St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-08
HERE'S AN IDEA.
Local State Representatives to
Look After Their Own People.

IIOOA EIlCE Wv IL CODlCs
John Goodnow, as a member of the
executive committee that will have gen
eral supervision of the arrangements for
the convention, has come out III favor
of an idea on the entertainment of the
convention visitors that has the merit
of novelty and seems TO be possible
good thing. Mr.. GOOdnOw does not say
whether the idea is his own. 1t prOba-
bly, is. Anyhow, he favOrs it.
I'VE have in this city, said Mr.. Goodnow
yesterday, people from almost every state i'll
the Union. We have large number from
every Eastern state. and that Is the section
from which most of the people will come to
the convention. Why would it not be good
idea to let the representatives Of each state
take care of the visitors from that state: For
instance, here are lot of New York people
in Minneapolis, Let these New Workers be
delegated a subcommittee to look after the
visitors to Minneapolis from New York. The
Massachusetts people can do the same, and
so on down the whole line of states. Each
of these subcommittee can be represented
by its chairman on the general subcommittee
on entertainment. l think the scheme Is
worth considering"
If the idea here advanced by Mr..
GOodnow is deemed of sufficient merit to
be considered, 1t may be mentioned that
already part OF the work has been done.
The representative of several states al
ready have organizations in Minneapo-
lis. There is a sort of an organization
of Maine people out in the Eighth ward.
The Vermont men and women have an
association. So have the Massachusetts
people. There used to be a New York
association and Pennsylvania assOcia-
ton and all Ohio association. There
are several others of these societies that
are not now called to mind. Let these
state associ atiOns take care of the peo-
pie from the parent state.
All arrangements still await the COM
ing of j. S. ClarkSon. 1t is not known
just when he and his party will arrive
Thomas Lowry thinks he will be along
in day or two, but it is believed that
if he were coming that soon he would
have telegraphed for rooms at the West.
Col. West has had no word from him.
Mr.. Lowry is backing Col. West in his
determination to reserve no rooms for
any one until Clarkson gets here. AS
an illustration of the scramble there
will be for rooms when it once begins
Hon. Dwight A. Lawrence, who arrived
Saturday, wanted to reserve seventy
rooms for the men from New York. He
must take his chances with other peo-
pie.
Supt. Dougan, of the union depot,
SAYS that there will be no trouble about
the depot men being able to handle all
the people who come. He says that
Minneapolis has more waiting room
space in the union depot than any
other depot in the country. lie does
not think it will be necessary to have
any more room for handling the baggage
of the convention corners, but says it
will be provided if necessary. He
thinks it probable that the company
will be called upon to take care of 5000
pieces of baggage during the conven-
ton. The delegates, he says, will bring
all they want III a vallse, The people
who come out for trip and to see the
country will be the ones that will carry
the trunks. They had no trouble about
handling trunks and people during the
Christian Endeavor convention, and do
not anticipate any next June.