The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-18

say that he has refused the use of his
name as a candidate for assembly on the
remnants of ticket that Bell has gotten
up.
Who is this F. A. Twiss running for al
derman on the Republican ticket in the
Third ward? Isn't he the man who ran
on the Populist county ticket for some
thing few years ago?
The Pioneer Press says that Terrence
Kennedy spoke at the Third Ward Repub-
lican club meeting the other night. That
surely wasn't Aid. Kenny in disguise.
Two years ago the Republican stump
speakers howled about the platform which
the convention adopted and laid partic-
ular stress on the plank which pledged the
party to the immediate securing Of a mar
ket site. Eighteen of the twenty mem
,bers of the council elected two years ago
were Republicans, but the market is as
far off now as when the party pledged
itself to the immediate securing of a
site.
+ Half dozen committees were appointed
from the council, and much time was
spent in examining and locating sites for
a market. Somehow there was always
some hitch In the proceedings after a site
had been recommended. In one Instance
the price of the site was so cheap that
the councilmen were seemingly opposed
to 1t on this ground alone. In another
case the price of the land was high
enough, but the owners had an idea that
the city was to pay them for he property,
and refused, so the story goes, to pay
anything TO get the representatives of
the city to order the purchase
The members of the council pulled and
hauled, but never could agree as to the
exact location. Committees from the COM
mission merchants, retail grocers and
market gardeners presented petitions, all
uniting on the proposition that it made
no particular difference where the mar
ket was located, so long as the site was
selected. To the petitions and demands
of the citizens interested the councillnen
turned deaf ear and kept up the talk
about 1t being difficult to select loca-
ton on which all could agree.
AT the recent convention of the Repub-
lican party there was no plank about the
immediate securing of a market Site IN
the platform but instead the party pledg-
ed itself to reduction in street car fares
and municipal lighting plant. The next
platform the Republicans adopt will p-ob
ably have the reduction In street car fares
and the municipal lighting plant eliminat-
ed and the market plank site inserted.
The voters of the city, however, will not
forget the pledge of the party made two
years ago about the immediate securing
of market site, and will relagata the
officials who have stood in the way Of this
necessary public improvement to private
life May 1.
Friday night a meeting of the entire
Democratic city organization will be held
at Assembly hall Every precinct com
mitteeman in the city should attend with
out fail
There will be a prohibition rally Thurs
day night at Masonic hall, Hamllne The
speakers will be H. G. Neal, prohibition
candidate for mayor; George r. Whit
comb, DIR. S. M Kirkwood, candidate for
alderman; George Shaw and Rev. Peter
Clare Music will be contributed by the
Prohibition Male quartette and by Miss
Nellie Hall.
The Seven Corners Independent club
had varied and interesting meeting last
night. The club is composed Of about
100 young men, residents of the Fourth
and Fifth wards George O'Brien is the
chairman and f. Doyle, secretary.
At the opening of the meeting one of
the candidates for the assembly on the
Republican ticket was introduced and
spoke briefly, as did another Republican.
Then Chairman 3. 3. Mcclure, CT the
Fifth ward Democratic organization, was
invited to speak. Mr.. Mcclure not only
responded, but he talked so forcibly for
the Democratic ticket that at the con-
cluson OF his speech motion was made.
and unanimously carried that the name OF
the club be changed from the Seven
Corners Independent club to that of the
Robert A. Smith club.
Philip Martin, one of the Democratic
candidates for the assembly, gave an
earnest and vigorous address mainly
along the lines of taxation, and Senator
Ives enthused the club with a statement
of the way the Republicans manage the
finances of the city.
The next meeting will be held Friday
night.
The Democrats will hold no ward meet
ings Friday night, but will have gen
eral meeting of the ward and precinct
committeeman in Assembly halls, Third
and Wabasha streets. Plans for making
final roundup of the voters on Satur-
day, the last Cay Of registration, will be
considered, and precinct committeeman
are requested to be present. An invita-
| ton is also extended to the Democratic
workers in each precinct.
County Attorney Reed, of Hennepin
county, called on Attorney General Doug
| las yesterday with reference to the Min
neapolis primary election law. The point
raised by Mr.. Reed was whether 1t was