The Saint Paul globe., 1902-03-04
HOLD RALLY
NINTH WARD DEMOCRATS INDORSE
THE PRESENT CITY AD-
MINISTRATION
BANTz IS RoUNDLY SCORED
It. j. McDermOtt, vi. Doran Jr., r. l..
McGhee, A. j. Reis and E. l..
Murphy Deliver Rous-
ing Addresses.

A Democratic meeting characteristic Of
the Ninth ward was held last evening
in the Labor hall, on Park avenue, near
Sycamore street. An audience which
crowded the building to the outside doors
listened with interest to discussion of the
issues of the campaign, as they have thus
far developed, and showed approval in
hearty applause, or adued comment as
the speeches progressed.
). McEllistrom, chairman of the Eighth
precinct organization, presided over the
meeting, and the office of secretary was
filled by T. ]. Kennedy, secretary Of the
ward organization.
The first speaker was Michael Doran
Jr., who fulfilled the expectations of the
audience in a truly Democratic speech.
He referred briefly to. his own candidacy,
but said that beyond and above that
he was interested in the success of the
Democratic party.
7. j. NJ & ermott, who was one of the
principal speakers of the evening, spoke
in highest praise of the present Demo-
cratic administration, and urged the vot-
ers of the Ninth ward to do their share
toward the reelection Of the present Of
hcers. He particularly urged his hearers
to use their influence with their neigh
bors and friends cf the Eighth ward to
vote for A. J. Refs for the nomination
for the office of alderman Of that ward.
In that connection he took occasion,
as he has previously done during the
campaign, to review the official record
Of Matthew Bantz, present alderman from
the --Ig44th ward. He referred to the
well remembered contest for the office
OF city attorney, in which Mr.. bantz so
consptcuously deserted his own party and
contributed to the election of the present
republican incumbent of the office, and
scored Mr.. Bantz for is conduct
Hot Roast for Rantz.
In the course of his remarks upon that
subject, he said: HThere are some Of
you who sit before me this evening who
went to Mr.. Bantz, or who know Of
others who went to him, and urged him
to be true to his party in that fight, and
you know that it must have been more
than an ordinary consideration which
would make man prove false to his
1flendS and to his party. There are
other examples of the same kind in his
tory" He compared Mr. Bantz with a
Biblical traitor, to- the advantage of the
latter.
F. L. McGhee made a long speech upon
municipal conditions in general. He con-
trasted the present excellent condition of
the police department and that Which pre-
vailed under the adnin1str tration Of F. B.
Doran, and urged the voters of the Ninth
ward to do their best to return to power
the men who would continue the present
police department. He reviewed the Of
hc1al record of Robert A Smith, calling
attention at frequent junctures to mani
festly improved conditions Clemens
Diebeld addressed the melting in German.
speaking in terms of highest praise of the
present administration and the consider
alton which the Ninth ward in particular
had received. Six of the candidates for
nomination for the office Of Judge of the
municipal court spoke in the course of
the evening, and, as has been agreed
among them, there was no uncomplimen-
t&ry reference by any of them to any of
the Others. They were o. H. O'Neill, B.
j. Shipman, Frank Ford, T. d. Grace, F.
w. Foot and Herman Oppenheim John
Hinkins,- candidate for the nomination for
the Office of aldermanaof the Ninth ward,
was called upon and spoke very briefly
Edward L. Murphy, present alderman
of the ward, made the closing speech, in
which he thanked the voters of the Ninth
ward for the hearty support which he
had received at their hands, and urged
them to vote for Mr.. Hinkens and for
the entire Democratic ticket. The Ninth
ward, he said, owed q great deal to Rob
ert A. Smith, and should give him its
hearty support He declared the candi-
dacy of John Wagner to be not in good
faith, and said he was convinced it was
instigated by Humphrey Barton, Matt
BantZ, and others, who had been in the
Democratic party, and had through their
own action found their surroundings un-
cOngenial.