St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-14
And Tpansacts All It's Bust
ness in Less Than Four
Hours.
Foxy John Goodnow, Of Hen
nepin, Elected President
of the League.
The Usual PlatitudeS and
Qualifications Of Republic
anism INDUCED In.

ing to few stereotyped speeches, eat
ing dinner on the eighth floor of a
building, and narrowly escaping being
crushed to death in getting down stairs,
the six or seven hundred delegates to
the Republican convention of league
clubs, so called, yesterday morning.
again assembled at Harmonic hall,
elected officers that had already been
selected, and passed resolutions which
may be summed up as follows:
1--WE are the people"
After deciding that the Republican
party is still in existence the delegates
adjourned and went home to wait for
a couple of years for an election to come
around, with the proud consciousness
that they had done their duty and saved
the country again.
Last Tuesday evening John GOodnow.
fuel dealer, remarked sententiously at
the Union league: The appointment
of the committees is the most important
thing. He was right. and Mr.. GoOdnow
is now president of the league. Things.
Thursday. Tim E. Byrnes, who
took it upon himself to call
the convention to order, was
not elected chairman, as was expected.
John Day Smith was chosen. He was
absent, so Byrnes acted as chairman
until he could be summoned, and in the
meantime appointed the committees
with rapidity that displayed he had
studied the situation somewhat, and
knew how to select his material.
There wasn't much for the cOnven-
ton to do yesterday; in fact, hardly
enough to justify the convention in
meeting at all. Time Thursday after
noon was drug on the market. The
credential committee was not ready
to report when John Day
Smith raped for order at
1880 o'clock. This didn't make any
difference, as it was decided the day be-
fore that one could belong to the con-
vention, if he happened to be on hand.
whether he belonged to club at all
so the reports of committees were re-
ceived. That of the committee Oh reSo-
.lutionS was as follows:
The Republican State league i'll convention
assembled, pauses on the threshold OF its pro-
ceedings TO honor the memory of William
Window, who for a quarter of century rep
resented Minnesota in the councils of the
nation as representative in congress- senator
and cabinet minister. g..
We indorse the wise, statesmanlike and
courageous course OF the present national adj
ministration.
We especially approve the last legislation
waterways to the sea, which afford cheaper
freights from the fields of the Northwest TO
the markets of the world.
We declare our belief in the doctrine of
protection TO American industries, Ameri-
can labor and American homes. We also be
lieve in such reciprocal trade with the ma
tons of America as will enlarge the markets
for the products of our farms and manu-
factories without increasing the competition
which tends to lessen wages. and TO degrade
our labor.
We favor such financial legislation based
Oh the policy suggested by the late secretary
of the treasury as shall maintain at least the
present. rate increase of our circulating me
diums and tend toward an international
agreement which will fix a standard ratio of
value between the money metals gold and
silver.
We reaffrm our belief in and devotion to
the supreme and sovereign right of every
lawful citizen, rich or poor native or foreign
born. white or black, to cast one free ballot
i'll public elections, and TO have that ballot
duly counted.
We believe that the prin eiples and policy
of the Republican party as exemplified in its
past history and in Its present position on all
questions of public interest are right, and
that they are the crystalization OF the prin-
ciples and beliefs of the people.
The resolutions seemed to round the
sharp corners easily enough, and there
was no objection to them. If brevity
had been consulted the last resolution.
which endOrs e all the
Republican Party Has Done
in the past, would have been sufficient.
Col. Edwards. of Ramsey. however, did
raise the point that 1t would be just as
we'll to find out who was entitled to
vote before they were permitted TO vote,
| but that cut no figure.
| The committee on revision of the con-
stitution did not do much pruning. j.
NJ. ID. Crafts, of Dakota county, couldn't
| see how the convention should draft the
| leagues constitution as the convention
was the league by a good deal. Thought
| full Tim Byrnes explained that it was
| all the same thing. Mr.. Crafts didn't
see this, and intimated very pointedly
| that if the committee could revise the
| constitution that the committee on per-
| manent organization could elect the
| leagues officers. However, tho pro-
| gramme was carried out and the report
| was received.
No change was made in the first four
articles Of the constitution. In the fifth
the convention was made to consist of
| five delegates instead of three from each
| club. The president and secretary of
| the club were made eX-Otficio members
! of the delegation from the club.
! The state convention is to meet bi-an-
nually instead of annually, in the sixth
article. In the seventh the convention
| or the executive committee is given
! power to eXpel clubs from the league.
In the ninth article the executive COM
! mittee is made up of one member from
each county, and twenty members of
! the executive committee constitute a
! quorum for business. Special meetings
of the executive may be called at any
/ time on the request OF ten members.
| The old rule was five members.
In article ii the member of the state
| executive committee from each county
| is made the chairman eX-ofhcio OF the
county league.
The first spat was concerning the in
crease of the delegates allowed each
clvb from three to five. The objection
was made that this would result IN an
: unwieldly convention. Tim Byrnes
was on hand with his little explanation.
and said it was better to get the boys
together and Minneapolis would build
hall big enough to hold 5000 dele
gates, if necessary. DR.. Perkins made
home shot when he said that this
would give the big cities the control oil
the league. He wanted each club to
have one vote. Senator Crandail Sug-
gested one vote for each ten members.
but this made things worse. Finally,
after II. A. Castle, of Ramsey, and Sen
| ator Tawney, of Winona, had each
spoken, the matter was settled upon
Castles motion that each club shall
have five delegates to the state conYen-
ton. who shall vote individually.
The committe on permanent organize
! ton reported that the temporary organi
cation
BE Made Permanent.
This gave John Day Smith another
chance to make a speech, in which he
said that the Republican minority III
the senate is working hard TO pr0tect
your interests. The Republicans vii
remember that in the early part OF the
session there was marriage in the leg
| iSlature. 1t was not love match
1t was a forced marriage. The
man and wife didn't dwell together
happily, and now the Alliance nader
has applied for divorce, and is already
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