St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-04-12
elected, with little help from the Tenth

elected, with a little help from the Tenth
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Warren H. Mead, from the committee on
resolutions, reported the following,
Resolved That the Republican party Of the
city OF st. Paul. in convention assembled, de-
clares Its unwavering fealty to It's time-hon
ored principles as expressed in national and
state platforms, and as that party has ever
stood for economy and morality in national,
state and municipal government, we now
declare that city taxation should be reduced
to the lowest possible point consistent with
good. government, and the payment of its OBJ
legations, and that all salaries of city officials
should be speedily reduced in order that the
oppressive burdens resting upon the tax-pa
ers may be lightened, and that every depart
ment of the city government should observe
the most rigid economy in all Of it's affairs.
Resolved That all persons appointed to pub
lie office should be men identified with the in
moral welfare, and that city employees should
be appointed on the ground Of competency
and character and not merely for political
reasons.
Resolved That we recognize the urgent nee
essity of suitable public library and the
present impossibility of any addition to the
bonded debt or tax levy for that purpose, and
that the market house property should be
sacredly reserved the resource to supply
that need, and that 1t should be sold as soon
as fair price can be obtained and not before
ana the proceeds devoted to the erection Of a
library building
Resolved, That we deplore the lawlessness
ana corruption that have made the present
Democratic city administration the consistent
friend of the criminal classes We urge that
the presence Of gambling houses and wine
rooms is reproach to the city. We pledge
ourselves to their suppression and to the pun
ishment Of those conducting them. We favor
and pledge our candidates to the faithful and
impartial enforcement of the laws regulating
the liquor traffic.
A motion to adopt was carried with bur-
rah. But, alas, Col Lowenstein was not
present, and on his absence trouble hinged
The committee also reported resolution to
reduce the executive committee of the cam
paign committee to seven and allow each con-
vention to name part of the members with
the advice Of the candidates.
Secretary Bryant was howled down when
he proposed a substitute resolution to retain
the old system.
IneXtricable confusion followed motion to
adopt the resolution as reported. Finally,
Zollman and Bryant were called on to ex-
plain what the resolution involved after Dele
gate Filter had stated very earnestly that
the present executive has never reported. "The
county committee are only stool-pigeons and
seat-warmers, said Filter. "The executive
committee is everything. That's why we want
a change"
Chairman Zollman conceded the right of the
convention to make change, so far as the
city campaign was concerned; but maintained
they could not touch the county committee, as
organized for county purposes. He advocated
and defended the existing plan, as did Secre-
tary Bryant. He considered the resolution an
insinuation against Mr.. Doran, who had been
chairman Of the executive committee, and he
resented 1t as such.
The outcome was recommittal to the COM
mittee, which later reported the following
substitute, which was adopted:
An executive committee of members to be
appointed by the chairman OF this conven-
ton after consultation with the candidates,
four of whom shall be appointed from the
members of the joint city and county execu-
tive committee 1t is now constituted, and
five appointed from outside Of that COM
mittee each Of whom shall act until his
successor is appointed. The members Of this
executive committee shall be eX-officio MEM
bers of the city and county committee, as
now constituted. 1t is also recommended that
the coming county convention to nominate
candidates for county Offices adopt this plan,
as now modified.
Before the above resolution was disposed of,
as stated one of the most disgraceful exhibit
tons of trimming, backing and filling ever
witnessed in a convention furnished.
AS limited earlier, Col Lowenstein precipi-
tated it. The motion was to refer the organ
ization resolution back to committee. Leon
Chamberlain wanted all the resolutions sent
back. There were certain things which needed
reconsideration. Col Lowenstein moved re-
consideration of the vote by which the reso-
luton had been adopted.
Points Of order were raised by the score,
the main one being that, as no one had voted
against the resolutions, no one was compe-
tent to move a reconsideration.
Chairman Markham was favorable to recon-
sideration, as the request, he said, came from
men very close to the candidates.
Then DIR. Smith asked that the convention
be let into the secret Tell us what is the
matter?" he asked.
Col. Lowenstein did tell him, and then
everybody tumbled that the saloon vote would
be endangered If the last sentence of the last
resolution was put forth by the convention as
its declaration Sam said the resolution as