The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17

one Republican wagered that amount
with another that Mayor Smith would
be reelected; that Otto Bremen would
be reelected; that Louis Betz would
have a majority over Col Kiefer and
that the Democrats would have a ma
Jority over the Republicans in both
bodies Of the common council The
other man covered the money.
The Democratic city committee has
announced a schedule of meetings for
next week, and from all indications the
political pot will sizzle from now on
to the wind-up Of the campaign:
Tomorrow evening at o'clock at
Hiawatha (the old Sherman) hall,
Sixth and Wabasha, there will be a
meeting of the Hebrews Of the city.
All the Democratic candidates will be
present and fine meeting is antici-
pated.
The Ninth ward precinct organiza-
ton will meet tomorrow afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock at Twin City hall. A full
attendance of precinct men is urged.
The German citizens, of the Eighth
ward, will meet tomorrow afternoon
at sWefler's hall, University and Dale,
under the auspices of the Tilden and
JacOby club. Every German speaking
voter of the Eighth ward is invited.
Monday evening at Esch's hall, Sew
enth and Duluth, a meeting will be
held for the voters of the Second and
contiguous wards. A programme of
speaking has been provided and the
best campaigners in the party will be
present and address the meeting.
At Paul Martins opera house, in the
Sixth ward, a meeting will be held
the Sixth are specially urged to be
present to hear the truth about the
cry of high taxes" being raised by
the Republican orators.
At ST., Demands hall Monday even
ing there will be a joint meeting of the
voters of the Eighth and Ninth wards.
Mayor r. A. Smith will be among the
speakers, and other good men will be
heard from.
A meeting is scheduled for Thursday
evening A. o. U. w. hall, Grant and
Oxford streets, in the Eighth ward.
J. J. Gleason, F. l.. McGhee, Adolph
Paradis and John B. Covington will be
among the speakers.
The same evening at Kroning's hall,
Edmund and Grotto a meeting will be
held a which the speakers will be Ed
Armstrong, Frank Fisher and DR.. A.
j. Stone.
On Wednesday evening at G. S. P. S.
hall, Western and Seventh, a big gath
ering will be held under the auspices
of the Young Mems Democratic club
of the Fifth ward. T. D. O'Brien, John
G. Michael, Thomas r. Kane and F. l..
McGhee will be among the speakers
and the meeting will be rOuser.
Not unnaturally the insinuations
emanating from Republicans who are
anxious to break into the police de-
partment have gone outside of ST.
Paul. A police department which all
the Republican papers of st. Paul were
three months ago declaring the special
pride of the city Is being DETAINED by
the Republican orators and their
speeches have been reproduced by the
Republican organs. Chief of Police Ed
Conroy, of Minneapolis, in a CONVEX
sation with st. Paul friend yester
day, gave his views on the police adj
ministration of st. Paul in no uncer-
tain language.
"St. Paul bears the distinction
throughout the country of being one of
the best police governed cities in the
United States" Chief Conroy said. Cat
the annual meeting of the Superin-
tendents Of police of the country Chief
OConnor is q notable character.
Everybody knows him either person
ally or by reputation, and the chiefs
gathered from all parts of the country
unite in declaring him the best chief
in the country. 1 will never believe
that Chief O'Connor is In any game of
graft, for his reputation is of the best.
Crime, it is true, exists In all cities, and
IT is impossible to wholly eliminate it
from the big towns. There are young
men always coming to the front and
Of this great army some go wrong.
Then there are newcomers In a town