St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-03
The st. Paul Delegation Will
Travel by the Kansas City
Road,
Because That Company Made
a Handsome Cash Sub
scriptiOn.
Clarkson's Opinion on the
Twin City Capabilities Is
in Demand.
st. Paul Buttons to Dazzle
Washington Just at a Crit
ical Time.

Arrangements for the trip to Wash
ington are now nearly completed. The
committee on promotion met in the
mayors office yesterday afternoon and
listened to thereports of subcommittee.
The most important thing of the day
done was to elect the Kansas City road
to convey the delegates as far as Chica-
go. Crawford Livingston, chairman of
the committee OH transportation. re-
ported the result of an interview with
Mr.. Kenyon, in which the Western
Passenger association undertook to die
tate to the committee. Mr.. Ken
yon Informed Mr.. Livingston that
two things would be required.
The delegation must go via the Bur-
lington, and must leave Jan. 16. Mr..
Kenyon was then informed that the
citizens of st. Paul felt perfectly indie
pendent, and would go by such route as
1T pleases them, and, moreover, that
they propose to go just when they
please. This course met the hearty
approval of the committee. After an
informal discussion, in which it was
shown that the Kansas City people had
contributed several thousand dollars to
the guarantee fund, the committee Oh
transportation was Instructed to close
arrangements with that road. even
though no reduced rates can be secured.
1t is the temper of the citizens
committee to patroniZe the friends of
st. Paul, and no railroad has exhibited
so much interest in the convention work
as the Kansas City has. Excursion rates
will be secured from Chicago to wash
ington and return at one fare, good for
fifteen days.
ID. w. LAWYER, from the committee on
delegation. reported the names of over
thirty gentlemen whom he had waited
upon and who had agreed to go to
Washington. Many others who will go
have not yet been seen, and Mr.. Lawler
is confident that large and influential
delegation will be in attendance. He
also reported that it is the desire of the
committee to adopt badge to be worn.
and recommended button with the
word "St. Paur' on it. This plan was
adopted and Mr.. Lawler was instructed
to get 500 buttons to be distributed
among st. Pauls friends in Washington
ON the 21st.
1t is the intention of the committee to
publish the contributions to the guar
antee fund soon, SO that everybody may
know just who are st. Pauls best sup
pOrterS among the business men of the
city. The list is not yet complete. how
ever.
Mr.. Livingston pointed to the i'm
portance of getting letter from j. S.
Clarkson setting forth his views upon
the capacity of the Twin Cities to take
care of the convention, and Chairman
Baker volunteered to attend to it in
Washington. He will request Senator
Davis to assist in getting the letter. and
1t is thought that 1t will have deal of
effect on the national committee. An
agreement is being signed by the pro-
prietors of the hotels of the two cities
pledging not to charge above regular
rates during the convention. Mr.. Liv-
ingston presented a draft of circular
letter to the national committee. and 500
copies were ordered printed. This cir
cular shows the hotel capacities and
gives description of the auditorium.