St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-13
TALK OF TRIUMPH.
The Republican League Clubs
Begin Their Convention at
Minneapolis.
A Big Gathering Which Seems
to Sadly Lack Head and
Tail.
Hennepin Delegates Talk Of
Prosecuting Golightly
Morrill, for Libel.
The Police Shake Up an Aue-
ton House in a Lively
Way.

Inc convention 0t~Repu0llcan league
clubs at Minneapolis is fair success as
far as attendance is concerned from
numerical standpoint. The most nota-
Tile feature is the absence of party lead
erS and men who have been identified
with its history. Even Minneapolis
politicians of prominence kept away,
and the enthusiasm Is not especially
great.
The afternoon meeting. which brought
the delegates together for a temporary
organization. was called to order by Tim
L. Byrnes, who was president of the
state league two years ago, before the
bottom fell out. harmonic hall was
we'll filled, and every one seemed rather
anxious as to what was to be done.
Tim gave one OF his sample smiles and
then his face took an aspect of
Lofty Determination.
as he began a speech i'll which he sung
the changes upon the moral grandeur of
RepublicaniSm and referred to its in
tegrity and stability. He was very en-
phatic upon the point of integrity, as if
repelling some vagne inSinuation to the
contrary which recollection of the
leagues history may have prompted.
He cOntradicted the report that the Re-
publican party is dead, but his eulogy
of its past triumphS somewhat smacked
of the nature of an obituary. He pre-
dicted, or rather gave it out as simple
fact. that if the state league organization
is made complete that with ''the stars
and stripes back of US, and with
honorable and courageous Repub
ilcans as leaders, victory is
certain" Timothy evidently set
the style for the speakers that fol-
lowed him, for they were all referred to
the stars and stripes, and predicted vic
tory. j. w. Nash, of Minneapolis,
nominated George n. Lamphere, of
Moorhead, for temporary chairman. +.
|. Barnard nominated John Day Smith
as a imam who makes the Democrats
trembIe." The convention decided in
favor of the alleged trembie producer
by large majority. John Day, how
ever, was not in the convention. In
fact, for having the example of the big
guns, he had stayed away. A committee
was therefore appointed
70 Hunt Him Up.
In the meantime Byrnes continued to
act as chairman, and before Smith had
been found had appointed all the com
mitteeS, the most important work of the
meeting, each committee with the eX
ceptOn of the committee on resolutions
consisting of one member for each con-
grcssioDal district.
Credentials-S. Lowenstein, F. NJ. Eddy, R.
E. Thompson, +. w. Nash, G. II. StrObel.
Permanent OrganizatfOn-J. NJ. D. Craft.
Dakota; ii. C. GillickSon, Fillmore; Sprout,
Faribault; Herman Stockenstrum, ramsey;
T. L. Searle. StearnS.
Order of Business. a Tawney, Winona;
Nels Larson Elias jacobson, Chippewa; T.
c. Clark, Washington; j. A. Nelson, Clay.
On Revision of constitutional. f. Farmer.
Fillmore; Robert Scarf, Pipestone; d c.
Hill, GO0dhue; f. l.. MCGEE. ramsey; Z. NJ.
Sprague, Stearns; at large, T. E. Byrness.
The committee on resolutions consist
ed of one from each judicial district:
John Goodman, Hennepin; L. A. Hancock,
Go0dhue; W. II. Sanborn, Ramsey; A. T.
Stebbens, Olmstead: c. j. Edwards, Fill
more H. A. Seignuerut, Sibley; W. L. Young,
Blue Earth \. T. Koerner Meeker; d. W.
Brockhart Stearns; Truesdell, Redwood; j.
E. Doak, Murray: c. o. Christensen, Polk;
n. II. Ingersoll Crow Wing; ". b. Parson,
Dodge; G. E. Leyett, St. Louis.
Short Speeches.
Speeches made during the course of
the afternoon during the recess taken
while the committees were being made
up, were not remarkable for either per-
tlnancy or brilliancy. Few of the war
horses of the party were present, and a
man like John Day Smith ranked high.
That unctiOuS individual seems to have
attained considerable popularity by rea
son of his controversy with 1gnatiuS
Donnelly, ana when he came into the
hall was warmly applauded. The men
ton Of Bialne's name was always a sig
nal for cheers, and most of the speakers
succeeded in getting applause by re-
ferring to Abraham Lincoln or the war
of the rebellion.
John Day Smith said the Republican
party had been uniformly right on ques-
tions of National policy-"We have met
with slight reverse" he said, during
the past year, but have picked ourselves
up and decided it was only an accident.
The party and its leaders are still living,
and If we stick to the principles of Re
publicaniSm, there achieve victory. If
there is any truth in the charge that
the Republican party has neglected
the agrlculturallsts, we are the
men who can correct it. The
agriculturists were the first TO rally
around the Republican party and make
it permanent in history. The first princi-
pie OF RepubicaniSm is that every man
who rests under the flag. whether North
or South, shall have the privilege of
casting his vote and TO have it honestly
counted. Another principle is prOtec-
ton to American industries and Ameri-
can wOrkmen, when added to this is the
doctrine of reciprocity which is SO popu-
lar now with the man who originated it,
| (YellS of ''Blaine.'O nothing under the
light of heaven can prevent his election
not even Grover Cleveland" This
qualification had subdulng effect on the
Enthusiasm Died Away
At the close. R. G. Evans was next
called for and he pitched his voice to
high c, pulled out the tremolO stop and
started out on an OratOrical fight which
wound up with the usual prediction OF
victory. He. too, said the Republican
party would rectify its mistakes of the
past. w. II. Sanborn, of Ramsey
county, made an old-time regulation
stump speech and dealt with the his,
| tory of the party without coming nearer
! than twenty years or so Of the issues of
, to-day.
NJ j. Costello. of the st. Paul Dis
| patch, got somewhat excited at the
sound of his own voice, and proceeded
to say, in the course of his remarks,
drelly gang of municipal thieves as
ever cursed city. There are two
! guards" he said. 1.-THE old guard and
new guard. We, of the new guard, do
not represent the old guard, which
stands too near free trade, the brothel
and the saloon" After this pleasantly
| he got on the regular track again, and
became rational. F. l.. McGee, colored
orator from st. Paul, made an address
! that created both enthusiasm and
! amusement. He noted the absence of
| colored delegates from Hennepin coun-
ty. and said he would comment on the
cause later. Adjournment was then
taken to this morning at 10 o'clock.