St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-07
LAUnED SENATOR C. K. DAVIS,
AND URGED HIS CLAIMS TO THE
NOMINATION FOR THE PREsI-
bEN6Y.
M'hINLEN MEN STIRRED UP.
Say That the Meeting Was Not Rom
resentative,F ana That the Peo-
pie Are for Bill.

Vlted to littlespar at the new Cen
tral hall last evening. : It was strictly
select, even those who did get invita-
tlons not knowing who else had the
tip. Some who thought that they were
friends of the senator in the best sense
were sighted, while the spirit that
was manifested when the meeting
warmed up would seem to indicate that
not all those who did get bids were
as friendly to Senator Davis as a pres
ldential candidate as might have been
hoped for. Those who were on the out
side said that only those were there
who were acceptable to certain inter-
ests. 1t Is possible, Of course, that
they might have been sore over their
social downfall, but nevertheless they
were proclaiming last night that If
Mr.. Davis did not take warning from
the whistle. the engine of popular ia
vor would dump him into future OBJ
l1vion, with dump that would know
no exception.
There was just an indication of this
in the meeting
everything went smoothly for a
while. several speakers extolled the
virtues of Minnesota's favorite son, the
champion Of down-trodden Venezuela,
and twister Of aggressive foreign tails,
st. Paul would be for him first, last,
and all the time Maj. Espy added a
reW well chosen words to the electric
| current of enthusiasm that was per-
meating the entire assemblage, and
others also Clipped in to keep the pot
boiling.
AS the proceedings dragged, Albert
Scheffer, who was presiding over the
meeting n11 aria
ing style, called on Brother Lowen-
stein to rise and say few words in
the good cause. Sam did not need a
second invitation, but was with them
in minute He allowed that Mr.. Da-
Wis was proud addition to the galaxy
OF favorite sons that Minnesota had
contributed to the national councils.
and he had naught to say against him.
1t had been stated by previous speak
er, however, that there was no one else
but Davis for the support of Minnesota.
He was not going as far as this. 1t
looked to him that this was all a
scheme of Matt Quay's to stir up the
favorite son racket around the country
and detract from the natural strength
of Mckinley. This he did not like, and
he believed that the voters Of Minneso-
ia would resent any such warfare with
the weapons entrusted them at the pri-
maries. He threw out the suggestion
for all it was worth, that it would be
mistake to stand too long in the way
Of that type of Republican policies,
the little Napoleon from Ohio.
Aid. Markham was stirred by Mr..
LCWenstein's remarks, and he indorsed
the general sentiment that 1T might be
well not to take too positive a. stand
on the Davis platform, and that while
the members present were, he did not
doubt, unfalteringly for Davis, as long
oh fNr HI
ton, he was sure that their second
choice was William Mckinley.
Every one present took a little turn
at the Spell-binding business, and we'll
turned speeches whiled away the
time until about 10 o'clock, when
it was decided that it was bed
time, and the meeting adjourned SUBJ
Ject to the call of the secretary, F. G.
Stevens. About half of the members
took the Selby avenue cable. @'.
The outsiders seemed to have an eff
cient grapevine telegraph, and they
were not less active last night than the
select coterie who were blessed with
bids to last nights party. Said one Of
the young Republicans who had fallen
outside the ramparts:
Il am friend of Davis, l think, as good as
any man, but the time has come when the
Seventh ward cannot force down the throats
Of the Republicans Of st. Paul a presidential
nominee who has no more show than I have
The Seventh ward cannot dictate to us. They
will have to meet early and often and in
larger numbers than tonight before they win
this fight. The Seventh ward cannot have
both delegates from this city to the national
convention. The common people will speak
at the primaries with no uncertain sound.
There is going to be the prettiest fight in
this county between now and the convention
that you ever saw. These fellows will have
to get out and hustle if they expect to make
that programme stick"
warders that was apparent in the
meeting was the thorn that ranked in
the flesh of the outsiders. It was
pointed to by them as an evidence Of
the assertion that the silk-stocking
element was trying to dictate the NOM
ination of Davis, and the frequency
with which the common people were
referred to in the remarks Of those
who did not take part was suggestive
of the reign of terror. Nor did the
ants disguise their intention to ruin
the air castles that some of the inner
circle have been building for them
selves in the last few weeks in the
shape of st. Louis delegateships, and
the like. They promised that the die
tators would be overthrown and the
irresistible voice of the people should
be heard in the council of the party;
the machine would he downed; the
plots OF corporate power circumvented
and the safety of the nation assured.
At meeting Of the executive COM
mittee of the Republican central organ
ization, yesterday afternoon, at the
rooms of the LINCOLN club, in the Endi-
cott building, F. 55B. Doran resigned the
Craftsmanship of the committee It is
understood that Mr.. Doran's action
was due to the strong probability that
he would be prominently considered
among the candidates for the mayoral-
ty, which candidacy would conflict with
the leadership of the committee. Mr..
Doran was, eX-offcio, chairman also Of
the Republican county committee. F.
w. Zollman, formerly secretary of both
committees, was chosen chairman in
place Of Mr.. Doran, and F. S. Bryant
was elected secretary to succeed Mr..
ZOllman.
The old city organization of the par
ty has been, for the last two years,
practically merged into the county or
ganization. The city committee will
maintain its present passive status un-
til it goes out of existence after the
meeting of the next city convention.
Third ward Republicans will hold
meeting tonight at 1856 East Seventh
street to discuss city politics, and in
dorse candidates to pick the plums
from the political trees that are just
now beginning to blossom-that is,
when the plumbs get ripe. The chances
are, however, that some of the numer-
Gus candidates will attempt to pick the
fruit green, and cause that great COM
bination of learned political doctors
known as the Republican central COM
mittee. some trouble.ul
I'M
The committee of four appointed by
Chairman Clark, tOf the committee of
eighty, for the purpose of enlarging
that committee byfthal addition of two
members from eath election district in