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trict court of the state, that an error or
omission has occurred in the printing of the
name or description of any candidate on of
ficial ballots, or that any other error has been
committed in printing the ballots, or that the
president or secretary of any caucus or con
vention have failed to properly make or fl.e
any certificate of nomination, or that the
name of any jerson has been wrongfully
placed upon said ballots as a candidate, such
judge'shall Immediately, by order, require the
officer or person charged with the error or
neglect, to forthwith correct the error, or
perform his duty, or to show cause forth
with why such error should not be corrected
or such duty performed. Falling to obey > the
order of such judge shall be contempt.
It was argued that the clerk U obliged
{section 45. Id.) to place on the ballot the
names of all persons who present certificates
regular upon the face and who pay the legal
fees. That in doing so he cannot look be
hind th" certificate. That If he thus obeys
the law, he, the clerk, commits no error, and
this court therefore, under section 43, can
not order an error correjted where there is
none shown. With duo deference to the
learned counsel who presented this view, his
reasoning is lame of two feet. The clerk, be
ing a ministerial officer, is concluded, ordi
narily, by the regularity of certificates. But
the court's power is not to be thus gauged
by that of the clerk. It is because the clerk
cannot tiy and determine questions of fact,
and adjudge the law from them, that this
duty Is placed in a tribunal which has such
powers. If counsel's contention be correct,
then section 43 is a delusion. No fraud, how
ever impudent and gross, can be prevented,
where men are found bold enough to commit.
However, If there be any doubt, upon this
question, the fact that the supreme court, in
Manson v. Mcintosh, 58 Minn., 525, exercised
jurisdiction under this section 43, and looked
behind the certificates filed, in deciding that
case, is conclusive. As it was an original
proceeding in that court, the learned jus
tices necessarily considered the question of
jurisdiction. So In this case I have no dif
ficulty in holding that this court may go be
hind certificates of nomination, regular upon
the face, and Inquire into and determine
facts upon which such certificates are based.
The second question, waß the meeting at
Market hall, April 7, 1896, a lawrul conven
tion of tho Democratic party of the city of
St. Paul, empowered to nominate candidates
of that party to be voted for at the munici
pal election in May? must be decided upon
the moving papers, because no one but the
city clerk has answered, and he (controvert
ing nothing in the moving papers) in effect
asks the court's instruction as to his duty.
From these papers it appears that the Dem
ocratic party is national In Its organization,
and during most of the ten years last past
has been the dominant political party in this
city, its nominees holding many of the prin
cipal municipal offices during all that time.
That it has "had during all this time Its reg
ular organization—committees, state, county
and city, empowered in its name to call con
ventions and perform other acts customary
in like bodies. That respondents Scannell
and others named, conspired together to and
wrongfully assumed to have obtained con
trol of the committee of the party for the
city of St. Paul, In March, 1896, for the pur
pose of arranging for the convention to be
called to nominate candidates of the party to
be voted for at the election In May following.
USURPED THEIR POWERS.
That these men usurped the powers of the
said committee, and assumed to issuo a call
tor holding primary elections on the 6th day
of April, 1896, to elect delegates to a conven
tion to be held on April 7th following, to
make such nominations.
That in by tar the greater part of the city
notices of the time and place for holding
such primary election were never posted—or'
at least not posted so that the members of
the party could see or find them after dili
gent search. In a word, that no primary
election deserving the name was held in said
city to elect delegates to sold convention.
And that every provision of the primary elec
tion law was disregarded.
It is needless to go further Into details.
Many honest, and well-intentioned me*n doubt
less attended that meeting. But the record
shows they had no voice In its deliberations.
That it was not intended that the will of
the Democratic riarty of the city of St. Paul
Bhould be there expressed.
I, therefore, hold that the meeting at Mar
ket hall on April 7, 1896, under whose au
thority the persons named claim place on the
ticket, was not a convention of the Demo
cratic party of the city of St. Paul, authorized
in its name to make nominations of persons
for office to be voted for at the municipal
election in May, and was not such '"assembly
or convention of delegates" authorized to
make nominations to public office as Is pro
vided for in section 31 of the general election
law.
It therefore follows that these certificates
upon which the city clerk acted are void,
and the names placed on the ballot In pur
suance thereof have and each has been
wrongfully placed on said ballots, and must
be stricken off.
In making this order, I desire to say that
I have heard this case reluctantly, and only
because it was my duty.
The source of all political power in the re
public is under God and in the people. The
peopte can lawfully exercise power only
through the ballot.
Free and universal suffrage Is at once the
Btrength and the weakness of the nation. It
is its strength If the ballot be preserved
pure; it Is its weakness If the ballot be cor
rupted.
The source of the ballot is the first step
taken towards the expression Df the people's
will—nomination. We call it the primary.
The word Itself is significant It Is the be
ginning, the first expression, the fountain. If
the fountain be polluted, the stream must be
Impure. No stream can rise above its source.
The law-givers of Minnesota acted wisely
when they adopted the present method of
ballots; they acted wisely when they under
took to go to the -very source, and to regulate
the conduct of primary elections. The law
YERXA
Market House.
$169
For Terxa's Extra Patent Flour (none better).
18 cents
For the Finest and BeHt Separator Creamery
Butter. There can be iioue better if one paid
three times the price lor it,
10 cents
For regular 25c size Assorted Pickles.
2 cents
Bar for a good Laundry Soap.
5 cents
Each for Large New Cocoanuts.
15 cents
Dozen for fancy, large, ripe Bananas.
5 cents
For one-ounce packages Sweet Pea Seed.
11 cents
6-pound cans Choice Table Pc cbes.
20 cents
Found for Best Lawn Grass Seed.
6 cents
Can for Choice String or Wax Beans.
9 cents
Each for Best Sisal Clothes Lines.
Fish for Friday!
Fresh Salmon Steak, per pound 15c
Fresh Ralibut Steak, per pound 15c
Fresh Flounders, per pound 10c
Fre&h Codfish, per pound 15c
Fresh Lake Superior Trout, per pound 10c
Fresh Lake Superior Whitefisb. per pound.. 10c
We also have every variety of Lake Fish on
■ale today, May 1. Everything in Salt Fish at
our usually low prices.
Yerxaßros.&Co.
Market House, 7th and Watasha,
Is crude In some respects, but the lessons of
experience will cure defects; but its prin
ciple is right. It is* the duty of the court,
acting carefully within" the law, to see to it
that as far as possible these laws to guard
the ballot be sacredly observed. The clamor
of parties or partisans should he as the Idle
wind. For this matter concerns the whole
people, because when freedom of the election
is attacked the whole people is stricken. And
no party can say when its turn may not come
to appeal to the court for protection against
organized wrong.
CARE OF THE COURT.
Not that the court should not always he
exceedingly careful in this matter, that It do
no man wrong. Careful, too, not to invade
the field of mere political questions.
This Is not a question where a properly
chosen and regularly convened convention of
a political party has met, and division or
bolting, so-called, has afterwards occurred.
Such was Peojde ex. rel. Eaton vs. District
Court of Arapahoe County et al. (Colo.), 31
Pac. Rep., 339; and Shields et.al. vs. Jacob
et al., 88 Mich., 164 (50 N. W. Rep., 105).
cited by respondent Jensen's counsel. In
those cases the court declined to undertake
to determine which faction represented the
party. Here it is different, the Democratic
party never held any convention regularly
called and properly convened, composed of
delegates elected according to law. The con
vention represented no party, and binds no
one. —Kelly, 3.
GREAT SHOW THIS.
Press Onto Benefit Performance This
Afternoon.
This Is a day to be marked with a number
of white stones, for it brings the annual ben
efit of the St. Paul Press club, a Joyous event
which invariably brings together hundreds of
people for the purpose of enjoying a theatri
cal bill of infinite variety and uniform merit.
The entertainment to be given at the Met
ropolitan this afternoon will be exceptional,
for not only will there be a programme cf
unusual merit, even for a press club benefit,
but there will be a« additional attraction in
the shape of thetpresentation of a hundred
dollar Thistle bicyole. JThis has added to the
Interest, and there doubtless be a large
audience on hand=to see what is what, and
where it is to be. 'The sale of seats has been
encouragingly large, but, for all that, many
good locations still remain, and those who are
desirous of attending should secure their
places prior to the time of the opening of the
theater.
Four kinds of theatrical entertainments are
to be found in the menu which the benefit
committee has prepared for the friends of the
club—tragedy, comedy, farce comedy and
vaudevilie-and the excellence of the attrac
tions playing in St. Paul and the freedom with
which talented artists volunteered made it
hard for the committee to choose. But the
choice was made without prejudice and the
bill is one of great strength and continuous
interest.
Following tha overture by Selbert's orches
tra the programme will begin promptly at
2*A wjth tho fifth act of "Julius Caesar"
interpreted by Frederick Warde, the trage
dian, with the assistance of Charles D. Her
man and others, of tbe clever Warde com
pany The Brutus of Mr. Warde and the
Gaesfus of Mr.. Herman are too weir known
to call for comment, and this act is the best
of .Julius Caesar," containing, as It does,
the well known quarrel scene, and the scene
of the apparition.
The legitimate actors will be succeeded by
Fred 11. Leslie's dog circus, which is one of
the most wonderful exhibitions of-canine in
telligence ever seen in St. Paul. Mr. .Leslie
has trained his pets to a high state of .per
fection, and they are worthy of the .ringing
ai-plause they rnvarlatily receive.
Bonnie Lcttie, a clever, girlish singer and
dancer, will follow In her winning specialty,
which made her so many admirers at the
Grand last week.
Bentley and Cameron, two of the best musi
cal specialists and comedians In vaudeville,
will present their musical absurdity, "Willie
Wants to Smoke," which is one of the most
originnl sketches ever witnessed in this city.
Gus Hill, champion club swinger and king
of clubs, will close the vaudeville portion of
the bill with his great specialty, wherein he
swings dubs of all sizes and weights.
John T. Burke and his, merrymakers will
then present the second act of that eccentric
spasm, "The Doctor," which is replete with
fun and specialties.
After another overture, the theatrical por
tion of the programme will close wifh the
artists of the John Stapleton company 1n the
second act of Sardou's great comedy, "Amer
icans Abroad," which made such a hit here
not long ago.
The presentation of the bicycle will close
the "entertainment.
SUMMIT AVENUE PAVING.
Board of Public Works Discusses
Its Repair.
Samuel Whlnery, of Cincinnati, the vice
president of the Warren-Scharf Asphalt Pav
ing company, was In the city yesterday. Mr.
Whinery spent a large portion of the after
noon at the office of the board of public
works, in conference with the board regard
ing the condition of the asphalt pavements
on St. Anthony hill and tho duties of the
asphalt company, under the terms of the ten
year guaranty.
President Gorman propounded numerous
questions to Mr. Whinery. It was explained
that a large number of residents of the Sev
enth ward insisted that the board of public
works should take some stringent action with
reference to the repairing of the asphalt
pavements, some of which are In bad condi
tion. The question arose as to the proper
construction of the ten-year guaranty clause.
Capt. Gorman asked Mr. Whinery whether
he understood it to mean that at the end of
ten years the pavement would be in such
condition that it would not require any more
repairing to maintain It during the second
ten years than it did for the first ten years.
Mr. Whlnery was not prepared to answer
the question directly, but said he would an
swer It practically, by offering, on behalf of
the Warren-Scharf company, to keep the
asphalt pavements in repair perpetually at
the uniform rate of nine cents per square
yard of pavement per year, or 90 cents per
ten years.
No definite plan was decided upon. Most
of the asphalt pavements on St. Anthony hill
were laid eight years ago, and, accordingly,
the ten-year guaranty will soon expire.
When that time arrives the city wIB then
determine whether it will enter into some
agreement with the Warren-Scharf people to
do the subsequent repairing or advertise for
bids for the work. The general condition of
these asphalt pavements is good, though in
places the cracks are numerous, and in cer
tain spots the pavement is broken and dis
integrated. According to the terms of the
guaranty, the company agrees to keep the
pavement In such repair that, at the end of
ten years, it shall be in as good condition as
at the time it was laid, barring wear and
tear.
YERXAJS SCORCHED AGAIN.
Tills Time the Fire Destroys Their
Delivery Vans.
Yerxa Bros, sustained another serious loss
by fire yesterday afternoon by the burning of
J. D. Deforge's storage barn at 284 Kent street,
in which the firm had fourteen delivery
sleighs stored. The sleighs were almost totally
destroyed, entailing a loss of "*1,500, partially
covered by insurance.
Two horses and two moving vans belonging
to J. B. Deforge were burned, causing a loss,
in addition to that on the barn, of about $1,200.
The origin of the fire is unknown. A dense
volume of smoke was seen issuing from the
barn at 3:15, and when the fire department re
sponded to an alarm a few minutes later, the
inside of the barn was burning fiercely in all
quarters. It was impossible to rescue the
two horses quartered in the burning building,
as well as to save any of its contents, and the
efforts of the firemen were directed towards
protecting the adjoining houses. When the
fire had been gotten under control the barn
and its contents were practically, a total loss.
Are You Going; to Move?
Watch for the Realty and Rental Lists In the
Sunday Globe. All kinds of houses to
rent and many snaps If you want to buy.
Court of .Appeals.
John D. Jordan, clerk of the United States
circuit court of appeals, arrived in the city
yesterday from St Louis to attend the ses
sion of the court that opens here next Mon
day. Judge Thayer will be here Monday
morning, and Judge Caldwell will probably
arrive between now and then.
Business Men's Fishing List.
Fishing bulletin j»et out with latest""cor
rect Information about all fishing resorts
along the **Soo Line." Fishing was never
Lette* «"ia»tSfs-iy***""* JCall at "Soo Line" Of
fice, SBB RabsrC st*ee*'"fflctel Ryan), for par
tlarfanr-eJfed*reiiseea~T&t>s for parties.
ygg gAjpvqp pau£ daily globed Friday mornixS, may i, 1896.
WlflGE AT TjiE GAFF
REPUBLICANS HURT BY THE SPEAR
OF PUBLICITY HURLED AT
THEM.
IT HURT AND HURT BADLY, TOO
"WHEN THE EXPOSE OF THE DO
RAN-SCANNELL-WARREN-BELL
ALLIANCE CAME.
THEY SAT AROUND AND GROANED,
Bat Offered No Word of Denial Yes
terday—Dismal Scene at Their
Headquarters.
Anger Is a mild term to characterize the
feelings to which Doran's managers gave
expression yesterday, after reading the
G1 ob c' 8 expose of Doran's queer work and
"bearing the decision of Judge Kelly.
A dark, dark gloom settled on the people
around headquarters. Fred Zollman was dis
couragement personified, as he moved wearily
about. Secretary Bryant had lost his air of
buoyant expectancy and was suppressed, like
a mourner at a funeral. Tom Dufresne,
Doran's confidential adviser, sat apart and
meditatively chewed the stub of a cigar. He
was frequently consulted by Fred Schiffman.
the "little giant politician," who discovered
Dufresne, but Tom turned a wooden ear and
a stony stare on his admirers, and they were
not comforted. Col. Lowensteln gravely re
ceived the advances of over-enthusiastic
youngsters. "Talk majority" was all Sam
i would say, and every few minutes he daintily
! smoothed the shining surface of his high hat,
; carefully adjusted his necktie, twirled his
[ mustache and flecked a speck of ash from tbe
j end of a costly Havana. "Talk majority"
was the terse order that Lowenstein Issued to
all his workers, as he set his teeth and grim
ly gazed on the gloom around. But even this
Inspiring order could not rouse Doran or
Nels J. Ness from the lethargic con
dition Into which they had re
j lapsed. The mayoralty candidate sat In
i a chair In one corner and gazed moodily
! at the floor. Ness, usually one of the most
! energetic of the Doran workers, was "a dead
! one," figuratively speaking. He glanced help
lessly about in search of a cheerful greeting,
| then leaned wearily against a Pioneer Press
j reporter who stood alongside Doran'B chair.
j John Harris stumped heavily 1 up and down
the room, biting his mustache and fiercely
jabbing the leaden point of an umbrella into
the floor. Tim Reardon" charged into the
I room, his caubeen looking even more crum
! pled than usual. He looked thlß way and
! that, spoke gruffly to one or two of the
' loungers, cast a pitying glance at Doran,
: then charged out again to see that Ed Mur
■ phy did not entirely destroy his fences in the
] Ninth ward. Fred Brandhorst.usnally a hope
| ful man, was sad-eyed and silent while he
! tried to figure out how Doran could possibly
make up the loss of votes sustained through
i Judge Kelly's decision. In fact, only a few
| men who are distributing cards and bills ap
: peared to be unaffected by the result of the
I court's action.
Not only at the party headquarters, but
everywhere that Republicans met, bitter com
ment was passed on the decision Judge Kelly
had made. Of course, only the youngsters,
or the older enthusiasts like *'Slunkey" Nor
ton, openly declared their sentiments.
Probably the thing that caused the deepest
anguish to the members of the Republican
committee and their large crowd of workers
was the Globe expose of the Doran-Sean
nell-Warren-Bell conferences. They were
simply crazy with disappointment and cha-
grin when they read the Globe article.
That all their scheming and plotting should
have failed so miserably was bad enough,
but when the absolute proof of an unholy
conspiracy was printed and scattered broad
cast through the city, the Republican man
agers were hit in a very vulnerable spot.
Not even one of the professional bluffers
among them had the hardihood to attempt a
denial of Doran's connection with Scannell.
Denials would only make matters worse, they
thought, and early in the day the word was
given to say nothing at all about the
Globe expose. Instructions were sent to
the evening organ to Ignore tbe matter, and
they were obeyed. Late In the day a re
port was circulated in the committee rooms
that at least three of the most Influential
Republicans in the city hod very forcibly
expressed disapproval of Doran's tactics. One
of these was alleged to have said to a com
mitteeman that such work meant sure de
feat for Doran and the whole ticket, except
the aldermanic nominees in the First and
Seventh wards. Execrations were poured
out on toe wise man. In subdued confer
ences of wire-pullers, more hearty, perhaps,
because they realized the truth of the state
ment.
Every indication, in the headquarters and
out of It, among leaders and followers, showed
that Cullen is now regarded as a sure win
ner. "Captain" Gallick, one of the priests of
the Inner temple In Doran's camp, wore a
scowl as black as night. His manner was a
fair reflex of how they all felt, for every
hope of plunder had been blasted by the bad
tactics and unpatriotic combination attempt
ed by their leader. He had been directly
connected with the set of political plotters
and had no word of denial to speak. All the
hustling, trading, and questionable combi
nations to secure positions in case of victory
had gone for naught The fine workers were
sere. Indeed—ln fact, they were sick and
sorry as welL
Frank B. Doran Is marked for such a
dressing down as no defeated candidate has
ever been given before. The disappointed
office-seekers will join with the more high
minded and patriotic members of their party
in administering the roast as soon as the
ballots are counted—and the Dispatch 1s re
lied upon by the partisans who wanted offices
to give expression to their feeling of killing
disappointment.
. . .
It was amusing to see Walter Chapin after
the decision had been made yesterday. He
stood talking to a few friends on Fourth
street, hut made no reference to the knock
out which the party had received. While
they were talking about the rain another
Republican came up and asked:
"How did it'come out, Walter?"
"What's that?"
"The Scannell case."
"Oh, ah. Kelly decides that the name win
have to come off the ticket."
"That's too bad. How much will that
hurt us, do you think?"
"What do you think?" asked the astute
lawyer.
"Fifteen hundred votes."
"Yes, that Is about my estimate, too."
"Beats us I guess," said the gentleman
with a sigh.
"Looks that way."
"I suppose they won't have to pay over
the rest of that—?"
But Chapin broko in quickly with
"Oh, I don't know anything about that."
A little farther down the street another
gentleman met C. W. Horn
"How much is this going to hurt the Re
publican ticket?" he was asked.
"I figure about 1.500 votes," was the coin
cident reply.
A grand Democratic rally will be given
tonight under the auspices of the Jefferson
Democratic club at Eleenmenger's hall, cor
ner Farrlngton and University avenues. The
following speakers will be present to address
the meeting: Hon. O. O. Cullen, Hon. J. J.
McCaffery, Hon. Thomas D. O'Brien, Hon.
F. L. McGhee.
An enthusiastic meeting of Fifth ward
Democrats was held at Sauerwein's hall,
West Seventh and Walnut streets, last even
ing. The speakers were Jphn.L. Townley,
Norman Fetter, Thomas D^. O'Brien, M. E.
Murray, candidate for alderjuan from the
Fourth ward; Edward J. Murnane, alder
manic candidate from the Fifth ward, and
Joseph Hagg, candidate for the assembly
trorn the Filth ward.
Mr. Townley arraigned the Republican
campaign methods and the party affiliation
with the 3canaelt faction, wnich he charac
terized Sjs a. disgrace to the moral and busi
ness intcr£„i3 of'ther city aud a shocking
chapter la the pofftleJl history of the munic
ipality. Mr, Tow^jleyycanclaaed his remarks
with a strong appeal for the voters' support
of the entire Demncratic-Cltizeas' ticket,
which was received with the heartiest ap
plause. Ml
Hi-. Fetter roused a storm of applause by
hi* caustic reference, to Mr. Doran's alleged
concern for the welfare of the laboring man,
which be supplemented by reading a copy
of a resolution, Introduced by Mr. Doran dur
ing his term of office, as assemblyman from
the Sixth ward, favoring cutting the wages
of the street force and men engaged on sewer
work, from lS*"i cents" an hour to 13 cent 3an
hour. When the speaker read the name of
Mr. Cullen among those who had shown
their true loyalty to the laboring man by
voting for the Indefinite postponement of the
measure, the. enthusiastic applause broke
forth with renewed , volume.
In speaking of the welfare of the city,
Thomas D. O'Brien dwelt upon the merits
of the Democrat-Citizens' nominees, and
urged the voters of the Fifth ward to stand
solidly for the entire ticket. Mr. O'Brien
said It was a ticket representing all classes
which every one with the interests of the
city at heart should be proud to vote for.
Mr. Murray made a strong appeal for the
entire ticket, which he supplemented with a
special exhortation tor the support of Ed
ward J. Murnane, as alderman from the
Fifth ward.
Joseph Haag spoke briefly upon the Issues
at stake, and Mr. Murnane, being loudly
called for, concluded be speeehing by advis
ing his auditors to vote lor O. O. Cullen, as
with a fairness and dignity impossible In
"Slunkey Norton's partner."*
Fiank B. Doran, speaking to aGI ob c re
porter yesterday at the Republican head
quarters, ga»e evidence of the fear that al
ways takes possession of the man who is
beaten. He alleged that "indecent state
ments" had been made in the Globe, but
failed to specify just what statements he re
ferred to.
There is one noticeable peculiarity about
Mr. Doran. He never looks a person In the
face while talking to him. His whole bear
ing yesterday Indicated that the heavily
geared Sixth warder is hopeless. There was
none of the alertness or hopefulness of vic
tory in his bearing. Gloom was on his
brow, and the corrugations of care had set
tled o'er bis features. Even the quips and
quirks of Col. Lowenstein could not straight
en out the lines of care In his countenance.
His heart was weak and hope had fled. The
decision of a Just. Judge had Injected gall
and wormwood into hiß whole anatomy.
» » »
Col. Lowenstein' conqueror of Rev. Sam
Smith; -George Warren, the Warwick of the
Doran campaign; Frda C. Schiffmann, the
little giant of the fourth ward Republicans,
and various other .gentlemen, sought to cheer
the drooping spirits of Doran, but in vain.
His dealings with Scairnell and Bell had been
so forcibly brought home to DoTan that no
comfort eouM be administered. In vain did
Lcwenstein, Beau $ru_mmel of local Repub
lican workers, spring, his merry Jests; In
vain he shifted the" lay of his spotless beaver;
Doran could not hear the siren sohg of false
hope as Sam dispensed It in' dulcet tones.
Schiffmann, too, cleverest of political op
timists, failed.. He sat by the Inflated idol's
side and buzzed his song of things to be; his
beaming countenance : should have inspired
confidence In a dying man; but Doran
couldn't quite hear the smiling little giant.
Then Warren and others whispered, "Braco
up, old man;" but the ears *of the secret
committee candidate were stuffed by the
deadening cotton of despair—and he rose not
from his gloom. Lowenstein Jauntily twirled
his Bilk umbrella and'deljcately fingered his
aromatic cigar, while be paced the room with
an air that only "Gov." E. P. Wade could
duplicate. Schiffmann, exquisite though he
be, fonder of Camembert cheese-than of the
noisy odor of the wardh "eeler, threw a lov
ing arm about the anxious apex of the spine
of Tom Dufresne, and sought to solace the
repinings of the only Frenchman who has
not vim or spirit enough to leave the sink
ing ship. George Warren* buslness-Uike and
full of bluff, gave' up: the hopeless task of
trying to.rprevent a stuck pig from bleeding
to death, and began to make figures for the
Globe man. The measure of his knowledge
of actual conditions Is only equaled by his
"estimate" of Doran's pluralities. When
beaten to a finish, Warren always claims the
whole shooting match, as was the case in his
run for the nomination.
A glance at his figures will show his old
trait is not lost. In the First ward Warren
claims 1,200 plurality for Doran, evidently
reckoning that all the Democrats will go
crazy and vote for the Republican candidate.
In the Second he sets down 400 for Doran,
forgetting that Cullen wiU get many Repub
lican votes, in addition to the solid Demo
cratic vote, barring the man who so brazenly
attempted to head the Republican auxiliary
ticket. The Third will be a stand-off, says
Warren. In the Fourth Cullen will get 300
majority, and. he will add 150 from the Fifth.
Doran's attempt to throttle free speech in
the Sixth is expected to net him 250 more
votes than Cullen can get, which Is not more
than 750 the wrong way. Eight hundred
plurality Is what Warren figures the Seventh
ward will give to ."Doran: but unprejudiced
Judges say It will be nearer fifty. Cullen Is
allowed 200 the best of It In the Eighth,
which, in a case dike, the present, always
goes heavllv for thp. Democratic ticket. An
other stand-off is -admitted in the Ninth,
where Democratic , voters are determined to
make their numbeaja f'ejt In favor of Cullen
and good government: and where, instead of
an even thing. Cu*Jea will poll a big ma
jority of the vote*.r In the Tenth and Elev
enth wards combined Warren figures 450 In
favor of Doran; but that even this Is ex
travagant seems to. he. settled beyond doubt,
because of the w|nnl"n'g campaign Messrs.
Allard and O'Brien, are making.
•' • •
Several hundred'peoole Btood patiently for
two hours or more, last night, in the double
store room at the corner of Seventh and Wa
couta streets, to hear Democratic speakers
discuss local issues. Judge Cory presided,
and in ooenlng made a brief speech for the
Cullen ticket, John J. Ryder took up the
time he was on the platform in showing up
the records made by Messrs. Cullen and
Doran In the council. He emphasized the
fact that all municipal legislation favorable
to the common laborers had been passed by
Democratic conncilmen, and gave date and
page of the official records to prove his state
ments. He challenged contradiction from any
one present, and offered to give part of his
time to any one who would take up the
challenge. Referring to the special pleas
being made by the Republicans to capture
the so-called "labor vote" for Doran, the
speaker read from the files of the Pioneer
Press and Trades and Labor Bulletin com
ments on the proceedings in the council when
Mr. Doran introduced a resolution to estab
lish 15 cents an hour as the rate of pay for
city laborers. The facts presented showed
that, while Doran had ,voted for 18*4 cents
an hour In May, 1893, (as Cullen did also), in
the following October Doran introduced As
sembly File 1527, to cut the rate to 15 cents.
It was shown that two Democrats, Cullen and
Dorniden. seconded^Alrfi' Franklin's motion to
indefinitely postpone "fee Doran resolution,
which was voted against by all the Republi
cans except Franklin.- The letter's denun
ciation of Doran's proposition was also read,
and in connectlonO'-wlth the protest of the
Bulletin, it made spicy-reading. Many people
present were plainly amazed by the record,
as few, if any, hadjevex heard about It. That
the presentation made friends for 0. 0. Cul
len and the Democratic ticket was evident to
all present. _ _.
Following the exposure of Doran's hollow
pretenses, Mr. Cullen was called for and re
ceived as warm a greeting as any candidate
Dr. Lyon's
PERFECT
Tooth Powder
AN ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY.
Used by people of re*finement
for over a quarter of a century.
ever got from an audience. He did not make
a long address, but bis earnest words were
attentively listened to, sad were loudly
cheered.
John E. Stryker, Cornelius Gulney and Louis
Betz, candidates for the assembly, and AM.
Erhmanntraut were received with generous
applause when called on, and each one had
something of Interest to say. Frederick L.
McGhee and E. J. Darragh cut loose in un
sparing fashion at the whole plan of Republi
can campaign, which, they held. Is laid down
solely on the lines of partisanship and plun
der. Representative Ed Schurmeier also spoke
for the Democratic ticket. Throughout the
meeting there was unmistakable enthusiasm.
and a full brass band added greatly to the in
terest of the meeting.
It was announced that the Hebrew Sixth
Ward Republican club would hold a meeting
in its headquarters at the corner of Fair
field and Eaton avenues, last night,
but the meeting didn't come off, and never
will, for all the members of the club have
jumped into the Democratic band wagon,
and the Hebrew Sixth Ward Republican club
Is a thing of the pasL J. M. Hawthorne, M.
J. Bell and a number of other Republican
stump speakers and office hunters gathered
about the place of meeting shortly after 8
o'clock, but found the room dark. On In
quiring as to the reason, they were informed
by A. Paulskl, the president, that the club
had disbanded, all the members having de
cided to join the Hebrew Democratic club
and vote for O. O. Cullen and the other Dem
ocratic candidates. Thereupon Mr. Bell, Mr.
Hawthorne and the other "friends of the
worklngmen" left in disgust.
In last night's Dispatch the following ap
peared :
The finance committees of the G. A. R. are
not doing much these days. The municipal
campaign Is nearlng Its height, and as many
of the sub-chairmen are men of prominence
who are a power In politics, everything has
been dropped for the sake of this or that
candidate.
A Globe reporter showed the item to
several members of the general committee,
and asked them why the work ha-", been
dropped. The men seen were backward in
expressing themselves, because, as they said,
it was a delicate matter to touch. One mem
ber did say, however, that he thought the G.
A. R. business was cast aside so that Chair
man Scheffer, of the finance committee, could
direct all his energies to rounding up the old
soldier vote for Doran. The gentleman spoke
rather bitterly of the fact that so many lead
ing members of the G. A. R. committees
have gone Into the field to campaign for the
Republican ticket, and Intimated that he did
not consider that they were doing the en
campment any good by so doing. "This en
campment can be made a success only
through the united efforts of ail citlxens," he
said, "and I very much fear that the men
who are making themselves so obnoxiously
partisan will not be able to do as well in
handling such a heavy financial problem as
If they had left the partisan struggles to
others. They are taking dangerous chances,
In my time."
Arrangements for the mass meeting of
Democrats at the auditorium tomorrow (Sat
urday) night are nearly completed. The list
of speakers announced are Robert A. Smith,
John S. Grode, John L. Townley, Jared How,
Pierce Butler, T. D. O'Brien, F. W. M.
Cutcheon, J. W. Lusk, N. Thygeson, W. P.
Clough, J. E. Stryker, Louis Betz, J. J. Par
ker, T. J. McDermott, H. W. Dennett and
1 J. J. Ryder.
The names of the vice presidents who will
occupy seats on the platform will be pub
lished tomorrow morning.
The following Democratic meetings are an
! nounced for tonight, the list of speakers
i being given in each case:
Eighth Ward—Frylinger's Hall, University
and Farrlngton—A. B. Ovitt, J. T. Avery.
! L. J. Dobner, D. F. Peebles, M. H. Albln.
Fourth Ward—43 West Seventh Street—M.
' E. Murray, John E. Hearn, Pierce Butler,
j J. B. Pewters, J. B. Covington.
Sixth Ward—United Lodge Halls, Roble
I and Concord—O. O. Cullen, John L. Townley,
| J. E. Stryker, J. I. Beaumont, K. W. Den
j nett, John F. Krieger.
Joint Meeting, Eighth and Ninth Wards—
'■ Harbeck's Hall, Rice and Geranium—John S.
i Grode, William Foelsen, John H. Ives, Frank
! Battley, D. A. Hirsch.
Second Ward—Lucker's Hall, Forest and
i Margaret—John L. Townley, Jared How, J.
| J. Ryder, Pierce Butler.
Germans, Plebusch's Hall—Arundel and La
i fond—John S. Grode. William Feelsen, F. F.
: Wilde, Paul Theegarten, Dr. A. Hirsch.
Joint Meeting First and Ninth Wards—Mt..
' Airy and Mississippi Streets—E. J. Darragh,
j Robert A, Smith, P. F. Martin, John H.
i Ives.
Fifth Ward—James and Warsaw Streets—
I F. L. McGhee, John S. Grode, J. J. Ryder,
i Norman Fetter, T. D. O'Brien, Joseph Ker
i ker, M. E. Murray.
Eighth Ward—Elsenmenger's Hall—Unlver
! sity and Farrlngton—T. D. O'Brien, O. O.
i CuTlen, J. E. Stryker. J. J. McCafferty, Stan
| J. Donnelly.
All the speakers are requested to bear
in mind the meeting which is to be held at
the auditorium tomorrow night.
The lady's bicycle will be given away this
afternoon at Weller's Jewelry Auction, No. 23
East Seventh street
THEY REPUDIATE BRYANT.
Coachmen Protest Against His Re
ported Effrontery.
St. Paul, April 80.
Editor of the Globe:
The undersigned, citizens of the United
States, and men who esteem the high priv
ilege of the election franchise at its true
worth, desire to give public expression to
their protest against the sublime arrogance
and effrontery of one F. S. Bryant, of this
city. That gentleman seems of late to have
gone Into the business of politics. He has
organized a so-called Coachmen's Republican
club in the Seventh ward, and, as a result,
holds himself forth, as we are informed, as
the authorized proprietor of the votes of the
men of our calling In that vicinity.
No man, or number of men, outside of the
coachmen themselves, have any ownership
or control over their votes. Those of the
calling who value the election franchise on"
the basis of a few glasses of beer and a bad
cigar may acknowledge the proprietorship of
F. S. Bryant; but, speaking for ourselves,
and without regard to party politics, for
there are men of all parties among us, we
desire publicly to repudiate Mr. Bryant and
his avowed proprietorship, as well as the
few tools of him and his masters, who are
willing that their votes may be controlled by
a politician—and a decidedly empty-head
ed, narrow-gauged, small-fry politician at
that Yours, etc.,
John Doris, J. H. Lynd,
Sll Eau, A. Manlng,
H. Raymond, William Byrnes.
V. Peterson. Charles Maitland,
John Menschek, Edward Wright,
William Mackln, Charles Carter,
William Petterson, John Thompson,
John Treddlck, Michael Ebbs,
John Anderspn, Patrick McDonald,
Joseph S-vanthers, John Ebbs,
C. Savage, Joseph Caspar,
E. Oliver, William Wilson,
N. Moen, Erick Johnson,
John Enright M. D. Sambo,
J. Wheeler, J. Sanderson,
J. Hansan. M. T. Sambo,
J. Muldoon, A. Sambo.
Golne to Omaha
and Kansas City.
The only line offering double dally service
in both directions Is the "North-Western
Ltne"—C., St. P., M. & O. Ry. South-bound
day train leaves Minneapolis 9:30, and St
Paul 10:06 a m.
Night train leaves Minneapolis 7:40, and St
Paul 8:15 p. m., and while this leaving time
is later than heretofore, arriving time at
Omaha, St Joseph, Atchison, Leavenworth
and BaMM City remains tbe same.
_ s*»
CONTEMPT CASES.
WASHINGTON, April 30.—Senator Hill to
day submitted a report on the bill in relation
to contempt of courts, presenting a new bill
as the result of the committee's deliberations.
The bill defines direct contempts to be those
committed during the sitting of a court, and
provides for the immediate and summary pun
ishment of direct contempt, without written
accusation. Especial Interest in the bill cen
ters in the provision for the punishment of
contempt of court committed not in the
court's presence, as in the Debs case. The
provision upon this point la as follows:
"That upon the return of an affidavit show
ing any person guilty of Indirect contempt, a
writ of attachment may issue and such person
be arrested and brought before the court; and
thereupon, a written accusation setting forth
the facts shall be filed, and the accused re
quired to answer. After the answer, or In
case of refusal to answer, the court may pro
ceed to bear the accusation upon such testi
mony as may be produced, but such trial shall
be by the coyrt., or in its discretion upon ap
plication byijige 'accused, a trial by Jury may
be had, as in any criminal cases." The bill
allows appeal to the supreme court.
1M CAP ft bluff
SCANNELL'S LAST EFFORT IN BE
HALF OF THEI REPUB
LICANS.
NOTIFIES THE CITY CLERK
THAT HE WOULD HOLD HIM RE
SPONSIBLE FOR OMITTING
HIS NAME.
THE COURT'S ORDER IS OBEYED,
And Then the Arch Conspirator De
clares Himself for Doran and
His Ticket.
Patrick D. Scannell was at hts wit's end
yesterday. The decision of Judge Kelly ef
facing his name and those of his followers
from the official ballot has completely upset
him. What ccurse to pursue he does not
know. Judging from h!3 subsequent proceed
ings, however, he must have "seen a lawyer."
What lawyer dees not yet appear, unless it
was one S. P. CciLy, who had the temerity
to say to Jndgc Keiiy that the applicants for
the order to compel the city clerk to amend
the ballot had ftirt Trifle L ut a prima facie case,
and who was remiuoyed = by the court that if
that had been tue ca«v ije would not have is
sued the order to shew cause. Acting, as he
says, by advice of his "counsel," Scannell
entered the city clerk's office shortly after 1
p. m. yesterday and served the following no
tice upon Assistant City Clerk McCrea:
"I am Informed that In a certain proceed
ing to which I was nut a party, and in
which I was given no importunity to de
fend, an order has bron Issued to you by
Judge KeJly, one of the judges of the dis
trict court cf Uaiase;. panatj-, eommaxidiikg
you to btriko from Qae official ballot by
you prepared for use at the municipal elec
tion In the city of St. •Paul, aopolnud to
be held on May 5, I&hj, my name as a
candidate for the office of mayor, together
with the party dt-eigiiaUon thereto appended
to wit: "Democrat.'
"I am advised by ruy counsel that said
order was wholly void, for that the- said
Judge had no jurisdiction either to order the
name of any person to be stricken from said
ballot when such person bad been nominated
by the filing of a certificate of nomination
in due form of law and the payment of tho
fee by law required; or Jurisdiction over
me to in any manner effect or pass upon
my rights to a place upon said v
"Take notice, there/ore, tlmt i Uem.ind that
you do place my name upon said .
ballot as a candidate for the offu- of mayor,
together with the name of U . party
which I represent, to wit: 'Democrat,' and
that I will hold you responsible in dam
ages for your failure so to do.
"Dated at St. Paul, April 30. 1&96.
— 'Patrick D. Scannell."
The assistant city clerk realized his posi
tion, but, in order to protect the office, ho
sent a comunicatlon to the legal department
of the city asking for advice in the matter.
The communication read:
St. Paul. April 30. 1896.—H0n. E. J. Dar
ragh. Corporation Attorney—Dear Sir: Under
order of Judge Kelly, of the district court,
the city clerk was directed and ordered today
to correct the official ballot for the sprint"
election of 1896 by striking from said ballot
the name of Patrick D. Scannell, and the
word "Democrat" opposite his name, as well
as the candidates purporting to be the- regular
nominees of the Democratic party. The order
of the court has been obeyed. Since taking
this action the said Patrick I). Scannell has
filed notice on the city clerk demanding that
the said city clerk place his (Scannell's) name
upon the said official ballot as a candidate
for the office of mayor, together with the
name of the political party which he claims
to represent, to-wit: "Democrat." Mr. Scan
nell further serves notice that he will hold
the city clerk responsible in damages for
failure so to do. Please advise me In the
matter. Yours very truly,
—E. E. McCrea. Assistant City Clerk.
In reply he received the following opinion
from Corporation Attorney Darragh, who.
after reciting the facts, thus advised the city
clerk:
Having considered the matter, you ars-Jid
vlsed that Mr. Scannell will not be damaged
by leaving his name off the official ballot,
consequently he cannot maintain any action
against you. You are also advised that your
conduct has been proper and commendable
in rendering a speedy obedience to the or
der of the court, which is the duty of every
citizen and official. Tho courts of this coun
try are established to determine all legal dis
putes that may arise and which cannot be
settled by the parties themselves, and no
one has a right to refuse obedience to any
order of the court for any reasons whatso
ever.
In case you had failed to obey the order of
the court, you would have been subjected to
a fine not exceeding $250, or by Imprison
ment not exceeding six months, or by both,
in the discretion of the court. The decision
of the court la this matter is one of the
most important that has been rendered In
this state for some time. The policy of the
laws which have been enacted by our legisla
ture during the past few years has been to
place all matters pertaining to the election
of public officials In such a status that the
people can have confidence that the officers
chosen are selected fairly and Impartially and
not by trickery or fraud. This decision is
in keeping with the intent of the law, and
if It were disobeyed the court would be Jus
tified in Imposing the highest penalty pre
scribed by statute.
Upon receiving the foregoing advice, the as
sistant, city clerk wrftte, the following terse
letter to Patrick Done-up Scannell:
Your letter of the 30th, demanding that
your name be placed upon the official bal
lot for the election of May 5 and giving no
tic* that you will hold the city clerk re
sponsible In damages for failure so to do,
was received; and, In reply, will state that
the order of the court served today on the
assistant city clerk has already been obeyed,
and that your name does not appear on the
official ballot now being printed. Respect
fully, —E. E. McCrea,
Assistant City Clerk.
As soon as this action was taken, Scannell
declared himself in favor of Dick Bell's
friend, Doran. "I will continue to do all I
can for the Republican ticket," said Scan
nell.
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200 extra fine and handsome
Linen Table Cloths will be sold
today for less than cost of manu
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i at about half-price by the New
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They were sold so cheap not be
cause they are wet or soiled or
damag-ed in any way, but simply
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There are 200 Cloths, all 2 yards
wide, 2 and 2% yards long.
100 Cloths for $1.75.
100 Cloths for $2.00.
If bought at regular prices they
would cost you nearly twice as much.
100 dozen Hemmed Hack Tow- f A
i els, size 20x38 inches; regular 1 J.C
: 20c kinds. Today, only "V
1,200 yards of All-Linen Tow- A
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12*JaC quality. Today /v
: Bedding.
Those who are furnishing lakeside
; cottages and all housekeepers will be
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Good Muslin Pillow Cases, full size,
only 10 cents each.
Good Muslin Sheets, for full size
j beds, 45c and 50c.
Hemstitched Cotton Pillow Cases,
i 17 cents.
Hemstitched Cotton Sheets, only 60
, cents.
Cloak Room.
180 thoroughly well made Wrappers,
: dark and light effects, full Qrj
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Another line of Iwac'v'ntv-shes, all
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For Children.
Simply to induce you to bring the
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we will sell a lot of Children's Reef
ers, in Plain Cloth.-, and Mixed
i Tweeds, handsomely braid- *•"■>
1 ed, our best $3.50 aud $4.50 J,/, in
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I Good Silks.
Warp Printed Jap Silks, with Satin
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Warp Printed Silk Batistes, 27
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Warp Printed Persian Silks, 24 to 27
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New Printed Foulards, latest de
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For the Baby.
Special Sale of Children's Gingham
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Infants' Gauze or Cashmere
Vests, 1 to 4 years' LvQ
sizes
Infants' Kid Shoes, soft CA/^
soles, white, tan or • HFLv
black t/VV
Infants' Crocheted Sacques, PA_
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ASSESSMENT FOR IMPROVING, ETC.,
GRAND AVENUE.
Office of the Board of Public Works,
City of St. Paul. Minn.. April 29. 1896.
The Board of Public Works In and for ths
corporation of the City of St. Paul, Minne
sota, will meet at their office In said city at
2 p. m., on the 11th day of May, A. D. 1896.
to make an assessment of benefits, costs and
expenses arisiug from improving and orna
menting Grand avenue, between Floral street
and Lawton street, by reducing and regrad
ing the roadway thereof to a width of twen
ty-four (21) feet, and by extending the boule
vards on both sides from the sidewalk lines
to the outer lines of said roadway in said
city on the property benefited thereby,
amounting in the aggregate to $174.
All persons interested are hereby notified
to be present at said time and place of. mak
ing said assessment, and will be heard!
It. L. GORMAN,
President.
Official:
JOHN C. MUELLER.
Clerk Board of Public Works,
May 1.
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