The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-12
NEW MOVEMENTS
FOR MAYOR JONES
GREAT MASS MEETING AT AUDI
{. ToRIUM PLANNED.
Representative Men Will Speak In Be
half Of Jones and Good Government
Saturday Night Central Market
Jones Club Formed by Commission
Men.

That there Is decided difference be.
tween the campaigns Of the two repub-
lican candidates for the mayoralty
nomination is clearly shown by two IN
nouncements made today, one of the
mammoth mass meeting Of business men
to be held in the Auditorium SATURDAY
night for Mayor Jones, and the other
the Central Market Jones club.
These two features of the closing
activities Of the campaign to secure
the denomination Of Mayor Jones will
not be all, for others are in store. This
in municipal politics in Minneapolis
Never before has there been a similar
uprising of reliable and reputable in.
terests demanding the denomination of
any candidate or supporting the princi.
pies of his platform.
At Central Market.
The Central Market Jones club. with
a membership of 300 commission men,
proprietors and employees, starts its
activities today with it's purpose as
follows: To do all possible to renom-
mate and re-elect. the present mayor
The club is thoroly organized with Of
tioers and working committees, and will
carry It's activities into every section
Of the city. The resolutions indoors.
ing the mayor and pledging support
follows: "To do all possible to renom-
"Whereas, The mayoralty campaign
has reached a point where the person
atty of candidates has become lost in
the greater issues involved, and
"Whereas, The record made by May
or David P. Jones has conserved the
highest and best interests Of the entire
community, material as well as moral;
therefore, be it ~-...."~
"Resolved, That we heartily indorse
the present administration and pledge
ourselves to use every honorable means
to insure it's continuance in the pend
ing primary and general election.''
The officers and committeeman of the
club include the best known and most
representative men engaged in the com
mission business. The complete organ
ization of the club is as follows:
President, R. A. Gamble; vice presi-
dent, G. L. Stacy; secretary, W. B. Fer.
guson; treasurer, A. NJ Dyste. Press
committee, D. W. Longfellow, A. N.
Bearman, S. H. Holstad, H. A. Baltuff.
Executive committee, L. Longfellow, E.
?. Stacy, s. G. Palmer, B. F. Collins, H.
Z. Robinson, L. H. Benedict, s. W. Cal
lender. 49, .. y =
TG<s At the Auditorium.
Another entirely unique political
gathering for Minneapolis, but one that
is bound to exert widespread influence
turnout the entire city, will be mass
meeting in the Auditorium Saturday
evening. It is planned and arranged
by a committee Of business men who are
interested in and working for the law
enforcement issues Of the mayors cam
paign. In effect the Saturday night
Auditorium mass meeting will be Sc
quel to the gathering Of representative
citizens that met in the mayor recep-
ton room several weeks. ago to urge
Mayor Jones to be a candidate for re-
election. 1t will be final rally around
the Jones standard by the leading inter
ests Of the city before the real battle
on Tuesday. This meeting will be in
addition to the final Jones rally which
has been arranged by the mayor g man
ager for next Monday evening.
T W. L. Harris will preside over the
mass meeting Saturday night The list
Of speakers includes President Cyrus
sofa, former Governor s. r. Van SAINT,
ter George NJ. Gillette, Professor Sven
Oftedahl, James P. Mclaughlin and
W. R. Morris. Ushers will be drawn
from the ranks Of the Sons Of Veter-
ans and the Roosevelt club, under the
direction Of Captain E. J. Weber. A
general invitation is extended to the
public, and especially to laboring men,
to attend and get the viewpoit of the
different speakers on the issues involved
in the mayoralty campaign.