The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-07
Politics IN Hennepin


J. Charles Lewis, candidate For alder
man OF the fourth ward son theSrepubli-z
can ticket, has withdrawn b from the
race. I Upon the candidate s petition
Judge II. D. Dickinson last night signed
an order directing County 3 Auditor
the primary election ballot. ss.
Mr. Lewis openly stated last night
that he had withdrawn in favor Of G.
y. Gould and that he would use his in
fiuence toward securing his nomination.
Trouble is brewing in the ninth ward
for Alderman Peter Mccoy, and there
where no great slice Of the democratic
vote will be allowed to vote republican
at&the primaries. The fight against Nc
/ Coy started some time ago and has been
brought to head by charge that Nc
Coy showed by his council record that
he was not friendly to the cause Of la
t nor. Another charge. that is back Of
the opposition against Mccoy concerns
the other democratic candidate for al
derman, j. w. Larson. AS soon as Lar
son fled, for the nomination. against
Mccoy, he was discharged from his
place in the 500 shops Threats had
been made to him and his friends that
this would happen if Larson came out
against Mccoy. Larson was discharged
and it is charged that Mccoy turned
the trick to discourage any other demo.
cratic aspirants from the ninth.
Mccoy s record was thrashed over
last night before a. meeting of the
Young Men g Ninth Ward Democratic
club at 1927 Adams street NE. At a
previous meeting the charge Of being
Mcdowell, a member Of the audience.
Arrangements were made to have the
charge considered last night and it was.
Mcdowell. presented his side, based on
McCov's record. Mccoy was repre-
scented by Alderman G.. A. Westphal Of
theaeleventh ward, who attended to the
defense and presented case for Me-
S G1X far different than that made by
One real democratic incident enliv.
ened the meeting: One speaker was
called a "scab'' by a member of the
audience and. resented it most emphati-
eallv. The lie polite led to the lie di.
rect and impolite, and invitations to
a fistic. encounter. on the outside were
passed back and forth. -.
ond general and the meeting closed with
Of any member Of the audience. The
Mccoy hackers in the audience were
Things are to be doing in the con:
the finish on Sept. IS, All four can:
didates have been at work on a system
attic plan of campaign for some time,
but most Of the work has been rather
quiet. Thc ice is to be broken by the
friends and supporters of Frank NJ.
Nye. Seventy-fve of his friends have
formed .Nye organization. Head
rooms 1920 Boston block, the rooms
occupied last year by the county cam
palgn committee. . ! -. S..
Much organizing has already been
done or is under way and a short, sharp,
hard campaign is planned. The execu-
tive committee for the Nye organiza-
ton is as follows: Chairman: John
kins, A: 3. Robbins and William +.
Reau. Work will be pushed on large
scale and the entire county will be COW
cred completely before the primaries.
Speakers will be sent out and literature
| circulated. -: -...l 81.
State Labor Commissioner W. H. Will
mayoralty nomination, is ready to put
up :aagarrison finish to his Campaign.
Headquarters have been opened at 81
and So Fourth street S.: on the second
floor, and the fight will be carried Oh
in every, part of the. city. ;, ...,sn;t2
The interest in the democratic may
orally contest is the second in point Of
interest Of the present campaign, dis
| tanced only by the republican contest.
| The Williams men have carried their
organization everywhere, and are conf
dent of victory. The Haynes support.
ers cannot be found anywhere and are
apparently doing nothing and plan
Last might was a strong meeting
night for republican primary candi,
dates. A large meeting in the fourth
ward, at 1905 Western avenue, drew a
large crowd of candidates and voters.
William Henry ~Eustis candidate for
congress con g4S -; and Ell Torrance, candidate
Of their candidates.. Other county can
dldates Were present. Following bril-
liant effort by Mr.. Eustis, the entire
meeting adjourned to the open air,
: where a temporary stand had been
erected. and the remainder Of the meet
ing was outdoors. Watermelon was
served to the crowd.
~ There were several meetings in
Northeast: Minneapolis last night, most
| OF them in the, interests of local can
didates. A meeting at 100 Sixth street
NE was addressed by D. H. Morgan,
s. T; johnson, George Matchan, Sena-
tor E. F. Comstock, Henry G. Hanke,
games Il; Egg, George R; Smith, G. L.
Smith; W. E: Hewitt, J. T. Conroy,
John Hoy and Nels Swanson.
A meeting at 529 Taylor street was
addressed by Frank NJ. Nye, W. b.
Washburn, Jr., Paul Fontaine for DR..
Williams. w. p. Gulick for Mayor
genes: w: ?. Albee. A: W. Skog, John
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NE was addressed by David Morgan.
J; T. Conroy, Or. Gilbert seashore,
Hugh R. Scott. Senator Comstock and
others. -. .. '... -. - = "a
- DR.. U. G., Williams, candidate -. for
mayor. addressed a meeting in the
eleventh ward at Franklin and Fiji.
teenth avenue S last night, and another
in the first ward in Forester hall. At
the eleventh ward meeting the princi-
pal address was by DR.. r. J. Reid.
DR.. Williams also spoke: The first
ward meeting was Of the Northeast
Minneapolis Polish societies. Dr., vii.
iams, in his address, refused to make
any promises further than saying that
he would enforce the laws and provide
a good, clean administration. IN
DIR. P. M. Hall presided over, a third
ward meeting at Plymouth and Wash
ington avenues. The speakers were
Albert Hall, Dr.. w. F. Nye and others.
There will be republican mass meet
ing this evening in the Fourth Ward
republican hall, Western avenue and
Ninth street. The speakers will be
William Henry Eustic, G.. D. Whipple,
r.. r. Waite, Fred M. Powers and
others -