The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-06
is NOT FOR CLAUSSEN
GO TO SOME OTHER RE-
PUBLICAN
so SAYS THE LINCOLN CLUB

Congressman stevens Tells the
Faithful What the Next Repub-
Iican National Platform VIII
COntaln-The Great Foe of Trusts
Talk of Starting an Evening
Paper in Opposition to Thompson.
The proposition to indorse Oscar Claus
sen, the candidate of Mayor Kiefer for
city engineer, was turned down by the
Lincoln club at meeting of that organi-
cation last evening. There were thirty
of the members present and the fact that
the motion to indorse Mr.. Claussen for
the position received but eight votes
would indicate that Mayor Kiefer, while
he may stand deuce high with the club.
Is not even nine-spot. Twenty-one
votes were cast against the Endorsement
This question having been settled, for
mer Mayor Doran handed in a typewrit-
ten set of resolutions which were adopted
without dissent. In effect the resolu-
tons called upon the four members Of
the board of public works to do some
thing in the way of electing a city en-
gineer. If the present incumbent was
then the resolutions called upon the
board to choose someone who would fill
the bill, but in any event to settle the
matter at once.
Copies of the resolutions will be mailed
today to each of the four members of
the board. but as one of the club mem
bers stated after the meeting was over
Messrs Pottgieser and Ames will not
dare to vote for any one except with the
consent Of Mayor Kiefer.
Applications for membership were re-
cefved from c. ]. Kruger and Armand
Albrecht, and the payment Of Sill cash
IN dues warmed the enthusiasm Of the
members present to the right pitch for
a speech from Congressman Stevens
Mr. Stevens threw bouquets at the
club by saying that the lofty sentiments
OF the Republican party needed organiza-
lions like the Lincoln club to keep the
party up. With considerable feryor he
thanked heaven there was not a cam
palgn every year, but prophesied that
next year the money question would have
TO be fought over again. The great
question of shall we expand or remain
as we are would also be one of the
things which would have to be decided
Inc Republican party would see to it
that wherever the flag flung its folds
lOudy IL WOuiQ De maintained,
The gigantic evil of the day was the
trusts, and the speaker, with the quail
Tying statement that he spoke for himself
only, believed that tho Republican party
would put them down. If the trusts were
10 De controlled and suppressed it must
be by the Republican party The Repub-
l1can party protested against monopoly.
MI stevens said, because 1T reduces the
wages of the laboring man and raised the
DrIC6G Cd -
more suits had been commenced against
trusts by Republican attorneys general
than by attorneys under Democratic ad-
| ministrations.
He advocated the establishment Of a
new department Of the government to lie
known as the department of commerce
which, II established. would do a great
deal to Shut out monopolies. His plan was
to have the new department license tho
trusts to do interstate business and in
this way squeeze the water out of the
over-capltalized trust stocks. He explain
ed that he was not a Ponulist but he fa-
Vored an annual income tax from the
great trusts in order that the great cor
porat1ons of wealth should bear a share
of the burdens of the country
MIR. Stevens was rendered a rising vote
or thanks for his talk, and a resolution
was passed inviting j. Adam Bede to ad-
dress the club at it's next meeting This
resolution was amended SO as to include
the sending of years subscription to M
Bede for his paper by the club treasurer
Among the faithful present W ere:
President Blackwell, F. 2. Doran, Tim
othy Reardon, F. S. Bryant, Assembly
man Denny. John T. Duffy. Aid Knauft
Charles r. Parker. Stephen J. Picha, w
r. Johnson, Maj. Espy, j. C. Nelson, J. c.
Re1char2t, DR.. A w. Whitney, Edward
G. Krahmer. S. B. Carter, John Wolter-
SfOrff w A nd T
The evening Republican organ had a
singing editorial about the club. and be-
fore the meeting was called to order there
was some discussion about starting an
evening paper to Grive the present paper
out of business. 1t was decided that this
would cost considerable money, however
and the club was not in position to en-
ter upon the management of daily paper
at the present time.