St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-27
Returning Convention Boom
ers Tell How 1t Was All
Done in Washington.
Hardness OF Some Delegates
Will Not Postpone the Big
Jolllfieation.
George Williams Shot by
Henry Jones, And Death
May Ensue.
Thanksgiving Day Was of the
Usual Kind Among Min
neapolis People.

In the gray light of early morning
yesterday all attenuated figure closely
wrapped in long coat might have been
seen wandering toward the union depot.
1t was the reception committee going to
meet the returning delegation from
Washington. John Go0dnOw was the
committee. That the reception conf
mittee was no larger was no fault OF the
people Of Minneapolis. The returning
delegation left the people at home in such
bllSSful ignorance of Its movements,
that an adequate reception could not be
arranged. But John was loyal to the
delegation and 10 the city, So he went TO
the depot alone aud sat for all hour in
the cold corridors until the train came
bearing the advance division OF the con-
QuerOrS. GoOdnow was determined that
the men who had won Il victory for Min
neapolis should not return TO Minneap-
oils without receiving some sort or
welcome. Col. William McCrOTy, Henry
+. Brown, George HUM, Charles K.
Haney, A. j. Blethen. II. :. Harris and
Palmer henderson were the persons that
stepped down from the train when it
pulled into the depot and walked GOOdnow
from his frosty siumber. They brought
the news that Senator WashburD had
separated from the party in Chicago
ana had come home by the Milwaukee.
And EaStiS, where was he? Nobody
knew. William Henry was SO elated
over the victory that he has not been IN
his right mind since. 1t is said that he
is wandering around Washington, re-
citing poetic descriptions of North
western scenery from Hiawatha. He
Will be brought home before the con-
yentiOn. Bob Evans Is still in Wash
ingtOn attending the meeting of the eX-
ecutive committee and Thomas Lowry
is in New York. The colonel thought
all the other members OF the delegation
that went from Minneapolis were Oh
the road home.
As soon as Col. McCrOry had eX-
planned the whereabouts of the other
members OF the delegation, he told
John GoOdnow that mistake had been
made in fixing the reception for tonight.
The men who are absent will come
stringlng In one at time, and all of
them will not get into Minneapolis be-
fore tomorrow night at the earliest.
Acting OH the cOlOnePS suggestion. q
meeting OF the committee Oh arrange
mentS was called for yesterday morning
at ii O'clock. The committee met, but
none of those present could see any good
reason for pOStpOning the date of the
reception. If all would not be here at
that time it would be their loss. So the
meeting in the armOry hail will be held
tonight according TO schedule. There
Will be no pOStpOnemhnt fOr any reason,
barring the burning of the hail. Among
the speakers who will be called upon
by Chairman w. 5. King are the follow
ing:
Mayor 2. B. Winston. welcome in behalf Of
Minneapolis; George I thompson, welcome in
behalf of ~. Paul; Rev. N u. Shutter. ). VI.
Owen, d. W LAWYER. st. Paul: o. c. Mer-
riman, f. c. Brooks, (. L. McGhee, ST. Paul;
Rev. +. NJ. GjertsOn, F. NJ. Nye, &. A. Gala
CHER.
Col. McCrory says that the convention
came to Minneapolis because the men
OF this section were better organized
than any OF the others. They went
down to Washington with all the work
placed. They knew just who was doubt
full and who was out of the question.
They went To the heart OF the matter at
the outset. He gives the most credit to
Senator WashOurn and to Bob Evans.
Among the others vino did great work
are mentioned c. w. Johnson. Thomas
Lowry, Gov. Merriam and ex-senator
Sabin. OF their efforts he says:
These men had all been there be-
fore. They knew just who to see and
how to approach their man; they were
all men OF influence. and To them par
tlcularly should credit be given. Sena-
| tor NaShburn'S speech before the
committee was the best speech | ever
heard him make, which is saying a good
deal. Tom Lowry placed himself at
our disposal, and was always ready al
any time of the day or night to go out
on still hunt after any one. SO, too.
with Gov. Merriam and Senator Sabin.
l tell you the people of the Northwest
have reason to be proud of their repre-
sentative men"
Senator Washburn says that Capt.
Snider should come in for great deal
OF credit. He worked early and late,
and did everything that he was asked
| to do. Both WaShburn and McCrory
| agree on the way Chicago treated Min
neapolis. The coming metropolis was
the soul of magnanlmity. Both of them
| likewise agree on the political signiti-
canoe of getting the convention for Min
| neapOliS-that there is none. WASH
| burn says that Blaine Will be nominated
anywhere if he wants the nomination.
| That Is all he claims to know about it.
w. j. Dean has set going the political
machinery necessary TO start the Fro
| hibitlOn convention toward Minneap-
oils. The people in this city will not
rest content now until they get every
convention the world has to offer be-
ween now and the year 1900.