The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-13

saloons and the suppression of vice
were. the chief themes at all these
meetings.
At the Swedish Tabernacle the as.
s g was addressed by DR.. Cyrus
Northrop, president Of the Universluy
OF Minnesota, and by Professor Carl
son, Dr. Frank Peterson and Rev. T.. T.
FORMER Governor Van SAINT. W. =. har.
ris, Judge John H. Steele. w. r. Nor.
RS and Rev. M. Falk Giertsen spoke.
ana at four other places in the CIV,
before gatherings which were more es.
sentlally political meetings, Mayor ia.
va T. Jones delivered strong addresses.
At Swedish Tabernacle.
Arguing that the Minneapolis voter
owes it to his family to support Mayor
Jones in his campaign for civic decen.
cy, DR.. Cyrus Northrop, president of
the University of Minnesota, delivered
the principal address of the evening
at the Swedish tabernacle last night
The meeting which was called in the
interest of Mayor Jones, was well at.
tended considering the weather condi
tions, and Dr.. Northrop's able presenta
ton Of arguments in support Of Mayor
Jones policy aroused the' enthusiasm
Is ..-
Professor Carlson Of the state uni
versity presided at the meeting and in
troduced DR.. Frank Peterson as the
first speaker Of the evening. DR.. Pc
terson, who has returned to Minneap
oils after an extensive trip thru the
United States, spoke of the interest
with which people in other parts of the
country were watching the campaign
for decency in Minneapolis, and he de
clared that failure ito re-elect Mayo,
Jones would be regarded all over the
country as "backsliding" on the part
Of the citizens of Minneapolis. Est =
sor Carlson spoke Of the work for edli
cation which had been carried on by
the president of the Minnesota insti
tuition, and of his knowledge Of condi
tions among the younger generations OF
Minneapolitans. > 3$G ~:
By DR.. Northrop. &.
Speaking extemporaneously, DR.. Nor
,throp reviewed the Jones administra
ttIon and the cleaning up Of the city
He commended the action of the ,mayo]
in suppressing vice, and he referred tt
the present high standing of Minneapo
lis among the cities Of the country
Jones, he said, could be relied on tc
keep Minneapolis clean, and in elect
ing, him no chances on a change il
policy would be taken.
DR.. Northrop then branched into the
a clean city on family, life. He spoke
of the children who ARE growing up IL
the city, of their education and of the
Importance of early influences on afte,
life. Every man owes it to his wife
his sister, his mother, his children tt
see the city is kept clean, he said
In supporting Jones you are support
ing a man who has kept and will keeI
the city clean. = Referring to DR.. Will
liams' candidacy; he said that he haj
nothing against Dr. Williams, but that
his policy should The be elected mayor
and every candidate for public office
owed it to the voter to define his policy
Jones, OIL the other hand stood for prin
ciples which should appeal to every cit
izen in Minneapolis ,-s"ss,ss,.t
DR.. NorthroD made an earnest appea:
for a continuance of the policy inaugu
rated under the Jones administration
I. =, Mayor Jones has changed THE
Shame Of Minneapolis to The Glory
Of Minneapolis. said the Minnesota
e e3set;ae H., Let us reward him by re;
Following DR.. Northrop, Rev. L. T,
Guild Of Wesley M. E. church addressed
the meeting. arguing along similar lines
for the reelection Of Mayor Jones.
At Emmanuel Baptist Church.
Fully three hundred persons turned
out to the Jones meeting at the I'm
manuel Baptist church last evening.
The weather conditions were as disa-
greeable as they could be. Mayor Jones
was very late in arriving, but the crowd
remained in the seats until long past
10 O'Clock, and when he did arrive
gave him rousing reception with three
cheers and hearty. applause. Having at.
tended three. or four meetings in vari
some length at all of them, Mayor Jones
was all but exhausted and begged to be
excused from making a speech. This
was readilN granted and the mayor
thereupon INDUCED in an old-fashionned
hand-shaking bee.
Former Governor Van SAINT, w. [,
Harris, who made his maiden speech al
a political orator, Judge John H
Steele, William R. Morris and Rev. M
Falk Giertsen were the speakers Of the
evening and the manner in which they
lined up the issues of the campaign
made it very plain that the cause es
poused by j ones is the cause Of JUS
tice, honor, good government and law
enforcement. w. K. Hicks, who pre-
sided at the meeting, introduced The
speakers in his usual felicitous man
ner. The meeting was most enjoyably
opened by Miss Clara Williams. thu
popular soprano, who sang number OF
old favorites with splendid effect.
No Opposing Platform.
Judge John H. Steele, who fred The
first gun, called attention to the lack
Of platform Of the Jones opposition
The candidate was asking the public
to take a dose on faith instead Of al
established remedy. Among the pub
lie acts of the mayor which shoE~
that he was alive to the interests Of
the city was the part he played in the
fight against the incandescent light
ing contract, which not only saved
thousands Of dollars to the city, bu1
would pave the way to municipal own
ership of an incandescent lighting sys
tenn. :
He reminded the audience that, while
the Sunday closing reduced the reve
.nues of the saloons, the loss did moi
fall on the saloonkeepers. for they die
not own the saloons: but were for the
most part employed by the brewers
and wholesalers. Fully 80 per, cent. Of
city went to brewers and d's Wholesaler an
in Milwaukee, st. Louis and la Crosse
and it was this class that was chief,
concerned in the fight against Jones.
WI. Harris Fist speech. Sc
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