St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-02
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ED STEVENS LACE WORK.

Right here Ed Stevens of Minneapolis
began to get in his lace work. He produced
an amendment to the resolution indorsing
Sparks, which if adopted would have in
dorsed the administ. alton, land especially
Lamar and Sparks. This amendment was
put and the chair declared it carried.
though there appeared to be sons doubt
about it.
'.As well make it include the rest Of man
kind" said a voice.
''lf that is put in it makes nonsense Of the
resolution said Mr.. Donnelly. "Here we are
indorsing Lamar and Sparks for failing to
recognize bosssm, and now we put in all the
rest who have,''
The vote on Eds amendment was then
reconsidered Some of the gentlemen
present had got tired and gone out, but
there were enough left to keep up a pretty
lively filibustering. When the resolution
was being discussed, after the reconsidera-
ton, Ed Stevens was asked do you want
to go on record as saying to all the cabinet
that they are favoring bossism, for these
resolutions are all to be transmitted to the
executive officers?" He said that it was
not right to charge this, as there had been
no formulated kick heretofore and the cab
met was not supposed to know just how
the conference felt until it made its objec-
lions. Still if cenSure was meant, say so.
A. La Due-We have thus far made no
protest. Can any sane Democrat blame
President Cleveland or any member of the
cabinet for acting as they thought would
be right? If the Democrats had, directly
on the heels of the meeting creating the
oligarchy, made a kick, then there would
sense in censuring them.
DoNNELLY SCORES AGAIN.
Mr DnppojIv ofrorad ho folIo,,,;,or ,,,h
stitute, which Mr.. Thornton accepted and
which was adopted:
Resolved, That while we approve the gen.
eral course of President Cleveland and his
cabinet we desire to especially thank Secre-
tary Lamar and the commissioner of public
lands, Gen. Sparks. for their noble stand in
opposition to bossism in Minnesota and in
defense Of the public interests.
Ed Stevens claimed that no action was
taken, because the original resolution was
not put after Mr.. Donnelly's amendment
was passed. Mr.. Donnelly says that when
Thornton accepted the amendment that did
away with the necessity Of putting the
amended resolution.
STILL ANOTHER.
Mr.. Donnelly introduced the following
resolutions introduced by Mr.. Donnelly and
Maj. George A. Clark of Mankato were
passed and the convention adjourned, after
the chair had been authorized to appoint an
executive committee of fifteen, one from
each congressional district, three from the
state at large and three each from st. Paul
and Minneapolis:
Resolved, That as we believe an attempt
will be made to perpetuate ring rule in the
Democratic party of this state by using the
federal officehoders to manipulate the can
vases and conventions, and as this is in di-
VjnotiOn Snirit n
civil service law, we call upon our Demo-
cratic friends to watch carefully the actions
of federal officeholders and report to the
president OF this convention any instances
in which they attempt to control political
action in their respective localities, sending
him with each report sworn testimony as to
the facts, so that the same may be laid before
the executive and the United States senate.
Resolved, That preference shall be given
to honorably discharged Union soldiers of the
late war by the state and municipal govern
ment in employment and labor on public
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