Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-23

morning, represents the Minneapolis COM
mlttee as preferring a request that Mime
apolis be allowed to Join with st. Paul in
the banquet and other addenda of the re-
ception. This representation is false.
The Minneapolis men preferred no such
request. They simply stated what they
came down for, viz: To arrange for Min
| neapolis' participation in the reception &C.
cording to the general understanding as
expressed in the letter of Mr.. Cakes. They
did not need and certainly had no inten-
ton of asking any favors Of st. Paul. The
proposition of the Minneapolis committee
met with immediate and violent signs of
opposition. Minneapolis was accused of
coming in at the eleventh hour and seek
Ing to detract from the benefits to accrue
to st. Paul from an elaborate celebration
Pat Kelly seemed especially vindictive.
He accused Washburn, Ian don and King
OF being hide-bound, of having done much
10 foster bitterness, and brought up the old
matter of the Minneapolis fair having
been held the same time the state fair was
held in st. Paul, with view of injuring
the latter city, accused Minneapolis
of snubbing St. Paul in the propo
sition to establish a joint race track,
and also attempting to appropriate all the
honor and run" things at the engineers
banquet at the Hotel Lafayette. These
aspersions were backed up by Albert
Schetfer, Vim. Lindeke and others, and
the assertion was also made that the gen
tlemen comprising the Minneapolis COM
m1ttee had come down on their own hook
and didn't represent the council, as they
wanted to exclude Mayor Ames and Aid.
Glenn from participation in the affair.
How baseless this assertion is may be
known from the fact that the committee
of the council, represented by the subc-om-
mittee at st. Paul yesterday, was appoint
ed by the council on written request
preferred by Mayor Ames. The names
of the committee will be found below.
The Minneapolis men, although their
| patience was sorely tried by the small and
| contemplate spirit displayed by the St.
Paul committee, and by the insults heaped
| upon them, preserved their tempers and
| conducted themselves like gentlemen. Col.
| King merely expressed his establishment
at the raking up of old issues that were
| supposed to have been dead and buried
long ago, after so many recent expressions
on the part of st. Paul in favor of har-
mony between the cities. The final result
of the negotiations was that the st. Paul
! com mittee resolved, in the language of
the P. P, ito play it alone,'' and to
exclude Minneapolis from participation
in the reception or banquet, but to allow a
| few Minneapolis men seats at the table as
guests!
| How the proposition was received by
| Minneapolis, and how the citizens gen
orally look upon it, is vigorously expressed
| in the following
| INTERVIEW WITH GIL. KING.
Journal reporter found the colonel at
the board of trade room as serene and
smiling as May morning, and proceeded
at once to business.
HI suppose you have read the report
of your committee visit to ST. Paul yester-
day as published in this mornings P. P.
Col. K.-Oh. yes. l always read that
paper when l can get hold of it. It's a
very readable paper, especially when the
| editors get mad or have an attack of dys-
pepsia. Yes, have read the report you
refer to.
Rep.-Well, what have you to say about
it?
Col. K.-Nothing, my dear sir, moth
| ing. 1t peaks plainly enough for itself.
Comment is unnecessary.
Rep.-But did you really say that the
Minneapolis committee 'crawled on your
bellies to the st. Paul fellows and got
kicked for your palms,"
| Col. Know, now, my dear fellow, what
question. Just think of it. Dorilus
: Morrison, W. d. Washburn, R. B. Lang
don and my wicked self, "crawling on our
bellies before st. Paul" 1t would be Just
like US, wouldn't it? It's "a way we have
amt it? st. Paul expects it of US, don't
she? Why, even our usually jovlal and
rolicksome ''broth of boy"Pat Kelly, who
was out of temper and off his mental
| equilibrium yesterday, must have blushed
| for shame when he read that foolish
statement.
Reptile Pioneer Press says the Min
neapolis delegation came down son their
own hook and didn't want to go to the
council, as they wished to keep Mayor
Ames, Alderman Glenn and others from
| active partici patton in the affair" How is
this?
Col. K.-Well, that statement is a very
| proper companion seir to the ''crawling
on Our bellies" story. OF course it is a
very silly and foolish lie, coined, probably
with the hope of exciting jealousy and
making trouble here at home. But like
all such trash, it will tumble into the gut
| ter unnoticed.
Rep.-What does the Minneapolis COM
mittee propose doing, now that St Paul
| declines to make joint matter of receiv-
Ing Mr.. Willard and his guests?
Col. K.-The committee will speak for
itself and in its own way. The people of
Minneapolis have always shown themselves
entirely equal to all such occasions and
emergencies. But one thing they wont do.
| They will do no foolish, no small thing in
this matter; but will act in a dignifed and
| becoming manner as BELTS our city, and
| the character of our coming guests, as
well as the important event it is proposed
to celebrate.
R.-Did Mr.. Washburn say, as reported
| in the p. P. to the st. Paul men, that re
fusal of the offer of Minneapolis would in.
tensify the local bitterness between the
two cities?
Col. K.-He said nothing of the kind.
In the first place, Minneapolis had made
no such offer. The Minneapolis commit
tee went to st. Paul simply to assist in
carrying out the expressed wishes of the
Northern Pacific management. Mr.. W.
did remark that quarrel between the
two cities at this time over the manner of
entertaining these guests, on an occasion
of such Creat interest to both cities yyoul5