Daily globe., 1878-02-08
NEXT STATE FAIR.
IT CAN BE SECURED By ST. PAUL.
Minneapolis Refuses to Have the Exhibit.
tion--hins's Remarkable Announcement
Bound to Have Fair of His own.
Effort to Have the State Association
Abandon the Field--It is Indignantly Re-
iecfefl.

When the St. Paul Chamber of Commsrco
passed resolution last Monday expressing
a Willingness to aid Minneapolis in making
the State fair o success, it was the general
impression that there was no question rela-
tive to its location at that city. Develop
ments since then prove that wherever it is
held, it will not be at Minneapolis.
A GLOBE reporter met Mr.. E. C. Ingalls,, of
North Branch. last night, and learned some
of the inside history of the matter. Mr..
ingalls, is member of the executive COM
mittee of the State Fair Association.
He informs us that it was
the expectation of himself and other
members of the association to hold the next
fair at Minneapolis. The time had been
practically fixed for the first week in Sep
tember. On Wednesday morning last VIM.
S. King, President of the State Fair Associa-
ton, met with Messrs. Ingalls,, McHench,
Harris and Judson, of the executive COM
mittee, and notified them that he could not
accept the presidency longer; that he was
going to have fair of his own at Mime
| apolis on the first week in September;
that he could not unite with the State
society because he would have to divide the
proceeds; that if they would abandon the
the State Fair and turn in their State appro-
priation of 81 900 towards paying premiums
he would give them 1850 of the gate
money: that if they could do better he bid
them God speed, etc.
This announcement was an astonisher,
but the State Fair Association resents this
attempt to destroy them, and have resolved
to hold their fair at some point other than
Minneapolis, at the same time with Kings.
he having really usurped their time. Where
it will be held is now an open question.
st. Paul is really the only proper point,
and we are justified in saying that the Asso-
ciation wishes to locate it here if our citizens
will give them reasonable aid.
Meeting of the Catholic Total Abstinence
Society.
Armory Hall was packed last evening by
an appreciative audience, which was largely
composed of ladies, attracted by tho quarter
y meeting of the Ramsey county Total Alb
stinence Association.
Mr.. John Thompson, the county chair
by Rev. ]. Stanley and Mr.. G. NJ. Mccarthy.
The latter stated that his position as
secretary of the Grand National Temperance
Union. enabled him to affirm that the as
sociation consisted of 2G unions, comprising
over 600 societies, with total membership
of over 100000; the Minnesota Union en-
bracing 6S societies and q membership of
between 5000 and 5000. Mr.. Mccarthy al
SO referred to the establishment of the
Catholic Temperance Mutual Insurance As
socation of st. Paul, which was patterned
after the IDEAS of similar institutions
organized in connection with secret
societies. Under it's provisions the admis
sion fee would be So, and it was believed the
assessments would not exceed $6 or SO an
: nually; the benefit being $1,000 to the sur
| vivors of deceased members.
, The proceedings, which were enthusiastic
and harmonious throughout, were pleasingly
varied by vocal choruses, quartettes ant
solos.