The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-25
REGISTRATION FOR THE FALL
ELECTION FINISHES TO-
NIGHT
POLLS ARE STILL
SHY OF 1900 NAMES
Citizens Who Do Not Go Before EIec-
ton Judges Today Will Not Be Al
lowed to Vote-Democratic Meetings
Last Night Enthusiastic.

Today is the last day of registration
If your name is not on the reg1Stra-
ton list before o'clock tonight it will
be impossible to vote next Tuesday.
Postal cards directed to the voters of
the Democratic party who have not
registered, calling attention to the fact
that today is the last opportunity,
have been mailed, but the committee,
not satisfied with this, have prepared
for a house to house canvass in each
precinct.
The registration books show short
age of 1900 as compared with the vote
cast for mayor at the spring election
and every effort will be made today to
get out the full vote.
The registration booths will be open
from a. m. to 9 p. m. and in the in
terests of the city and of good govern
ment the Democratic city and county
organizations urge citizens not to neg
lect to have their names on the books
today.
at is the duty of every citizen to see
that he is registered" was the closing
sentence of each speaker at the Demo-
cratic mass meetings last night.
If you are registered don't forget to
ask your friends if they are on the
lists.
Owing to the importance of securing
the registration of all the voters the
Democratic city and county organiza-
ton have decided to hold no ward
meetings tonight and the efforts of the
candidates and party workers will be
devoted to placing the name of every
voter in the city on the registration
books.
Enthusiasm at Meetings.
Over 1000 enthusiastic Democrats
cheered the speakers and candidates at
meetings held in the First, Third,
Fourth and Eighth wards last evening.
An audience of 1000 packed the tent
at Payne avenue and jerks street,
headquarters of the First ward Dem
ocratic organization, and cheered as
the speakers made their points against
county.
John L. Gieske, the candidate for
congress, was given an ovation when
introduced, and in a brief speech
pledged himself to vote for Democratic
principles and in the interests of the
people during his term in the hall Of
congress.
D. w. Lawler made the principal
speech of the evening, and in his usual
mastery manner pointed out the fact
that the trouble caused by trusts and
combines was due to the legislation
urged and supported in the past dozen
years by Republican legislation.
Brief speeches were made by M. F.
Kahn, Berndt Olson, M. r. Prender-
CAST, T. D. O'Brien, j. c.. Michael, P.
J. Metzdorf, Michael Quigley, John
Irvine and Swan Ponthan.
The speeches were interspersed with
songs by a male quartette.
In the Third ward the headquarters,
at 260 East Seventh street, was crowd
ed and speeches were made by d. w.
Lawler, T. D. O'Brien, ]. c. Michael,
y. R. Kane and a number of the other
candidates on the county ticket.
The Fourth ward rally at Sherman
hall was well attended and the great
est enthusiasm prevailed.
j. r. Hickey, candidate for the leg
islature from the ward, declared his
record in the house was open for in
spectiOn and he had no excuses to Of
fer for his course in the two sessions
in which he had represented the dis
trict, and pledged himself to vote and
work for the best interests Of the peo-
pie during his next term. He urged the
voters to work and vote for the entire
ticket and predicted the election of
the state, congressional and county
tickets by increased majorities
George r. O'Reilly spoke briefly on
che question of trusts and monopolies
which had flourished under Republic
an rule and explained the remedy was
only in sending to congress men who
would vote to remove the tariff wall
constructed by the Dingley tariff bill.
He urged the election of T. D. O'Brien