The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-08-09
THE MINNESOTA DEMOCRACY.
A Banquet and Reception rendered te
Members Of the State Central
Committee.


jefferson club at their rooms in the
Globe building in this city was attended
by q notable gathering of the chief men
of the party from various parts Of the
State. Besides the local celebrities
there were present Dan Lawler, of St.
Paul; Vim. Hamm, St. Paul; A. r.
Pau. Mankato; 5 V. Croker, Fari-
bault; e. G. Strlnger, Hastings, r. N.
Marble, Duluth; A.. E. Arnold, Monte
vldeo; H, G.. Shepard, Winona; H.
PAIL, New U:m; c. T. Maginnis,
Crookston. Among the other distin-
guished guests from abroad were E. W..
Durant, Saltwater; Daniel Buck, Man
kato: Thomas Wilson. Wlnona; j. n.
Castle, Saltwater: j. 3. Thornton, st.
James; j. x. King, Duluth; w. r.
Murray, st. Paul: H. Jurgenson. Man.
kato. G. N. Baxter. Faribault; Judge
Baker, st. Paul; j.. Summons, Little
Falls, j. s. O'Brlen. Saltwater; E.. S.
Porter, Mankato; FRANK Randall. WI
mona. About 200 members Of the club
were present to extend a cordial well
come. Col. NJ. w. Glenn presided at
the banquet aud read an address Of vel,
come. Speeches were made by Doc.
Ames, Hon. Daniel Buck, r. w. Du-
rant, A. T. Ankeny, VIM. Pitt Murray,
Hon. Thomas Wilson, Dan Lawler, I,
M. Murray, d. B. johnson, W. IL.
Donahue and others, aud each speaker
was greeted with rapturous applause.
Buck, Durant AID Judge Wilson are
favorably mentioned for gubernatOrlal
candidates this fall and each gentleman
has considerable Following and would
make an excellent man for the position.
The three Of them spoke at considerable
length and their pointed remarks we're
applauded to the echo. We take the
following report from the DAILY Globe:
Hon. Daniel Buck was the first
speaker called upon after the repast was
concluded and cigars lighted, and he
was greeted with round after round Of
applause. He said he had been voting
the good old Democratic ticket
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FOR THIRTY YEARS.
and when he lett this Car he expected
to be laid away with those good old
Democratic SAINTS, ST. Paul, Thomas
jefferson aud Gen. jackson. What q
commentary upon the present times did
the face of Thomas jefferson before him
on the wall call up. The man who
wrote the Declaration of independence
which says that all men are created
equal, looking down upon q campaign
in which the Republican candidate for
governor spends $3.50, 900 60 corrupt the
votes of the state. The time has come.
he said, when the people must put down
the use Of money at elections. bind the.
boodler with bolts and chains Of steel.
B it is said that he'll is but the fire of
selfshness, and here our Repub lican
oilinspectors keep pouring on OF, and ~ )
the w. w Dudiey's keep on frying
the fat. Perish the man who CORN pity
overcomes the penalty OF The caucus
the honestY~of the informed ate conVens
tion. and the sacredDess Of the ballot
box. Senator 3. M Dnrant came next
and was also enth Jus. astically greeted.
His address was full OF expansions OF.
hope for the coming camp ign and he
regarded this meeting as signil h y. 4 OF y
victory. The sentiment he rfsponded
TO was the truly lpyal pol itician, 4
which he defned as the ma who j man q =
ages best for the people, an illnstrio y
example Of which was the late E 2, NJ 8.
Wilson, % whom ne paid {5Ass u
AN .ELo qUEsT 4 81 i r
. He con- rasted Thomas ffs \ 9 4,
writing thu DsclaT alton q lutl tpp p u
d1enuce, filled with sen iIlelit 8
~ sl,icl maas freq men with tlls s.
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