The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-30

be put aside or overlooked.
%''I propose from this time forward
as in.the past, gentlemen, to-. confne,
myself directly and without swerving
to the right or the2left, to issues which.
the campaign has rightly bToughtt,,to the
in no personalities, and T shall be very
grateful to any friend Of mine speak
ing in my behalf, if he will confne
himself clearly to the. real merits of
the case. - :: , = X
Held Closest Attention.
Contrary to his usual custom when
addressing audiences Mayor Jones
spoke almost entirely from manuscript,
occasion he felt justified and demanded
it. He spoke exactly forty five minutes
and received the closest attention from
the audience, that paeked-the halls even,
to the standing room in the aisles. and.
rear AS he was called to the platform
by Jay Crane, president Of the club, he:
was. given a hearty and enthuslastlcs
reception and was repeatedly inter
rupted by applause from nearly. the: en-
A feature Of the alleged clean cam
paign that is being carried on by the.
during the meeting. Early in the eve:
ming a former populist gorator, 7. ! j.
Cation, who is conducting a. mud-sEng-
ing campaign for the opposition,
backed by. a party of about twenty-five,
Williams boosters, present for the open:
purpose of making trouble, presented
himself as a proxy for DR.. Williams;
and asked to speak. Tho the meeting
VAR p st. Williams VII 5 & ths suggestio
IF the mayor, was gfven~ a. special ms ila,s.
vitation to be present in person and.
speak in y:his' own behalf. For some
reason he preferred not to meet with
the fifth warders, but sent Mr.. Cation.
: .;zs= ::z* Cation as Candidate. s
$50 Mr.. Cation was. Informed by Mr.
sgrahe, preside at ofSa;the club, that Gin
view Of the large number of canal
dates present who We're there to speak
for til emselXes no$proxies would be al
lowed INFORMATION was con
Veyed to q" group.of Williams workers
sin the hall, who at once hustled GA.
,Hegister of deeds on the, republican
hall a fAadged candidate. No news
athfsS was: Communicated to the
1ssshai slla The meeting and Mr.. gAs
spH Was hut called on. A group HUs
Villiams% boosters, among whom were
r.. s.: Cary, attorney for the retail
liquor dealers; Tom Gleason, a Wash
ington avenue saloonkeeper; Chris
Purcell, a democratic boss of the low
er end. of the fifth ward; William Kel.
ly, a Washington avenue saloonkeeper;
Fired La Page, a Bridge square saloon
stairs; John T. La Page, saloonkeep;
er in the eleventh avenue S red light
district; R. L. Hitler, a discharged
esanaR ane ca fsnas tre eatoh
every opportunity Because. of 1.-The
proxy rule no attention was paid to
the calls and at the close Of the meet!
ing the Caton-Wiliams disciples began
TO circulate loud charges Of foul play
gag rule, andNfear to allow Cation tx
speak. ION the other hand DR.. Viii
liams failure 70 appear in person was
/ freely. commented f4pn as political
disposeas1of as strictly characteristic
Of that person and. his rooters. i
2. @;:@zSs Real Candidates, :
Mayor. Jones |wassth,e real attraction
Of the evening, but.tWenty other candi
dates were called forssh ort. talks. :: The
Masonic quartet varied the program
with several selections. The candi
! dates who addressed the meeting were
Alderman Wendell Hertig, candidate
FOR alderman from the fifth ward, who
! has no oppositidnson either side; A. L.
] Jones, sheriff; Dudge A. M. Harrison
tuistricts judge; Nv. 2. Roberts, judge OF
+ probate,eC. $. Cairns, judge of pro.
bate; Sherman s.. Smith, sheriff; G. L.
I SaWyer repr esentative forty-frst dis:
e iat.r
/. tor; Ell1Torranee, district judge; J. W
|. Stokes, srepreaehtative forty-frst dis
i@trict; .sG..s2D. Whipple, coroner; James
$7Ege, register Of deeds; Louis G. Gjert
sen, judge municipal court; George G.
Merrill, county treasurer; William
Henry Eustis, congress-; Winfield W
Bardwell, judge municipal court; FranA
M. Nye, congress; S. T. Johnson, city
treasurer; George T.. Matchan, Judge Of
municipal court Il 2 & = {,
Mayor jones' Address. j
The following is the mayors address
= Friends of the fifth ward and citizens Of Min
neapolis: l am very sorry, Mr.. President ant
members Of the club, that the, gentleman VIII
completes with me for the great honor Of bein
| the mayor Of the city of Minneapolis is no
here to either precede or follow me- in address
I ing you in behalf Of his candidacy I had per
sonally requested that he be invited to b
present at this meeting, :but he has not come
and shall have to proceed without the pleasur
of listening to him.
| Just word of personal explanation. We ar
! about to enter upon one Of the most interest
ing and perhaps one Of the most far-roachin
campaign that Minneapolis has ever Seen. Til
situation has been determined by the course 0
events, which cannot nov. be put, aside or over
looked. Fl s,.=ss-.~s,-Gs d. !. y =
I propose from this time forward, as in tn
past, gentlemen to acpnfne myself directly an
!. without swerving$ to the right-or 80 theAleft
| to issues which the campaign has right
brought to the front, and nothing else, rs shal
Ideal i'm no personalities on my part and shall
sFa ea to hny friend Of nine
Clearly & tae FIJI merits a 6 2 t Il eases
| y II Issue Must BesPlain.
It Is too serious business for men of matur
years and Judgment, living in the city that W
lsltYe In, Ito attempt by ridicule or nnuendo o
faint praise or anything Of that kind, to befo
the issues that the people have right to hea
discussed in plain, unequivocal language. Tha
is where shall stand, and I hope you will b
with me upon that proposition. (Applause.)
t.E 1t issscarcely necessary for me to say, there
1t tpre ,safhat shall not answer critics who ma
s,ssfe1 esat0 fne If they are SO unkind. l .canno
ssthirkffforsa moment of discussing witch myypeigt
il opfb sands friends whom have known Afetina
5whefheE.4r not am intemperateltn mr. 1abfts
yhetherad am rogue In business ORA ny
sEsof that KIND: They must besleft to, fhenselys
ssto spsaassf these shings 10 audiensss rs.
have always thought that under Meiteil
i cnmstances which exist in our city today cher
lis problem paramount import ance. Il fe,
with Abraham Lincoln when he was accuse