St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-12
CLUB is NAMED AFTER HIM
DESPITE THE EFFoRrs AND ORA
TORY en- OAR REESE AND
4 OTHERS.
THE POPULAR FEELrNe GAVE WAY
PASSED COndemning the
Work of the Committee of so
Still One Orator Wanted.


up sentiment for a man down in Ohio
gave way under a high pressure of
popular feeling, and startled the city
with the report. John Goodnow, who
was enjoying a waltz with one of
Polk county's fairest at the Crookston
love feast, felt the shock. He remarked
to his partner that something had hap
pened. He didn't just know what it
was, but will find out this morning
when he reads the Gil b e. Goodnow
always reads the, G lob e, whether he
is home or abroad.
The sensation was the result of Re-
publican meeting called to form club.
1t was not intimated in the call what
kind Of a club was intended to be
formed. 1t was going to be Repub-
lican club. That was enough to draw
out $50 people,.
When the meeting was called to order
| little man with freckled voice
| shouted "Hurrah for Mckinley" He
had no excuse for doing so, Nobody
| had said anything about Mckinley.
| But the little man thought 1t would
| help things and help himself to shout
| "Hurrah for Mckinley" Pretty soon
| another man shouted Mckinley"
| man didn't know just what to do. Oar
| Reese was there and he thought it
would be a good time to have him
say something on National issues. So
| the orator Of the capitol took the plat
| form. He started off with a rush and
talked smooth, oily, Republican doc
| trine. He took out an assortment of
| his finest phrases and hurled figures
OF speech that would have hypnotized
anything except First ward audience.
| When he began to think that he had
| the crowd where he wanted them. the
little man again shouted Mckinley"
and In minute everybody in the house
was shouting Mckinley. Oar sat down
and as If to convince him that his
Davis arguments were not what he
thought they were, the meeting at
once named the club the Mckinley Re-
publican Club Of the First Ward.
Inc meeting was held at Payne and
Reaney streets. OF the $50 present 1872
signed the roll. The club organized
with e. II. Arosin, president; John
Sandell, vice president; J. A. San
some, secretary; A. G.. Johnson. treas
urer After the election of officers Mr..
Reese was called upon to make a
speech. He talked long and earnestly.
urging the necessity Of supporting the
candidacy of Senator Davis. But the
meeting wouldn't have it, and, as
speech by naming the club after the
| Ohio man.
A committee, consisting Of T. D. Shee
nan and Aid. Lindhall, was appointed
to draft resolutions. and then submit
ted the following:
whereas, The formation and fundamental
principles Of the Republican party ia eood
government, and
Whereas, We have faith in the common
sense and good Judgment of the neonIe ~ tb;a
city, and ~
Whereas, Under the precinct primary plan
now IN force In the Republican party, the
people are given an opportunity to express
their wishes as to who the nominees for the
various offices shall be- and
whereas, There has come into existence the
so-cailed committee OF eighty, composed prin-
cipally of a certain ward and who hold their
meetings behind closed DOORS and in secret
and and have suggested the nomination of an en-
tire city ticket by a committee of TWENTY-FIVE
| to be selected by the chairman of the COM
mittee Of eighty, and
Whereas, There is a question in the minds
| OF many as to the loyalty of some of the com
mittee of eighty to gthe Republican cause in
| the past; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Republicans of the First
ward in mass meeting assembled:
F1rst-We call upon all good Republicans
in this glorious. year 1896 to stand by the old
flag for prosperity, for good government and
Second-The stronghold of Republicanism
the First ward. feel that their party is in
| vincible in city, state and nation, and will
/
| listic Democratic or-the committee of eighty
The resolutions were adopted and the meet
| ing adjourned.
F. B. Doran received his first fndorse-
ment as a candidate for mayor of ST.
Paul at thee coming election, at the
| hands of the Sixth Ward Republican
| club last evening" Though the indorse-
ment was the ssunanimus vote of
about 100 Republicans present. there
| wa q nm io11 IL To- -
on the part Of many of the indorsers,
Notwithstanding Mr.. Doran himself
| was in the hall. The motion to indorse
MI. Doran was not made until after
numerous speeches concerning Repub-
| Ican politics IN general, and city poll
tics in particular. though none of those
| who addressed the meeting referred in
any way to "a possible candidate for
mayor until M. N. Gross who was sit
| ting beside Mr.. Doran, got UP and said
| 1t was time to do something. Other
wards had been nominating their eandi-
| dates, and he suggested that as all
present were united in their desire to
! see Mr.. Doran the next mayor of St.
Paul the club show it's colors by indors-
ing him at once G. e. Mcdonald said
| he was surprised at the seeming lack
| of interest and enthusiasm, concluding
| his remarks with motion to the effect
| that Mr.. Doran be declared the choice
| VI TIE IoIhlH warn fIepuDllCaQS Tor
mayor. After the carrying of the mo-
! ton, speeches were made by P J.
! Bigue, Nels j. Ness, Paul Quail and E.
X. Bryant, president of the club.
George Loriesch was elected second
vice president of the club as a repre-
sentative of the Germans Of the ward,
after which the club adjourned until
next Saturday night.
The Fifth Ward Central Republican
League clubhefd it's second meeting at
the headquarters, corner of West Sew
enth and Colborne streets, last night,
and those present were treated to
divers and sundry oratorical efforts in
which the glories of the grand old par
ty were set forth in lurid colors. Among
the speakers. Were Bob Palmer, who by
| the way, used to make the same speech
in the interest of Democracy In days
gone by. l.. CA Stotpp and e. W. Wade,
the colored 'cycl2ne," who can use as
many wordssin rHeling off the regula-
ton Republican SPEECH and repeat them
as rapidly as any man in the state of
The club adopted constitution and
| bylaws. What an awful thing it
would have been il it had to get along
| without these frills that will never
again be referred to during the clubs
existence, 1t also elected an executive
committee of five members. Those
chosen are S. J. Picha, John Laabs, H.
J. Stille, J. H. Clarkjn and John Selb.
w. D. Fitzpatrick was elected mem
Der of the county executive committee
| The club meets every Wednesday even
ing.