditorium tonight
WIS disposed of first. Reports were
made By all the wards, and it was shown
that there had been no lack of enthu-
siasti } effort to make the rally the
largest that has ever been held in the
city. All arrangements had been COM
pleted, even to the laying out of the
line of march of the numerous ward
clubs. The wards will be represented
by marching delegations headed by
bands and carrying banners and
torches.
For the Fig Rally.
The following programme was laid
out and will be adhered to as closely
as possible:
First Ward-WiIl meet at Seventh aud
Bradley and VIII join with the Second wart,
which VIII form at Sven and Mara, and
proceed down Seventh to Rosabel, where the
Third will concentrate. and the three delega-
tons viii march to the Auditorium thence.
headed by a. band.
The Fourth ward division will form on
Eighth and Robert.
The Fifth ward Will form at st. Francis
hall. and. led by band, will proceed down
Seventh street.
State and Concord, proceed down tC Martins
hail. where they will be Joined by second
section, will thence move over to Robert
street. and the division will be completed by
Joining the third sectio' which will be headed
by fife and drum corps, and will cross the
Robert street bridge in body.
The Seventh ward contingent VIII meet at
the corner of Dayton and Western and march
over to Brandl's hall. on University avenue,
to form a juno len wi h The Eighth ward.
The Eighth ward will form at Rice and Ger
anium. proceed along Rice to Front street,
where a second secion will be added to the
line: Front to Western, on to Minnehaha. then
along Western to University, picking up vari-
Gus clubs at numerous 'intersecting points on
the way. The entire contingent from the
ward should be gathered at Brands hall.
The division will be headed by a number of
mourtad marshels, inc uding Chi'f Marshal A.
Poupenny and j. ]. Haggerty, Al Hanft, Jo-
seph McCauly, William ]. Preston. Fred Teg
eler. aides. A number of the clubs will re
supplied with torches, and the entire division
will march down University avenue, headed
by band
The Ninth ward will start from Rice and
Maryland. 1t will be led by three mounted
marshals. A L. Wagner. w. Troy and Will
liam Long. 1t will be headed by band
will carry numerous banners and torches,
and proceed through Jackson to Central park,
where all the strength of the ward wi II gather,
and thence down Cedar to the Auditorium
1t stated that there would be 1900
N IN in the Eighth ward division.
List of Vice Presidents
The following gentlemen will act as vice