St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-18
The Last Campaign Left Many
Bitter Memories Which
Would Not Heal.
Withdrawal Of Sanborn, In
gersoll and Many Of the
Organizers.
Charges Of Political Treaeh-
cry in the Last Campaign
Numerous.


the plaudits of all the leaders
of the faithful in st. Paul
has been strangely silent for sew
eral months. No meetings have ever
been announced in this time to the pub
1ic, and visiting statesmen Of Repub-
lican faith have not been invited to visit
its quarters as was the custom when it
commenced business with headquarters
that occupied nearly half the
third floor of the Endi
colt Arcade. No banquets have
been given in honor of statesmen like
Chairman Clarkson and Tim" Byrnes,
and not resolution was passed indOrS-
ing Minneapolis as the place for the
national Republican convention. These
facts, so entirely unlike the club at its
advent have caused no little curiosity
among the people who remember the
stirring speeches and the eXtravagant
promises made at the organization of
the Union league, but a short inyeStiga-
ton made during the past few days eX-
plains everything.
The Union League of st. Paul has
practically gone to pieces. In cOnnec-
ton with its demise, however. there are
great many humorous facts. At the
time the club was organized all elements
Of the party in this city joined and paid
in the required initiation fee of S25.
The ''kids." the ''silk-stOckings" and
all other factions of the party came into
the fold. There was Sam Nichols and
c. p. Berryhill, w. II. Sanborn and
D. +. Reese, Louis Memo and
Col. Samuel Lowenstein, Gen
Lamb and ''Shelr' Blakely, w. M.
Todd and Gov. W. r. Merriam, Geb-
hard Willrich and f. G. IngersOll, w. j.
Freaney and Willie Nichols, Squire w.
Il. r. McMartin and William BOles, and,
in short, Republicans of 'all classes and
conditions who could put up the re-
CURED So. The club was to be modelled
after the Union leagues of Philadel-
phia, New York, Minneapolis and other
cities, and was to be the central, as well
as the
Swell Organization
of the party in st. Paul The first cleo
ton was harmonious and satisfactory
officers were, as arule. elected. Among
them were Aid. w. II. Sanbern. f. q.
lngersoll, W. J. Freaney, NJ. w. Fitz-
gerald and others equally as we'll
known. Only one or two Kids Sc
cured places on this board Of officers.
but these few set TO work. and as
one of the opposition expressed it yes
terday:
The Kids got control and we dropped
out"
Fine quarters were secured in the
EndicOtt, and the club started out with
a flourish. During the spring campaign
W. w. Erwin was accustomed to spend
his leisure moments there writing
fusilades in behalf of Col. Kiefer.
Things ran along after a manner until a
year ago, and then there were rHmors of
trouble. The two campaigns had left
many scar on the Union Leaguers.
The element opposed to the ''kidS" took
little interest III matters, and the
kids" secured control of the board
of directors. Shortly aTterward the
board met and the question came up as
to whether or not the club should con-
tinue or wind up its affairs. F. G. In
gerscll, w. J. Freaney, Aid. w. Fl.
Sanborn. NJ. w. Fitzgerald and others
equally well known favored the latter
OILS, d. T. Reese. George Lamb,
Shell BlakeIy, Col. A. r. Kieter
and W. p. Jewett declared in fa-
vor of continuing the organiza-
ton. After considerable canvasSing
the question came up at a meeting of
the board of directors and was decided
in favor of the Lamb-Johns-R Reese fac
ton by vote of four to three, Col.
Kiefer, Henry Johns, w. p. Jewett
and George Lamb voting i'm favor of
continuing. At this time the club had
in its treasury about $500. the balance
OF about $1,000 paid in at the begin
ming.
The Victorious Faction
decided to secure cheaper quarters, and
the old rooms were given up for one or
two rather inexpensive ones, and the
club moved.
In this moving the anti-kid faction
took no interest. for after the victory of
the kids they resigned at once. Inger-
soil, SanbOrn, Erwin and great many
others at once drew out, and have had
nothing to do with the club since. In
speaking of the breakup of this once
powerful organization yesterday, one of
the Republican leaders expressed him.
self quite vigorously.
The Union league started out with
everything pointing toward success.
We had large membership and many
of the best Republicans i'll the city were
among the number. Everything passed
off satisfactorily as long as the kids"
were kept in the background. When
they came into control we pulled out.
At the time the majority of the board
decided to continue George Lamb was
treasurer and there was about $3.50 in
the treasury. | do not know how the
thing stands now. l think il has been
abandoned altogether; that money can
not last much longer at any rate,
Henry JOHNS, ore of the prominent
leaders Of the kids. ," was seen in re-
gard to the rupture in the Union league
and asked if an obituary would be in
order. He answered this in the mega
| tive. and insisted that the club is sill
| in the
Land of the Living.
The facts of the matter are that if the
| club is still in existence its membership
is limited and its funds are decidedly
| low. The friends of some of the lead
| ing candidates on the Republican coun-
! ty ticket in the campaign of 1890 make
| some very serious charges against the
! faction III control Of the union league at
the last meeting. 1t is an open
| secret that the Democratic -cOun-
ty committee in that campaign
| did receive daily type written
reports OF everything that took place in
the Republican headquarters. These
! reports were written out on a type
| writer, and were very full and of de-
| clded advantage 10 the Democrats. 1t
| is needless to say that their author was
well paid for his literary efforts.
| After the election was over the
| Republican leaders devoted some
| time to investigating this mat
ter, and some of them claim that
these reports, prepared for Chairman
Fuller's eye, were written in the Endi-
colt, and in rooms in close proximity to
the Union league headquarters. Others
| go farther and boldly assert that men in
| the KID organization did the work.
And for this and similar reasons they
| withdrew from the club.
Another piece of work charged up to
| the kids" by prominent Republicans
was the issuance of circular instruct
ing voters to vote for Sheriff Bean by
placing mark opposite his name. This
was sent to every Republican voter in
the county, and the effect of it was to
cause many to vote for Bean alone,
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