The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-09
SPATES KNOCKS At
LNC4NCLUB'S DOOR
Seventh Ward Republicans
Application. for Member
ship Is Laid Over.

S. Pope Spates, the Seventh ward
Republican who is responsible for the
attempt to organize an advisory COM
! mittee" for the purpose of debating the
policy of the Republican party in st.
Paul and Ramsey county, is said ITO
have abandoned his pet project of ma
| nipulating the party vote from his vest
pocket.
1t is stated that Mr. Spates will now
attempt to secure recognition as a
party leader from other sources, hav-
ing been compelled to admit that his
attempt to organize an advisory COM
mittee was a failure.
Following this rumor yesterday came
the announcement last night that Mr..
Spates had made application for menu
bership in the Lincoln club. His name
was read at the meeting of the club last
| night, and upon motion, was laid over
| for two weeks.
There is considerable speculation
among the members of the Lincoln club
as to the motives of Mr. Spates in APP
plying for membership in that club,
which is known to have been openly
| opposed to his bold, yet unsuccessful
attempt, to secure control of the Re-
publican party by securing recognition
for his so+ called advisory committee,
which has 2neFer had more than dozen
members. %
IF Mr.. Spates has any idea that he
can come into the Lincoln club and
| dictate the policies of the club, he will
find that he is sadly mistaken" said
prominent member of the Lincoln club
Ia CT icr0f
of Republican that the Lincoln club
would desire to have as its Dictator
Not Hailed With Delight.
However, there were a number Of the
Lincoln club members who gave it as
their opinion last night that Spates was
trying to get into the Lincoln club to
gain the very ends which the advisory
committee failed to produce, and his
application for membership was not
hailed with any noticeable degree of
enthusiasm by the Lincolnites last
night.
Mr.. Spates originated the idea of or
ganizing an advisory committee, and he
attempted to carry out plans for such
an organization some weeks ago by
holding series of meetings at the
Ryan hotel
It was his object to form an organi-
zation whose duty it would be to direct
the city and county, and even the ward
ana precinct organizations of the Re
publican party, but his presumption
that the party organization was in
competent to handle the affairs of the
party was not kindly received by the
members OF the organization, nor was
IL ever considered seriously by the rank
and file of the party. The result of
TINS dlstrust in Mr.. Spates' plans was
the refusal Of Republicans to attend
MS meetings, and last week when there
were but ten people present it was pre-
dicted that the advisory committee
was nearing its finish.
MI. Spates made one last effort to
secure footing for his organization
He selected what he called an execn-
1--WE committee, the duty of which was
70 pass upon the fitness of all candi-
dates for office at the hands of tha
republican party and to give instruc-
lions along any other line where II.
appeared to Mr., Spates that the city
ana county organization was not ca
pable of acting.
Spates' Final Plan Fails.
This committee was made up Of well
known Republicans, whose names were
expected to relieve the committee of
nc olSu uSI ana Odlum Which had at
tached to it, but the plan failed.
The committee had been named bv
Mr. Spates without the formaIity Of
comforting with the parties named and
the announcement of the personnel Of
the committee not only caused consid-
cradle surprise to those named unon
II, but 1T was also productive of a num-
per OF indignant declarations by mem
Ders OF the committee that they would
fO n
and his advisory committee.
one or two members of the commit
Tee, Who are acknowledged followers
OF Spates, took the matter serious1v
and attempted to call meeting of the
executive committee, but their efforts
were met with indignant refusaIs and
!eers' ana all hope of securing a meet
ing OF the committee was given IN.
And now, Mr.. Spates is said to have
determined to join the Lincoln cIub,
and his application was handed to a
member Of the club yesterday. 1t was
announced last night by members of
the club that if the application Of Mr..
Spates was favorably acted upon. he
would be. given to understand that the
club>would not listen to any attemnt
upon his part to dictate the policy Of
the club.
The meeting of the Lincoln club last
night was held for the purpose Of
nearing the final reports of committees
having charge of the annual BANQUET.
satisfactory reports being made by ali
committees.
At the suggestion Of Oar Reese. a
resolution of coincidence was ordered
sent TO Mrs. Mark Hanna, expressing the
sorrow of the club at the illness Of
Senator Hanna.
Fred c. Schiffmann suggested that
resolution of coincidence be sent to the
car Of Russia, but the suggestion an
parently did not appeal to the senti
ments Of the club members and no
one rallied to Mr.. Schiffmann's sup
port.