The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16
Good Citizenship and Law
Enforcement Rally at
Auditorium.
Distinguished Men E1to1 the
Policy That Wiped Out
T the City's Shame
~ AVID P. JONES and his admins.
ID tration as mayor Of Minneapolis

~ AVID P. JONES and his admins.
tration as mayor Of Minneapolis
were given a magnificent testi-
monial last night at the Auditorium. The
closing Jones mass meeting, the first
political meeting ever held in the big
hall, was an outpouring Of the people
and a splendid expression Of the moral
support Of Minneapolis for Mayor
Jones and his policy Of law enforce
ment. No less than $500 persons, fill
ing nearly every seat in the Auditors
UNI, sat for two hours and half while
the rain poured and the skies roared
thunder outside. They listened par
tiently to nine other speakers and APP
plauded their praise Of Mayor Jones,
and hardly a man had left the hall
when the mayor had completed his
other meetings, and was introduced to
the great assemblage.
! It was reception such as few men
ever receive, and they hardly once in
4 IA lifetime. When the mayor first APP
/ peared on the stage, the thousands
rose as one man and gave him three
rousipg cheers. The applause barely
4 ceased for the introduction, and when
he rose to speak The people rose again.
Once more they 5cheered, and thousands
j Of white handkefchiefs waved him a
salute. IF any man had doubted that
the people of Minneapolis are ready
to uphold the hands Of Mayor Jones,
look at that crowd must have con-
vincsd him.
i 49, s.as NO Partizanship.
Partnership was absent from the
meeting. TWAS not political gath
ering, but good citizenship and law
:, enforcement rally. Several speakers
addressed the audience who never make
i, political speeches.. They were speak
ing. ION question of politics, but on
a question of public morals. In the
i great gathering no doubt was expressed
. or felt about the denomination and cleo
ton Of Jones. The one thing urged
: was for every man to do his duty and
: make the majority SO large that 1t viii
y be an emphatic declaration. This was
= the point advanced by the mayor him
self in his brief speech which closed
. the meeting. He asked the people to
k make the Endorsement Of his policy sc
) overwhelming that the Sunday closing
s, question would be considered settled
ID and he could 20 on from that to con
IL structive work in other lines.
~ W. L. Harris presided, and eight
l., others addressed the audience in tn,
two hours and more that elapsed be
= fore the finale already described. Thel
were President Cyrus Northrop Of tn.
state university, speaking in behalf Q.
education and environment for youns
men; George M. Gillette, speaking 70
business men and employers Of labor
James P. Mclaughlin, for organized Ia
= Dor; DR.. M. D. Shutter and Rev. j. Nd
Cleary, speaking for the clergy and tn
conscience Of the people; Professo
Sven Oftedahl Of Augsburg seminary
>. for the Scandinavian citizenship of til
{, city; William R. Morris, for the col
ored citizens, and former Governor Va.
s SAINT, who ushered Mayor Jones befor
the audience and led in the demonstra
& ton that greeted the law enforcement
candidate.
Prominent Men Present.