St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-22
HOW JOBBERS FEED.
Nearly One Hundred of Them
Illustrated the Process
Last Night.
They Banqueted Themselves,
Made Speeches and Held
Carnival.
Fruits, Flowers and Bees In
teresting to Several Ear
nest Men.
Minneapolis Offieeholders Go
to st. Paul--Interesting
Court News.

The soft strains of dreamy values hoated
out over the Guaranty Loan buildings light
well last night, and ascending toward the
stars whispered to the silent formless voices
of the night that the members of the Mime
apolis Jobbers' association were banqueting.
There were nearly one hundred of them the
jobbers, not the voices including
their wives, and they seemed to enjoy
the groceries spread before them by the deft
handed walters. They probably knew the1.:
business in thus enjoying, for several OF
them were dealers in groceries and, of course.
wouldn't provide adullerated articles for
their own delectatiol They are lot OF
notwithstanding, well-fed fellows, these
jobbers. ana as merry among themselves as a
bevy of high school girls at comic opera
matinee. Dealers in hard goods and SOFT
goods alike participated in the good time,
fiddle did his best to squelch the
motive power of the slide trombone.
All sat down in the large dining room OF the
Guaranty Loan cafe few minutes before y,
and for nearly an hour the knives ana FORKS
ratified and 1.-THE hum of conversation dld
his best to show that he was hummer. lg-
natius Donnellv was to have been. present,
but at the last moment he sent telegram
saying that, owing to sudden press OF blsI
ness he could not come. lie was missed.
Anthony Kelly, the president of the
association, was, of course, absent be-
cause of the accident sustained by
him. He sent a note through his brother.
P.H.Kelly, in the latter's characteristic vein,
In Mr. Kelly's absence, Capt ID. NJ. Gilmore
presided as POSTMASTER The captain, in
opening the ball at 10 o'clock, when decks
were cleared for action, spoke appropriately
of the presence of the ladies at the banquet,
and their first appearance among the Joppers.
j. r. Wyman was The first called upon for a
speech.
Ladies and gentleman" said Mr.. lyman,
81 came here tonight, not to make speech;
but to listen to one from that distinguished
jobber, Ignatius Donnelly. IL matters not
whether man handles hardware or grocer
les. Even if he handles Bacon" i'll sufil-
Gent quantities he must rank as jobber,
and Mr.. Donnelly has demonstrated that he
can handle Bacon
Then Mr.. Wyman went on to chaff Capt.
Gilmore on that gentlemans two dreams-to
have the ladies present at the banquet and to
have a Democratic mayor to respond 10 tne
city of Minneapolis, both OF which were now
realized Felicitously he touched upon poll
tics, spoke of business 0progress, 'Joshed'
the old members of the association, and sat
down.
TRAFFIC Master Lindsey" as he was INTRO
duced followed Mr.. Lindsey's short speech
was devoted to expounding The advantages
of Minneapolis location as business cen
ter. Chicago was criticised for her avarlce
In reaching out into the Northwest and
grasping trade which should be Mlnneapo-
lis ''oWnest own"
r.. IL.
Capt Gilmore, because the jobbers made 1t a
point to always have preacher at their BAN
quets DR.. Tiffany SAID he had eaten his
dinner Just as if he didn't intend to make
speech because he didn't When he was in
vited TO the jobbers' banquet he wondered
what sort of jobbery they were up TO. VI
course, the court house was not Tar enough
advanced for jobpery, and he d1dn belleve
it could mean politics. but ne hnally con
cluded that it had something to do with the
iobbery of putting big public building OPP
posite his church, and then proposing TO
widen the street by taxing piece OF his
church.
I'VE Method1sts, said the doctor, "are good
natured people. but we don't like such wide
streets We prefer narrower. stralghter
The venerable doctor then paid high com
pliments to the jobbers, the same being in
terspersed with brilliant flashes OF wit, as
was to have been expected from man with
Dr. Ttffany's reputation as an afterdlnner
speaker. He touched upon politics Tor
moment and said:
I'VE want a mayor, whether republican
or Democrat, who will regard the best inter
ests of the city, who will keep the police and
the patrol limits as far from our homes as
possible. not because it is moral measure
of question, but because 1t is question OF
public Happiness"
Mayor Winston was introduced as the sue
cesstul candidate for mayor, because his hair
was of the right color The mayor made but
a short speech, complimentary to the job
| bers.
E. G. Potter was next introduced as good
| quarter horse, but not a slayer on a long
race. Potter said he declined to take upon
himself the burden of filling Donnelly's time
| and discussing whether Shakespeare wrote
Light of the Moon He wouldn't speak.
That closed the ball. Although the ban
| quet was dry in one sense, it was anything
but dry in another. 1t was one of the pleas
ATTEST ever enjoyed by the jobbers, and the
listened TO. The only special guests were
Mayor Winston and wife and Dr. Tiffany
| and wife, who sat at the right and left, re-