The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-11
WOULD HAND OVER
UNION LABOR VOTE
President of Trades and Labor
Assembly Said to Have
JOIIied Republicans.

Among the speakers at the Repub-
lican Fourth ward organization meet
ing Saturday night at the committees
headquarters, Fifth and Robert, was
William Templeman, president of the
St. Paul Trades and Labor assembly,
and it is said that Templeman promis-
ed to deliver the large bulk of the
union labor vote to Col. f. P. Wright
and the other Republican candidates.
incidentally it is said that Temple
man is a candidate for the Republican
nomination for the legislature in his
legislative district, and there is a
strong suspicion in the minds of a good
many people that the labor leader has
made a trade with the Republican die
tatOrs under the terms of which he will
be given the nomination in exchange
for the delivery of a good slice Of the
organized labor vote to the Republican
candidates for city offices.
Templeman is a printer, employed by
the West Publishing company and liv-
ing at 272 Carroll street. He is one of
the representatives of the typOgraph-
zeal union to the Trades and Labor as
sembly and is the present presiding
officer of that organization.
LII HIS speech U6lOI6 the OuEIn anu
Fifth ward organizations Saturday
night he is quoted as saying:
For the first time in the history of
organized labor in st. Paul Repub-
licans are in control of the Trades and
Labor assembly, and we propose to
throw the bulk of the vote to Col.
Wright and the other Republican NOM
inees."
Nothing was said at the meeting Of
Templeman's alleged legislative as
piratiOns, but a prominent labor leader
said yesterday that his desire for a
Republican legislative nomination was
well known in labor circles and had
probably been communicated to the
men who usually shape such affairs.
Whether or not a formal compact has
been made possibly depends upon the
faith that the Republican city and
county committee puts in TempIeman's
ability to produce the goods on May 3.
Several labor leaders were seen yes
terday and were indignant at the al
legged deal to deliver the great body
of organized labor to the Republican
candidates. One man said in speaking
of the scheme:
If William Templeman or any other
man thinks he can turn over the vote Of
the labOring people of St. Paul to any
bunch of candidates headed by #. E.
Wright he is sadly mistaken, and viii
learn his error when the votes are
counted. Fully twO-thirds of the nm
berS of the unions having REPRESENTATION
in the Trades and Labogs ra,s.se4s.Illx- sres
Democratic In their political BELIEF and
Ihey VIII NATURALLY vote for the candi-
u u;ts OF ene party at the approaching
city ELECTION. The party has put in nomi-
ia On its best men, and there is no
y[eaSOn why they will not receive the
votes Of the Democrats in organized la
Dor. 1 can scarcely believe that Temple
man has had the nerve to make any
such declaration at a Republican meet
ing, but if he has, and attempts to make
good by using his official position in the
Trades and Labor assembly he will very
quickly be shown how badly he is mis-
taken. There is nothing about Col
labor. He has never been known to be
specially friendly to labor, while Mayor
Smith has again and again demonstrated
his friendliness for the working people
I personally know scores of Republicans
affiliated with different unions who will
exercise their choice and vote for Smith
in preference to the man who happens
to be the nominee Of the Republicans.
The second number of the Iroquois,
just established in st. Paul by G. A.
Hughes, has made it's appearance. The
paper is the organ of the cOlored people
of St. Paul and is a stanch advocate
of Democratic principles. A large pro-
portion of the cOIored voters of the city
are pledged to the support Of the pres
ent administration, and so far as the
cOlOred vote is concerned it is practi-
cally unanimous.
AS an indication Of the deep inter-
est manifest in the Republican cam
paign it may be said that of a total
of 10 precinct committeeman in the
Fourth and Fifth wards just twenty
three attended the joint meeting of the
two ward organizations held at Repub-
lican headquarters Saturday night. 1t
is small wonder that Col. Wright pre-
ferred to remain at home and attend
a pink euchre rather than waste the
evening in haranguing collection of
little more than a score of ward work.
ers.
The Eighth ward precinct organiza-
ton held the first of a series of meet
ings last night at LefferhoIz's hall,
corner University and Harrington. The
meeting was largely attended by the
precinct men of the big Eighth and
enthusiasm was at flood tide. The tell
ing points made by the speakers were
literally applauded and the meeting
was one of the best so far held in the
campaign in any Of the wards.
George J. Mitsch, the ward chair