St. Paul daily globe., 1892-01-07
NORTH STAR LIGHT.
1t Shone In Orthodox Demo-
cratic Fashion in Mime
apolis Yesterday.
Fusion Was Discussed Inform
ally With Several OF the
Alliance Men.
Death Of a Street Railway
Lineman From a Thirty
Foot Fall.
Tickets to the Convention
Will Be Limited to
Twenty Days.

Inc call FOR a meeting or the eXecu-
tive committee of the North Star ASsO-
citation of De mocratic clubs brought out
good attendance yesterday. The mem
bers were little slow i'll getting to-
gether and it was almost noon before
Chairman Duraut called the meeting to
order. The following members of the
executive committee were present:
P. B. Winston, c. r. Cameron, j. ". Tamm,
David B. johnson. Joseph JeDson, Hon. b
Cloutier, Hon F. c. Brooks, John Landberg,
Titus Mareek. 7. f. Bishop. Minneapolis:
Hon. E. W. Durant, Saltwater; G. a. Moody.
Sauk Rapids Hon. r.. A. Smith, st.
Paul; Hon. E. NJ Pope, Mankato;
Lew Hersche, Pipestone; Hon. Joseph
Leieht. Winona: Hon Thomas Bowen.
Duluth: Hon: Andrew French. Plain
view; Hon. NJ. Toye, Ninona; Hon. j. J.
Thornton. 81. James: Hon. Joseph P Roach,
Northfeld; Hon. J. Peek. Shakopee; Hon. Z.
A. Child, Glencoe; Hon. j. Pierce. Red Wing;
c. B. Anderson. Zqmbrota; Lew Folsom,
TaylOr's Falls; ". p. Remer. ST. Cloud; +.
W. Lyon. Little Falls: Hon. A. c. Weiss Du-
luih; Hon. j. A. Harwick, Monticello: Hon.
Il. c. Bull. Cokato; j: ?. Taylor, Elk River;
Hon. Ii. II. Hawkins, Thompson.
The report of j. ID. Kynaston, the
state organizer. was called for. Mr..
Kynast0n reported verbally. Altogether,
thirty North Star clubs have been Or
ganized IN the state. OF these Mr..
kynaStOn has organized fully twenty.
But that does not represent all the Work
that he has done. Besides those that
have already been organized, he has
made arrangements for the organ
iZatiOn of at least thirty more
This shows that Mr.. Kynaston
has not been idle. lie has been at work
but a month. At this rate the North
Star association promises to be
healthy STRIPPING by the time the show
erS Uf April melt the SHOWS of January.
He recommends the appointment Of
more organizers so that the work of Or
ganiZation may be pushed during the
remaining winter months. He thought
that with diligent and energetic effort
nearly the whole state could be brought
into the North Star fOld before spring.
kynaston's suggestion as to the ap-
pointment of more organizers brought
up the question of the stability of. the
finances. as the appointment of more
organizers is, TO a certain extent, con-
tingent upon the ability of the associa-
ton to stand the extra expense Mayor
Winston. the treasurer, stated that the
association, although depending upon
voluntary contributions for the sinews
OF war. is now in fair financial condi-
ton. The association has rented rooms.
and has paid the rent. 1t has also fur
nished those rooms, and put itself into
good working shape. 1t has paid all its
bills, and still has money in the treas
ury--nOt vast sum, but balance.
Later in the day the matter of finances
was brought up again. A motion was
adopted directing the chairman to ap-
point committees for the purpose of
soliciting funds. The committees will
be composed of six from st. Paul, six
from Minneapolis, and six from each of
the other congressional districts Mr..
Durant SAID that he would personally
look after the money question in Still
water. The six Minneapolis men who
will open books for the receipt of funds
for the North Star association. are Titus
Mareck, +. c. Brooks. Bernard Cloutier.
ID. B. Johnson, Matt Gallagher and G.
X: Cameron. The st. Paul committee
Will be appointed as soon as Chairman
Durant can see Mayor Smith, and the
other committees will all be named this
week. Tne committee adjourned until
Feb. 10.
1t has been expected all along that
this meeting of the North Star executive
committee would have some bearing
upon the question of whether the Dem
ocratS and the Alliance men fuse. On
this point Secretary G. A. Moody spoke
very pointedly yesterday, as follows:
This committee that meets here to-
day could not with propriety take any
action Oh the matter of fusion. This
committee could not bind the Demo-
cratic party to the fusion idea, anyhow.
That can be done by the state cOnven-
ton, and that body alone. The Alliance
and the Democratic conventions are the
only bodies that can settle the question
of fusion.
The meeting of this committee was
not called at this time just because the
Alliance happens to be in session now.
AS understand 1t, this meeting of the
Alliance could not take action on the
question Of fusion any more than this
com mittee can. 1t is merely business
eting of the State a Alliance. 1t will
be time enough for us TO talk of fusion
at the March meeting. We will have at
least 200 clubs in the association by that
time and the average attendance from
each club will be about two and half
delegates. That will make meeting
OF some 800 men, almost as big as state
convention. Such a gathering will re d,
resent the sentiment of the party pretty
we'll. Whatever may be said at that
time about fusion will come more di-
rectly from the Democratic party. But
even that meeting will not be able to
bind the party. AS said before. that
can be done only the state convention.''
Fusion was discussed Informally by
the men VINO attended the committee
meeting yesterday. There were also
some visitors from the Alliance conyen-
ton during the day. They evidently
dropped in to feel OF the Democratic
pulse, and see if it beat according to the
fusion schedule. There seems to be lit
tie difference of opinion, either among
the Alliance men or the North Star
IlpmnaFatS no 11i,iaof II Of
talked as if they thought fusion would
be a good thing. They could not state.
though, whether it would ever be
adopted. 1t would depend upon how
III uch each party might want.