St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-03
A Committee Appointed to
d Devise Plan Of Organ
10 iZation.-
The Democrats and Farmers
e Will Organize the House
e Of Representatives.
They Are Gone on the Issues
i of the Late Campaign,
g Say the Farmers.

Democratic state central committee at
the Merchants yesterday afternoon.
The invitations were generally accepted,
and when the meeting was called to
order it was found that upwards of $50
gentlemen from nearly every county in
the state were present. No less than
three congressmen-elect were on hand,
Capt. ". II. Harries, the handsome and
soldierlv-looking gentleman who downed
Dunneiiisln in the First district at the
late election; Hon. O. M. Hall, the brill
liant young statesman who triumphed
over bossiSm in the Third; and Hon.
j. n. Castle, whom Doodle wrung from
protected iron mines could not bury in
the Fourth. Then there was Judge
Thomas Wilson, of Winona, the gallant
standard-bearer of the party in the late
contest. who came within paltry 1000
of being elected governor. Z. M. Foote,
the shreWdest organizer in the state,
was on hand, too. to advise and counsel.
Mayor Elect Winston, of Minneapolis,
was there. too, looking as happy as
though there were no offices whose par
ceiling out is costing him so much an
Paul, Hon. G. ID. O'Brien, was also
present, and anxious to help the state
Democracy draft plan for ''more
perfect organization"
OF state senators and representatives
who will assume control of the legisla-
tive department of the state next Tues
day there was goodly number on hand
indeed, one old-line Democrat declared
that he had seen more Democratic legis-
lators-elect than he had ever expected
to see in Minnesota.
The meeting was called to order in
the ladies' parlor by Chairman w. NJ.
Campbell, of the state committee, who
announced that the meeting had been
called for the purpose of deViSing some
plan by which the work of the party can
be effectively done, in other words to
adopt plan OF organization. The sub
ject Of organization was discussed in
formally for short time by Hon. o..
M. Hall, of Red Wing. Hon.
Z. M. Foote, of Minneapolis; Hon. j. n.
Castle, OF Saltwater: Capt. w. ii. Har-
rieS, of Caledonia, and number of 9th
ers. Hon. G. D. O'Brien, after making
a short speech Oh the same subject,
moved that the state central committee
appoint committee, composed of
twenty-five prominent Democrats from
all parts of the state, whose duty it
shall be to devise plan of organization
of the state to be submitted to the state
central committee for its action. This
motion was adopted after short speech
es by Mayor Winston, of Minneapolis;
y Ii. III. Young. of ST. Paul. and DR.. Bert
8 Robert Robertson, of Graceville. The
latter described the Democratic Organi-
cation in that section of Illinois known
as Egypt, and incidently threw in some
very good points as to the necessity of
organization. After considerable dis
cussion On the details of several plans,
which it was agreed to leave to the
committee, the meeting adjourned.
7 Among those present were:
!, Judge Wilson and W. j. Whipple, OF Wi
mona; Hon. D. W. Lawler, Hon: G. d.
lO'Brien, II. II. Young, Hon: ". p Murray,
Daniel Aberle, Hon. John W. Willis, W. NJ.
Campbell; Hon. r. a. Walsh, Hon. August
Nelson and Hon. G. II. Lienau, of st. Paul;
Mayor-eiect P. b. Winston, Hon. 5. A. March,
F. G. Mcmillan, DR.. j. w. Bell, Frank Morse.
r. L. Penny, N. P. Nelson, c. NJ. Foote,
Col M. W. Glenn. D. Long, F. Schmidt G. E.
McAlister. w. II. Trip, A. B. Darelius, j. j.
Smith. s. A. Stockwell, J. FL. Huntington,
and C. Nc Reeve, of Minneapolis; w. f.
Kelso, of Kittson county: James Manning, of
Madison; M. M. Sullivan. Of Marshall; Editor
V. B. Crane, of jackson: Senator E. A.
Child, and Senator-elect S. p. Brown OF
Glencoe. Hon. PIE. Barrett, and ~. Lewis, of
Hutchinson: e. C. .Stryker and r. G. LIBBY.
of Hastings; G. A. Moody and Col. Coates, of
Sank Rapids; C. f. Macdonald. of ST. Cloud
Thomas Cole and A. o. Richardson, of Otter
Tail: M. Mullen, of New Ulm; j. NJ. Spicer,
of Willmar; Judge II. r. Wells. of Preston;
ton; DR.. Werner Hampstead, of Brain
erd; Editor John G. Wise, of
Mankato; Senator S. w. Leavitt of Itch
field: Senator j. ". Craven, of Carver; " ill
n Sc IT4,y Nil A
kin; Hon. e. W. Dnrant and Capt. w. G..
Bronson. of Saltwater; Senator-elect La Due,
of Luverne; DR.. r. o. Craig and M. II. Helms,
of Waseca: Gen. r. w. johnson. William
Hamm and Cyrus Wellington, st. Paul; VIC.
Bredenhagen, of Carver; John Landieig and
C. J. Buell. of Minneapolis; c. French. OF
Planyiew: S. L. Croker and Joseph Roach.
OF Rice county; Judge L. l.. Baxter, of Fer
gus Falls: Editor John Blanchard, of the
Minneapolis Times: John Mcguire, of Lac
Qui Parle county; Maj. j. M. Bowler. of
Bird Island: William l.. Dedon. of Taylor's
Falls, and a host of others equally as prom
inent and well known.
The greatest enthusiasm prevailed
and it was the general opinion that the
only thing necessary for the Democracy
of Minnesota to do at this juncture is to
stick close TO the principles of the party
and organize.
Immediately after the adjournment of
this meeting the members of the state
central committee held a session, at
which the resignation of L. Gulbrand-
son, of Minneapolis. rendered early in
the campaign. was accepted, and Maj.
John Lanberg, of The same city, was APP
pointed in his place. The accounts of
the receipts and disbursements made
during the campaign were submitted by
the chairman, and approved by the COM
mlttee. The committee then adjourned
until Monday. the Sth inst. for the pur-
pose OF allowing the committee OH or
ganization time to report Fifteen of the
twenty-oue members were present in
person, demonstrating that the interest
of the Democracy of the state does not
cease or die out with the close of cam
Those present were:
Chairman Campbell, Hon. d. ". Lawler,
Daniel Aberle. of st. Paul; Col. M. ". Glenn,
J. M.eLawrence and Maj. John i.andberg. os
Minneapolis; ". j. Whipple, of Winona;
Hon. E. G.. Strnger, of Hastings; G. A.
Moody, of Sank Rapids; ". e. Mckenzie, of
Crookston; NJ. Mullen, of New Ulm: j. M.
Spicer, of Willmar; Judge II. r. Wells, of
Preston: D. w. Hampstead of Brainerd, and
c. F.}Macdonald, of st. Cloud.
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