The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-05
send THE BOYS HOME.
rs THE RICHEST Of THE THIR-
TEENTH MINNESOTA AUxIL-
larry ASSOCIATION
THOMAS COCHRAN DIssENTs
A Special Committee pa, + Appointed to
Try to Have the Regiment Or
dered HONG ut Once--Appeals to
the state = Representatives In
Warrington Have Only Resulted
IN Securing. Indefinite Answers.

Inc heart strings Of women pulled with
mighty force at the meeting of the
Ihlrteenth Regiment Auxiliary associa-
ton, held at the Commercial club last
night: the love and longing of mothers,
wives and sweethearts. overcame the
pride Of men,, at was realized that 1t was
tie' but that 1t was a sorrow at home,
and It was decided. with only two votes
III the negative. to use every effort to
bring the Thirteenth regiment home
President c., d. O'Rrien announced that
the executive committee had written to
all or Minnesota's senators and congress
men,, asking them to- use their influence
To nave the Minnesota troops brought
nome. He said that Indefinite answers
mad been received. and disclosed that it
would be necessary to appoint a special
committee to bring forth good results.
On motion of Mrs. Odell. the following
committee was appointed: H. F. Barlow,
Mesdames F. w. Ames. N. d. Robinson,
Els. Corriston, NJ; L. Merrill, Charles
Metz, Josephine McKelvy, Oscar Seebach,
Maud Conrad and c. r. Spear. s'''
AS soon as the vote was declared the
names Of the. committee :. announced,
Thomas Cochran, who has son In, the
regiment, rose to his feet. He was one of
the two who voted against the motion
want to protest. by name. against
this action" said he land want my
vote registered against 1t. by the secre-
tary. 1t places tina regiment in a bad
light. + dread dts affect on the state of
Minnesota. 1 have felt the disaster of
war like other parents + have had my
ears to the ground to learn OF casualties.
1t Is dreadful. fbut shat is what war Is.
That Is what our boys went out to do.
S DO we want, to take them away from
the troops of Kansas, South Dakota and
Nebraska, by whose side they are fight
ing and bring them home in the midst of
campaign? Would you have them leave
the Philippines thinking the campaign
Was over and have them find out when
they reached their country that they had
been removed from the tIlickest Of it, not
by their own resolution, but by the ac-
ton of their friends? Such a plan is I'M
timely and futile; 1t Is hurtful to the state
regiment and assocIa tion."
President O'Brien said 1t was a matter
of opinion whether the troops were need
ed there or not There were $4,000 soldiers
sufficient to whip the entire insurgent
army. This had been done at loss of
less men to the entire army than were
killed in the Twelfth Minnesota during
the battle of Gettysburg He did not be-
lieve that the troops should be kept there
in an unhealthy season doing nothing.
He thought the men might be better en-
ployed than in fighting the ignorant saw
ages, anyhow sos Z. ~ &
My son. replied Mr.. Cochran. was
never In better business than in uphold.
ing the sovereignty of the United States,
under United States officers - ~ a.
/ Il believe" said George Nicholson.
+. that the boys have done this business
and now they %otight to come home and
let somebody else attend to theirs. AS
a matter OF fact, the regiments would
have came home long ago if it had not
been, for the. officers
On motion of Mr. Nicholson, resoIii-
lions Of sympathy ior the Keogh family.
who lost a member In battle in the Philip
pines. was adopted, after which the meet
ing adjourned. - -
Al the close of the meeting the com
mittee, met and discussed plans for the
future. No definite action was taken and
the. committee adjourned subject to the
call Of the chairman