The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-16
Democratic Candidates Given a
Warm Reception at First
Ward Mass Meeting.
ZACH TINKER NOT FORGOTTEN.
All Speakers United in Praising
His Action in Withdrawing as
an Independent Candidate
for Mayor.

The Democrats of tine First Ward me
| last night at the corner of Newstead AM
| San Francisco avenues. in st. Rosary's Hall
| The hall was crowded to lis capacity
| Nicholas Gates called the meeting to orde
and introduced Fred Murphy as the chair
man of the meeting. Murphy made shor
speech calling the attention of the audi
| ence to the cocdition OF the city and ap
| pea!ng To all 10 vote for the Democratic
ticket to the end that the people might en-
| ioy better conditions in the future. He in
| troducel L. A arynan Jr., as the first
speaker
Mr.. Noonan spoke for fifteen minutes, in
which time he called attention to the mat
administration of Ziegenhein and the Ills
that the people suffered in consequence.
Before he had gotten more than hall
through his address Rolla Wells entered the
hall Those in the rear noticed him, and In
a moment a shout for Wells went up, which
rolled around the hail ana ended in a gen
erai hana-ciapp.nS. which lasted until after
Mr.. Wells hau taken his seat on the plat
form.
Mr.. Noonan spoke only few moments
after Mr. Wells7s arrival. saying that he
knew that m, 81 # the audience had come 20
hear him and the Other candidates on the
Democratic ticket
When Mr.. Mci.s arose to speak the audi
erce greeted him with enthusiastic cheers.
Mr.. Wells said that he had been Informed
from the race and to urge all his support
ers to go to work for the Democratic ticket.
II want to take this, the first opportunity
Ihave had. to thank Mr.. Tinker fs- what
he has done, and say that 1 believe his
course will be commended by every loyal
Democrat in the city
Continuing, Mr.. Wells said: 1.-The en-
thusiasm of this meeting indicates the feel
ing of the people in this campaign. l am
certainly gratitied to frd that the people
are so aroused to the situation. and l be-
lieve it augers well for the cause Of De-
mccracy. The government of a mul!cipai-
ity may fairly be compared 10 the man
asement of a great corporation. managed
by a president ard Board of Directors.
The Mayor is the president and the men
elected TO form his official family are the
Board of Directors. No great national is
sues are or can be involved. The sole ques-
tion is TO so manage the affairs of the city
may get his just dues.
I'm a municipality every citizen is a
stock holder and is entitled TO the full pro-
lection guaranteed by the law. II l am
elected Mayor l propose to see that full
Justice is done to all. and so far as It lies
in my power 1 will administer the affairs
same honesty that would conduct my own
private business. know every man on the
ticket with me. and l know that they will
do the same in their respective official ca
pacities that l will do in mine
Harry E. Hawes followed Mr.. Wells. He
denounced the attacks of the Republican
press on the Nesbit law and showed that
they were only the cries of thief that was
being pursued: He wanted to know why 1t
was that the Republicans did not say some.
thing in defense of the administration of
Mayor Ziegenhein instead of alta; attacking the the
responsible and. as Mayor. he could not
repeal. even II he wanted He declared that
free will of the people should be expressed
at the polls. But after the Republicans
had been carrying the city on a padded
registration. for years they could not believe
otherwise than that any change IN the
registration list which cut off their spurious
citizens was fraudulent one. He showed
that the increase in population ordinarily
would have made an increase in the regis
tration of about l0.001 instead of which
there was only one about 3.00c.
The other speakers at the meeting were:
l. F; Hammer. James n. Franeiscus. James
ston and George J. Neville. Every speaker
alluded to the decision of Mr.. Tinker not
to be an independent candidate. and de-
clared that his conduct in the matter would
have the effect of making him one of the
most popular Democrats in the city in the
future.