The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-29

get a chance to hitch alderman on the
end of his name for at least two years.
In the Ninth ward some Democrats are
betting that ed Murphy will have more
voters for alderman than all the other
four candidates together. That may be
putting it little strong, but he will
be returned to the council with a hand
some plurality. The waro has tried him
and it knows him.
That NJ j. Moriarty will be elected
alderman in the Sixth ward is beyond a
doubt. The street railway company is
considering the advisabi1ity of letting it
go by default, as it can find better use
the people got onto him, but he has been
too transparent. Cal Goodrich likes
foxier people.
Payne avenue last night III the interest
of Chris Carlson, the Prohibition candi-
date for alderman in the First ward
Oar Reese has made lot of Republi-
cans on the Chester side sore. He would
not cut in at the Auditorium last night
to help out what was very evident
frost and the half sneers with which he
has been booming Harry Drake in certain
localities has impelled the Seventh ward
crowd to stick a large dirk in its boot
IOI OtT WnSI1 ne pODS up anOIn6r
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Perhaps Sam Van SAINT thought Chester
Smith was running for register Of deeds
at Ponce, or commissary at Malo!os
Come closer, Sam, for Chester needs all
the pushing he can get to keep him from
being the worst beaten Republican who
ever ran in Ramsey county, except Au-
gust Fitzer.
The Republican mass meeting was re-
plete with many a choice bit of humor.
Not the least effective touch was the way
Sam r. Van SAINT, of Winena, a shrewd
and experienced gentleman turned the
occasion into a little boom on his own
account. And, incidentally in the inter-
ests of one William Mckinley. His own
speech. containing almost nothing con-
corning the local campaign, was devoted
In general to the coming contest of the
party at large. Unsuspectingly and with
out the least evidence of realizing the
neat trap, the majority of those eminent
Republicans who followed, took the lead
and followed the plain trail to the finish
1.-THE argument is made against US, gem
tlemen,'' asserted Chairman Moses Clapp,
"that we have nominated young man
inexperienced in political life and un-
known to the vast majority. The cry
that our nominee is a kid induces me
to Introduce a young man who has never
cast a vote, who attends the public schools
and one who has not yet attained his ma
iority-Claude 6. Burns, OF the Sixth
ward" The Sixth could have done bet
ter. AS 1t was, for three-quarters of an
hour, capable and experienced men were
held in allegiance while the crowd i'm
patiently listened to something which
brought troubling "reminiscences of high
school commencements, half baked ut
terances and adolescent and painful SEN
timents on questions beyond youthful
comprehension. No amount of frost
daunted the aspiring youth and while
his rounded periods fell fiat and applause
weakened and died out, he held on like
pup to root, to the bitter end.
Then grown up men again held the
floor. 1t was E. G. Rogers, not the least
convivial gentleman in the world, who
with every evidence of terrific attack
of night horse, cried out against the gang
and with rolling eyes and hands held up
to heaven, uttered those immortal senti
ments, "God helping me, gentlemen,
Will never vote for a man who counte.
nances gambling" The humor Of the
situation was too fine for general appre,
citation.
Perhaps the G 10 b e is being read by
the rank and file of the Republican party.
No? Then why was 1t that when Nc
Carly arose to tell for the last time
everything but why he did it, that the
exodus was SO great that for almost five
minutes his voice could not be heard ten
feet away. And he finished with 200 of
the faithful still In their seats.