St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-20
The Days At GRAND FORKS
Resolve to Take Prohibition as an Out
side Plank to Be Worked in.
THE POLITICIANS Assent.
The Ladies and White Gravats Have
The Machine and Some
Money.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
GRAND Forks, n. D., April 19.-The
ProhibitiOniStS had quite convention
this week, which would convey the idea
to any one not acquainted with the
sentiment of this county,, the certainty
of that party carrying the entire north
end of tire territory for their party.
Some of the more enthusiastic delegates
went into the convention head over
heels for straight prohibition in the
body of The constitution, coming out
fatty and insisting that all delegates to
the July convention should be pledged
to embody the prohibition plank in the
body Of the constitution. Cooler heads
desired the plank to be voted upon sep
arately. and after much discussion, that
was agreed to as the wish of the con-
vention assembled. A committee of
nine were chosen to present the views
of the meeting to the regular July con-
vention, and to lobby for the prohibition
plank. The politicians were
CONSCIOUSLY ABSENT
and the ladies and prohibition admirers
had everything their own way but had
so little experience in forming resolu-
tionS and mapping out a program, that
suggestions from parties in no way con-
nected with the meeting, were fire.
quently adopted. There was a genuine
circus Wednesday afternoon, as men,
toned i'll these dispatches at the time.
A committee on permanent OrganiZa-
ton had been in session from IL O'Clock
until $3.50 in the afternoon, and their
report was to come before the conven-
ton as a special order of business, which
naturally made all else out of order.
Rev. Mr.. Palmetto of Fargo
wanted the admirers of prohibition
to hold another convention before the
election of delegates in May, and made
motion to that effect. As the matter
was being debated, the committee ap-
peared with their report aud the chair
requested Mr.. Palmetto to vacate the
floor until after the report of the COM
mittee had been read. The reverend
gentleman declined to do so, whereupon
the chair ruled him out of order but the
decision was appealed from but sus-
tanned by the convention. This made
MIR. PLANNETTE MAD
and with few reWarks about the chair
sitting upon him, left the room in dis
gust. but returned and said he did not
want the newspapers to pick the matter
up and say there was split in the con-
vention, as he was as good a prohibit
ZIONIST now as he was before the de-
cision; but at the same time he refused
to remain in the hall any longer, al
though appealed to by personal friends.
1t was plainly evident that there was a
rupture in the convention, though the
matter was dropped after he left the
hall. In the evening, John BuShell, of
Aberdeen, made speech for money
money they wanted, and money they
must have-and finally worked his hear
ers to such high pitch of enthusiasm
that $4,000 was pledged, but-not col
lected. Some of the dOnators will prob
ably cool off by the time they get home.
MINOR MATTERS.
Very little is being done by either of
the two great parties except lay wires
for delegates to the constitutional con-
ventiQn.
The general fire department has de-
cided to send the Alert Hose company
to Fargo, in June, to compete for some
of the prizes in the tournament. The
boys will begin to practice next week,
and will get into good shape by the time
of the meeting.
Preparation has been made for a gen.
eral observance of WaShington's inau
gural celebration. Col. Sprague will de-
liver an Grafton at the court houre, and
there will be special service in all the
churches.