St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-19
THE SHOUT FOR BLAINE.
The Plunaed Knight the Choice ofthe MIN
,aeapoLis INdineites.


boast of having Harrison hall Republican
organization as well. The latter Is composed
of that portion of the G. o. p. who were DIS
satisfied with the convention of 1880 which
nominated JAS A. Garfield They held
meeting last night and it was largely at
tended and enthusiastic to the extreme
A brass band standing on Washington
avenue, beneath the grand old stars and
stripes. which fioated across the street, gen
tly waving in the evening breeze, bearing
the name of the "Plumed Knight" played
martial airs and martialed the party together
until the hall was filled.
Capt. Cross was called to the chair and A.
NJ Scott elected secretary. The first speaker
was Gen Jacobs, of New York. He was an
enthusiastic admirer of Blaine and
FOUND REvERENTLY
at the shrine. He spoke at great length and
reviewed the history of the contest in the Re
publican convention of 1880. His delega-
ton had him instructed to vote for Grant.
He alleged in language emphatic that Gar
fields nomination had been brought about
through the patent medium of machine poll
ticians-the instrumentality of postoffice
and other officials. Blaine, he said, had
never made direct appeal to
the people, yet 2S5 representative
Republicans had gone to Chicago and voted
for the nomination Of Blaine. He spoke OF
the dissatisfaction in the result of the con-
vention, and then paid a tribute to the dead
statesman, saying that while one star had
disappeared from the armament another re-
manned. The Blaine movement is now
running like fire through the woods, and he
is likely to be nominated The speaker con-
tinued at such length that the audience tired
of him, and every time he opened his mouth
to pour forth another volley Of eloquence the
people stamped and applauded until he found
himself absolutely choked down and com
PEELED to resume his scat.
HON. II. L. GORToN
was introduced for five minutes speech.
He began by appologizing, stating he was
out OF politics, He was an admirer OF
Blaine, but if any one was to ask him what
was his choice in the coming campaign he
should reply ''the success of the grand old
partv.n But we must remember that D. &.
Blaine is not the only brilliant man eligible to
the position and he was opposed to sending
Il
necks as was the delegation of 1880. Send
Blaine's friends but instruct them to con-
suit other Republicans and if they can
be brought into the Blaine camp
all well and good There are many able
men in the party and he should shed no
tears if that statesman and lawyer, Edmunds
of Vermont, was the choice, or in fact the
son of that brilliant leader, Abraham Lin
~, no
delegation unpledged and uninstructed.
Minneapolis is entitled to dele
gate in congress and should have it. The
Fourth district has an illustrious man in
congress, chairman of the national commit
tee. There is room enough for them all.
Let the party elect Blaine delegates to the
county convention but not pledge them.
A. NJ. SCOTT,
who comes from Gen. Logan's state, was
next introduced He believed there was
likely to be too much talking. The only way
to determine the question lies in the province
of the primaries of Saturday night. He spoke
of the body of Abraham Lincoln lying in
Washington nineteen years ago. He be-
lieved that politicians were not in favor OF
Blaine, but seemed to believe that the people,
on the contrary, were in favor of the 'plumed
knight" 1t is all well in theory
to expect the people to select the
candidate, but in practice it is
Some of us believe that he
was in 1880 the choice of the people, but the
machine politicians nominated another man.
The speaker related in closing, funny anec
dote which caught the house.
JAS w. GRIFFIN,
of Vermont, was introduced He was not
particularly in favor of Mr.. Edmunds, but
elected. Whoever the majority is in favor,
he was Mr.. Griffin's man. He opposed in
structing the Minnesota delegation for any
one.
w. H. Eustis presented set of resolutions,
the Blaine movement in Pennsyl-
vania, New York and other states The res
olution also expressed the first claim OF the
meeting for Blaine, second Edmunds, with
Robert Lincoln for vice president. The res
olutions were adapted.
O. V. ToUsLY,
formerly Garfield man, was called for, but
he had ''got away,'' and the chairman called
upon Geo. W. Pittman, who made a short
and neat address. He said the woods were
full of available candidates, and believed he
could name half-dozen who would accept
the nomination. He mentioned the fear
and trembling of Fletcher that the move
mant was wet blanket to be thrown ruth
lessly upon his personal political aspirations.
Yet the speaker wished to assure Mr.. Fetch
er that it was a Blaine movement and not
an ant-Fletcher movement.
He alleged that mediocre men, through
schemes and means of wealth, had captured
the national congress, and he wanted to
place man at the head of the government
who Las brains, and therefore he favored
Blaine for president.
Mr.. Pttman was followed by others, whose
Blaine sentiments tickled the ears OF mis-
hearers and elected shouts and applause.
Other meetings will be held, and the
Blaine movement booms.
MINNEAPOLIS PERSONALS.