The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-20
FROM EVERY PRECINCT
COMMITTEEMAN URGED TO COME
TO ASSEMBLY HALL
TONIGHT
FULL REGISTRATION WANTED
That No Ground STay Be Lost by
Reason CT Apathy on
the Part of the
Voters.

The Democratic ward and precinct COM
mitteemen will meet this evening at As
senbly hall. Third and Wabasha streets.
The ward meetings will be omitted this
evening in order to allow the workers of
the party to attend the general meeting
at Assembly hall. Every precinct COM
mitteeman is requested to be present to-
night as the matter of arranging for a
final roundup of the voters on the last
registration day will be made.
Over $50 people attended the Democratic
rally at Pfeifer's hall, in the Fourth
ward, last night. The meeting vase call
ed to order by ]. B. Covington, who in
troduced Herman Oppenheim as the first
speaker of the evening. Mr.. Oppenheim
dWelt at length on the faults of the Re
publican administrations and urged cleo
ton of the entire Democratic ticket from
Robert A. Smith down to the bottom
II. o. Doolittle made a brief speech along
the same lines, and was followed by SEN
ator John H. Ives, who delivered a
speeeh-that was to the point and had
telling effect Mr.. Ives dwelt at length
on the defects of the Republican plat
form that was adopted at the last city
convention and ridiculed it as being moth
Ing but false promises. He concluded by
urging the election Of the entire ticket
Matt Koch made few remarks and
also urged the election of the entire DEM
ocrauc ticket Humphrey Barton was
next introduced, and captured the audi
ence by stating that the Democratic
ticket headed by Robert A Smith, would
sweep the city, which statement was fol-
lowed by applause. Mr.. Barton concluded
by urging the voters to get out and regis
ter next Saturday, and urged the election
OF the entire Democratic ticket
Ihe popularity of T. r. Kane was dis
played when Chairman Covington intro
duced him as the orator of the North
west. Mr.. Kane said that the Republican
party has had three trials, and that every
time it has given the people of this city
a worse administration than before. He
also spoke at length on what the Demo-
cratic party had done for the city while
1t was in power, and concluded by urging
the election of Robert A Smith and the
entire Democratic ticket Mr.. Kane was
very frequently applauded during his
speech.
DR.. Stone was the last speaker of the
evening, and spoke of the shortcomings
OF the Republican party in their three
attempts to run this city, and scored the
1nefhciency of the police department. DR..
stone talked on the merits of the differ
ent candidates on the Democratic ticket
headed by Robert A. Smith, and con-
cluoeu Dy urging the election of the entire
democratic ticket. The meeting was a
very enthusiastic one, and goes to show
that the Democratic ticket will have a
nice majority in the Fourth ward.
That the Sixth ward is not going to let
any other ward get ahead of it In the
clamor of the different wards to see
Wmch is going to give the entire Demo-
cratic ticket, headed by Robert A Smith.
the largest majority was verified last
night at the mass meeting held in Leider-
tafel hail. State and Congress streets.
There were over 300 people present and a
great deal of enthusiasm was displayed
during the meeting
Frank w. Baer called the meeting to
order and introduced Humphrey Barton
as the first speaker of the evening Mr.
Barton made brief but telling. speech.
and urged the election of the entire Dem
ocratic ticket headed by Robert A. Smith