The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-09
.COLOR[D PEOPLE
OPPOSED TO CHANGE
Satisfied With Present City
Administration Yester.
days Political Roundup.

voters OF st. Paul will support the
Democratic candidates in May" de-
clared a. speaker last night when the
Fourth Ward Afro-American Demo-
cratic club had concluded a rousing
meeting at its hall, 40 East Third
street
The colored people of this city have
come to the conclusion that continu-
ance OF the present administration is
best for their personal liberties and
their material interests, and they are
going to vote for the Democratic nom
inees on election day without regard
to their own views on national issues.
This meeting tonight" concluded the
speaker, lis simply a forerunner of the
way our people are to vote when the
time comes"
The regular meeting of the club was
very largely attended, the hall being
crowded when President P. E. Reed
called the club together. Short speech !
es were made by J. b. Covington and
P. d. Scannell, candidates for the as
sembly,- and by Ed jackson and Cor
nelius A. Hughes, the latter late of
Los Angeles, Cal. N. H. Casey pre-
sided as secretary, and the club will
meet probably next week, when other
candidates will address the colored
people on the issues in the election.
A new development in the attorney
generalship fight was the announcement
in the Red Wing Republican yesterday
that Frank M Wilson, who has under
consideration becoming candidate
for the office, may instead enter the
race against Congressman Charles r.
Davis, of st. Peter, for congress. Will
sons home paper pointed out the adj
vantage which would accrue to him
and to GoodhueH county were he to
make a fight for the congressional
nomination in the Third.
The Second Ward Democratic club
meets tonight at Lucker's hall, corner
Margaret and Forest streets.
Timothy Reardon, the well known
republican politician and ex-assem-
blyman, is given credit for a bon mot
political A friend on street car one
night recently asked him about his
friend, Col. Wright, his candidacy for
the Republican nomination for mayor
and the significance of his Eastern
trip. The last question caught Rear
don.
why, don't you know what Wright
went East for?" he asked in all appar-
ent seriousness.
His friend denied the knowledge.
He's gone to Maine for his new
chief Of police" Reardon replied, and.
the ear shook with suppressed laugh
ter. twill be remembered that Col
Wright's 1rst-and last-imported
chief Of police was the means Of
bringing great grief to the former
mayor.
sistently sintimated that there were
Refreshments" at the Democratic
smoker Monday night. 1t was a smok
er with no sidelines and the only large
political meeting of the present cam
paign at which refreshments" were
served was the Fourth Ward Repub-
lican's clubs meeting some weeks ago.
Even in the Eigth, where it might have
been expected, there was nothing do
ing.
The Republican judges will assemble
at Federation hall Saturday night,
when w. j. Donahower and Frank J.
Haskell will explain the primary cleo
ton law and its workings.
The Second ward Republican pre-
cinct organization meets tonight at 712
East Seventh street. There will be an
election of officers
The presence on the Republican as
sembly ticket of F. B. Doran and II. G.
McNair recalls the cordial support Nc
Nair has always given Doran in the
past Two years ago, when Doran was
a candidate for mayor, he had no more
cordial "lxnocker" than McNair, and If
the Republicans want to prevent fur
Their trouble they will not nominate
both men. In the interest of harmony
they should draw lots if it is decided
safe to let them get close enough to-
gether for the operation.
One of the jokes Of the campaign
was a young man distributing j. j.
Leighton's mayoralty candidacy cards
at the Democratic smoker Monday
night. Poor Leighton has proper
"hunch'' that he has about as many
friends among the Democrats as in his
own party.
r. G. Dunn has gone for rest and
to escape the politicians for few
days. Mr.. Dunn left last night for a
ten-day vacation and his destination
is kept a secret that the TOO active
party workers will not have an OPP
portunity to get into communication
with him.
There are talks of combination be-
tween two of the four candidates for
district delegates to the Chicago con-
vention from the Hennepin county
district. C. A. Smith and "Pudge"
HeffeIfinger are said to have 1t fixed to
permit their going.
J. H. Row1ey, of Rochester, and p.
B. Collester, of WaSeca, are understood
to be the fortunate ones in the First
district The latter is practically Ger
tain of being elected by his convention
and the former is supposed to have
lines out that will land him with the
right label on.
Referring to the evident desire of the
state house ring to perpetuate itself,
the Winona Republican truly says:
1t is strange that these gentlemen can
not be satisfied with the ample honors al
ready received and the easy acquleseence
of the people But they are not. The lit
tie knot of politicians that surrounds the
governor has determined to build up
permanent control 1t has taken up Judge
Collins as the most useful man for It's
purpose and he has lent himself wiling
ly to the scheme and now a powerful or
ganization is at work to force his can
didacy upon the people.
The Young Mems Independent Politi-
cal club has been organized in the
Eighth ward, with James Akin presi-
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