The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-14
HIRED TO BE THEIR FRIEND
LABORING MEN UNDER NO OBJ
49,. LEGATIONS TO ERWIN
His Work at Homestead Was Not
GratuitOus, but He Went as the
Feed Attorney of the Friends of
the People There-DemOcrat-
couraEing Reports From Wards.

Erwin is claiming the support OF the labor
ing men because he went to Homestead tc
defend the prisoners there. WE'LL Erwin was
| a lawyer. He was hired for the defense. He
| asked for and was paid fee of 81, $50 before
| he undertook the defense. l helped to ray Il
and know what I'm talking about, and IL he
has any claim on labor votes because he had
such nice little wad of the long green
handed him. then Pm mistaken. II he will
! Just take a trip down into the railroad yards
and shops he'll find that the men think they
paid pretty well for his work attorney
| He knows that he cannot possibly get twenty
railroad votes In the town. He is political
Thus G. w. Stackpoie. working railroad
| man, who was a member Of the Populist
party until Erwin and his crowd captured
the convention and refused to let the middle
| of-theroad Populists vote In that body. Mr..
! Stackpole said these and some other things,
| even less complimentary to the friend Of the
| laboring man. He also stated that he be-
l!eyed that if Erwin were not In the running
the few hundred votes that he may get would
go in a body to Kiefer. for he. Stackpole,
| knew the men that were in the Erwin follow
MT. stackpo.e was speaking to the men,
| bers Of the city committee Of the Democrat
! Citizens and a crowd Of precinct committee
| men, who filled headquarters in the End:cott
! yesterday afternoon at a meeting called to
report progress In the campaign. There was
| not room at headquarters for the crowd that
tried to get it. 1t was as enthusiastic as
| though the campaign was near its close and
| the victory Won--in the minds of those present
1t was good as won.
The ward committeeman made reports on
| the condition Of affairs in each of the wards
The first ward reported that there was some
difficulty encountered in the matter Of regis
tering the vote as the council had taken care
that the party had as little representation
among the judges as possible. There were
but three Democratic judges in the ward.
| They had arranged to have men at each OF
| the precincts to copy the vote.
Martin Flanagan said that the same con-
diton obtained in the Second ward, but
that there would be change in this particu-
lar. The first days registration was prom
lsing LOT the success OF the ticket. Full
copies of the registration had been made.
| A. w. Vance reported from the Third that
the ward organization was nearly perfected
| and that headquarters had been secured. The
| ward was in excellent shape
The Fourth. Fifth, Sixth and Seventh made
| practically the same reports.
| - chairman McNaliy. for the Eighth, said
that they had not suffered much In the mat
| feet. house to house canvass will be made.
at the suggestion of Mr.. McGhee Michael
Lux Luz said that he had q German-American
| Democrat Citizens club in course of lorna
| ton. and would organize with 100 members
| at Wei!er's hall this week.
Mat. Banz, tho next Eighth ward alder
already secured the organization Of such a
club In the north end Of the ward. There
would be SEQ members present at the meeting
| called for Saturday night. The announce
ment created enthusiasm.
Joseph Jarosz sadd that the Polish people
| In the Eighth were not being neglected, and
| that there would be club formed among
| them In few days They were all well dis
posed to the Schffmann ticket.
Ed L. Murphy said that the Ninth had been
fairly well provided for in the matter of
| judges. and that the registration was an alb
so!ute assurance of an increased Democratic
vote.
]. @. Juenemann promised the formation
of a German club in the Fifth, and Joseph
Horejs gave assurance of the formation of
Bohemian clubs in the same ward.
R. N. Hare made speech, in which he
said that 1t must be understood that these
ward organizations should work for the who q
Ticket and that every one should testify his
appreciation Of the honesty and sincerity Of