The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-10
DEMOCRATS WILL
RALLY WEDNESDAY
ROusinq Meeting to Be Held
That Evening at Mozart
Hall.

The Democratic city campaign will
be formally opened with a great meet
ing at Mozart hall next Wednesday
evening While there has been some
little preliminary sparring between the
parties, and both sides have busted
themselves in perfecting their organi-
cations by means of ward and precinct
committeeman meetings, the first real
guns Of the campaign will be fired by
the Democrats at their Mozart hall
meeting Wednesday night.
1t is realized that the hall will be
altogether inadequate to accommodate
the crowd which will want to hear the
Speakers. but every effort viii be made
TO seat the people. and Secretary Frank
Bailey and his assistants Will leave
nothing undone that viii contribute in
any way to the convenience of the
crowd.
The list of speakers was announced
yesterday. Judge John W. Willis,
County Attorney Thomas R. Kane,
Thomas d. O'Brien, Democratic nation
al committeeman for Minnesota, and
man especially popular with st. Paul
people, irrespective of party afilia-
lions; John L. Gieske, who was a can
for mayor; Corporation Counsel James
c. Michael; Edward Peterson, who is
conceded to be one of the best cam
paigners in the city, and Fred L. Nc
Ghee, the well known colored attorney.
are included among the number of men
who will address the meeting, and the
man who would not be satisfied with
this talent would. indeed be hard to
please. c. A. Fleming, general chair
man of the Democratic city and county
organization, will preside and on the
platform will be Vice Chairman F. Al
Pike and more than a hundred vice
pI esidents Of the organization.
The platform committee, recently
appointed from among leading Demo-
Gratis of the city, will make it's report
at the Mozart hall meeting, and it is
expected that the platform will be a
strong declaration of principles
The platform committees subcom-
mittee has practically completed its la
bors and has prepared a draft of the
proposed platform. This will be sub
m1tted to meeting Of the full COM
m1ttee Monday noon at headquarters in
the Globe building. The candidates
Will meet at o'clock Monday after
noon, and the city executive committee
and the judges of election are to as
semble at headquarters Monday even
ing.
The Fifth ward Democratic organi-
cation will meet Tuesday evening at
the Smelling house, at the call of Chair
man William Woldt, of the ward or
ganiZatiOn.
GubernatoriaI Candidate Frank M.
Eddy. who has been spending some
time at West Baden, Ind, is expected
TO return April Is. A friend who had
heard from Eddy said yesterday that
his health had been much improved
and he would stump large portion Of
the state on his return home.
The Republican city committee an
nounces Gov. Van SAINT as an attrac-
ton for their Friday night meeting at
Mozart hall.
First ward Republicans, it is said.
are about willing to concede the defeat
Of John 0. Linden, candidate of the
party for alderman Of the ward Lin
den, it is said, was lieutenant to the
notorious Dahlstrom in his crusade in
the ward three years ago and his con-
necuOn Will not rebound to his credit
with the voters. There is strong talk
among the disaffected element of put
ting either an independent or Prohi-
bltlOhlst candidate on the ticket by pc
utIon and of thus drawing votes from
Linden.
The Eighth ward Democratic organ
fzation meets this evening at 7:3O
o'clock at LofferhoIz's hall, Farrington
and University avenues. A number of
the Democratic candidates have prom
1sed to be in attendance and a large
and representative gathering of the
stalwarts of the Eighth ward is ex-
pected.
The constant wall Of the Republican
orators and their newspaper organs
that taxes are high" has fooled few
people,, but two men who Yesterday
paid their taxes at the office of the
county treasurer were convinced that
In their cases there is nothing in the
Republican calamity howl. Compare
son with their receipts Of last wear in
each instance showed that there was a
saving in their taxes in favor of the
current year, and one of the taxpayers
said TO the other:
Why, the Republican papers have
SAID all along that our taxes We're
higher. 1t is not true in my case. and
while intended to vote the Republican
ticket, L change my mind right here
II they don't tell the truth on this
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