St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-11
Is Again Repeated at the
Loyal Legion Banquet
Table.
Gov. Nelson Realizes What
His High Office Is
Worth.
No State Fair Is the Verdict
Of the Board OF
Members.
Northwestern RailpoadepS En-
JOY a Feed at the
Ryan.

Gen. Wesley Merritt. the command
the Loyal Legion meeting last night,
aptly referred to the prominence char
acteristic of the gentlemen whom he
addressed. He offered toast to the
numerous living and respected men
who have held the high office OF chief
executive of Minnesota, and called upon
the present incumbent of that office.
Gov. Knute Nelson, to respond. Gov.
Nelson, during his remarks, said: In
the army Of the Union he had
risen to the rank OF corporal. He had
never known man to make one bound
from the rank of corporal to that of
commander-in-chier Of great state.
lie paid a high tribute to the valor OF
English and Yankee troops and to their
fighting in line, as compared to the tao
ties of warfare in other nations. That
the Yankees are alert aud vlgor-
Gus, and possess all the elements
that pertain to the best soldlery.
They quickly changed from their ordi-
nary puruits, assumed the garb and
avocation of the soldier and quickly be-
came equal to the best of the trained
armies of the old world. After a
delicate alusion to the numerous
Offices to which he has been called
Gov. Nelson closed. saying: But
of all the offices | ever held | was never
prouder of any office than that of cor
poral of Company B of the Fourth WIS
cousin. My wish would be best graft
fed. when | pass from this existence,
by having inscribed upon my tomb
stone. ''Knute Nelson, Corporal of Com
pany B. Fourth WISCONSIN"
The addresses were enJoyably inter
spersed with singing by the MendelS-
sohn Glee club.
In response to Commandant Merritt
highly Interesting paper was presented
and read by Brigadier and Brevet Maj.
Gen. G. g. Andrews. formerly colonel of
the Third Minnesota infantry. 1t was
entitled ''My Experience in Rebel Pris-
ons." 1t dealt chiefly with the prisons
al Murfreesborough, Tenn, and Madl-
son, Ga. At It's close Judge Collins took
occasion to refer TO the gallant services
of Gen. Andrews during the war and
to expand in very plimentary
way upon the actions of Gen. Andrews
at the surrender of Murfreesburg. The
latter had only alluded casually to his
part in q surrender, to which he yigOr-
ously protested at the time, and Judge
Collins named others who also upheld
Gen. Andrews course. A vote of,
thanks for the paper was unanimously
passed.
In hoping that the sectional feelings
occasioned by the war would be soon
wiped out, Bishop Gilbert, one Of the
guests of the evening, spoke with
marked effect. Judge Edgerton, of
North Dakota, and others con-
tributed to the pleasures of the
affair. Gen. La Due, Of the state
of Washington, and Gen. Wild. for
merly OF Ohio, were among those pres
ent A committee of thrte-Gen. j. II.
Baker, DR.. J. H. Murphy and Capt. II.
A. Castle-was appointed to draft reso-
buttons commemorative of Comrade
Col. j. H. Howe, lately deceased. 1t
was decided to hold, on Feb II, the an
niversarv services of the birth Of Lin
coin, as the birthday comes on Sunday.
The following gentlemen have been
invited to deliver addresses on the Occa-
sion: Hon. Alex Ramsey, Gov. Nelson,
Bishop Ireland, Bishop Fowler and
President Northrop, of the university.
The annual reunion and congress of
the legion will be held at the MeJropOl1-
tan opera house on June 7, and recep-
ton at Hotel Ryan on June s.