St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-29
AFTER THE CONVENTION.
There Is Now an Earnest Effort
Being Made to Secure 1t.

There Is Now an Earnest Effort
Being Made to Secure 1t.
There was T.ore enthusiasm mani
tested at the meeting held yesterday
afternoon in the rooms of the Union
league than at any previous meeting of
like character. Most of themen there
seemed to think that Minneapolis
should have the Republican national
convention, and seemed determined to
make an honest effort to secure it for
the Flour City. 1t was a representative
gathering of both Republicans and
Democrats. More than that. the best
men in the city's business affairs were
there. Such men as Senator Wash
burn, Capt. o. G. Merrinan, S. E.
ston, R. g. Evans, John Good
now, W. NJ. Regain, T. B. Walker
and Col. William McCrory were present
and not backward about expressing
themselves OH the convention subject.
w. Ii. EustiS presided, as usual. The
first part of the meeting was given up
to speechmaking. There seemed to be
desire to get at the actual ideas of the
men present, representing the chamber
of commerce, the board of trade, the
business mems union and the Union
league. Not all of the speeches were in
favor of making the attempt to secure
the convention. Some of the gentle
men seemed to think that the conven-
ton would not do the city enough good
to pay for the money it would cost to
get it there. They were in the minority,
however. Almost everybody, Repub-
llcanS and Democrats alike, were heart
lily in favor of making the ate mpt. r.
u. Evans. as member of the Repub-
lican national committee, offered some
expert testimony on the subject. He
thought that Minneapolis stood good
show for getting the convention ii it
would go after it. He did not think
that Chicago would get 1t. Washburn
talked in much the same strain. Sew
eral other gentlemen made speeches
urging Minneapolis to make all effort TO
get it, anyhow.
Then the meeting got down to bust
ness. Mayor Winston, as chairman of
the committee Oh finance, reported that
the committee had secured subscrip-
tons amounting TO $1,000 toward the
$50, 000-guaranty fund. That was en-
couragng. Then they talked over how
to go to work to get the convention.
Senator Washburn moved that the chair
man appoinf committee of three to Sc
lect committee of fifteen to act as a
SeHeldi executive cOinmlUtce IOr all
work towards getting the convention.
The chairman appointed as the commit
tee of three Senator w. ID. Washburn,
John Goodnow and w. M. Regain.
Goodnow requested that Capt. Mer-
riman, as Democrat, be given
his place on the committee. Senator
Washburn thought all the
committeeman should be Republicans,
since they would have to deal with Re-
publicans. The committee, as first
named, stood. ". NJ. Regain. thought
the executive committee should number
more than fifteen, citing tile Harvest
Festival committee as one that found
it advisable to increase its membership.
Goodnow supported, him. 1t was
deemed advisable to increase the num-
Der of the committee, as the members
of it will want to work upon the other
cities of the state, and will want to
bring some influence to bear upon the
members of congress from other states
than Minnesota. That would give fif-
teen men too mnch to do. On motion
of r. d. Russell the committee of three
was given the privilege of increasing
the executive committee to fifty. The
committee of three will meet this morn
ing and report to the main committee,
at the Union league rooms this after
noon at o'clock, the names of the ex-
ecutiVe committee.