St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-26
The Hennepin County Delega-
tion Comes in for a Nice
Roast.
Meeting Of the Woman's
Christian Association and
It's Branches.
The Opatorical Contest for the
Demerest Medal---Prohi-
bition Convention.

The meeting of South side citizens at
Tollefson's hall last evening to discuss
the plan of bridging the Minnesota
river at Cedar avenue, was an animated
| one in some respects, but partook largely
of the nature of roasting contest, in
which the Hennepin county delegation
got numerous black eyes. and w. K.
Hicks. eX-Meat Inspector Mea and eX-
Park Commissioner Mitchell distin-
guished themselves by the oratorical
| efforts.
Representative J. M. Underwood pre-
sided, and stated that the reason the
bridge committee received cool recep-
tion from the Hennepin county delega-
ton on the occasion Of its recent visit
to ST. Paul was because of a rush of
other business.
Ex-Ald. Tingley favored the building
of pontoon bridge il nothing else
could be obtained. Mr.. Pease secured
the floor and stated thatit was his opin-
ion that the delegation had not used the
committee fairly, and he felt very sore
over it. He wanted to know what the
representatives were for if it were not
to represent the people who elected
them.
w. K. Hicks took hand in the fray,
and mildly insinuated that the Henne-
pin county delegation was made up OF
men who did not know what their con-
stituents wanted and would not do it if
they did. "They have snubbed u.s." he
said, "by refusing to give our matter
attention. They won't do what we
want. as far as we know, and the only
member who has SAID anything is op-
posed to us. They go back on their
promises made before election, when
all promised to do all they could to help
us to get this bridge. Now tney have
deserted us, but they know no better, 1
suppose"
Ex-Ald. Stoft made a slight defense
of the delegation. and favored the build
ing of the bridge as near Cedar avenue
as possible, if it could not be built di-
rectly at that point.
Mr.. Underwood woke up and said he
thought Mr.. Hicks did wrong to roast"
the delegation, for it favored the bridge
scheme. As for himself he favored
building the bridge a short distance
away from Cedar avenue, if $4,000
could be saved by doing SO.
w. K. Hicks-I accept the gentle
mans apology.
Mr.. Pease moved to have committee
appointed to draft bill to go to the
legislature in regard to building
bridge. Mr.. Foss objected, and gentle
dispute followed, in which John Lally
took hand He said that the delega-
ton would do only what it felt like
doing, so there was no use in sending
any bill to It,. W. K. Hicks got in one
more slap at j. NJ. Underwood, which
caused that gentleman to wink hard and
fol. a hot l,o
had done for the people who
elected him, and stated that he
and incurred the diSpleasure of the rest
of the delegation by opposing a bill
which was really direct steal from the
city treasury. He had finally overcome
the opposition to him, he continued, and
now felt sure that he could make mat
ters hum in the bridge scheme.
Mr.. Blandt said he did not think that
a bridge over the Minnesota river, un-
less ii was at Cedar avenue. would be of
any use. This drew out Judge Ellis
again, and for twenty minutes he
talked on general matters in way
which made some people wish that they
had remained at home. He finally in
troduced half dozen resolutions, pro-
viding for bridge at Cedar avenue, or
at Bloomington ferry, or anywhere else,
for that matter. These resolutions were
discussed pro and con for some time,
until w. X. Hicks again captured the
floor. lie said that the matter
had been discussed long enough,
and he therefore moved that,
as Mr.. Underwood had ''suc-
ceeded in overcoming the opposition to
him bv the rest of the delegation" and
8 he felt perfectly competent to make
..tuings rush, that the matter be left
entirely in his hands. That would be
better than to have committee care
for it.
A motion was made to pass Judge
Ellis resolutions, but that gentleman
put them into his pocket before any
action was taken. Several motions of
varied nature followed and were
lost in general discussion of numerous
matters.
Ex-Ald. Stoft declared himself by
statating that: I'VE sent bill to the
delegation, and we don't know what has
become of it. Let the delegation
handle this matter" Mr.. Underwood
implored the meeting to appoint COM
mittee to lay the whole matter before
the delegation, but was laughed to
scorn. Finally Judge Ellis resolutions
were brought up again and adopted, as
Mr.. Hicks made sarcastic motion
that Representatives Underwood and
Swenson be indorsed. This went
through with howl. Then John Lally
wanted the whole delegation indorSed.
and this was also done after some pro-
testing. A motion to adjourn was made,
but before it could be seconded j. Nj.
Underwood made wild appeal to the
meeting to appoint committee to labor
with the delegation, for the ''infooence"
it would have. His request was granted.
and Judge Ellis, chairman of the old
committee, was instructed to increase it
to twenty-five if he saw fit.
When collection was taken up to
pay for the hall, Mr.. Hicks could not
resist the temptation to get in one last
shot at Underwood by remarking:
"Strikes me that MIR. Underwood
might pay for the hail. just to earn the
salary he draws as representative"