St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-03

might be brought about in time for
effective campaign work. He intimated,
of course. that victory was in the air for
the Republican cause.
The enthusiastic John Goodnow fol-
lowed in more lengthy speech. MIR.
Goodnow had not gone far until he
made it diStinctively apparent that the
Republican party leaders are basing
their hopes upon the calamity howl.
he said that il was the Intention to lay
aside all party local issues, and go be-
| fore the people on the lines which won
the victories in New York, Ohio, Iowa
| and Massachusetts,. Protective tariff
and solid money we're the war cry. He
recalled the last meeting held be-
tween the two committees. which was
three years ago, and said that the sue
cess scored through that would now be
repeated. He said that Republican
leagues would he reorganiZed through
out the state. He thought that it would
be advisable to hold midwinter Re.
publican mass meeting, to be addressed
by Gov. Mckinley and other dis
tinguished lights Of the party. From
Republican standpoint Mr.. Goodnow's
speech was stirring effort.
The purpose Of the occasion thus laid
out, the meeting proceeded to business.
Mr.. koerner moved that convention
of the Republican leagues be held either
IN Minneapolis or st. Paul the latter
part of February, and that Gov. Nc
kinley apd Thomas Reed be procured
TO address the meeting. The motion
was seconded by several persons, and
then followed a protracted discussion
in which there was some opposition to
the plan.
Mr. Converse spoke in faver of the
motion. He thought the time proposed
for the convention just right to catch
the farmers. These are Republican
times, he said, and vigorous effort
should be made at once to improve the
party's opportunity.
Mr.. Bruckhart was of opinion that 1t
would be a difficult matter to get people
out to mIdwinter political meeting.
1t would be better, he said. to hold the
convention some time in May. In fact,
he was not particularly impressed with
the convention idea. He thought the
country parers could accomplish more
for the Republican cause than any other
power. He was in favor of raising
fund to increase the calculations of
these papers, the money being used not
to buy the support Of the papers, but to
ncourage their enterprises.
Mr.. Thompson arose to support the
motion. He thought May bad month
for the convention. Farmers would he
too busy then to attend. He said that
he knew of great many people in
Southern Minnesota who would be glad
to attend such a convention if they
could hear distinguished speakers; but
these people couldn't come in May. If
the convention was held in February or
March they would come.
Maj. Strait took the floor to say that
he thought tue newspapers better
medium of reaching the people than
oratory. He said the New York Tribune
was an excellent paper, and that it
would be very good plan to purchase
large number of subscriptions and
! spread the paper throughout the state.
At least it should be circulated. among
the country newspapers, as suggested
by previous speaker. As to circulating
public documents at the expense of the
committees, as proposed by one on the
floor before him, he thought the county
committees should be required to do
| this work. RThe congressman were gem
orally very ready to furnish the docu-
ments. Then he referred to Senator
Washburn in the very complimentary
terms already mentioned. He questioned
| whether midwinter convention would
be attended by the public outside the
TWO cities.
MIR. Hill agreed with Maj. Strait con-
corning the quality Of the New York
Tribune; but he thought that other
| papers should also be secured. The
Tribane would be just the paper for
some localities, while the Chicago Inter
Ocean would be better for others. The
| feelings of places should be sounded
before choosing papers for them. Lead
| ing papers of different natlonalities
should be secured and distributed.
"If there is ever going to be Re-
| publican year we have it now, and
should make the most of it," said Mr..
| HilI
Charles Roos, of New Ulm. arose to
say that he thought the country papers
had more influence among the people
| than foreign papers could have. He
urged that assistance should be given
the country papers to enable them to
| increase their circulations.
Mr.. Waite said that something should
be done to counteract the influence
among the farmers of Mr.. Owens paper,
| the Great West, and Donnelly's Repre-
| sentatiYes. The farmers take these pa
pers and read them Sundays, swallow
| Ing everything contained in them. He
believed that the country papers should
| not only be assisted, but some of the
| great Republican sheets of New York
and other large cities should be spread
among the farmers. They would serve
to give new light.
Mr.. Diment thought that the course
proposed by the motion would serve to
| enthuse the farmers. lie felt sure that
a large number of them would attend
| if the event took place in the winter. 1t
should be held in the winter to pave the
way for the spring elections, for these
| spring elections, he thought, had an
influence upon the fall elections.
Mr.. Smith strongly favored holding a
convention in February.
The flow Of oratory Jagged for mo-
ment, and someone called for Eugene
hay. Mr.. hay responded III favor of
holding a midwinter convention.
John Goodnow made several short
speeches in favor of holding the con.
venton. in one of which he engaged in
a winning discussion with Senator
Frank A. Day. Mr.. Day insisted that
the farmers could not afford to pay rail-
road fare to the convention at the pres
ent price of wheat; but at length he sue-
cumbed to the eloquence of Goodnow,
and fell in favor OF holding the conYen-
tion