St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-19
The MONEY IN SIGHT.
Canvass for the Convention
Guarantee to Close on
Wednesday.
No Doubt About 100000 Be-
ing Raised by Citi-
ZenS.
Special Committee Appointed
TO Interview the Railroad
Hagnates.
Nothing to Be Left Undone to
Secure st. Paul the Con-
vention.


of 100. at their meeting in the Chamber
| of Commerce last evening. decided that
it must be finished on Wednesday, and
the subcommittee engaged in the
canvass are TO make their final report
to a meeting to be held in the city
council chamber that evening. Then
the only detail left to be worked out
will be the matter of the delegation to
go on to Washington to meet the
national committee Jan. q.
A call of the committees revealed a
liberal donation on the part of the
press, the lawyers and number of the
commercial lines and industries. but it
also revealed a surprising and incOn-
sistent backwardnesS of that very
class of citizens that will be
most benefited by the conventiOn-th
hotels. 1t was expected that upwards
OF $1,000 would be realized from the
hOStelrleS because of their direct inter-
eSts. The lawyers. the doctors and the
professional classes contributed through
a sense Of true patriotism, knowing
there can he no certain financial bene-
hts; but the hotels that VIII be crowded
10 their utmost capacity during the con-
Yentlon week. and that are to advertise
their Inequalities and inviting cOndi-
tons aud arrangements to the $4,000 and
more strangers who will be in the city.
are Slow in coming to the front A
special committee has this feature in
hand, and, possibly, the landlords are
not wholly to blame for not multiplying
their first contributions. Mr.. Aberle's
report at last nights meeting indicated
that this may be true. He said that
Crawford Livingston. the chairman of
this special committee. had been con-
fined to his home with an attack of la
grippe, and asked for further time for
the committee to
Complete Its Task
Tie request was granted, and the ho-
tells will all be waited unon before
Wednesday night, and it will be known
at the next meeting just what they in
tend to do.
1t transpires that st. Anthony Park
inadvertently escaped the canvass, and
Mayor Smith was authorized to appoint
a committee to wait upon the people of
that suburb, and he named Messrs.
Brace, Southal and Gov. Marshall as
such committee.
Ii. +. Stevens spoke upon the neces-
sity of prompt and immediate con-
cluSOn of the canvass. 1t is apparent
that large number of citiZents who
are puOlic-spirited and generous have
not been requested to contribute to the
fund. and he moved that the work be
finished by Wednesday evening and an
accounting made at meeting to be
held then, so that it may be teiegraphed
throughout the length aud breadth of
the country that st. Paul is to the front
with her guarantee fund. This was
adopted.
Mr.. Hamm insisted that the amount
shall not be cent less than the pre-
ScriOed 100000. and it was voted that
a circular be mailed to every member OF
the canvaSSing committees, giving the
total amount subscribed and setting
forth the necessity of closing the work
Wednesday. No committeeman is ex-
pected to be apathetic, but to enter upon
his duties with a zest worthy of St.
Paul. Lewis Baker, G. ID. O'Brien and
William Hamm were appointed COM
mlttee to prepare this circular, which
will be mailed today.
Mr.. O'Brien commented upon the
fact that it is reasonable that
the railway corporations contrib
ute literally. They are the very
! first recipients of benefits, and many of
| them have large land grant interests,
and these latter will be placed before
the multitudes at the convention. Few
people of the United States are CONVEX
SAINT with the possibilities of Minnesota,
| and an acquaintance, such as will be
| made by the convention, will result in
attracting attention to the desirabllity
of the thousands of acres that the rail
roads have in the market-the most fer
| tile and productive lands in the world.
Mr. O'Brieu felt that if the com mlttee
should appoint subcommittee who
| would place these facts before the rail-
way companies,
In Their True COlors,
| liberal contributions would be secured.
| Not railroad has contributed cent,
although some of the presidents have
| donated personally. Upon his motion
the following committee was named to
| undertake this work:
Mayor Smith, P. IL. Kelly, H. F. Stevens,
| Thee. Schumacher. George r. Finch, L. c.
Stringer and George. Freeman.
III. X. Prendergast suggested that, as
an inducement to the national commit
| tee, a free train be rendered to the del
| egates TO the convention from Chicago
and return, but Lewis Baker combatted
the scheme. He thought it would be
| an injury, because San Francisco had
rendered like courtesieS to the Repub-
lican committee. and it had been re-
| jected. That committee had replied
that the time had not come when they
were prepared to put a national
convention up at auction. No induce
ments other than the plain require
ments will be accepted. 1t will be eX-
| pected, as matter of course, that en-
| tertainment in st. Paul be accorded the
delegates, ana that is all that is proper
to do.
Mr.. Curry, from the committee OH
correspondence. reported that a great
deal had been accomplished through
the personal correspondence of citizens.
st. Paul is a cosmopolitan city-com-
| posed of former residents of every city
in the Union-and it is a duty they owe
st. Paul to write letters to friends in
their former home to bring every influ-
enee possible to bear upon the national
committeeman in favor of ST. Paul This
has been and is being done with great
effect and Mr.Curry requests that every
citizen who has written such letters re-
port facts to him. He wants the adj
dresses of people who have been thus
applied to, together with their addresses,
so that circulars may be sent to them.
And he further requests that any re-
plies received be reported to him, that
the temper of the people of the country
may be noted.
meet in the mayors Office at O'Clock
this afternoon and every Saturday after
noon until after Jan. 81. The work
this committee now has to perform is to
select the delegation of at least 100
representative citizens to go to Wash
ington to WOO the national commit
teemen. This is particularly
important phase of the crusade. Every
thing, in fact, now depends upon the
presentment of the claim of st. Paul to
the committeeman. This is appreciated,
and the strongest delegation that can
be enlisted will be sent. Minneapolis,
headed by Mayor Winston, c. NJ. Foote,
James w. Lawrence and Col. Glenn, is
ready to join forces. and Duluth, Still
water and the other cities will unite.
Established 1870.