The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-02-09
THE REPUBLICAN LEAGUE.


erings ever held in Minnesota was that
of the republican league of the state of
Minnesota, which assembled in Mime
apolis on Thursday of last week There
were $50 delegates in attendance, repre-
senting more than two-thirds of the
counties of the state. Its purposes can
not be better outlined than was done in
the opening speech by T. E. Byrnes of
Minneapolis, in calling the body to order.
He said:
"This work has grown so much beyond
what was expected, it has already de-
veloped into so much beyond what we
dared to expect, that amparalyzed We
started out only few weeks ago and
with great doubt and hesitation. 1t
was something new, and we did not
know what the outcome would be. do
not wish to make speech, as you must
already pretty clearly know the object
for which we meet. A few weeks ago at
the convention ofrepublican clubs in New
York city l was asked to call the atten-
ton of the republicans of Minnesota to
this plan of organization. And so we
went to work in this state. The nation
al league has prepared a constitution
which, with certain alteration +, it will
be proper for us to adopt. This is not in
the usual sense of the term a party con-
vention. We have nothing to do with
candidates here, and we have no desire
to dictate IN any way to the republican
party. There is but one object in our
meeting here and that is organization
We propose to cover the state of Mime
sofa with such system of organization
that every republican in the state will be
brought into line for the great contest
that is before us. What we do here is to
be done in spirit of harmony. We are
not to champion the cause of any man or
any faction. But rather we expect to
carry this organization into every town
and hamlet Of this state and for the pur-
pose of distributing Information
These clubs will be places where all polit-
ical principles may be discussed, and it is
by virtue of just such discussions that
these principles will stand or fall. These
clubs will be the great educators, the
great debating. societies of the people
They will also become, by reason of their
free and open discussion, an instrument
| of letting the party leaders know what
is the will of the people. All ask of you
now is that you elect to the offices which
you have at your command men who
represent no faction. Let them rather
be men who represent the republican par
ty. So far as you carry out these prin-
ciples their movement is bound to be a
grand success. When you depart from
these principles the movement dies"
The nomination for temporary chair,
man being in order delegate from Hen
nepin county nominated Frank E. Searie
of ST. Cloud. Col Edwards of Fillmore,
and o. B. Gould of Winona were also
nominated. Subsequently Mr.. Gou1d's
name was withdrawn. 1t was moved
by Hennepin delegate that each county
cast but one vote, a concession on the
part of Hennepin county, which had 16O
delegates in convention. which was ap-
preciated by the rural counties, and it
was carried with applause. A vote was
taken as between Mr. Searle and Col.
Edwards which resulted in the election of
Mr.. Searle, by vote of twenty-nine to
twenty-one.
Chairman Searles was escorted to the
chair by Gen. Jennison of Red Wing and
Mr.. Johns of St. Paul, and after getting
there did not waste any time IN speech
making. Ha simply said that this was
an honor entirely unsought and unex-
pected, and this very fact showed that
there was nothing cut and dried about
this convention. Thomas Bixby of Red
Wing was the unanimous choice for tenn
porary secretary, and then the conven-
ton was ready for business. And then
the committees were agreed upon. The
committees as formally chosen were as
follows:
Rules. N Searles. A. G. Wecge, A. T.
Slebbins, ]. E. Abrar, ]. F. Martin, F. A..
Day, Henry Castle, J B. Hull, w. R. Ed
wards, c. L. Line, S. Wilson, L. A. Smith
/ S. o, Morse, 2, Rarager, r. B. Stearns,
George H. Munro.
Resolutions-Hugh Curtis, H. f. Stsyy
ems, ]. o. Tawney, E. 6. Hay, William
A. Sperry, ]. O.. Shisler, Chris Lewis, L.
Quackenbush, L. w. Hays, c. B. Belden,
William A. Cant, C. H. Strobeck, L. c.
Herr, 6. N. Lamphera, A. J. Hastead, F.
g. futile.
Plan of State League-zW. 6. La Due
c. "A. Severance, c. A. Whited, T. e. ByTs
mes, J. p. Heatwole, W. R. Estes, d. w.
Bracker, A. Fl. Reed, D. S. Hall, c. G.
Edwards, G. c, Tear, c. A. Bennett, A.
Barck, George J, McManps. 6. A. Whit
ney, E. Madison.
Permanent Organization-W. r. Cross,
H. A. Castle, L. r. Van SAINT, F. E. Lath-
am, George B. Arnold, E. w. Parker, w.
E. Lee, ]. c. Steers, Edward Hulbner, S.
S. Washburn, L. F. Wadhams, ]. S. Put
nam, A. A. Fowler, Hugh Thompson, A.
S, Mcmillan. ]. l. Place.
Relative to resolutions it was decided
TO refer all resolutions to the committee
on resolutions, after reading and without
debate. Under this order number of
resolutions were offered, read, and so re-
ferred The rule was departed from when
r. 6. Evans of Hennepin, offered res
olhtion drawn by the late Gen. John A.