Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-02
THAT GARFIELD CLUB.

Young Men Set Back-Blakeley Rcproves
the Meeting fer It's Being Lukewarm-
Bell Tries TO Revive the Old Sectional I, =
sue and is Warmly Opposed by Pierce and
the Young Republicsns-An Iuapspicious
Opening of the Garfield Campaign.
The appeals of Capt. Castle through his
Dispatch, and the usual notices from officials
at the various government Offices in the city
brought together at the old court house last
evening about fifty young and middle-aged
Republicans, to organize a young mems
Garfield and-Arthur club. And then came
also fifteen to twenty of the old and ancient
sort, who took possession of that meeting
and run it after their old and ancient style.
The meeting was called for 8 O'Clock, and
was called to order at $500 when there were
just 70 persons, all told, present. At one
time subsequently there was present 81, but
not more than half that number had any
part in the proceedings.
Young old man Barden was made chair
man, and old young n n Haas secretary.
MIR. Barden, thanking the meeting, said he
supposed the object was well known-to
organize Garfield club. They were on the
eve of an important clection-the most i'm
portant since the days of Lincoln and
Fremont, and should be up and doing.
After an interval of solemn silence, an old
young man, unnamed, moved to proceed to
| organize Garfield and Arthur club. Not
seconded, but carried by three votes.
Young old man @. 81. Bell, moved to ap-
point committee of three to report con-
stitution and bylaws at an adjourned
meeting. Carried by two votes, and
at the request of the chair the members of
| the meeting appointed DR.. Davenport, O. N.
Bell and II. Il. Horton as said committee.
Young old man Castle thought commit
tee on permanent organization should be ap-
| pointed, and that this meeting should decide
| whether to organize one club for the county,
| one for each ward or one for each nationality.
He thought the work of the campaign need
not be begun until late in August or in Sep
TENDER and that meantime they should Or
| ganize. He suggested the taking of signi-
lures to membership roll of the temporary
organization, and that printed headings
should be provided for obtaining signatures
and large membership be obtained before
organizing.
Young old man Mead moved that the
qualification for membership be limit
ed to signing the roll and
agreeing to support Garfield and Arthur.
Carried, by four or five votes.
Young old man q. S. Marshal McLaren
moved that the secretary provide printed
headings as suggested by Castle.
The chair explained with reference to the
form of the printed heading what the vote
| had been as to qualification and remarked
that it would be enough to require pledge
| to vote for Garfield and Arthur. They might
want to bolt others of the party candidates.
Old young man Haas moved a committee
of three On permanent organization. Car
| ried by two or three votes; but the commit
tee was not appointed.
Young old man U. s. Mail Contractor
Blakeley favored large membership to
make the organization. This meeting had
been called, he said, for young men, but as
| they had concluded to take in all Republi-
| cans, he would take plrt, as he had in all
campaigns for thirty years. He
wanted nothing less than $4,000
majority in Minnesota this fall and would
like to have, if possible Republican ma
| jority in Ramsey county.
Capt. II. A. Castle offered few remarks.
| MIR. s. L. Pierce wanted the club to con-
stitute itself committee OF inquiry to as
certain what the Democratic party mas done
since 1t seeded from the United States I'M
der Buchanan, to entitle it to the favor of
this people. He thought that, with an Or
ganizstion of Republicans in every precinct
III Minnesota, they would win. Mr.. Pierce
was applauded from the young mems
benches.
| Capt. Blakeley, Email contractor), moved
to reconsider the vote for a committee ON Or
ganization. Carried by one or two votes.
The captain wanted everyone to participate
in the action of the meeting and to feel in
terested in it. Only two or three had voted
on any question, and he thought it a luke
warm way of proceeding to organize for the
campaign. He asked for another vote.
Captain Castle explained why he didn't
vhte on the motion to reconsider and Capt.
| Blakely replied.
Secretary Haas read the form he had
| prepared for heading Of the temporary
| roll of members.
! Capt. Blakeley (mail contractor) thought
| it would do, for a man pledged to the head
of tbs ticket would be apt to vote for alI Of
| it.
| A number of persons, on invitation, went
forward to sign the roll, pending which
| Alderman Bell offered resolution assert.
| ing that the time has not come for citizens
| of Minnesota to vote for candidate for
President who, if he is elected,
must have the great majority of his votes
from the States which undertook
to destvoy the Union and
which would, if he was elected, have control
Of the government.
Mr.. Pierce was opposed to the resolution.
He was not willing to call the party SEQ
tional one. He could not support a party
which limits itself or it's votes to any section
or States. applause from the young mems
| banches.) He referred to the differences of
opinion among the Republicans on this sub
ject and said that liberal Republicans Should
stand with the radical Republicans as in
| 1860. He hoped the bloody chasm would
disappear and men of the North forgive the
men of the South the wrong they had dcne,
and men of the South forgive the North the
wrong they had done. (Applause.)
Mr.. Meade-What harm did We to them?
Mr.. Pierce-In supporting the Democratic
party till they of the South thought that party
owned the North.
Mr.. Bell advocated his resolution. He
hadn't supposed anyone in that meeting was
ready to hold up the hands of the South. If
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