The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-05
/ WAS 4 Wild DEDAICH
SCENES AT AN EIGHTH WARD RE-
PUBLICAN MEETING YES
TERDAY
JUsTUs AND BIGELOW THERE
Beer Dealt Out to Youths whose
Antics Amused Their Elders
-BigeIOw and His
"Record."
JUsTUs AND BIGEL0W THERE

The Republican party stands for law
and order, nor anarchy" screecheo an
orator at the Republican gathering held
in the hall over Harbeck's saloon on
Rice street yesterday afternoon. In the
next breath he cited the qualifications of
Phil Justus and Horace Bigelow for sher-
if and county attorney while in front Of
him q dozen boys of tender years, and
many men, INDUCED in a mad scramble
for foaming glasses of beer that two
walters. henchmen of Phil Justus, in
dustriously handed out.
In front, Horace Bigelow, representa-
tive of the law, Walter Nelson, maker Of
the law, and Phil Justus, would-be en-
forcer Of the laws, witnessed it, and all
smiled as the boys in response to fire.
quent rotations aped their elders and
said, Here's no, Phil"
In a small room beyond the barrel was
free to all, and around it young boys
held forth in force. the voters giving way
to them and retiring to the main hail.
where their thirst was quenched by,wait-
ers. 1t was a scene that would have
brought grief to the heart of any of
the boys mothers, had they been there
and would have brought the loudest of
denunciation from them for the debauch-
cry of their boys.
STEVENS DID NOT COME.
The meeting was called to order for the
purpose of giving Congressman Stevens
a chance to meet the Republican voters
of the Eighth ward, but he either for
got or else figured that the game was
not worth the candle, as his rotund
shape failed in any way to grace the oc-
caSion.
Instead, F. f. Moore whom the chair
man introduced as a late arrival from
the census bureau at Washington, ap-
peared as the star and in a harangue
nearly an hour in length interspersed
with anarchist ''ruJfians," traitors"
and Organism" belabored the Demo-
cratic party for being in opposition to
Mckinley. He was OF the silk stocking
variety. puny and weak and with a
voice whose strength was only mani
Tested when an epitaph was to be ap.
piled.
1.-The trusts, what of them" he said.
''They are all right in their way.
probably pay little more for my cloth
ing than I did four years ago, but lam
satisfied for my brother is enjoying pros
perity."
He wanted to make a fitting close in
words failed to respond, a TRADE
against Democratic traitors. seceders and
Bryanites resulting instead.
AS he sat down, a Democrat in the
rear, nettled at the TRADE, asked him to
explain this so-caIled prosperity, but Mr.
Moore cut him off with mo explanation
is necessary
Horace Bigelow, candidate for county
attorney, followed with a few remarks,
in which so was the principal feature.
His record. which some dirty news
papers had seen fit to cast slur at, he
said, demanded attention." and he drew
from his pocket a typewriter state
ment containing the records of his pre-
decessors, which he compared with his
own for the ediflcation Of the crowd. No
right minded mar, he said, believed
for a moment but what the Republican
executive should be reelected Only
anarchists and secessionals thought
otherwise.
Phil Justus. candidate for sheriff; w.
w. Webster candidate for commissioner;
Walter Nelson, candidate for represent
alive, and George Gerlich ward speaker,
brought up the rear, the efforts of each
being directed in booming their several
candidates..
Justus promised by all that was faith
full that if elected, he would enforce the
laws, but slyly winked as a youth rose
with foaming glass OF beer in his hand,
and between hiccoughs shouted, You're
all right Phil
George Gerlich, who concluded the
entertainment, spoke in Ger
man. He Is a heavyweight, and used his
arms 70 the extent that Precipitation fairly
rolled off his face.
At the close the people, of whom there
we're a goodly number retired to the ante
room, where Justus' beer was dealt out
IN liberal quantities, regardless of age,
creed or previous condition.
Third Ward Democratic Club.
An executive session OF the Third ward |