St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-25
All Minneapolis Excited Over
Getting the Republican
Convention.
Talk Of Making an Effort for
the Democratic Gathering
for st. Paul.
Bowker's Home Again Before
the Board Of Education--
Council Work.

| tney began to talk about how We'll
give those boys who went to Washing
ton royal time when they get back"
few of them began to hustle to put
that idea into shape. When the party
started for Washington Col. McCrory
said: ''lf we don't get this convention
we will not come back at all: but if
we do. we want you fellows
TO give us reception when
we RETURN" And they will get re-
ceDtiOn. They will be met at the depot
with brass band at the very least. 1t
was the desire to do something toward
complying with the wishes of the men
who went after the convention that
John GOodnOw. c. S. Bracket and Col.
w. >. King issued a call for a meeting at
the rooms of theUnion League last night.
1t was non-partisan meeting, although
there were more Republicans than
Democrats present. Among the Demo
Gratis who put in an appearance were
Mayer Winston, G. NJ. Foote, w. II.
Lynn andEd. Stevens. They had not
been i'll the room ten minutes before Ed
Stevens was playing whist with party
of Republicans, and he looked as if he
enjoyed it, too. The meeting was in
striking contrast with some of the
meetings that were held in the
same place when the movement
TO secure the convention began. Then a
crowd of thirteen could sometimes be
mustered, but oftener it numbered less.
Last hight the rooms were packed
Among those i'll attendance were sey-
| eral representatives of the Press club
VINO had been appointed committee
TO attend and volunteer to help out the
entertainment committee in every way
possible. The meeting was called to
ORDER by j. w. Nash. Col. w. s. King
was unanimously eldcted chairman and
FRANK Mead secretary. Col. King out
lined the purpose of the meeting, ex-
planning that
William Henry Eustis, EIoouepce
had caused such a storm i'm Washington
that ali the telegraph wires were out of
order, and that definite intelligence of
when the committee would return
could not be gained. He was not GER
tain that the committee had left Wash
| lngt0n yesterday, as was the intention
when the special train pulled out of
Minneapolis Wednesday evening. He
was not certain that the committee
was able to return. and he did
rot FnOw if there were enough
Minneapolis friends in the Capital CITY
to put the Minneapolis committee on
the train. However. it was determined
TO prepare for the return OF the conouer-
ing heroes and leave such latitude in
the plans that they may be changed at
moments notice. Several sugges-
tons were offered and received. Then.
on motion to that effect, a committee
was appointed to withdraw into
an inner room and prepare
a, plan f0l properly receiving
the men of Washington. P. B. Win
StOn, c. NJ. FOOte, r. b. Lanrdon. John
GOodmow and George n. Marchant were
named as such committee. They went
up stairs to private room to deliberate,
and while they were gone f. +. Davis
turned his elOquence loose upon the as
sembled who had no excuse for getting
away. Several other speeches were
nade.among the purveyOrs of eloquence
being George Thompson. of the St. Paul
Dispatch, and f. G. Stevens, of st. Paul.
By that time
The Committee on Plan
had returned and handed III the follow
| ing report:
We recommend that delegation of citizens
leave mere at time to be set hereafter to
meet the returning DELEGATION and escort
| them to the Twin Cities
We further recommend that mass meet
! Paul be held at Armory haiIon Friday even
| ing NOV 20, at y. M, TO receive and thank
| the delegations who have so ably served The
interests and the honor of the state of Min
nesota.
We further recommend that a committee of
hVe be appointed by the chairman TO make
1nIl and complete arrangements 10 carry out
the Tecommendations submitted herewith
We further recommend that Col. W s
King act as chairman Of the meeting Friday
! evening.
The report was ADOPTED. and. the num-
Der having been increased to ninety,
the chairman appointed the following
committee on arrangements: John
GoOdnOw, C. NJ. Foote, p. b. winston
E. G: Hay. S. E. Olsen. c. S. Bracket
and Robert JamisOn, of Minneapolis:
NJ. w. Fitzgerald and +. c. Stevens. of
st. Paul. Ed A. Henderson, J. s. Nc
LAIN and George Thompson. the latter
Of the st. Paul Dispatch, were ordered
to draw up suitable resolutions 10 be
presented 10 the returning delegation.
That Is all that remains to be done.
According to the Schedule,
the men who went to w ashington verc
| TO have left there yesterday at noon. If
they left at that time, and it could not
! be learned last night whether they had
or not. they will arrive in MINNEAPOLIS
| this morning about S o'clock. If they
Ieft III the afternoon they will come bv
! speclal tram. and will probably not get
to Minneapolis before tomorrow at
noon. The latter is the more probable
tline or arrival. The Kansas City road
| VIII furnish special train. and the del
egatiOn of welcoming citizens will 20
down the road seventy-iive or eighty
miles 10 meet the returning special.
! mat Will make the welcome home
sort OF Thanksgiving celebration.
Surprised Most People
There was no other topic of conversation
| wherever two men met than the landing of
/ the convention plum in the MINNEAPOLIS
| basket. Old men became as gay as bows and
! strutted around with their chests thrown
| into The air and We'll, maybe we re- not-in-
| 1t expression on their faces. The usual
number of I-tUld you-so's were abroad but
! they were overbalanced by the people who
| honestly confessed to surprise. There were
/ probably not over dozen men in Mime
! apolis who have believed at any time that
! Minneapolis could get that convention. no
matter how she might work for it. They
| were with the movement. but they were not
! sangnine. The qualification over the success
| OF the Washington delegation was all the
more pronounced. They shook hands with
! one another and feliciiated themselves
on the fact that MINNEAPOLIS was
about to take a place among the great cities
OF the country, because it is generally con-
ceded that none but great city can handle a
national convention of either of the old
/ parties. The first flush of enthusiasm over
the cool heads began Immediately TO plan for
Taking Care Ofthe Convention.
The rooms of the convention committee in
the Bank OF Commerce building have been
reopened and they will be kept open from
| now until the convention is here of course
nothing definite has been done as vet and
! nothing can be done until after the return of
! the delegation from Washington, but plans
| in plenty are already III the air. The hotels
! are the ones that will have to make the great
| est preparations. The West was in recent
/ of kilograms all day yesterday asking for
rooms during the convention. Senator
! Washburn telegraphed from Washington TO
! reserve no rooms until the return of the
! committee The committee viii then get the
| hotel men together and map ont plan I'm
! til then the hotels will pay no attention for
| requests for looms beyond placing Them ON