The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-12
ASSEMBLY STANDS
PAT ON BOYCOTT
Refuses on a Very Narrow
Majority. It's "I-Don't.
Vote.For LIST

| The Trades and Labor assembly last
night, at a meeting at Federation hall,
indorsed the action of the regular
meeting of the assembly two weeks
ago which adopted the "I-don't-vote-
for" list. The Endorsement came only
after decidedly torrid session of the
assembly, and when all the orators in
the central labor body had had shy
at the question the vote was very close.
The committee of ten appointed to
put into effect the T-don't-vote-for"
idea held meeting previous to the
assembly's meeting and voted to con-
denim the proposition, but when the
question came before the assembly
some of the members did not want it
taken up for consideration. After a
warm contest the assembly voted to
take up the question for reconsidera-
ton, but after two hours of argument
the assembly refused to vote to rescind
the action of it's former meeting. All
but two of the original committee of
ten then resigned from further service
on the committee, and when President
William Templeman attempted to fill
the vacancies on the committe by ap-
pointment, nearly everybody that he
named refused to serve. He then called
for volunteers, with the result that four
or five men were secured, in addition to
the two original members, to continue
the crusade.
After the meeting the delegates Of
the plumbers, carpenters and electri-
clans called at T h e G l o b e office and
made this statement:
$50 Disguised were the members Of
the committee of ten, who have been
misrepresented, that five of them at
once resigned. They were F. c. Callan,
William Brown, Gust Meyers, Gust
Carlson and c. E. James. H. V. Koch
and G. w. Becker. members of the
committee known not to be in SYM
pathy with the "Don't-vote-for list,
were not present. A. H. Garfield had
previously resigned from the commit
tee. This left on the committee the two
men who originally took the action in
the name of the committee. c. w.
Smith, who came from Chicago four
months ago, and Charles II. Blye. The
plea that caused the action to be sus-
tanned was that If the list was recalled
at this time people would say that the
unions do not know what they really
want. The actual vote was SO for sus-
tanning the action and 80 against, with
twenty women delegates voting solidly
with the majority. They cannot vote
in the election and should not have
been allowed to vote in the meeting.
But for the feeling that for policy's
sake the list should be upheld, the vote
against it would have been overwhelm-
ing"
The Republican judges of election
will meet tonight at Federation hall to
be, instructed in their duties at the pri-
mary and city elections. W. J. Dona-
hover and Frank Haskell are the at
torneys who are scheduled to address
them.
The Fourth Ward Republican club
will meet tonight at the headquarters,
344 Wabasha.
The Third Ward Democratic club had
an enthusiastic meeting last night at
Vasa hail. 254 East Seventh street It
was decided to formally open the cam
paign on the first Friday in April. Ad-
dresses were made by Michael Doran
Jr., r. d. O'Brien, Winn Powers, P. D.
Seannell, J. B. Cevington, J. J. Regain,
Aid. Dahlquist, f G.. He'll and Henry
Mccall T. j. Brady was chairman, and
A. c. Bennett secretary of the meeting.
The ward gave Mayor Smith 272 plu-
rality at last election, and the lowest
the club promises this spring to raise
this by at least fifty votes.
A rousing meeting Of Fifth ward
Democrats was held last evening in
Beseda hall, Yankee street, near West
Seventh. A crowd estimated at be-
tween 500 and 900 enthusiastic voters
assembled and listened to speeches by
a number of the candidates seeking
nomination. and SO decided was the in
terest that the meeting was pronounced
one of the best in the history of the
ward. The speakers were Mayor r. A.
J. Reagan, Winn Powers, j. B. Coving-
ton, A. Dahlquist, Max Whitman, Otto
Rohland and P. D. Scannell. The may
or was given rousing reception, both
when he entered the hall and when he
began his remarks. Assistant Corpora
ton Attorney O'Reilly explained the
primary law for the benefit of the
judges of election
Judge Collins campaign committee
for Hennepin county, announced yes
terday, include Ell Terrence, Sven Ofte-
DIAL, George P. Wilson, C. A. Smith, L..
E. Jepson, Fred Barney and w. s..
Dwinnell. The committee, was named
by J. T. Wyman, who was named chair
man Of Collins club at meeting at
the Nicollet hotel about month ago.
If Washington county is to be per-
mitted one of the delegates from the
Fourth district to the national Demo-
cratic convention, it is possible the
Democrats of that county will present
the name Of Mayor ]. G. Arneson, Of
saltwater. He is very popular in his
own county and it is understood would
esteem his election as decided honor.
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