The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-13
ST. PAUL GETS IT
NEXT CONVENTION OF THE Ma
TIONAL REPUBLICAN LEAGUE
OF CLUBS
OAR REESE Was ELOQUENT
HIS ORATORY AND UNEQUALED
ADVANTAGES OF THE SANITY
CITY IRRESISTIBLE
OTHERS WERE NOT IN IT

Executive Committee of the Ieaeuo
Listened to What Galveston. In
d1anapOlis, Sioux Falls md Other
Aspirants Had to OFFER, and Then
Accepted the Invitation Extended
by St. Paul.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. - (special)
The unequaled advantages of St Paul.
presented In eloquent oratory by Dar
Reese, won the day before the National
Republican League Of Clubs, and the
next meeting Of the organization will be
held in that city the third Tuesday In
| July.
The executive committee Of the National
Republican League Of Clubs met today for
the purpose Of deciding upon a city for
\ holding the next convention of the league.
President George Steen, Of San Francisco,
presided. and the roll call by Secretary
D. H. stine, Of Newport, KY, showed
forty-four members present the, largest
on record at such a meeting
A resolution was unanimously adopted
reciting that in the death of Vice Presi-
dent Hobart the league had lost a warm
friend and supporter, the senate a wise
and impartial presiding officer and the ma
ton an irreparable loss.
| FEATURE OF THE DAY.
The main feature today was the dis
cussion of resolution for the repeal of
| article 10 of the constitution. which pro-
hibtts 1t from influencing the nomination
of any candidate, or adoption of any poll
10y by any state or national convention.
Those favoring repeal urged that a
! change such as that proposed would lead
to office-holding politicians controlling
| the machinery of the clubs in favor Of
| particular persons.
L. ]. Crawford, of Kentucky, offered a
resolution providing that a committee of
| five be appointed to present to the next
national convention of the league a re-
vision of the constitution and bylaws,
and to incorporate into such revision an
article providing for revenues, so that
the league may be self-sustaining
Both matters were shelved temporarily.
CITIES PRESENT CLAIMS.
The claims of cities which are anxious
to entertain the next national convention
were presented,
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set forth by D. NJ. Reese clerk of the
! Minnesota supreme court, and Represen-
tative Burke, of South Dakota, on behalf
of the Republicans and league of that
state, and the Business Mems League of
| Sioux Falls invited the league to hold its
convention at Sioux Falls.
ST. PAUL GETS IT.
After listening to the claims Of Calves
ton and Indianapolis, st. Paul Mimi,
was chosen as the place for holding the
next convention of Republican clubs, re-
ceiving twenty-eight votes to three for
Indianapolis, and sixteen for Sioux Falls.
The date for the convention was fixed
for the third Tuesday IN July
A resolution declaring In favor of Sc
lecting delegates to the national Repub-
lcan convention on basis of Republican
votes cast in several states was laid on
the table, as was also one declaring it
unwise to make a change at this time.
On motion of Melville Hayes, of Ohio,
a resolution was adopted expressing the
sympathy of the league with the Repub-
licans of North Carolina In their struggle
against the adoption of a proposed
amendment to the constitution of that
state which, it is alleged, violates the
fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to
the constitution.
The resolution offered during the day
by Mr.. Crawford, of Kentucky, for the
appointment of committee to revise
the constitution, including the article
forbidding the league to prefer candi-
dates was adopted
The committee adopted a resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Melville Hayes TO call on
the president and TO express to him its
hearty Endorsement of "his wise and pa
triotiC administration.