The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-22

and passed with few amendments. The
objects of the organization were de-
tailed in accordance with the call,
which was published in the. G / o b e a
few days since. George Lambert was
unanimously chosen vice president of
the league. In reference to the cleo
ton of an executive committee, Mr..
Hawthorne was of the opinion that this
committee should consist solely of
POpuliSts n Democrats, as the Re-
publicans had been honored in the
choice of secretary and president Of
the organization. To this, Maj. Hol-
combe replied that he hoped thai the
Republicans were not trying to get the
soft snaps and throw the hard work
Off onto the rest. This sally brought
forth considerable laughter, as it was
uttered in a humorous way.
In accordance with a resolution intro
duced, the president appointed Messrs.
Lambert, Hawthorne and Hall as a
committee to select five names to be
presented at the next meeting for
members of the executive committee.
Mr.. Nash introduced a resolution
calling upon the members of the league
to support the bimetallic spa of
the city and state and use every le-
ultimate influence to further the cir
culation of these silver papers. The
resolution concluded with the follow
ing clause:
Resolved further. That these resolutions
are not adopted in any spirit of hostility
toward any Of the gold standard newspapers:
on the other hand, we wish them we'll, be-
lieving that the patriotism of the editors and
the needs of the people will eventually bring
them INTO the support of the money of the
constitution.
And then there was trouble. Almost
as soon as Mr.. Nash had completed
the reading Of the resolution, five mem
bers were on their feet clamOring for
recognition. But they could not all
be heard at once, so Mr., Pine picked
out {. H. Stevens, who first caught
his eye, and Stevens took the floor. He
denounced the latter clause of the reso-
luton as an apology to the gold press
that should not be tolerated.
j. M. Hawthorne stated that no per-
son had been roasted more than 'mself
by the daily press Of the city. but he
could not say that he bore any hard
feelings against them. The purpose
Of the resolution is to increase the cir
culation Of the silver papers, and to
throw as much advertising in their way
as possible. But having done So"
continued Mr.. Hawthorne, 'let US be
courteous. and while we propose to
stand by our own, let us not say hat
we shall boycott the daily papers of
the city. A resolution as mild as hat
before the meeting would have a better
effect than to gain the ill-will of the
newspapers"
George Lambert wanted the resolu-
ton to stand as read, as they wished
to use every influence to bring the
editors of those papers around to the
u of free silver; the resolution was
no apology, and should not be stated
as such. But the clause quoted was
stricken out of the resolution.
j. B. Starkey, of Minneapolis, de-
livered a short address, in which he
advised the audience to turn out in
large numbers n hear Prof. Cation
at the West side on Thursday evening.
After a short speech by J. w. Town
ley, Mr.. Hawthorne moved the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That this union most cordially
invites the ladies of st. Paul, who believe in
bimetallism, to form a ladies' auxiliary BIZ
metallic union.
The meeting then adjourned to the second
Monday in July.