St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-21
The WEST COMBINING
Minneapolis, Omaha and San
Francisco Will Unite to
Down the East.
The Chances of the Minnesota
Town Winning Hourly
Grow Brighter.
Twin City Delegation on the
Ground and Already MAX
ing Things Hum.
4 Resolution Adopted and
Sent to the Committee
by Mr.. Evans.
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WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 2O.-The
Twin City delegation in search of the
Republican convention arrived at LOS
today and was welcomed at the station
by Senator Pierce, Secretary Grant ana
host of newspaper men. They were
tired and hungry, and adjourned to the
Arlington without raising a Minnesota
whOop. Every body on the train came
out alive and well. and eager for the
fray. After lunch the delegation met
In the headquarters at the Arlington,
and when noses were counted fOrty-fve
were found, each one with stong scent
for the convention. Gil Pierce called
the meeting TO order at o'clock and
made a statement of what was expected
of all present. He said he had been on
the ground a week, and he felt sure
that
Minneapolis Was In 1t.
He had heard dozen combinations,
and they run like this: Minneapolis or
New York, Minneapolis or Cincinnati.
Minneapolis or Omaha. Minneapolis
was in every possible combination.
Minneapolis claim was taken seriously.
and be felt assured of success with
earnest work. Following Mr.. Pierce
the following gentlemen spoke, all en-
Enthusiastically: w. II. Eustis, Gen.
John B. Sanborn, t. q. Ingersoll and
r. q. Evans Gen SanbOrn was the
convention was gong West, and going
West meant going to Minneapolis. y
count showed the the following gentle
men:
From Minneapolis A. Pierce, J. II.
Role, c. T. Haney, George Hustin. Ezra
e. Grant, Col. Turner. George a. Bracket
". G. Wagner. W. H. Eustis. ex-Mayor Babb.
r. 6. Evans, a. j. Blethen, Charles w. John
son, W. E. Haskell. William McCrory.
From st. Faul-W. T. Rogers, Sheriff f. s.
Bean. Col. C. g. Edwards, ". D. Hoard, NJ
D. Sullivan ". j. Sloppy. A. c. Douglass. W.
II. Johnson j. c. Donahower. Gen John B.
Sanborn: Capt Hughitt eX-Representauve
D. 5. Hall, Col. Soren Listoe, ex-Representa-
tive II. B. Strait, B. b. Herbert
DOwn to Business
These. with the crowd of newspaper
men, formed party that filled the
room. After speeches business was
taken up. and it was resolved that the
delegation meet in the headquarters at
10 a. NJ, p. III. and s p. m. every day,
and st. Paul was asked to name five
members of an executive committee,
Q. Adams, g. Ingtrsoll and II. b. Strait.
The Minneapolis men are Gil Pierce,
William McCrOry. q. II. Bracket, w.
II. Eustls. Thomas Lowry and Senator
Washbnrn. The latter two are in New
York, and will arrive tonight. The
delegation adopted
The Following Resolution:
Resolved, That in the judgment of this
committee public, and especially, party pol
Icy demand that the next Republican con-
ventiOn be held in the Mississippi valley and
the Northwest. and that we, as representa-
tlves of Minneapolis and st. Paul and the
region tributary thereto, earnestly represent
TO the national committee that whatever else
be the outcome of the present session of the
committee the importance of holding the en-
suing convention IN this great and growing
empire of the West should not he lost sight
of or dSregarded
Bob Evans was asked to press this
in The national committee. This was
the most important action. 1t preSageS
combination between Minneapolis,
Omaha ard San Francisco 10 beat the
East. Each Western city favors it,
hoping TO knock the persimmons in the
end. The situation Just now is this ::
A few
Committee Men Are in Town.
All who are here have been seen by
your cores pOndent. Gen. Brady, of
Virginia, is here. He is for Minneapolis
Mike DE Young is here, and is for San
Francisco first ana Minneapolis sec
ond. Nebraska has sent proxy.
who will vote for Omaha until she is
licked and then for Minneapolis. J. S.
ClarksOn will come over from New York
tonight in the car with our own Tom
Lowry. He is certain for Minneapolis
and will bring five votes with him. Col.
McCrOry has received telegram saying
e. -s.rI,+
will first give Detroit a complimentary
vote. Gen. SanbOTn believes that Camp
bell, of Illinois, can be had for Mime
Rpolis on one ballot. He says it ought
to be had oIt the first ballot. 1t is con
eeded
minneapolis or Ncw York
will lead on the first ballot New York,
however, will lose strength. in the opin-
ion of Pierce, SanbOrn and others, and
Minneapolis will gain. Cincinnati will
be third. Omaha fourth and San Fran
cisco fifth. On the break, Minneapolis
expects to get in the coast and New
England votes. A good second choice
feeling makes the Flour City hopeful.
although Cincinnati has big Doodle OF
$4,000 and strong men, headed by Secre-
tary Foster, who. however, does not rep
resent the administration Senator Pierce
asserts with the confidence of states.
man very near Harrison. The Nebraska
boomers are headed by ex-senator
Saunders. who has the distinguished
honor to be Russell Harrison's father
in-law. All other cities consider that
Omaha is making a plucky anC
persistent fight, and didn't deserve
this handicap. Powell Clayton, of AR
kansas: Samuel Fessenden, of Connec
tlcut; James Hill, of Mississippi: Gar
Tett \. Hobart, of New Jersey; Z. NJ
BraytOn, of South Carolina: Henry C.
FaytOE. of Wisconsin, are the absent
gentlemen. Cincinnati would have haC
President HarriSOn's support but for
An Unfortunate Outbreak
of FOraker's here: but 1t is now conf
dentially stated that the president
would prefer Minneapolis or Omaha
This is considered so important a dec
laration that Ohio has sent Mai. Nc
Kinley to assure the White houst
magnate that he shall have protection
at Cincinnati. On Monday the nationa
committee will meet and immediatel,
elect ClarksOn chairman, vice Quay
The cities will then be given chanc,
70 do the booming and the vote will b.
taken in executive session. 1t Is not be
Ieyed a vote will be reached befor
Tuesday morning. The Twin City del
egatiOn parlOr is profusely decoratei
with flags and bunting, and over tn
entrance are the words, Twin Cities,
in large letters, on each side of which
are the words, "St. Paul" "Minneapc