The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-03
Van SAINT HTS 4 frost
TOUR THROUGH ST. PAUL WAS NOT
A TRIUMPEAL
MARCH
ADDRESSED ABOUT 600 PEOPLE
Three Meetings Heard Him Pick
Himself to Win, and Cheered
Family at IrreguIar
Intervals.

Capt. S, r. Van SAINT, the Republican
candidate for governor, addressed three
small-sized meetings in ST Paul last
night and at no one of the three meet
ings did he address over 200 people. The
meeting al the Eighth ward headquar-
tiers, University and Western avenues.
was the largest of them all. there being
about 200 present when Van SAINT enter
ed the hall, shortly after o'clock The
captain only talked for about fifteen
minutes and spent most OF the fifteen
minutes 'jollying'' the crowd along.
81 During his speech a number of those
present left the room and when the Re-
publican candidate for governor finished
there were only about 125 in the hall
Capt Van SAINT began by telling all
about the good things" he had done
while he was in the legislature and in
speaking Of the fight in getting the
new capitol, said:
81 said at that time that I was for
the new capitol, whether my constitu-
ents liked it. or not"
When he had said this, he said few
funny things and then stepping upon
box that had been placed in the hall 10
serve as a platform, said:
L can't hardly wait for next Tuesday
to get up higher Then he went on 10
review the lives of former Republican
governors and tried in that way to get
up little enthuiasm, but the best lie
could do was to get about half dozen
to shout, "Hurrah for Van SAINT
In speaking of the taxes, he told how
the Republicans had reduced them and
ended up by saying that if the Repub-
hcans were continued in power why the
people wouldn't have to pay any taxes
at all this year.
Of course the next in order was to say
something about the Philippines and the
war, which he did, and this is part of
what ne said:
I'D like to see that war In the Philip
pines ended. Do you know how to end
it, and end it right? I'll tell you. Let the
news flash over the wires on the morn
ing of New. that William Mckinley.
has been reelected president and Aguin-
aldo and his followers will lose hope and
quit fighting
A few more remarks and the captain
was done When he had finished some
one in the audience proposed they stand
up and give three cheers for Van SAINT,
the next governor of Minnesota The
response was sad to hear, as only about
half of them stood up. The sound was
so faint that Van SAINT stood up and
said: Boys, your cheers sound very
sweet to me, but L like your votes bet
ter In another minute he was gone
and the spell was over
PATROL WAGON WAS CALLED.
From here the campaign party pro-
ceeded to another meeting at 947 Jack
son street, where about $50 choice spirits
had gathered, some of them very I'M
fuIy He was very much surprised to
find a patrol wagon at the door when
he arrived, but it did not take him long
TO find out the reason for it, for when
he got inside he found that he was in
the midst of a very noisy crowd In
fact 1t was so noisy that 1t was almost
impossible for the speaker to. be heard.
The Margaret street patrol wagon had
been called shortly before Capt Van
SAINTS arrival, as the crowd would not
let anybody speak, and things were
looking very ripe for a free for all, had
not the wagon arrived. No arrests were
made, but the managers of the meeting
were more than pleased when it was
over, as they fully realized that it had.
been SAD attempt.