St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-17
Preliminary Meeting, at Which
q Lot Of Hard Work Is
Mapped Out.
Col. J. S. Clarkson Refutes the
SANDERS in Regard to
Twin City Hotels.
Calm Statement Of Facts Re-
garding Minneapolis Hos
telrieS by Col. West.
enecial 10 the Globe

quently heard: "IIello, there go the
st. Paul huStlerS.' The Twin City del
egation reached here on time this after
noon, coming on a special train. A
large crowd, among which was the st.
Paul advance guard, had gathered at the
Baltimore Il Potomac depot, and gave
the pilgrims an enthusiastic welcome.
The train was handsomely decorated
with banners and bunting, and each
car had a broad streamer running
along its side with 'St. Paul" in
conspicuous letters. All through
the long trip over six states
the train had been great
advertisement for the Minnesota capt.
tai, conveying to the world the informa-
ton that ST. Paul was en- route to Wash
ington to capture the national Democrat
lie cOnvention.:The delegation divided up
on arrival. the larger number going to
the Arlington, and the others taking
the Ebbitt, Riggs and Willard. Three
votes for st. Paul were included in the
party, represented by Michael Doran,
member Tor Minnesota; William E. Pur-
cell, of North Dakota, and John Law
Ger, proxy for Judge Steel, of South Da-
kSts. The three Democrats, Smith, of
st. Paul; Winston, of Minneapolis, and
Durant, of Saltwater. headed the dele
CATION, who are certainly
A Band of HuatIers.
Chairman Campbell and Judge Thomas
Wilson came in at the samehour on an
other train. At o'clock preliminary
meeting of the delegation was held at the
temporary quarters at the Arlington,
over which Lewis Baker presided.
Plans of campaign were discussed and
q general exchange of views was made.
The advance guard carefully detailed
Its hopes and methods and adjournment
was taken till Monday morning. At
that time the large headquarters, which
were used by the Minneapolis delega-
tiOn.and which adjoin the national COM
mittee rooms, will be formally opened.
Handsome views of the Ryan and
other hotels will be displayed, and
Architect Stem has prepared beauti-
full drawing of the new auditorium,
which will occupy conspicuous posi-
ton. There were no convention de-
velopments of the day, and the delega-
ton can hold out to its members only
the prospect of very hard and careful
work for the next four days. The dele
CATION was delighted with an interview
with Chairman Clarkson, whichiappears
in today'S Post. 1t expresses his en-
tire satisfaction with the hotel facilities
of the Twin Cities. and will be pow
erful argument for st. Paul before the
Democratic committee. The interview
is as follows:
A ROseate View.
Hon. ]. S. Clarkson, chairman of the
Republican national committee, said
last night to Post reporter in answer
TO question how Minneapolis would
care for the national convention and its
visitors:
Il nave been to Minneapolis and
pretty thoroughly investigated the
matter. While the multitudes who go
to national convention will crowd and
seriously tax the capacity Of the city
and its environs, as they would that of
any city, am satisfied that all dele
gates and visitors will be comfortably
cared for. Minneapolis is much larger,
and has much better hotel facilities
than Chicago had at the time Of
the national convention at which
Lincoln was nominated in 1860.
1t is also city of as much
hospitality and enterprise. st. Paul is
also generously experimenting the ca
pacity and efforts of Minneapolis. Be-
sides the hotel facilities at Lakes Min
netOnka and White Bear, the hotels at
st. Paul and the lakes can be reached
by car In ten or twenty minutes, or in
rs short time as people are carried by
the elevated roads in New York from
the Fifth Avenue hotel to Wall street.
If the Vicitinr npnrlp Sh0l ha
Ing TO travel at Minneapolis as they
would have to do if the national con-
ventiOn were IN New York, everything
would be satisfactory and everybody
provided for"
Hotel Accommodations.
"What of the hotels in Minneapolis
and the current cries that rooms cannot
be engaged and the reports that the
national committee had reserved nearly
all the rOOmS?'
''At the hotel the people will have to
do as they did III Chicago, double up,
and no one can expect a parlor and
bedroom. No city in America can re-
ceive and entertain $4,000 to 100000 VS.
itOrs with the usual accommodations.
In the room l have engaged for myself
three other people will be assigned, and
everybody must expect to double up in
~ IiAiS VI OOOH 1nO Id
tional committee has done nothing as to
reServing rooms, except to recommend
to the citizens executive committee at
Minneapolis that enough hotel room
III Minneapolis should be reserved for the
9OO delegates. The committee felt that it
was important that the delegates should
be near enough the convention hall to
attend all the sessions convened at
night or day. Visitors could more con-
Veniently go to st. Paul or the lakes. If
the people who are now trying to en-
gage in the Minneapolis hotels would
instead engage rooms in st. Paul or at
the lakes they would all be accom-
modated. The choicest places for par
ties with ladies will be at the lakes, and
! have engaged quarters there for the
ladies of my family. Railroad trains.
running through beautiful suburbs, will
run every thirty minutes. The ride is
very pleasant"
Two Splendid Cities.
"Ihere is no trouble,'' said mr..
Clarkson. minneapolis and st. Paul,
Two OF the most splendid cities in
America, and filled with the most gen
erous and hospitable people, who are
justly proud of their cities magical
growth, will comfortably care for ali
who may go to the convention. The
tVO cities themselves are worth Jour