The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-24
Held BY THE ENEMY
THE COPELAND-NEFF MEETING
ENDORSES ALEX LINDAHL
FOR A PLACE
AFTER SOME EXCITEMENT


the Proceedings According to
the Programme, but There Was
Majority Against Him, So He
and Forty Others Left the Hall
Then the Enforcement Followed.
Former Aid. Alex Lindahl, Of the
First ward, was unanimously Endorsed
for place on the board of public works
at meeting held last evening in the
hall at 756 Decatur street for the pur-
pose or protesting against his appoint
ment. The call had been issued by
friends of Henry Neff and President
John Copeland, and the Endorsement
was not secured until the Republican
party OF the First ward had showed it
self around the hall, fought over the
gasoline lamps, collected money for
hall rent called itself hard names and
finally walked out in sections and great
Indignation. 1t was the hottest meeting
that the First ward has seen since the
boys from the Second came up to sup
port Tim Sheehan.
The Endorsement Of former Aid Lin
dahl at mass meeting held a short
While ago stirred up faction of anti
Llndahlltes, who favored either Neff or
copeland to the brainy- eX-alderman,
and the mass meeting of last night
was intended to put a quietus on his
boom. The news spread among the
L1ndahl men, and when the meeting
was called to order by Fred Wagner
there were several scores of Republic
ans present to see fair play.
temporary Chairman Wagner called
Tor nominations for chairman, and AS
semblymn Nelson was elected by ac-
clamation. Carl Ekman was chosen as
| secretary.
Assemblyman Nelson raped for or
der. I'VE are not here in the interest
of any one candidate he shouted. 1--WE
want fair play. We are here to organ
lie Republican club for the purpose
OF seeing that the First ward gets it's
proper
| PROPORTION OF APPOINTMENTS
from the mayor.
Then there was muttering Of the
impending storm. Aid Blomquist en-
tered a protest. He had understood,
and read it in The G O b e, that the
ests of Alex Ltndahl. He wanted to
see fair play
Dr. Robtllard also took a hand in the
discussion, but was cut short when
the chair announced that all good Re-
publ1cans were to come forward and
have their names enrolled on the list
of the club. I'VE don't want silver Re-
publlcans nor Populists,' said the
chairman.
Everybody went up to sign the roll,
at last, when everything was complete.
the chairman announced his intention
or appointing a committee Of ten to
pass on the names of those who had
signed and eliminate the silver Repub-
licans and Populists.
SOmahOdU hof oh
point committee of five to urge on
the mayor the necessity Of appointing
a First ward man on the board of pub
lie works.
A dozen men were on their feet al
most instantly clamoring for recogni-
t1on but DR.. Robillard was the most
conspicuous. II move that a commit
tee of four be appointed from the best
republican lawyers in hesitate to see
who is a Republican and who is not ,,
he shouted
The chair paid no attention to the
storm of bowls, and called for the vote
on the original motion There was a
howl of ayes but a; much louder roar
in the negative. So -,5
THE ayes have it," announced the
chairman calmly
HOW HE COUNTED.
Somebody called for rising vote and
about forty men rose in favor Of the
motion.
''Seventythree." called out John
Copeland. who stood on a bench to
make the count. There was a roar of
Indignation.
| man, and it seemed as if everybody
was standing up.
Forty-hVe, announced Mr.. Cope
| land, and then bedlam broke loose
| Above the clamor could be heard the
stentorian voice Of DR.. Robillard shout
ing: This is not fair
You are all Silver Republicans and
| PopulistS,' said Chairman Nelson, dis
| gusted.
Mr.. Copeland assumes to stand on
! bench and decide who is a Republican
and who is not shouted an irate citi-
zen.
II have not SIR returned Mr.. Cope
land.
Henry Neff, who had been occupying
front seat, left the hall at this juno
ture, and everyone commenced to push
| everybody else around the hall. A
man with good lungs nominated A. G..
| johnson for chairman and Mr.. Cope
land responded by trying to turn out
the gasoline lights. Fight was in the
air and there was more loud talk for a
while than the state fair could pro-
duce in week. The audience became
a mob and it needed but a spark to
create riot. Many left the hall and
finally Copeland departed after calling
on all good Republicans to follow him.
About forty left.
| LINDAHL Is ENDORSED.
Right here the owner Of the hall,
| which was converted paint shop, took
hand in the fun and declared the
| lights would go out unless somebody
produced Sc. The claim was finally ad-
| justed with the aid Of somebody's hat
and then DR.. Robillard announced that
he held in his hand a receipt for the
hall rent from $50 to II o'clock, made
out to the Republican party.
This guarantee of good faith was
greeted with uproarious applause.
A. G. johnson assumed the gavel
| that Assemblyman Nelson had dropped
and Secretary Eckhart returned to his
| desk. which had been turned over in
| the scuffie
Chairman Johnson remarked that the
! meeting was composed of the repre-
sentative Repu blicans Of the ward and
called for nominations. Alex Lindahl
and Henry Nef were nominated.
All kinds of propositions were made
| in regarding the balloting. but a mo-
ton finally carried to vote by ballot,
| and afterwards shut the door hermit