St. Paul daily globe., 1888-01-31
INTENSE ENTHUSIASM
Reigns With the Organizing Repub-
licans.
THEY ARE ALL FOR BLAINE.
Sample Meetings aud Choice Brochures
Of Enthusiasm Gathered
Last Night.


On Thursday they held state conven-
ton of clubs, and they are determined,
as was expressed by prominent
shoulder hitter, that ''Lennepin county
shall furnish half of the delegates" AS
each club is entitled to four delegates,
the object is to organize as many clubs
as possible, and to that end, after pre-
cinct clubs are formed, they adjourn and
reorganiZe into ward cubs. The result
has been glorious, and the b laine watch
fires are brightly burning in every ward
and precinct. Some of the clubs are
small, but they show the trend OF feel
ing, you know, and the offices are easily
duplicated if there are not enough men,
bers. -Four enthusiastic meetings were
held last evening in as many different
localities, and the great Republican
breast Swelled with pride and the great
Republican bosom was blOated with
enthusiasm over the reuslt.
0Blaine is all the cry among them.
Whatever their personal ideas, or
widely differing as their policy views
ticianS are against him and are predict
ing dire results if he should be nOmi-
mated, but the rank and file are solid for
the Plumed Knight. With such leaders
as William Henry EuStiS and Robert
StrattOn for Blaine, it matters not that
the old WarhOrSeS are against him. Min
nesota will be for Blaine.
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There was something radically wrong
at the Union league rooms last evening.
1t was expected by the numerous young
Republicans who haunt those hand
sOmely furnished rooms, that last even
ing was the time when hundreds of
clubs were to be organized and captains
and lieutenants appointed for the vari-
Gus wards. But how the hopes of those
white-handed young men were blighted!
What bitter feelings they must now be
experiencing, and what q hustle will be
made to whip the Republicans of the
city into line when the organizing COM
mittee makes its report. One bantling
club was organized, and it was only by
some fOrtuitouS circumstance that
enough men assembled to elect officers
for that one club. TIE organizing COM
mittee met at the rooms full of bright
cOlored hopes and fully equipped with
paper and ink to take down the names
of the members of the clubs to be
formed. AS the evening advanced and
no one appeared, their spirits fell like
the mercury in the thermometer during
blizzard, but finally few Republicans
residing in the First precinct of the Fifth
ward. which contains about 200 voters,
StrOlled in to see what was going on.
Quick as flash the meeting was called,
in order that no one present might
escape. and an organization known as
the Republican Club of the First Pre-
cinct of the Fifth Ward was formed,
with some eighteen or twenty members.
The following officers were chosen:
President. s. II. Chase; first vice presi-
dent, w. III. Battelle; second vice presi-
dent, August Rydh: secretary, ii. S.
Nelson: treasurer, w. I'll. FosS; execu-
tive committee, S. 81. Chase. ii. S. Mel
son. w. HI. FOSs, John Carlson and W.
III. Battelle; delegates to the state con-
vention, S. H. Chase, w. II. FOsS, w. III,
Battelle and John Carlson; alternateS.
ii. S. Nelson and j. F. Nolan.
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The Republicans of the Sixth ward
held an enthusiastic meeting last even
Ing in a small back room in PeterSOn'S
block. John Swift acted as chairman,
and eX-Policeman Warren O. Douglas,
of the Fourth ward, who is assistant to
b. A. Sumner, the county organizer, did
the talking, There were seventeen per-
sons present, of whom two were news
paper reporters, three were residents of
the Fifth ward.whO came down to brace
up their Republican brethren in the
Sixth ward, four were Democrats who
dropped in to see what the Republicans
were up to, the organizer from the Fourth
ward and the boy who kept up
the fire. The following officere
were elected: President, John b.
Swift; first vice. president, q. J..
Gjertson; second vice president, Christ
Halstad; secretary, Henry j. Altnow;
tee, Ward f. Gray, Samuel Hunter, W..
o. Kittleson, J. A. Tower and Christ
Ellinson. Delegates to state conven-
ton: Samuel Hunter, Christ Ellinson
and H. j. Gjertson. The regular printed
constitution which was sent out by the
state committee, to be adopted by the
ward clubs, was amended so as not to
include minors. The member who Of
fered this amendment, as he looked at
the audience sitting in circle around
the little table in the center of the room,
said: 81 don't see why we should have
boys in the club. What use are they
when they can't vote?" Mr.. Swift said
all the other clubs TOOK in boys, and he
thought it was a good training school
for them. Mr.. Kittelson said the boys
could not vote at the coming election,
and asked to have the amendment put,
which was carried by large vote
amidst great enthusiasm. Ward F.
Gray, the state weighmaster, then held
consultation with the chairman
in low undertone, and then,
after some hesitation, announced
in faltering voice that the Sixth Ward
Republican club, which had just been
organized, were in debt foI the hall, the
sum of 81, and he hoped they would try
to pay it, as he was responsible for the
rent. Several members then laid down
a nickel each OH the table, and the chair
man contributed dollar, after which
the club adjourned, but Immediately re-
assembled again, as one of the members
said they had forgotten to sign the con-
tract. The constitution was then
signed and second adjournment
taken.
Death of a Well-KnOWn Actor.
Lew Cattlett, vaudeville performer
Of pYoallpnoa died at ST RarOahac boc