The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-06
SECOND and SIXTH Sold
ROUSING DEMOCRATIC MEETINGS
HELD IN 10Th WARDS
LAST NIGHT
ROBERT A. SMITH FOR MAYOR
That Is the Slogan Resembling
Prophetic Victory for the
Full Ticket Next
Month.

by number of ward workers. and the
organization took the preliminary steps
towards the formation of Robert A.
Smith club, to include every Democrat In
the Second.
The Second has a Robert A. Smith club
organized in the Second precinct, with
15l members enrolled at it's first meeting
The club Will meet this evening at COS
East Third. The new club Will not inter
fere with the first organization, how
ever, but will fill a place of it's own. A
large number of members Of the first
club viii belong to both. The project
was discussed at some length and
practicaf unanimity of opinion was reach
ed. The view taken by the majority of
the Second ward Smith men was that too
many clubs could not be organized and
that the more the merrier.
The precinct committeeman will con-
slider the project further. and meeting
will be called later, at which the or
ganization will be perfected. r 1t is plan
ned that the new club shall work with
the ward organization In promoting the
campaign and working up red-hot
fight.
Following the ward meeting, at which
the precinct committeeman met and
elected several new men to fill vacancies
i'll various precincts. Eleven challengers
were appointed, one for each precinct
Several minor matters connected with
the work of the coming three weeks
were taken UP and disposed Of.
The most important action taken WIS
the selection of several halls In different
parts Of the ward In which to hold regu-
lar caOIDaipTl meanings the fight Oro-
crosses. The city committee will furnish
speakers, and the plan of campaign is
being carefully laid out.
The suggestion was made last night that
q mass meeting be held In the near flu
ture at fuckers hall. Forest and Mar
garet streets. at which the ward erganf-
cation, clubs and all political bodies of
the Democratic faith. will Be present.
The precinct committeeman took the mat
ter up and will perfect the details.
The feature of last nights meeting
was the manner in which Robert A.
Smiths name was received.
If results can be Judged from the enthu-
siasm evinced at the Sixth ward Demo-
cratic ward organization, at its meeting
last evening at SO South Robert street;
that ward will be back IN the Democratic
column where 1t belongs when the votes
are counted May l. and Robert A. Smith
and the entire ticket elected. The meet
ing was scheduled as a gathering of the
precinct committeeman, but the hall was
crowded to the sidewalk with loyal parti-
sans, and Robert A. Smith and the entire
Democratic ticket Endorsed without q
dissenting voice.
Chairman Chas McDenal6> called the
meeting to order. and after routine bust
ness had been transacted, and reports
received from a number of the precinct
chairmen. a number of speeches were
made by the, ward workers and those
from other sections of the city.
F. w. sBaer- started the ball rolling with
a few well-chosen words in which he
congratulated his colleagues upon the
unanimity- which existed among DEMO-
cratic voters of the Sixth. but pointed out
the fallacy Of dissensiors in the party
ranks. If every Democrat did his duty,
the entire ticket, from Robert A. Smith
down, would be elected lie would loyal
" support the ticket.
M. J. Moriarity, nominee for alderman
believed the large crowd at so carly a
date in the campaign augured we'll for the
future, but admonished his hearers tf1at
success would only be achieved byehard
work and an effective organization.
Philip Martin. candidate for the assem-
bly,, made an eloquent address, in which
he took the Republican party up and
Democratic party stood at the present.
time for political freedom and free
speech, just as it always had. The prln
ciples espeused by the Democracy were
that all men were born equal. He de-
pIored corruption of the Industrial world
and the despotism of the trusts, At all
times the Democratic party stood for
the broadcast principles of American lib
erty
Joseph Smith, nominee for justice, ex-
pressed pleasure at the large gathering
and of the suspicious conditions under
which the Democracy was again united.
OF the three last Republican administra-
lions each one in turn had repudiated
it's own party. Wright, Doran and
K1efer were retired after one term as
failures, while the standard bearer of
| the Democracy had three times been
elected mayor of st. Paul. and the peo-
pie would not be afraid to cast their
ballots for him, as he had been tried
and not found wanting. Mr.. Smith pre-
dicted that his namesake, Robert A,
would received a very large Republican
vote.
Henry Tardy thought that all signs
pointed to Democratic victory through
out. If every Democrat worked for the
success of the ticket its election would
be assured Three Republican mayors
had been failures. The police force was
in a very demoralized condition. Even
Republicans admitted that. Mr.. Tardy
thought that too much care could not
be taken to prevent a confusion OF the
two names heading the ticket He be-
lieved 1t was possible to make the Sixth
ward one of the banner Democratic
wards of the city.
F. A, Pike, vice chairman Of the city
and county organization, brought greet
ings from the organization. He stated
that the room In which the meeting was
held would be fixed up as q headquarters
next week and telephone and other con-
veniences put in. A vote was taken
and Robert A. Smith and the entire tick
ct indorsed.
Information has been received by the
G o b that young man named Stew
enson, representing himself as attached
to this paper has been collecting money
and pictures from candidates on the
Democratic ticket on the representation
that they were to be published.
Any person soliciting money from can
didates on the representation that he is
connected with this paper can be set
down as an impostor.
Immediate report of further solicita-
lions of this kind to this Office will be
esteemed favor.