The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-29
FIFTH WARD Is STIRRING
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING, OF DEuO-
Gratis HELD AT HEADQUAR-
TIERS LAST NIGHT
PoPULIsTs ARE WARNING
There Were Some Exciting Times
Last Night at the Primaries
to Elect Delegates for
Tomorrow.

With a compatibility of sentiment in
pleasing contrast to the conduct OF some
of its kindred bodies in other portions of
the city the Fifth ward city and county
organization met last evening at $40 West
| Seventh street and took up the business
of the campaign in an earnest and bust
nessliI1e manner. In the absence of
! Chairman B. B. Mcclure, NJ J. McMa-
han presided, and Charles Lauer Off
! ciated as secretary.
! Phillip Martin, candidate for the legis-
| lative nomination, was called upon so
vociferously - to leave no doubt as to
| his popularity with the audience and
his remarks met with general approba-
! ton Mr.. Martin said he felt sure of
! Democratic success in the approaching
campaign I'D was very hopeful to his
| own prospects. After thus referring
| briefly to his own aspirations, he spoke
in terms highly commendatory of two
/ other residents of the Fifth ward, whose
names had been mentioned for places
on the county ticket. They were Peter
Van Hoven, candida tie for the office Of
sheriff, and DR.. Dohm, for coroner. Both
names were received with enthusiastic
applause.
/ HUM Barton, chairman Of the
central organizat ion arrived while the
meeting was i: progress and made
brief address pressing upon his hearers
the efficacy of united effort in politics
and the Importance and necessity of
thorough organizatio among the Demo-
Gratis at this time. He spoke particu-
| larly Of the uniformed marching clubs
now being organized in the various
wards and urged the Democrats of the
Fifth to organize as speedily anL az
strongly in point of numbers as possible
He described the uniform that had been
) adopted and stated that the suits would
be ready by Saturday night of this week
and that general meeting would be
| held Monday or Tuesday evening of next
week for the purpose of perfecting the
| central club
| He referred to the primaries to be
held tonight and expressed the hope that
those of the Fifth ward would be well
attended and large vote cast Mr..
Barton also spoke approvingly of the idea
Of organizing first voters clubs" so
called, among the young men who would
vote this fall for the first time, and said
| he hoped the plan would be well can
vassed in the Fifth ward. It was not
| likely that each ward would be able to
! have one Of these clubs, but there could
| certainly be a strong central organiza-
| ton.
| Nearly all of those present signed the
| muster roll of the uniformed marching
club, t. signatures numbering about
fifty To further the organization of the
| club Charles Kenaiey, Charles G. Lauar
| and j. j. Gleason were appointed q COM
m1ttee on finance, and a committee on
membership, consisting of one member
from each precinct, was appointed as
| follows:
First precinct, Samue, Agnew; Second,
Barney Ryan; Third, Charles Kenaley:
Fourth, Dennis T. Igo; Fifth, Leo Dohm;
Sixth, Pat Wright; Seventh, Charles
Baer; Eighth, George It. Reddington
Ninth, John Richter; Tenth, Charles
| Sttlle; Eleventh, r. j. Holcombe;
Twelfth, ]. w. Dougherty; Thirteenth,
Joseph Horejs; Fourteenth, D. ]. Man
| ley.
From the meager reports that could be
| gotten last evening in regard to the at
| tempt of the Populists at holding their
| primaries to elect delegates to the coun-
| ty convention there must have been
| warm times in some of the precincts
| where the factonal leaders held forth.
| Then, judging from the scarcity of any
| kind of Populists on the streets last
| night 1t is very likely that the fight was
| too much for them and went a great
ways toward disabling them from further
| action last night. Both NJ e. Murray
and Adolphe Paradis, the leaders Of the
| two factions in what is left of the Popu-
| list party, claimed last night that thew
| had won out. Mr.. Paradis said that in
| the Second precinct Of the Eighth ward.
| which is Mr.. Murray's precinct Murray
| was beaten by a vote of Is to 10. Para
| dis also said that In this precinct Muir
rays crowd would not vote by ballot
| but had a petition which they would let
any one who was friendly to them sign.
| Parad1s claims that he offered tn LET
| Murray act as clerk If his crowd would
| only vote by ballot, but this. he saws
Murray's crowd refused to do, and so
| each little bunch held its primary by it.
| self
Murray, however, says that after his
! primary was regularly organized at the
polling place on Carroll, near Louis
/ street, Paradis, who does not live in the
precinct at all, drove up with a stranger
| whom he left there. From time to time
Murray says, Paradis returned with
| newcomers, whose names were recorded
| by the sentinel he had left there on his
INST mp 1ANi dJ say tIIdI no alIeInDI
was made by these men to vote at the
regularly constituted primary but
| Paradis claims to have carried the pre-
cinct Is to Il.
In the Fourth precinct Of the Eighth
| ward Paradis said that G. H. Becker
and Peter Max had quite fight, and he
| charged Becker with stuffing the ballot
box to the extent OF twenty-six ballots.
! which he claims was done while Max was
out rustling some more voters The legal
| was IA votes cast, Of which Max received
and Becker g.
The friends of ]. L. johnson, Of the
| First ward, former justice OF the peace.
are talking Of him for abstract clerk on
| the Republican ticket. If Mr. Johnson
would come out for the nomination his
friends think that he would win out.
There will be a meeting of the Demo-
! cratic city and county organiza ton of the
First ward at Johnson's hall, Bradley and
Seventh streets, this evening.
1
DR.. A. W. Whitney, Of the First ward.
| who is a candidate for the Republican
| nomination for coroner, will undoubtedly
land the plum, as his friends in the First
ward are working hard for him, and Will
! go into the convention prepared to fight
| for blood.
Louis Betz undoubtedly will get the
| nomination for county auditor on the
| Democratic ticket without any opposition
] whatever. Mr.. Betz is a very strong
.