The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
BIC ONES COMING TO
The LINCOLN BANQUET
HARMONY CALL rs ANSWERED
BY HUNDREDS.
Republican Dinner, Feb. IL, Will Rival
State Conventions for Enthusiasm
Replies to Invitations Ring With the
Spirit of Harmony Boys Coming
in Big Crowds. ~T

Monday evening, Feb. ~, will see a
gathering of the republican clans Of the
state such as has seldom been held in
Minneapolis except at convention tint
or during the heat of campaign. On
that evening the Lincoln day dinner of
the Hennepin County Republican execu-
sonic Temple. s....I@.: go.
Invitations have been sent to every
ward and precinct committeeman in the
Hennepin county republican organiza-
tion. In addition the republican state
officials, members of the Legislature,
and party leaders in all parts of the
state have been invited. Replies have
been pouring in from all sides and at
the lowest estimate 1900 persons will
be present. -.: ~ ,,<-.>.,
Thomas H. Girling, chairman of. the
republican county organization, origi-
mated the plan for the dinner and. has
bene working for weeks to make it pos
sible and, to insure success. = The invita-
tions have been sent out are most cor
dial, concluding as fololws: 'EKindly
make an effort to be present. We
want you. The watchword in Henne-
pin is going to be Harmony, and we
wish to start the ball rolling right.'
''Harmony' in Replies.
The replies have been equally cor
dial and interesting and include the
real ones as the following list will
show:
II have great pleasure in accepting
your invitation and sincerely hope that
the function may be, in every way, a
pronounced success. ''-State Senator
Samuel Lord, Kasson. 49,.
"Please accept my thanks for the in
vitation. It will be pleasure for me
to attend. Estate Treasurer Julius H.
Block - "
"Thanks for the invitation and I
assure you it will be great pleasure to
be present Estate Auditor Samuel G..
| Iverson.
81 anticipate "a feast of reason and a
flow Of SOUL or something to that eff
feet Thank you for the invitation,
which is indeed an honor. Us. A. Ian
gum, Preston, MINI. -7' - =
cit will give me great pleasure to
attend, as I am heartily in sympathy
with the purpose Of the gathering. -
Mayor D. P. Jones. ~ - : =.
/ EYou can count on my presence as
usual. T don't know that it will >helI
your harmony program, but if that Of
anything else will aid you, you may al
ways count on my assistance. Judge
i David F. Simpson. &.
CT will be present to help harmon
ize' Hennepin county. '-Char1es G
EWhitney, Marshall, MINI. .--...- .s,-
n Let Harmony. Reign.
81 am glad you have adopted ha1
mony as your watchword in Hennepi
county, and hope that it will b
adopted by the rank and fileHof the re
publican party in the state. I accep
, with pleasure your invitation, and wis
) you success. ''-Representative w. F
Anderson, Winona.
II note that harmony is to be tn
+ watchword IN Hennepin county. !
sounds right. I am glad to accept you
invitation, and trust the meeting wi
be so full Of enthusiasm that it wi
wake the republican pessimists to the:
senses. ''-Senator John T. Frate
q Brainerd. s~r.> - .a.. g.:
s "Your determination to make sEha
r mony' the watchword might well /
initiated in every county in the stat
with benefit to the republican part
No mans political interests or amb
tions are above the interests Of h
party. 1t is time bosses and dictato
Y were placed on the shelf that Il
masses may have something to say.'-
IS j. T. Johnson, Fergus Falls.
L" Yes, Brother Girling, let Hennep
get together and let there be harmon
n The people Of the state will say 'ye
l, and amen to that. I shall be there.
y Senator A. V. Rieke, Fairfax
,r% "When [ saw the announcement
Il the dinner I made up my mind to
% present. Your statement that Hem
r pin, is for harmony is interestin
a especially to member of the legis]
II ture of 1908 Representative Geor
!, E. Perley, Moorhead.
"Boys'' Will Be There.
e. e. "I understand. that good share
d. the boys will be present. I have hea
It; from some Of them, and it looks as
e. we might have an extra session of
b, legislature without expense to t
e. state.n' -senator Henry A. Morgs
| Albert Lea. L : i; { ~ g.. -
~ 81 never fail to have anything but
#. A No. time when come to Minnes
e, oils, and am sure this will be no exec
d. tion. armony ISL the right watchwo
f. and I believe that with the earnestn
A. with which you go at things you "
"a. be able to bring it about. "a.
D. Thompson, deputy state auditor.
ID 81 shall be with you on Feb. -.
IS. congratulate you on the fact that h
monv. is to reign in the republic
st; ranks Of old Hennepin. George
Whitney, Wadena.
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