St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-08
THE UNION LEAGUE.
The Crack Republican Organiza-
fiOn-IfS Present PerS0nneI


tion-Its Present Personnel.
The leading Republican organization
in Minneapolis, or in Minnesota, for
that matter, is the Union league, body
composed of young and middle-aged
gentlemen. The membership of the
club is given as about 10, and among
the members may be found some of the
most prominent and jolly professional
men in the city. The club is made up
mainly of professional men, and a more
atfable crowd never gets together. The
present officers are Robert Stratton,
president; T. E. PyrneS, first vice
president; George w. Fletcher, second
vice president; S. l.. Trussell, secre-
tary, and c. II. Childs, treasurer.
NEW QUARTERS.
The club recently located its old
quarters in the Tribune and is now
nicely settled in w. H. EustiS' new
building on Sixth street, near Henne-
pin avenue. The club has five rooms on
the second floor, and they are as pleas
ant as one could wish. The main room
or assembly hall, is on the left, facing
the street and is well lighted. In this
room all business meetings are held and
all addresses made. Rugs of handsome
design cover the floor. Files of all the
daily papers and several desks are in
this room. The library and reading
room adjoins the assembly hall at the
front of the building; it is only separated
by slight walls, which project only two
feet, so that should the assembly hall
be crowded this room can be used in
connection. Heavy damask curtains
hang from the window and almost hide
asilk-cOvered divan standing under the
bay window down in the southeast cor
ner. In the center of the room stands
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The floor is oiled, and here and
there lie rugs of rich and
warm colors. The walls are ornamented
with paintings and plaques of ham
mered brass. and over the big arched
doorway leading into the billiard room,
where there are two tables, is a ledge of
stained wood, upon which repose sew
eral curious antique vases. Oriental
divans are scattered around the library,
giving the place an air of languid
splendOr at once pleasing and comfOrta-
Die. The coat room opens off of the
billiard room and is finished in white
wood, oiled, the same as the other
rooms. The club has quarters which
cannot be eXcelled, land continues to i'm
prove them.
RESUME SKETCH.
The Union league was organized in
September, 1881, after a number of
meetings of prominent young Republic
cans who had come to the conclusion
that in union there was strength. The
club rooms were then in the Eastman
block on NicOllet avenue. ahd the first
officers were Samuel Hill, president; A.
NJ. Bailey, vice president; A. M. Hill
liker, secretary; George B. Kukbride,
treasurer; Samuel Hill, A. M. Bailey,
f. T. Peet, John Washburn and jaw 6.
Williams, executive committee. 1t was
soon found that the club rooms were in
adequate to the needs of the club, and
the fixtures were removed to rooms on
the fifth floor of the Tribune building,
where the headquarters have been until
the club removed to its handsome new
rooms i'll the Eustis building. The fol-
lowing gentlemen have been presidents
of the club: Samuel Hill, two terms:
Fred L. Peet, one term; r. q. Evans,
two terms; Robert Stratton, one term.
PERSONAL POINTS.
Judge Koon seldom appears. He gets
all the sociability he wants at the Min
neapolis club and he cares little for pol
iticS.
Coroner Smith has been mistaken for
a piece of rare bric-a-brac, with delicate
tints.
Tim Byrnes wants something, but it
is smaller than the earth. A seat in the
legislature is about the size of it.
Col. Fletcher was conspicuous by his
absence at the entertainment on Thurs
day night.
Freeman Lane will probably run for
mayor on wide-open platform. What
will the Democrats do?
Fred c. is the only Pillsbury not on
the rolls. Fred cares little for politics
during the trotting season.
Young Mr.. Bailey will be more regu-
lar at his new quarters as there is
hallway for his fOOtman to use.
Wilyum Henry Eustis lives over the
club room. He may be disturbed, some
evening, by the warm discussions be-
low, when such burning questions are
on as the tariff on the correlative and
conservative of blind and straddle.
X. q. Evans is past grand. Having
twice been grand mogul he is now rest
ing on his laurels and enjoying the
sport.
Though he is poorly posted on the