The Irish standard., 1892-02-27
THE CLEVELAND CLUB.
It Holds a Rousing Meeting and Elects
Officers

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It Holds Rousing Meeting and Elects
Officers.
The old Cleveland club held rousinq
meeting at 421 Nicollet avenue last We'd
nesday night. 1t was the first meeting
of the club this year, and the attendance
was sufficient to show that the interest
in the organization was far from dead
In fact the hall was too small to hold the
crowd. It was a gathering of Cleveland
men, too. Every mention of the ex-
presidents name provoked an outburst
of applause.
Before the meeting was called to order
a number of names OF candidates fol-
membership were handed to the secre.
tary. President Ledgerwood, upon rap
ping the meeting to order, announced
that the first order of business would be
the election of new members. He stated
that according to provision in the
constitution the names handed in to the
secretary would be read and single OBJ
lection to any particular candidate would
be sufficient to defer action upon bis
name until the next meeting.
9. F. Baxter moved that each candidate
as his name was read, should stand up
and express his presidential preference,
but the chairman ruled the motion out of
order. The secretary then proceeded to
read the TWENTY-FIVE names that had been
handed in. The name of p. B. Winston
YVES greeted with applause. Objections
were interposed when the names of d.
B. johnson and c. B. Maben were read.
All the persons whose names were read
by the secretary, excepting Johnson and
Maben, were formally elected to member
ship. Someone moved to take ballot
on the question Of admitting these two
gentlemen. Mr.. Johnson's- name was
withdrawn, but Mr.. Maben stood the
ballot and was defeated. ...a
After the election Of ne W members was
done with Howe Paige introduced the
following resolution which was adopted
amid continuous applause:
THE PLATFORM OF 1890 RErrER TED.
Be it resolved by the Cleveland club of
Minneapolis that the principles which i'll
spired the Democratic victories Of 1890
are in the minds and hearts OF the people
inseparably entwined about the great
name of Cleveland. We demand for this
years contest the leader whose devotion
to the common people first excited the
hostility of protected monopolies, and
whose voice and spirit, sven to this hour,
the ''irrepressible conflict.
Firm in the belief that this is nearly
the unanimous sentiment of the Demo-
cratic electors OF this city and state, we
adiure our brothers all over the union
to name no other name but Cleveland,
and we declare that the voice of Mime
sot4 will be heard in the Chicago con ven-
ton sounding the same unfaltering note
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Matt Gallagher then moved to proceed
with the election Of officers and the mo-
zion prevailed. A. B. Darelius, in a neat
speech, presented the name of S. r. Child.
e. r. Barber nominated AID. j. G.
Haynes, and was seconded by Matt Gal
agher, John Allison, c.. r. Baxter and
others. Howe Paige secured the floor
and objected to MIR. Haynes. He stated
chat the political affiliations of the alder
nan we're such as to preclude him from
serving in the true interest of the club if
elected as it's president This remark
aroused considerable Indignation and
several members asked Mr.. Paige to OK
plain the political affiliations of Aid.
Haynes, but no explanation was forth
coming.
Then Mr.. Haynes was recognized by
The chair. In a calm, frank and GENTLE
manly manner the alderman proceeded
10 explain what Mr.. Paige had suggested
''In the first place." said Mr., Haynes,
Il want it understood that never sought
the nomination for the presidency Of this
club. I consented to stand as a candi-
date upon the urgent request of num-
Der of your members. Now, I feel that
in justice to myself and my friends I
must resent the illusions that have been
made to my political affiliations" 1t is
we'll known to you all that two of the
best and most prominent Democrats in
this city are candidates for election as
delegates at large from this state to the
national Democratic convention. One of
these Democrats holds very honored
official position, and [ suppose Mr.. Paige
means that I am affiliated with that gent
leman. I will admit. that the relations
between myself and the gentleman re-
ferred to are very close. I will add the
statement that had long conversation
with the gentleman to-day and he told
me emphatically that he was for Cleve-
land first, last and all the time am