The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-01
HOPE
TO GARRY St. PAUL
CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR PROVES
STRONG MAN.
Campaign Being waged in
Midway Wards Where Blind Pigs
Do Mostly Flourish-Democrats SAC
cused of Filling Lodging Houses with
Men Who Vote According to Orders.

Republicans Of st. Paul are said to
have an organization for the present
municipal campaign more complete
than ever before, and there is a grow
ing sentiment that the attitude the
campaign is taking bodies no good for
the O'Connor-Murphy democracy
which has held sway for so long.
Hoffman,, the republican candidate
for mayor, is proving a strong man
and it seems evident from the recent
registration vote that republicans haye
gained much ground. Hoffman, is
standing on a platform Of reform, much
the same as did Mayor D. P. Jones Of
Minneapolis in his campaign. He has
come out strongly for strict enforce
ment of law, for adjustment of ring
rule, for purity in municipal admins
tration in every way.
Against Blind Pigs.
In the Midway district, the Tenth
and Eleventh wards, he has taken, a
stand for the adjustment of the blind
pigs which have thrived there for
years under the democratic admins
tration. The blindpiggers and their
friends, being upheld by democratic
rule, are naturally democrats them
selves, hence Hoffman, s stand on this
subject only embitters those who are
already opposed to him, but will win
him the votes Of hundreds Of people
in Hamline, Merriam Park, and St.
Anthony Park, where the great demand
OF the property owners is for abolish
ment of the troublesome and numerous
blind pigs. ..E... ~ .~
At the recent registration the repub-
licans find they mustered some 1900
more votes than did the democrats,
without the strenuous work to get out
a registration Of their party that was
made by the other side. At repub-
lican headquarters it is claimed that
the reform candidate for mayor could
carry the city by 1000 if the election
were held at once. There are some
5000 votes which have not yet been
registered, and it is certain that the
majority Of these are republicans.
- Do Some Colonizing.
Republicans have been making in
quiries and find that tenement and
lodging houses have lately been packed
with men in different parts of the city.
Accordingly, they will keep a special
watch at the polls election day and
challenge every questionable voter.
In the Eleventh ward, which takes
in Merriam Park, republicans are max
ing q strenuous effort to elect K. Todd
as alderman, the district being repre-
sented by a democrat. If Todd is
elected, it will probably swing the bal
ance Of power in the board Of alder
men to the republicans, and thus take
the board out Of the hands Of the dem
ocratic ring which rum the city and
now controls the board. The repub-
licans in the Midway district argue
that with a republican aldermanic
board, it will be one step towards mu-
nicipal reform and the adjustment of
blind pigs, to which end Mr.. Todd has
declared his intention to work if
elected. j, u.
There is also a strong effort being
made in the Midway suburbs to elect
republican municipal judges so that
blind piggers when arrested may have
less chance of leniency when arraigned
and tried.