The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-02
DRUG STORE TRINITY
'|SEXTH WARD DEMOCRATIC
MEETINGD
THREE PRECINCTMEN PRESENT
Kamman's HurriedIy Called Curb
stone Gathering Attracted as
Many as Seven Persons to
Mystic Deliberations.

Investigation by 7 h G l b e yester-
day disclosed the true nature of the So
called meeting of the Democratic pre-
cinct chairmen of the Sixth ward on
Tuesday evening, an account of which
was published yesterday in one morning
paper Inquiry of several of the pre-
cinct chairmen of the Sixth ward ellie
tied only the information that they were
not present at any such meeting as was
described and were, therefore, unable to
say whether there had really been
meeting held. One or two of the others
had heard that there was some sort of
meeting, but could not say definitely just
what was done
John Mccarthy, one of the well known
Democrats of the Sixth ward, said yes
terday, in speaking of the reported meet
ing: THAT was merely 'curbstone gath.
ering,' and not in any sense a meeting Of
the Democratic precinct chairmen of the
Sixth ward. It was not regularly called,
and l am informed that there were only
three present who are precinct chair
men, The Others and there were only
two or three OF them at that, We're merely
films, and Mcdonald himself was one
of them. Certainly nothing that may
have been done at that meeting can be in
any way binding upon the ward organiza-
ton. You may say in 7 h e G o b
that there will be a real meeting of the
Democratic precinct chairmen of the
Sixth ward tomorrow evening, and that
there will be ward chairman elected
to succeed Charles Mcdonald as a men,
be- of the city and county committee"
Aid. Moriarty, when questioned by 7 e
GIobe yesterday as to the alleged
meeting. said: ''Of course | was not
there; but being naturally interested l
kept myself informed as TO the proceed
ings as they progressed. The notices of
the meeting were sent out about 6 o'clock
that evening by Fred A. Kamman, and
it was announced that the meeting would
be held at 102 South Robert street. No
arrangements for securing that place had
been made, and when the time came it
was found that it was not available, 50
the business was transacted behind the
prescription case of the Eclipse drug
store, corner South Robert and Fairfield
streets. There are thirteen precincts in
our ward, and therefore thirteen precinct
chairmen, but the only ones who We're
present at the gathering were Fred KAN
man, who sent out the notices, and who
presided: M. McNally and M. J. Moran.
Besides those three precinct chairmen
there We're in attendance John McGrath
and Charles Mcdonald and possibly one
or two Others who may have strayed into
the little circle in the course of the even
ing, but | do not think there were more
than seven persons present AT any time. =
Aid z. l.. Murphy, who is member
of the city and county committee, speak
ing of this matter yesterday to It h e
G J o b e, said: 1--WE removed Mr. Nc
Donald from the city and county COM
mittee because We We're informed that
it was the wish Of the ward organization
that it should be DONE and it would
appear to me very strange if the precinct
chairmen should now get together and
reinstate him as their ward chairman
I am convinced that there must have
been something irregular about this so
called meeting of the precinct chairmen.'
We call the attention of our readers
to the notice of The State Savings Bank
under announcements