The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-27
BOER WAR A FACTOR
CHAIRMAN JONES SAYS 1T IS MAX
ING VOTES FOR THE
DEMOCRACY
PARTY LEADERS ASSEMBLE

Three War Horses of the Party
Chairman Jones, of Arkansas;
Former Vice President Stevenson,
of Illinois, and Gen. Watt Hardin,
of kentucky, at the Merchants.
The presence in Minnesota of Chairman
]. K. Jones, of the National Democratic
committee; eX-Vice President Adlai E.
| Stevenson, Of Illinois, and Gen. Watt
Hardin, of Kentucky, has been the mat
| ter of great interest to the local Demo-
| cratic and reform forces of the Twin
! Cities. All three of the distinguished
gentlemen are connected by ties of re-
lationship in Minneapolis, Senator Jones'
| daughter being Mrs. F. w Plant, of the
Plant-Revere Rubber company, while
Gen. Hardins son, Rev. NJ. D. Hardin,
of Andrew Presbyterian church, is mar
ried to the daughter of Gen. Stevenson.
Learning that the three gentlemen
would be in St Paul yesterday, the OPP
portunity was seized upon to have the
| reform workers meet them. The call
was necessarily hasty, but when they ar
rived at Democratic headquarters at the
Merchants they were surprised to find
assembled there some sixty of the Twin
City reform forces. The hotel manage
ment Immediately placed rooms and the
| public parlors at the disposal Of the dis
tinguished gentlemen and their friends.
| Among those gathered there about the
| noon hour were the following gentlemen:
! Governor Lind, State Chairman L. A.
| RoSing, and heads of departments con-
! nected with the state administration, in
Guiding Major j. NJ. Bowler, Gen. Geo.
! c. Lambert, Assistant Insurance Com
missioner j. H. Austin, Labor Commits
sioner Martin McHale, Prof. J. H. Hewis,
| Gen. E. NJ Pope. National Committee
man O'Brien was present, as was also
| Surveyors General B. j. Moser, of Still
water and John D. Brady, of Duluth
| who CHANGED to be in the city. Other
| gentlemen present We're: Hon. P M
! Ringdal, Hon. E. S. Reishus, Messrs. T.
| r. Kane, Humphrey Barton, chairman Of
! the Ramsey county committee; Stan Don
nelly, John Rogers Jr., John l.. Town
| ley and Norman Lind The Minneapolis
! contingent included Surveyor General E.
| S. COrser, Prof. Harlow Gale, of the
! State university; Hon. S. B. Howard
Messers Alex. McI<innon, of the Mime
/ apolis grain inspection department.; John
! D. O'Brien, editor Irish Standard; Lester
! B. Elwood, Judge L. r. Larson, ]. w.
Griffin, chairman Hennepin Silver Repub-
! Hcan county committee; H. L. Chaffee
| president Commercial Travellers Anti
| Trust league; A. B. Choate, W. S. Win
gate and Mr.. Millet, OF Fillmore county.
Senator Jones, speaking with his pro-
verbal clearness and force touching at
! considerable length on the issues before
the country, promised his remarks with
| an avowal Of his absolute confidence of
> success in the coming campaign.
He declared that the Boer war was
making votes daily for the Democratic
party. The fight of the English for the
conquest of people who had established
| self-goVernnlent was teaching one lesson
to all liberty-loving people, and in the
| light of this lesson, the policy Of imperial
| ISM being pursued by the Republican ad-
| miJiistra ton was losing confidence. Both
/ parties would adopt antitrust planks in
| their platforms of 1900, but the Republic
| ans should be asked now, not next sum-
| mer, why they were rot with both houses
of congress in their grasp, end a presi-
| dent of their own choice in the chair
! why they were not taking steps against
the trusts now, not tomorrow.
The Republicans OF 1896 had promised
| the people bimetallism; they had given
| them mOnometallism&
The Democratic party had never been
| in such good shape to win it would be
in the campaign of 1900. The Republicans
were Boosting that they had the organ
iZ2tiOn and the money with which to buy
/ the papers and influence the thought Of
the public. 1t was possible, perhaps, in
| times when elections where close, and
! strictly partisan lines, to influence
! localities by the use Of money, but when
! the sense Of right and justice of the
| American people was rot sed on great
| moral questions, as it would be in 1900,
| money could not block or divert the ex-
| preston IF the public will
Gen. Stevenson followed, expressing
his pleasure in meeting the political
| workers OF the state and stated that he
shared the confidence expressed by SEN
ator Jones Gen Har6in outlined the
prospects for future success III glowing
! words, and saw no indication of ether re-
suit than an Overwhelming victory.
Gov. Lind, being called out, received an
enthusiastic greeting, and, speaking of the
general feeling of hope inspiring the re-
form forces, said that he had every conf
dence in the people asserting themselves
and left no mistake as to his attitude
against imperialism. He pressed home
the financial burdens tFat have been
placed upon the people by the imperialis-
tic eolicy of the administration. These
viii pre- badly exceed 5000, 900, 600, whereas
the annual expense for the military and
naval establishment when he was in con-
gress seven or eight years ago was under
$50, COOS, coo. The governor In passing made
some sugges tons for a line of action with
reference to publ alton for general cir
cuatiOn. He outlined further the respon-
sihilities resting upon tie administration
for falling to pass legislation to relieve
the country from the blight of trusts.
At the close Of the meeting, q luncheon
party Of twenty remained at the hotel.
The party was made up as follows: Hon.
James K. Jones, Hoh. Adlai E Stevenson,
Gen. Watt Hardin, Gov. Lind, Norman
Lind, j. w. Griffin, Judge Larson, Hon.
l., A. Rosing, Hon. E. S. Corser, Hon. P.
NJ Ringdal, Mr.. T. r. Kane, Col. Daniel,
of Virginia; Hon +. d. O'Brien, Col
George S. Garfield, Hon. s. +. Howard.
Hon. B. ]. Mos;er Hon. John D. Brady,
Theodore M. knappen.
James w Lawrence. of Minneapolis,
will succeed GeoHge Bixby as chief clerk
at the states prison al Saltwater. Mr..
Lawrence leaves for Saltwater today,
where he will take temporary charge of
the books. He has not consented to &C
cept the position permanently, but will
remain there until Mr.. Bixby's successor
is chosen.