St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-25
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE.
Barnum, of Connecticut, Reelected
Chairman Unanimously.
The Committee to Meet Again Thursday
Next at Albany.

hustle attending gathering of a national
committee in the corridors of the Fifth av-
enue hotel from an early hour this morning
until the hour of the assembling of the Demo-
| cratic national committee. Earnest discus
sions of the situatione were carried on by
little knots of committeeman, and general
feeling of confidence marked the statements
of delegates. Senator Wallace and Vim. M.
Scott, OF Pennsylvania, and VIM. c. Whit
ney and Daniel Manning have declined to
stand for chairman.
AT IL 40 the committee was called to order
br Senator German, of Maryland, Mr.. Bar
mum having been called away by legal en-
gagements. The session was an executive
one and all reporters were excluded. Senator
German was at once elected temporary chair
man.
H. 0. Thompson, of New York, made a
motion, seconded by w. w. Armstrong, of
Ohio, that VIM. II. Barnum be elected per-
manent chairman Of the committee. This
was done by acclamation, unanimously. f.
0. Prince was reelected secretary.
Among others present was S. S. Cox, al
though not a member of the committee. The
roll OF states was then called showing the
following members of proxies present to
represent the several states:
Alabama, H. G. Temples; Arkansas, S. R.
Cockrill, jr.; California; NJ. F. Taipcy; Colo
rado, Charles S. Thomas, proxy c. C.. Pear
sons; Connecticut, S. Weed; Delaware, l. C.
Grnby; Florida, Samuel Pasco; Georgia,
Patrick Welsh; Illinois, S. Corning Judd;
Indiana, absent; Iowa, NJ. M. Hamm; Kan
sas, G. w. Blair; Kentucky, Henry D. Nc
Henry; louisiana, B. T.. Jones; Maine, Ed
mund Wilson; Massachusetts, F. 0. Prince;
Maryland, A. B. German; Michigan9 D. M.
Dickinson; Minnesota, NJ c. Whitney,
proxy for P. H. Kelly; Missouri, j. Bathers;
Mississippi, G A. Johnson; Ne
braska, James E. Boyd, proxy
for George l.. Miller; Nevada, John H. Den
mis-, proxy; New Hampshire, A. W. Subway;
New Jersey, Miles Ross; New York, Hubert
0. Thompson North Carolina, NJ w. Ran
som; Ohio, w. W. Armstrong; Virginia, a.
Noltner; Pennsylvania, E. A. Bigler, proxy;
Rhode Island, j. BARLEY; South Carlina, F.
w. Dawson: Tennessee, j. S. Barbour, proxy;
Texas, C. 7. Holt; Vermont, V. B. Smalley;
Virginia, John s. Barbour; West Virginia,
iCWio DdhtI, NlSCOuSlu, w Ill. r. Was,
Arizona, 7. S. Morgan, proxy; District of
Macarthur, proxy; Dakota, NJ. H. Day, abb
sent; Utah, j. P. Rosebrough; Montana, w.
d. Mccormick; Washington Territory, j. H.
Kuhns; Wyoming, NJ. E. Post; New Mexico,
Geo. W. Fox, absent.
T. w. Dawson, of South Carolina, intro
duced the following:
HsSol,p1 That q com mitfaa Of cavan of
which the permanent and temporary chair
| man of this committee shall be members, be
appointed to consider a report of plan for
organization of the committee for the work
of canvassing, and report at the next meeting
| of the national committee.
After discussion on the necessity of
| thorough and systematic organization, the
resolution was adopted and the following
committee appointed: Barnum, German,
Dawson. Smaliy, Kelly, Miller and Villas.
| Barnum, who was called away this morn
| ing by reason of lawsuit in which he is one
OF the parties at interest, stated that upon the
committees adjournment to-day it will al
| journ to meet at Albany on Monday. Bar
mum thought it advisable for the committee
| to meet at Albany.
| A resolution was adopted that when the
committe adjourns it be to meet at the Della
van house at 10 o'clock, Tuesday morning.
Hugh o. Thompson introduced a resolu-
ton that a committee of three be appointed
to report upon headquarters in this city for
the campaign. Adopted Thompson, Nc
Henry and Ross appointed as such commit
tee.
Mr.. Baker, Of Virginia, addressed the con-
yention, by request on the coudition of af-
fairs in that state. He gave opinion that
whatever differences may exist in local mat.
tors, that the party would unite in Novem-
| Der.
The committee on organization for the
canvass and the congressional committee
will hold meeting to consider plan for the
national campaign. Thompson announced
that there will be meeting of the committee
on headquarters Immediately after the adj
| journment of the national convention. Ad-
journed at 1 80 to meet at Albany.