St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-19
DEMOCRATS IN COUNCIL.
A Business Meeting for the Purpose
of BuYlng a NeHsnaper.


There were q large number Of representa-
tive Democrats from al portions Of the state
on the incoming trains Wednesday
night and yesterday morning, evil
dencing that q gathering Of some
importance was at hand. The Republicans who
since election have thought and talked Of
nothing but the patronage and the Offices they
are soon TO lose, OWNED, Of course, that the
meeting could have no object but the division
OF the spoils- morning Republican paper
announced that the object Of the meeting
was 70 consider the patronage. 1t will. per-
haps, surprise tina present office-holders,
who are bewailing their coming
fate, to know that rot one word was uttered
in the meeting or the subject of offices or
the distribution Of patronage. If a Republic
can gathering had occurred under similar
circumstances, It is probable that nothing but
the patron age would have been talked. The
Democrats are Of different stripe.
The object OF the meeting can be briefly
and simply stated. The only considerable
stakeholder in the GLOBE, who is active in
the work and management desiring on ac-
count Of health and personal considerations
70 retire, it was decided at a recent meeting
Of the stockholders Of the paper, to offer
the whole property for sale. Before
making sneh an offer generally public, it was
decided to DC both the duty and the inclina-
ton OF the company 10 submit the matter to
the Democracy Of the state. With that end
10 view the following Communication was
sent:
ST. PAUL, Dec ~, 1854.
40 hon. N. Doran, Chairman Democratic State
central Committee OF Minnesota
AT meeting OF the stockholders OF the 81
raul GLOBE printing company held this day, a
committee composed Of n. ". kittson r. W
johnson and n. P. Hall, was appointed with full
power 70 make terms and ofier the GLOBE for
sale. We desire 10 confer with you as repre-
senting the Democratic organization OF the state
with the view OF rendering the property 10 the
Democracy Of the state.
Il. P. HALL, Secretary.
Upon receiving this information Mr..
Doran Immediately sent out the following
notice:
Rooms OF the Democratic State Central Com
miItee Of Minnesota
ST. Paul, Dec. IL, ISs4.-The chairman Of the
Democratic state central committee takes pleas
ere In asking your presence at an important
meeting OF representative Democrats, to be held
Il ST. Panl on Thursday next. December IS, at 2
O'Clock, P N MICHAEL DoRAS, Chairman.
j. ID WooD. Secretary.
The result. was the gathering yesterday.
The meeting was held in the counting room
of.the new GLOBE building on Fourth street,
which is now nearly ready for occupancy.
Dir. DOran presided, and upon calling the
meeting 10 order stated the object of
the meeting. There were about seventy-tive
Democrats present when Mr.. Doran submit
ted the following proposition:
THE GLOBE OFFERED PoR SALE.
To the Democracy OF Minnesota:
AT meeting Of the stockholders OF the GLOBE
Printing company held al 4 recent date the IN
dersigned were appointed a committee with full
power 10 offer the property for sale. With that
end in view We have unanimously decided 10
oder the entire property Of the St. Paul GLOBE
Printing company, its presses, stereo-
type foundry, type. material, job
ONCE and all machinery connected
with the establishment, together with the Asso-
ciated Press franchise, subscription list .adver-
Using contracts, good will, ETC., for the sum OF
sl25OOO. OF this amount SIS. 600 to $40, coo
should be cash, and the remainder could be made
upon reasonable time, at per cent interest in
this transfer the present GLOBE Company would
pay all indebtedness OF every name and nature,
collecting its own accounts. and turn the prop
erty over to the purchasers with a clean sheet.
lSigned,l n. W. KIrrsoS,
r. w. JOHNSON,
II. p. HALL.
The reading Of the proposition was fol-
lowed by the consideration aud the discus
sion Of plans for procedure, during which
such information as was desired relative to
the business was given by the manager Of
the paper. 10 order to test the sentiments
of those present Horace Pratt, of Faribault,
moved that 1t be the sense Of the meeting
that the party should endeaVor to make the
purchase.
This motion was adopted by rising and
unanimous vote.
After some discussion as to how the work
should begin, q committee consisting Of
Horace Pratt, Of Faribault, r. w. johnson,
OF St. Paul; j. n. Castle, of Saltwater; W. j.
Whipple, of Winona, aud w. NJ. Campbell,
OF Litchheld, was appointed to prepare a
plan and open astock subscription at once.
In accordance with these instructions the
committee prepared paper for the organ
ization OF new company with
$4,000 capital, and invited subscrip-
tons from those present AS the
result $33, 900 was subscribed, aud the
committee was continued, with the addition
of Mr.. Doran to the numberJ with instruc-
tons to continue the canvass for further sub
scrptions Of stock to the new company, and
report at as early day as possible.
No other business was attempted or trans
acted and no other matter than the business
in hand was alluded to in the meeting.