St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-29
COMMITTEE OF EIGHTY WIFI p,,r
ASIDE PARTY AFFILIATIONS
FOR THE PRESENT,
AND NAME A CITY TICKET.
WHOLE SUBJECT DISCUSSED AT
MEETING AT THE WINDSOR
LAST NIGHT.
ORGANIZATION TO BE EyI.Rcrn
Until 1t Is Composed of Two Mem.
bers From Each Election Dis
trict-Then Ticket.

The citizens committee of eighty
constituted for the purpose of securing
the nomination of city officials on an
Independent ticket, met at the Windsor
hotei last night. Kenneth Clark. the
chairman Oh the committee, presided,
ana Gen- Bend acted as secretary.
Inc purpose of the meeting was To
agree upon programme of action that
would lift the city ticket above the
morass of politics, and thereby secure
gCod government. The large attend
ance indicated the sincerity of the move
hieht' over three-fourths of the commit
Tee being present. as we'll as a number
o. other public-spirited citizens.
After Chairman Clark had called the
meeting TO order, G. d. O'Brien took ths
ltilllatlve. In ringing speech. Mr.
Bflen declared his intention to drop
ms poHtics on municipal questions for
the coming two years He wanted ia
see aDie' upright men nominated for
CITY oiilces without regard to their pol-
itics. 'i'S4' P0i-
Judge Flandrau. Col. w. p. Cloupb
ana Thomas Cochran followed in the
same strain. Ability and honesty should
pe the tests, not political faiths w r
Dean, Albert Lindeke Martin II Amir
~ anu middleton also
urged the necessity of nominating for
clty onlces men who would. if elected
accept those offices as public trusts and
VINO would not allow any party consid
erdtlohs to swerve them from their
mes ines Oh duty. They maintained that
every iaw-abiding citizen ought To
piedSe his support to honest and cane-
oig men, regardless of their politics.
IL was evident that the sentiments of
tne members of the committee coin
Ciueu with those of the speakers After
hstenlng to the speakers, a motion was
Hldue that committee be appointed to
noihlhate an entire city ticket ON an
independent basis. This motion. how
ever, developed a difference OF oninio,
as to whether the nominati tions eho,Iid
be made prior or SUBSEQUENT To tbe
holding of the city conventions Tho
majority favored the idea of making
nominations as soon as possible. with
out regard to the political conventions
Ihere was some opposition to this
course on the part of Judge Lusk and
d. "A. Wheelock. They advised the
committee to form an organization
await the action Of the conventions,
ana rebuke them If they made unft
ana improper nominations
ON the other hand, James Morrow. in
pehalt OF the labor element, advocated
an independent movement The work.
good government irrespective of poli-
tics. They were not afraid to an
nounce their candidates as soon as thew
had agreed upon them.
Action on the motion was deferred
Tor time, 1nasmuch as the point was
made that the committee of eighty was
not sufficiently representative to name
a city ticket. The point was evidently
appreciated, for after some discussion
the committee decided TO add to it's
number, until 1t should contain at least
two members from each election dis
trict in the city. This will increase the
membership of the committee to at
least $50.
Judge Flandrau then moved that a
committee of twenty-two-two from
each ward-be appointed to nominate
complete city ticket and report its
nominations at future meeting. and
that a committee of three be appointed
to prepare and issue an address to the
people stating the object of the citizens
movement, setting forth the need of
reform and retrenchment in municipal
affairs.
Judge Lusk offered an amendment
to the first resolution to the effect that
the proposed committee on nominal
tions report after the regular party
conventions, but the amendment was
voted down, and the original motion Of
Judge Flandrau was carried unani-
mously.
The committee then agreed to effect
thorough organization, which should
be effected in every part of the city.
Secretary Bend read to the COMMITTEES
petitions indorsing the citizens move
ment, which were signed by over 1000
voters in the various wards of the city.
The committee adjourned to meet
next Friday night
Among those present, a number OF
whom are not actually members of ths
committed were: