St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-07
ALGONQUIN BRAVES
Hold a Big P0w-W0w and Finally Pass
Around the Pipe Of
Peace.
The Club Will Go to St. Louis and Will
Attend Hurd's Lecture in a
Body.
Rampant Discussion on a Policy CUES.
tion---A Police Commission
Resolution.

had rare and rosy meeting last night,
and the walls resOunded with more elo-
quence than has been heard there since
the praises of Old Hickory were sounded
over the festal board. The pow-wow
had nothing to do with the police COM
mission. A silly evening paper had a
story of what the club would do for GER
tain candidates, but the evening paper
was ignorant as well as silly, and did
not know the constitution of the club
prohibits the iurthering of any individ-
ual interests. The only reference to the
police commission was the following
resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this club
that in the selection of police commits
sioner the Democratic council should select
man whose Democracy is unquestioned,
and who shall be an answering supporter Of
the present administration; and that the
man nominated in the caucus shall receive
the undivided support of all Democratic
members of the council.
The fun began over resolution to
attend in body the free trade lecture
by Hon. Frank Hurd on Friday night.
1t was adopted, but motion to recon-
slider was made on the ground that it
was free trade lecture, and the Demo-
cratic party was for tariff reform, con-
sequently the club would be placed in
false position. Incidentally some one
SAID the Republican press would take
advantage of it to criticize and make
capital. This was match to the maya
zine, and for ten minutes the air was
lurid with the fiery eloquence. Mayor
Ames headed this and in his remarks
oh
parently, how little the voter cared for
what the Republican press might say.
Others were of this opinion also, and
the sentiment was that local Repub-
lican papers might say what they
pleased and no one would mind
it. The club will attend the
lecture because Mr.. Hurd is
a distinguished Democrat and not
because he is to talk free trade. Mayor
Ames was the principal proponent of
the plans, and Ed Stevens its warmest
antagonist. When the motion prevailed
Ed Stevens moved to invite Knute
Nelson to deliver an address on tariff
reform under the auspices of the club.
This stirred the club to it's foundations,
and Mayor Ames violently and
bitterly opposed it. He said
Knute Nelson was his friend
and was gentleman, but at the same
time he was a Republican, and he for
one did not believe in bringing in an
enemy to teach the club. He wanted all
he believed in prohibition. At this, Ed
Stevens provoked laughter and applause
by saying that the mayor himself had
been taken into the party without pro-
baton, and he (Stevens) had been
the minister. He believed Knnte
Nelson had now a shorter step to take
to get into the party than Mayor Ames
had then. Judge Rand warmly sup
ported the proposition. He said
Nelson was not only in line
with the party on the tariff ques-
ton, but he is an honorable man
and he believed much good would come
of it. A. ID. Smith also supported the
motion, but Mayor Ames made
another speech against it and
the motion was defeated on
a close vote. A motion to invite Mel
son to deliver public lecture on tariff
reform was ruled out Of order, and a
motion to- instruct the president
to ask. Mr.. Nelson if he would
lecture here was voted down
on the ground that it was whipping the
devil around the stump. Many men,
bers regretted exceedingly that Nelson
had not been invited, and it was their be-
lief that such move would have been a
good one for the party. By unani-
nous vote twas decided the club should
attend the national convention at
st. Louis in "a body, and
a committee was appointed to
make arrangements and obtain informa-
ton to be reported at a special meeting.
Messrs. A. A. Ames, q. A. COrnman, j.
R. Eberhard, j. I'll. Long and G. j. ia
cohv were annOinted