St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-21
TO GET THE ENCAMPMENT.
louisville Had a Good Deal
81 the Biggest Barrel to
st Tar.
GOOD MEETING ALL ROUND.
st. Paul Is Sure to Get the
Eneampment for
1896.

ID. A. Castle. chairman or the ST. raul
committee sent to Pittsburg TO secure
the e.. A. Il. encampment for 1895. yes
terday filed with President Footner, OF
the Commercial club. his report of the
work of tine committee. After detailing
how the committee established head
quarters at the Monongahela house and
extended enticing hospitality to thou
sands of delegates. among whom were
some Of the most distinguished men in
the nation, the report proceeds as fol-
lows:
We found that the representatives of
the city of Louisville, our only COM
petitor for the prize, were already on
the ground with a display of expensive
intperprise beyond all hope of competi-
ton from our limited resources. They
expended more thousands of dollars
than we had hundreds. III addition to
the large delegations they had sent
months before to MANY state encanp-
ments when they secured pledges and
instructions still considered binding.
In addition to these fruits of their
industry, there was manifestly
prevalent sentiment in favor of going
south of the Ohio with the next en-
campment as an experiment in patriotic
Cancellation and for its educational
influences.
The inducements constituted COM
bination almost impossible to break.
Nevertheless, from the beginning. we
made steady inroads Oh their strength,
and received most encouraging assur-
ances from many individual delegates
of their hearty support. We were
constantly importuned by representa-
tiyes and friends OF Louisville to with
draw from the contest for 1895 and seek
pledges for 1896. As matter of fact
we had decided on the way down that
could we have our choice we would pre-
fer 1896 to 1885 for many reasons. And
we now saw that present success was
we'll nigh impossible. But we felt that.
the invitation from st. Paul having
been officially extended, we had no
right to withdraw it, the honor of the
city being involved IN maintaining our
attitude of welcome to this grand
assemblage of the nations veteran de-
tenders. To lower our standard would
be confession of weakness. AS there
was now no chance for an officially
binding c0mmittal for 1896. our only
hope was that by manly fight to the
finish we might command that respect
Whichis the best guaranty Of ability to
carry out determined purpose.
We accordingly preserved with our
canvass as energetically and systematic
|, caliy as though our whole hope was
nd inn l,a al
! supposed that the vote on the location
OF the next place of meeting would not
| be taken before Thursday afternoon.
But during lull in the proceedings of
| the encampment early "Wednesday
4 afternoon, a motion was carried to pro-
coed to the selection, and the matter
| was thus at once brought before the
! house. The invitation of st. Paul was
| effectively and eloquently presented by
! Col. Davidson and Judge Rea. who had
! been assigned to thatdaty. The claims
| OF Louisville had been advocated by
4 Hon. Henry Watterson before the
! formal opening of the encampment, and
! his address was now supplemented by
others from different quarters.
i The viva yoce vote WAS decidedly in
!, favor of Louisville, and Col. Davidson,
OIL behalf of st. Paul, moved to make
| the vote unanimous, at the same time
| expressing our intention to renew the
invitation for 1896. This gracious and
| graceful course Oh our part elected
i great applause, and a prompt tender OF
| spontaneous pledges OF the Solid sup
| port of many large departments.
4 As the membership OF the national
/! encampment is very largely and still
/ more infuentially Composed of past de-
| partment commanders WHO hold FOR life
aud attend year after year, these
! pledges, though unofficial. are SO gen.
i orally reliable gas to lay a very safe
! foundation for success next year. We
| thus have the advantage of the pros
/ pective improvement in financial con-
! diti0nS. aud a whole years considera
i ton of the desirabllity OF again enter
| ing actively into the contest. So far as
| for 1896, while Buffalo and Baltimore
are already in the field for 1897.
| Our contest with Louisville was car
ried on from beginning 10 end with the
! frendlieSt feeling Oh both sides. There
| was a frequent interchange of visits
| during the whole period between the
| headquarters, and The end left no Bit
/ terness. All the numerous and ener-
! getic Louisville representatives at
Pittsburg promptly rendered us their
! support for 1896. Hence, if a st. Paul
| committee goes to Louisville next year
! to renew our proposition they will meet
a ,most hearty welcome and receive
most generous aid, whereas this year at
i Pittsburg we found the local sentiment,
| including even the eoloring of the press
! reports, decidedly hostile to us.