St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-28
FOOTE IS NOW IN IT.
He Is on the Executive Com
miItee OF the North Star
Association.
Harmonious Meeting Of the
New Political Organiza-
tons Leaders.
Last Evening Democratic Or
atory Quivered on the
Silent Air.
DR.. Tiffany's Funeral--Gen-
eral Roundup Of Hin
nsapolis.

found in home for spinsters during a
discussion of us Marriage a Good
Thing?" Harmony oozed out of the
very air. Aside from the harmony dis
! played it was a good meeting that the
executive committee of the North Star
club held. 1t was good meeting i'll
that something was really done toward
putting the Democratic party Of Mime
sofa into shape for hard battle next
| fall.
Early in the morning the Democratic
war horses began to gather in the lobby
! OF the Nicollet, but they did not champ
the bit in Impotence, as war horses are
popularity supposed to always do. They
| quietly chewed toothpicks and the ends
of cigars. They did, in a measure,
''snif the smoke of battle from affair.""
| but they knew that the real battle was
so far away that they might quietly
wait for the boom Of the first gun.
Along toward II o'clock they began to
stroll toward room f. There were not
many of them there when President
| Durant called the meeting TO order.
The roll was called, and adjournment
was taken until after dinner.
There were nearly fifty of the mem
bers Of the executive committee on hand
| in the afternoon when the work began.
The first thing to come up was conf
munication from 4 club formed in the
Eighth ward of ST. Paul that desired to
be enrolled among the North Star Off
! shoots. The matter was laid over until
| later in the meeting. There had, it
! seems, been some discussion among the
members of the committee prior 10 the
meeting relative to changing the form
of the organization somewhat. In order
to carry out the idea of the ma
| jority Of the members ID. b. Johnson
moved the appointment of committee
of five. with L. &. Brooks, of Minneap-
oils, as chairman. to revise the constitu-
ton and bylaws of the organization.
In addition to Mr.. Brooks. w. w.
| Campbell, DR.. w. w. Mayo, ID. B.
Johnson and c. l.. Baxter were named
to constitute the committee. President
| Durant acted with the committee by
virtue of his Office. The committee re-
tired to consult, Mayor Winston taking
| the chair. There was good deal of
| good-natured calling for speeches from.
everybody. Finally Mayor Winston con-
| sented to tell the assembled what he saw
in the East and what he did. He said
| that the Democrats would carry New
York and that they would probably
carry Ohio. All the other states are all
right. Most Of his time was spent OIL
the farm in Virginia. He went hunting
for ten days and killed IAN average of
one quail a day. William Pitt Murray
finally jumped to the front and said
that lie ought to make speech. but he
would not do it if the reporters were to
| be allowed to listen. The reporters
agreed to say nothing about what he
might say, and he went at it. There
was nothing so very monstrous in
what Mr.. Murray said. His little
| speech was nothing but declaration
that all was harmony in the Democratic
party. That was not new to the menu
bers of the North Star club. BY the
time Mr.. Murray had finished the COM
mittee OIL
Revision OF Constitution
and bylaws was ready to report The
changes made in the plan of organiZa-
| ton may be summed up thus:
The name of the organization shall be The
| North Star Association CT Democratic Clubs.
Its purpose shall be 10 establish and foster
Democratic clubs i'll every election district in
| the state, distribute literature and work for
| the interest of Democracy.
The annual meeting shall be held the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in March.
The representation in the annual meeting
from the several smaller clubs shall be one
delegate from the club and one additional
delegate for each fifty members.
The executive committee shall meet the
first Monday III each alternate month.
The clubs admitted 10 the association shall
be numbered IN the order in which they file
lists OF their officials with the secretary of
the association. so that the full name of such
clubs shall read, Worth Star Democratic Club
No. -.of -.
These were the only changes in the
constitution of moment. The old off
GERS remain. The club from the Eighth
ward of st. Paul heretofore mentioned
was admitted and named North Star
Democratic Club No. of st. Paul.
Foote One of Them.
At this point the most surprising and
significant incident in the whole ca
reer of the North star organization oc-
Cured. Joe Jepson arose, addressed
the chair and said:
"Since Mr.. Winston was elected treas
urer of this organization there has been
vacancy among the members at large
of the executive committee. The con-
stitution provides for four and there are
but three. Now, | move that G. NJ.
Foote be elected to fill that vacancy on
the executive committee of the North
Star association"
Il desire to second that motion and do
SO most cheerfully," said William Pitt
Murray.
The motion was put to vote. and Mr..
FOote was elected a member OF the eX-
ecutive committee without dissenting
voice. Everybody seemed to feel that
the club had done something of which
it could be proud.
Than oarna "a junction nf
ing committee to organize clubs
through the state. Upon that question
the gentlemen assembled exercised the
inalienable privilege of the American
citizen of talking as much as he pleases.
There was enough talk over
that matter to fill the pages of
Century dictionary. William Pitt
Murray moved that Mayor Durant,
of Saltwater; Mayor Winston. of MIN
neapolis, and Mayor Smith, of st. Paul,
be appointed committee on organiza-
ton. Mr.. Winston suggested that the
country would want some representa-
ton, and G. l.. Baxter, of Perham, and
w. E. Mckenzie, of the Fifth district.
were added. Some one else wanted
Andrew French OIL the committee. An
other man spoke of the merits of P. j.
Carney, OF Saltwater. William Pitt
Murray made another of a series of
speeches. telling the members present
that he had suggested the men namedin
his motion because they would all be
able to get together easily at almost
time and because they were all men
who would be able to look after the
financial part of the business. Men
could not be brought from all parts of
the state for that kind of work without
some compensation. His nominees were
all rich men and would not be hampered
by the question of dollars and cents.
But Carney was added to the committee.
Then the question of additional men,
bers came up again. TO settle that
question
The Whole Subject Was Reconsid.
cred.
Then Murray reiterated his motion
for the appointment of the three mayors.
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