The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-03
1T IS THE BEST YET.
So Secretary stahI Characterizes the
Session Just CIosed.

SSSIO 49,
''This. the seventeenth annual con
yention, which is just drawing to a
Close, been the most successful
and most productive of results of any
vet held" remarked Secretary j. n.
Stahl, to a C o b e reporter last even
ing. There has been a larger at
tendance Of actual delegates than at
any previous meeting, over 300 being
present and as many more associates,
a~lternates and ladies. Pennsylvania
sent a full representation of thirty-tWo
Iowa's delegation was also complete
with twenty; New Jersey with six ana
large delegations from Montana, Ne
braska, Kansas and the Dakotas, 10
say nothing of your W state. Inc
South was not well represented, dele
gates being in attendance only from
Texas. Alabama, Louisiana, North
Carolina and Kentucky.
and the Indian Territory Doth had
delegates here, and altogether the at
tendance was very satisfactory.
mot only did we have a profitable
session, but we were nicely treated.
All the pledges made by st. Paul to
the congress, both in the way of fnan-
cial contributions and social entertain
ment. were more than fulfilled. we
met with a cordial reception and we
| found that the badge of the
was considered a mark of honor IN
stead of being sneered at as denotlAs
the wearer to be a 'hayseed.
.When the matter was presented al
Indianapolis last veal of holding the
'97 session in st. Paul, objections We're
made that the trip was a long one the
cost of travel would be great n the
majority of delegates were propapIy
with 81 pan
hospitality. The Minnesota delegates
carried off the honor only after a hard
fight, lasting three days. We are now
ali glad that we came and feel that the
| long railway trip was we'll undertaken.
The hospitality of ST. Paul is, to say
| the least, as warm and hearty as can
be found anywhere, and comes from
hat thorough good fellowship which
leaves a lasting impression.
1.-THE press reports were very salts
factory indeed, and We are deeply
grateful to the newspapers of st. Paul
and Minneapolis for the consideration
shown and the space given US. Few
newspapers in the country, and 1 speak
advisedly, are more wide awake or
progressive.
Never at any previous meeting of
the congress have the papers or adj
dresses been ADLER, and I doubt if any
have been as valuable and timely as
those at his session. The estimation
in which they are held is shown by
the resolution of the congress to pub
lish them all in full. 1t should be a
matter of pride to st. Paul that it was
generally conceded that the address OF
j. J. Hill, to the congress, was the
ablest of all. They were all so good
that it would be impossible to say
which ranked second. but particular
mention may we'll be made of the ad-
dresses of Dr.. Satoldo. of Venezuela,
and Senior Romero, of Mexico.
1.-THE committee on resolutions
should be complimented and thanked
for the care and discrimination exer-
cised in their work and the resolutions
adopted certainly contain less that can
be objected to than those adopted at
previous meetings. They deal with
important subjects in a conservative
anner
THE eighteenth convention will be
held in Fort Worth, Texas; if I had
consulted my personal interests only.
l would have preferred Omaha, but
believe the best interests of the con-
gress will be served by meeting in Fort
Worth. I anticipate a successful SEES
sion and know the congress will be
handsomely treated there. The only
serious objection to Omaha was the ex-
position which will be held there.
Since the experience of the congress
in Atlanta in 1895, it is not disposed
to meet in a city where an exposition
is being held, particularly such a large
exposition as the Omaha one promises
to be"