The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-14
JOHNSON FEELING
STRONG IN SIXTH
West Side Democrats Line Up
for Party's Gubernatorlal
Candidate

The slogan at last nights meeting
of the Sixth ward Democratic commit
teemen was that John A. Johnson, the
candidate of the party for governor,
should be given rousing majority, 1T
being held that this would likely re-
suit. in the entire Democratic county
ticket being elected.
T. D. O'Brien, candidate for district
Judge. said that reports from through
out the city indicate that the Demo-
cratic rally in the Peoples church
Monday evening will be so largely at
tended that the committee in charge
has decided to prepare for an over
flow meeting outside the church. MI.
Lind will speak to the outside crowd,
if necessary.
"a great speech will be made by the
only Democrat who has been governor
of the state in many years. said Mr..
O'Brien. TT is well known that when
Mr.. Lind talks he has something to
say, but on this occasion he VIII De
especially emphatic. 1t will be
speech, I am confident, that Will at
tract great attention
Victory in the County
Judge Bum, Democratic candidate
for reelection, said that all the reports
point to a victory for the party in this
county. not only foA the state ticket,
but for the county candidates, and that
ii is necessary for the Democrats to
make a showing that will be credit.
He paid a compliment to the sterling
e integrity of the voters of st. Paul.
Anton Miesen, the candidate for sher-
if said that in his travels over the
county he had found large numbers of
Republicans who will vote for Johnson
and Winston. He Believed that the
attitude of the party in pushing the
state ticket. demonstrating the faith
fulness of the organization and party
workers to the state candidates, would
. result in the election of the entire
Democratic ticket.
I'm favoring the election Of John A.
Johnson we prove that we are faithful
to party principle, and will almost GER
tainly reap our just reward he said.
at is a certainty that Johnson will
carry the county, and it follows that
the county ticket will be elected if we
all stand together. Let us give john
son a thousand more votes than she
expects. 1t is our duty to the party
and to ourselves"
Other Candidates Speak
DR.. A w. Miller, candidate for coro-
ner; P. ]. Metzdorf, candidate for
treasurer; Fred Beck, candidate for
county auditor; w. E. Dindorf, candi-
date for county commissioner; ]. B.
Irvine, candidate for surveyor, and F.
A. Pike, chairman of the county ex-
ecutive committee, spoke along the
same lines, all advocating the general
support of the state ticket. All had
their experiences to relate of the great
popularity of the Democratic candi-
date for governor, the necessity of do
ing everything possible for his benefit,
and of the great enthusiasm that is
expected when he spends three or four
days in the city, making a round of the
ward meetings. 1t was stated that he
expects to cover several such meetings
each evening.
Edward Weisenberger, chairman of
the ward, said that conditions in the
Sixth are fully as promising as report
ed from other sections of the county,
There was no question but that John
son would carry the ward by several
hundred votes, and that the county
ticket will follow him closely The
formal reorganization of the ward COM
mitteemen and the making of arrange
ments to get out the registration was
postponed to an adjourned meeting
that will be held Tuesday evening of
next week.