The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-08

on Republican Ticket Sub
jects of Humorous JoshIng.
A heavy primary election vote was
the keynote of the smoker given. last
night at Federation hall to the Demo-
cratic city and county organization.
The issues of the campaign were dis
cussed briefly, but as was proper there
was no reference to candidates who
have opposition for a nomination. The
three eX-mayors on the Republican
ticket came in for a bit of good-na-
tured chatting, and the finding of Col.
Kiefer at Kohlmann's lake and drag
ging him into the city to make the run
for comptroller provoked hearty laugh
ter. There was an attendance of the
523 precinct committeeman who filed
the assembly hall to overlooking.
F. A. Pike, vice president of the or
| ganiZation, presided at the smoker and
| his opening address was inspiring to
the assembled Democrats. He told Of
| the manner in which the organization
came into existence. it being a sur
| vival of the last city convention, held
| four years ago at Sherman hall. The
legislature gave to the state the pri
| mary election law, but the Democratic
| party of st. Paul, always in favor of
popular government, was some months
ahead Of the state in its advocacy of a
| primary election law.
| The new primary law, Mr.. Pike
| pointed out, does away with the neces-
| sity for conventions and the oppor
| tunity for Democrats to get together,
| but this organization had done splen-
did work for the party in the four
| years of it's existence.
Chairman Pike complimented the or
| ganiZation on the continuance of a
Democratic administration for the city
/ and the consistent gains that have
been made in the number OF county
| offices held by Democrats.
In this presidential year it is good
augury to see this splendid organiZa-
| ton, with coats off and resolved to
| work as good citizens and good Demo-
| Gratis, get together and work harmoni-
ously for the common good,'' declared
| the speaker.
Urges Full Vote.
John S. erode spoke briefly on the
Importance of full vote at the pri-
mary election. Every citizen has a
right to be a candidate for a nomina
ton and it is the duty of the party to
see that men are selected who will
work for the best interests Of the pub
lie and the party.
'The judges of election can do much
| toward getting out the people at the
| first primary day." said Mr.. erode.
| II speak more especially to the Ger
4 n-Americans, who have been some
what tardy in the past in attending
| the primaries. Let each judge see that
| his 1andsmann' attends the primary
| and then the election to follow. Every,
| body is expected to do his share and |
expect to do mine, as l have done for
| the past twenty years in st. Paul. Let
us stand together and do our duty to
| the end that we nominate good ticket
and elect it afterwards"
Edward Peterson, of the First ward,
| enthused his hearers when he paid a
Just tribute to the city administration
| as a party that believed in doing
things.
1--WE are the party of progression,
action, efficiency" he declared. while
| the Republicans can show nothing for
the past and only promises for the flu
ture. We haven't forgotten the glories
| of the zoos, and we know how they
| have put all three Of their ex-n1ayofs
on the ticket that each man stand his
share Of the responsibility.
Pulled in Kiefer.
"Why." continued the speaker, "they
have gone out to Kohlmann's lake and
pulled in an inoffensive old farmer who
had taken refuge from his past in the
quiet woods about the lake, and push
ed him into the fight. When Wright S
/ term of office expired he couldn't get
| anything They had had enough and
| SO had we. To Kiefer they said the
same thing and we Joined with them.
| They would have no more of Doran
and neither would We. With these can
| didates and the record of the Democ-
racy of this city for efficiency, honesty
and upri ghtness in all the departments,
we are assured that at the next cleo
ton in ST. Paul will be raised the high
| banners Of triumphant Democracy"
Peterson raised a laugh when he
insisted that his ward-the Ffrst-was
the banner Democratic ward OF the
! CITY. and he proved it by showing that
there had been consistent consecutive
gains in every precinct in the ward
for the past ten years. He explained
/ that it was because the voters had be-
come convinced by the quiet, unas-
suming and conscientious efforts of the
Democrats in the ward that the DEM
ocratic party in this city stood for
progress, action and efficiency.
r. D. D'Brien was the last speaker
and he made a forcible, clean cut adj
dress. He thanked the organization
for it's loyal support in the last cam
paign and congratulated the party on
the thoroughness with which it had
been organized, but said that 1t had
not come about until the party had
met several disasters In the way of
defeat.
"We, all remember when 1t was I'M
safe for our women to go upon the
streets" said the speaker, "and when
it was unsafe for the chief of police
to keep valuables in his safe; when we
couldn't get rotten sidewalk re-
paired or a decent paving laid. We re-
member the time when a policeman
was thrown out into the woods for fear
he might arrest somebody Then came
the organization and a change.
A Still Greater Work.
"But you are engaged in a greater
work than electing mayor and a
board of aldermen. To you is COM
United the duty of keeping alive the
sacred fires of liberty, the heritage of
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