St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-30
QUAY AND DUDLEY.
The Doodle Workers Get Off the
Committee.

WASHINGTON, July go The execu-
tive committee of the national Repub-
lican committee began its session be-
hind closed doors at the Arlington
house in the city at o'clock this after
noon and the meeting continued for
more than three hours. Those present
were Senator Quay. of Pennsylvania,
chairman; j. S. ClarkSon, of Iowa, vice
chairman; j. Sloat Fassett, of New
York, secretary; Samuel FeSsenden
of Connecticut; j. Manchester Haynes,
of Maine; Garrett A. Hobart. of New
Jersey, and w. w. Dudley, of Indiana.
Col. Scott, of Omaha, who has been
sent to Washington to urge that his city
be selected as the place for holding the
next national convention, appeared be-
fore the committee and presented Oma-
has claims and the committee referred
the matter to the general committee.
The most important business of the
afternoon session was the action of the
committee in authorizing its chairman
and the secretary TO call a meet
ing of the entire national committee
at such place and time in November
as they may select for the purpose of
deciding on the place where the next
national convention shall be held. The
greater part of the session was taken up
with the examination OF hills for eX-
penses of the recent campaigns, and
some attention was also devoted to COM
municatIOns from outside parties, giving
advice as to proposed methods for run
ming the coming campaign. A letter
containing statistics of the growth of
Farmers Alliance and other independ-
ent social parties was examined care
fully and discussed at some length.
After w. j. Campbell had been elected
a member of the committee from Illinois
in place of George r. Davis the COM
mittee took a recess tor dinner.
When the committee reasSembled at s
o'clock all approaches to their room
was closed and no communication could
be had with those inside. The first bus
iness of the evening was the presenta-
ton of Chairman Quay's resignation,
which came before the committee in the
shape of letter, stating that he had re-
signed as committeeman from PennSyl-
vania. Upon motion of Mr.. Clarkson
the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved. That we accept against our
judgment, and with much doubt as to the
wisdom and expediency of it for the party's
interest. the action of Senator Quay in his
resignation as chairman and member or the
national committee. In submitting to it,
sire to express from our own knowledge OF
the facts of his pre-eminent service to the
party, our sense of the deep obligation under
which he has placed the Republican party
and the cause OF good government and pa
triotiSm in the United States. He under
took the leadership of a doubtful cause in
time when the Republican party was dis
heartened and the Democratic party con-
fident i'll the power of supreme control in the
government and the nation, and when the
odds Of the contest were against our party,
and by his matchless power his unequaled
skill in resources, his genius to command
victory, won for his party an unprecedented
victory in the face of expected defeat. We
know. as no one else can know, that the con-
test which he waged was one of as much
honor and fair methods as it was of invincible
power and triumphant victory, and that it
was won largely by the power or his supe-
rior generalship and his unfailing strength
as political leader In the great contest of
1888, in the months OF severe effort, and dur
ing years of close personal association with
him. we have learned to know the nobility of
the man, and we desire, in this conspicuous
manner. to place on public record for the
present and for the future, as an enduring
answer to the partisan assaults of defeated
enemy. our testimony in appreciation of his
public services and his personal worth.
Following this came the report of the
committee on audit, stating that they
had found the books and vouchers of
the treasurer, Col. w. w. Dudley, cor
rect and every dollar accounted for. A
resolution complimentary to Gen. Dud-
ley and accepting his resignation was
Immediately produced and read, as
follows:
Resolved, That while we are left, by Gen.
Dudley's own wish, no other course than to
consent to his retirement from the commit
tee, we feel that his action deprives the COM
mittee and the party of the invaluable and
loyal services of one who has proved him
self one of the abiest and most faithful pub
lie men of his time. In every field of honor
able contest and patriotic purpose, as sol
dier winning in his boyhood the stars of a
general in the Union army, as a public
official serving with equal fidelity his
country i'll prominent places i'll the
lions good he has proved himself worthy of
the respect and admiration of his country,
men. In his whole public career in his un-
selfish service and with his generous nature.
he has given freely his time and labor, never
thinking of private profit or personal emolu
ment His whole life is a generous proof of
his manliness of purpose and his pa
triotism as citizen, speaking from
what we know of his rare abilities and un-
usual devotion to party and country we
would express this grateful evidence of what
we know the Republican party owes to him
for his services in so many of its contests,
and especially In the memorable struggle of
1888. We part from him officially with sim
cere regret. and i'll doing so We wish to put
i'll the records of the committee this express
sion of that party's gratitude and personal
friendship in which we know he is SO worthy
The designations of Chairman Quay
aud Treasurer Dudley were then ac-