St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-08

League who stated that they would vote and
work and contribute means for Governor
Cleveland's election, because they consider
ed him safe man for the business interests
of the county Mr. Hill said he would
have gone right through but wanted to see
the delegation from Minnesota and urge
them to vote for Cleveland. eff Cleveland
is the nominee said Mr.. Hill, ''there will
be Democratic president. / have never
seen such an uprising, as there is against
Blaine among the Republicans.
While Mr. Hill is Democrat
it is well known that he has
for years devoted himself to the
great business interests of the country. and
his earnestness now is from business rather
than political standpoint, as he feels that it
is perilous to the prosperity Of the country to
place man like Blaine in the presidential
chair.
1t cannot be disguised that it has been the
business men of the country who have con
trolled presidential elections ever since the
war. 1t was not because the business men
have been so especially enamored of the Re-
publican party, as it was, and because they
feared the change which might en- sue in put
gthe Democratic party in power, which has
led them to quite uniformly support the Re
publican nominee, with the exception Of 1876.
ln!lS76 the business interests Of the country
were with the Democrats. Mr. Tilden was
elected president on that account. He was
juggled out Il the office, not by any assumed
electoral VOID n business states but by the
votes of the carpet bag southern states, where
the chief business is barter and trade in
politics.
MINNESOTA ORGANIZES.
The Minnesota delegation held a meeting
at p. m, to perfect their organization.
Here again all the fun was spoiled by perfect
harmony. At the Republican convention
the Minnesota delegation became an inter
esting quantity among themselves, by the
rivalry for pre-eminence between Sabin and
Davis, as well as by the division on prefer
ences for President. This delegation was all
lovely, and I'm mad again. p II. Kelly. of
st. Paul, was chosen chairman, and w. J.
Whipple. Of Winona, secretary. The follow
ing officers were chosen without dissenting
vote:
Chairman of Delegation-P. H. Kelly, Of
St. Paul
Vice President of Convention-R. A.
Jones, of Rochester.
Member of Committee on Resolutions-J.
c. Wise, of Mankato.
Committee on Credentials-G.N Baxter, of
Faribault.
Secretary of Convention w. J. WhippIe,
of Winona.
Tonotify the Nominees-Henry Poehler,
of Henderson.
On motion of Mr.. Doran the selection of
member Of the national committee was post
poned for the present.
II was voted that the chairman should in
all cases announce the vote of the delega-
ton as unit unless the delegation should
formally vote otherwise.
The delegation was then polled on first
choice for president aud every man voted
for Cleveland. II was also unanimously
voted that in case Cleveland was nominated
they would vote for Mcdonald for vice presi-
dent
This completed the business of the dele
CATION and the painfully harmonious gather
ing adjourned.
An EPISODE.
During the afternoon a messenger ap-
pearcd at the Minnesota headquarters with a
package Of scaled envelopes addressed to
each delegate and alternate, the whole en-
cireled By rubber band and directed to the
chairman Of the delegation. Mr.. Kelly was
not in ct the time and Mr.. Cook, Of Ovation
ma, took the precious package in charge
and held it until Mr. Kelly came, when the