St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-07
THE UNION LEAGUE,
The Meeting of the Council in Wash
ington and What 1t

WASHINGTON, March 6.-The national
council of the National Union league, held
its annual session in this city to-day, Gen.
James s. Negly, of Pittsburg, presiding, and
Thomas G. Baker, of New York, secretary.
The session was devoted principally to per-
fecting the organization of the league for eff
fectiye work in the coming presidential
campaign, and the consideration Of the
anti-Bourbon movement in the southern
states, its necessities and the means to be
employed to assist the independent voters in
that section. The following were elected officers
for the ensuing year: President, James S.
Negley; vice presidents, VIM. E. Chandler,
New Hampshire; Gen. c.. II. Grosvenor,
Ohio; Col. ]. E. Bryant, Georgia; J. E. Cho-
ra, North Carolina; Col. Thomas r. Rich,
Maryland; G. F. Scott, West Virginia; G. A.
Boutelle, Maine; L. o. Houk, Tennessee; s.
A. Macallister, Delaware; B. K. Bruce, Mis-
sippi; corresponding secretary, Thomas Ba-
ker, New York; assistant corresponding sec
retary, l. W. Bartlett, Mississippi recording
secretary, G. V. G.. Winner, Pennsylvania;
treasurer, A. NJ. Clapp, Washington, D. c.;
Chaplain, Captain j. j. Cooper, Pennsylva-
mia; marshal Geo. Simpson, sergeant-at-
arms, S. f. Denair, Pennsylvania. The COM
mittee on Bourbonism and misrule at the
south submitted a report, describing
the condition of affairs po-
ltically, in the southern states, and sug.
costing plans for adoption by the league
to aid in securing freedom of the ballot to all
citizens. Representatives Pettibone and
Houk, Tennessee, addressed the council in
support of the recommendation made by the
committee, that aid be extended to the OPP
. D.,
states. They presented the statistics of the
anti-Bourbon vote in Tennessee, showing it
had increased from less than 60, 600 in
Hayes presidential election to $4,000 in the
Garfield election, and to los, 900 in the last
gubernational election. They stated that an
additional 10000 votes would redeem the
state from Bourbonism, and that these votes
could be brought out, if assist
ance were given to overcome
the lawlessness which operated in
that state against the free exercise of political
rights. Addresses on that subject were made
by Representative Boutelle, Maine, General
Charles H. Grosvenor, Ohio Lieutenant
Governor Lewis, Virginia, ex-senator Bruce,
Prof. Green, ex-Representative Lynch, Mis-.
sissippi, and others, after which the report of
the committee was adopted. A special com
mittee, to be known as the committee on
Bouroonism, was then appointed as follows:
General Charles H. Grosvenor, chairman;
j. E. Bryant, Georgia; C. A. Boutelle, Maine;
Horatio Bisbee, Jr., Florida L. c. Houk,
Tennessee; John R. Lynch, Mississippi;
G. NJ. Clapp, Washington; Nathan
Aoff, West Virginia, and J. f. O'Hara,
North Carolina. It is intended that this
committee shall establish headquarters in
Washington during the campaign, and act
in conjunction with the national and con-
gressional committees, directing its efforts
principally to aiding the Independent move
ment in the south, and that it shall after the
nomination of the presidential ticket in its
discretion, issue an address to the people of
the United States on the condition of the
south. An executive committee and COM
mittee on finance was also appointed,
and it was agreed that the next ses-
sion of the council shonld be held
in Chicago, on the Monday preceding the
meeting of the Republican national conven-
ton. There was no discussion of presidene
tial candidates, although early in the ses-
sion an attempt was made by a delegate
from Maryland to secure the adoption by
the council, of a resolution endorsing
the candidacy of General John A. Logan,
for the presidential nomination. The sec
rotary of the council, Baker, opposed the in
PRODUCTION of the resolution, and it was
ruled out Of order by the chairman.