St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-05-30
After-conyentioa Talks.

After the convention adjourned most of the
delegates gathered in the Merchants hotel, and
resolved themselves into small groups when the
talk was free and the satisfaction general 1t is
safe to say that few conventions left less bitter
ness after them than that which was here to-day.
Not even among the Hennepin county delegates
was there any trace of dissatisfaction, and most
of them engaged in good humored raillery at
Ramsey county's luck, and their
own il-fortune. They all willingly blamed their
own differences that Hennepin did not secure a
district delegate, and were not disposed to find
fault with any one else.
Among the Fifth district men, there were
few who were not jubiant, but none who were
not satisfied with the general result. R. L.
Frazee took his double defeat, as delegate at
large and district delegate, with his accustomed
philosophy. He said to the GLOBE reporter that he
was so used to defeats that he would
feel lonesome had he succeeded to-day, and he
laughed the matter over. Frazee met the dele
gates from the northwestern tier of counties,
Carleton to Cook for the first time to-day, and
must have felt fattered at their demands that
he should be the congressional standard bearer
against Nelson. He said he wanted none of that
| in his'n, but then he was willing to help the
fighters.
C. F. Mcdonald. of St. Cloud, thought the
convention a remarkably representative one, and
| said the platform was everything that could be
desired. 1t was clear and unmistakable.
On this point country delegate got off good
one in the Opera house last night, when j. T.
Raymond read his platform. Raymond said that
one of his resolutions would not do because it
contained an idea, and it therefore omitted.
The point made hit, and the house applauded:
but the country delegate quickly said that on
that ground the whole platform of the Minnesota
Democracy would have to be dropped as it bristled
with ideas.
Gruff, of Duluth, who was candidate for del
egate to.Chicago, thought the platform good
one. but was of the opinion that the western end
of the district should have received one of the
| two delegates from the Fifth. He promised thar
the vote for Tilden next November would show
the strength of the 81. Louis county Democrats.
and hoped that forever afterwards it would be
found necessary to consider the wishes of that
corner of the state.
Campbell, of Meeker, was not pleased with
the result and especially with the paragraph on
the tariff. He doesn't believe that war taxes in
! times of peace are consonant with Democratic
principles.
Robert Miller, of Fergus Falls, hadn't much to
say. He was satisfied with the platform, but
wanted Frazee 1or one OF the delegates to Chi
cago, and thinks he should have been sent.
Notwithstanding the little rub between
some of the men from the upper dis
tricts, and Ramsey county, as they put it.
the general feeling of the delegates was one of
! entire satisfaction with the work of the conyen-
ton. What slight feeling of discomfort there was
will soon off, and all seem determined to
work their hardest to give the Democratic nomi-
nee a rousing vote. As one of them said, the
Republican state committee win have to be up
early in the morning, If they want to get that
| $4,000 majority they are promising themselves.