St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-11
CHILLY FROST IS IN SIGHT.
NOBODY WILL CONSENT TO JOLLY
THE LEAGUE OF REPUBLICAN
CLUBS.
MANY ARE ASKED, BUT DECLINE.
Gov. Bradley Spurns an Invitation,
So Does Henry Clay Evans, w.
Il. Frye and Others.

Republican party in Minnesota is in
terrible straits. and it would not be
surprising IT, when the state league OF
Republican clubs meet here the latter
part OF the month, the only ones pres
ent from outside the Twin Cities shall
be editors with passes and those who
want office. Tams Bixby, John Good
now and the rest who consented to let
st. Paul have the league meeting to
make up for Minneapolis getting the
convention, have about come to the
conclusion that the thing is going to
be frost, and are turning their atten-
ton to Davis booms, Evening Journal
political suggestions, and, in fact, any
old thing that will distract the atten-
ton of the rank and file from the COM
ing fiasco, inevitable as it is.
1t was announced with a great -four
ish Of trumpets at the start that those
who came from st. Vincent and other
distant points to attend the meeting
would have the distinguished pleasure
of hearing Gov. w. G. Bradley, proud
est Of all the parties SONS, perhaps, in
that he was the first to find blowholes
in the supposedly invulnerable armor
man who could upset all kinds of ira
ditions in state as steadfast as Bour-
bondom was just the right sort in the
Goodnow -Bixby-R Richardson peoples
estimation. but. strange as it may
seem, Gov. Bradley did not see why
carrying Kentucky should place on him
any moral obligation to help carry
Minnesota. In fact, he had on his ear
muffs all the time the Minnesota dele
cation was talking, and it was with
some disappointment that the commit
tee turned for relief to the other dis
tinguished orator of the Blue Grass
region, Hon. Henry Clay Evans, the
peerless platform poseur of half a
dozen states.
But Henry Clay did not want to be
mud, and he would not come, and then
the committee picked out Senator Will
liam P. Frye as sacrificial offering.
There was just a shade Of show that
William might be presidential pos
sibility, and, while he was not very
tangible in that line, he would probably
not dare to risk Minnesota's support
by declining to come. Senator Frye,
however. detected the Davis boom in
the atmosphere, even as the hay fever
sufferer takes cognizance or the pollen
spraying golden rod. The committee
now is in, a stew. but no Frye is on the
menu card.
Having ransacked the long-distance
precincts in vain, the committee felt
that it might be wise to come closer
home, particularly as the man would
have to pay his own sleeping-car fare,
but before inviting either William
Henry Eustis or Charley Towne, it was
decided to make last sad trial at Con-
gresham Dolliver, the Iowa spell
binder. c. B. Lewis, the chairman of
the local committee, telegraphed but
late yesterday afternoon had not re-
ceived satisfactory assurances that
Mr.. Dolliver would be here, and Eus-
it's chances are strong, although some
local man may be taken instead.
Kenneth Clark, chairman Of the
committee of eighty, expresses himself
as well satisfied with the work already
performed by the committee, and
seems pleased with the prospects or
success. When asked if the criticisms
which have been heaped upon the COM
have had any effect upon it's plans, Mr..
Clark stated that they had not feased
the committee in the least.
eve expected it," said Mr.. Clark,
"and we would have been surprised if
we were not criticised. Conservative
men are never popular, and the things
which had been said against this COM
mittee of eighty were not unexpected.
We are going ahead with the work on
L.. ,solz e,fra tod an
and we expect to complete the precinct
organization within a few days. I be-
lieve the majority of the people are in
sympathy with our movement. OF
course there are number of political
ward heelerS who have been doing con-
siderable talking, but we are not wor-
rying any. If any other movement
should be started to form a similar
committee and will put up honorable
men in the next campaign, why, we
would be glad to join with them in the
work. We are in for reform, irrespec-
tive of politics or political affiliations,
and the people in st. Paul will have
an opportunity to say whether they
want reform OF gang rule"
The Republican county and city COM
mittee met yesterday afternoon and
agreed upon basis of representation
for the city convention by adopting
the report of the subcommittee, recon-
mending that the basis be one delegate
for every fifty votes or major fraction
thereof cast for F. B. Doran for mayor
in 1894. The committee also recon-
mended the same apportionment of del
egates to the county convention based
on the vote for Gov. Nelson in the fall
of 1894.
The joint committee, after some dis
cussion, authorized the executive COM
mittee to fix the date of the city con-
vention and to issue the call therefor.
The executive committee consists of F.
w. Zollman, F.S. Bryant, E. l.. Mabon,
William Bickel. F. B. Doran, A. c.
Clausen, Samuel Morrison, E. S. OAR
ment, Lewis Johnson.
The state Prohibition convention for
the election Of thirty delegates to the
national convention at Pittsburg, May
81, will take place at Cations hall, 619
Nicollet avenue, Minneapolis, March 13,
beginning at 10 o'clock. In the evening
at the same place, the Prohibitionists
of the Twin Cities will tender a grand
banquet to the convention. Dorsett,
the caterer is in charge of the spread.
Among those positively engaged for
addresses at the convention or toasts
DIT the pdHqueI are Alice IL. Paimer,
round-the-w orld-missionary of the w.
G. T. u, and now pastor of the Way
zata Congregational church; Rev. B. B.
Haugan, of Fergus Falls; Father
Gmeiner, Hon. D. H. Evans, ex-mayor
of Tracy; Mrs. Julia B. Nelson, of Red
wing; Rev. Matt S. Hughes and Rev.
J. F. Stout and other popular speakers.
The music Of the convention and ban
quet will be furnished by the Johnson
Trio, of Chicago. the Hamline quar-
tette, Prof. T. S. Reimestad and Mr..