St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-10
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
Anti-SalOOu EepDbIiCans..Scan
nnVian Local Gossip.

nnVian Democrats-- Local Gossip.
At the West hotel. this afternoon, will
be held meeting of Republicans from var
ious parts of the state, that may and may
not be of great moment. The meeting will
consider the ACCESSIBILITY OF representing
Minnesota Republicans at the anti-saloon
convention to be held in Chicago next
Thursday. In response to the circular in
vitation, some sixty affirmative replies have
been received. and, i'll all probability, forty
or fifty prominent members of the party
will be present. The movement does not
meet with favor among the politicians of
the party, who see nothing but political
trouble ahead, and say only church mem
berS of the party are interested. The Pro-
nlbitionists laugh at the plan, as temporz-
Ing with great question, without meeting
it sQuarely.
SCANDINAVIAN DEMOCRATS.
The Democratic Scandinavian club is
looming up as a prominent organization,
and its leaders say it will have a member
ship in month OF over twenty-five thou
sand. The claim is made that in the cities
of the state most of the Scandnavians are
becoming Democrats. and the feeling is
working its way largely in the farming re-
SiOllo. LII q opCCCu ~ LlO SAtiO
on Wednesday evening, Eyert Nyman0ver
made use of the following language:
I'VE have called you together, gentle
men, is for the purpose of discussing the sit
uatOn caudidly and as fellow citizens. There
are great issues at stake. L am here to speak
to you in behalf of the laboring class. espec-
tally the Scandinavian. Shall we side with
the Republican or the Democratic party?
that's the question. ShalSwe have the Scan
dinaviau element hOnored and respected Viz a
Wis the other elements that make up the Sta,c
of Minnesota? We are working people in
the full sense of that word and we want
justice. The Democratic party is the peoples
party. only 1 should like to see
it purified and exalted to grand
workingmen's party. But it will be
that finally. Go out on the railroads. Are there
any of the free-made negroes working there?
No, but we ind lots of SwedeS, Danes, Nor
wegians and others working on such works:
they have to stand the hardships of the Amer
lean culture. 1t is the ScandnavianS who
have made and embelished the very city we
now live in. 1t is the ScandinavianS who
carry the destiny of the great
Western metropolis in their hand.
only it is necessary they be made
conscious thereof, and that they stand or fall
together. We have yet liberty to shape the
march of development in our city and state;
shall we do it? Yes, countrymen. And we
shall do it, not for the sake OF foul interests
TO moneyed class, but for the sake of glory
and justice and truth; for the sake of labor
and its interests. The Republican party
made great achievement when establishing
political liberty to all. But it sounds very
harsh, Indeed, to speak of political liberty
and at the same time have social slavery in
our midst. 1t will be the glorious
future of the Democratic party to
abolish that, and establish social liberty
Oh the foundation of q purified and
T 6olr, hot
gentlemen. There is not very great differ
ence now between a Democratic and Re-
publican regime. but In the long run you
will see difference quite surprising.
am Democrat and social Democrat;
1 have made of the principles of Democracy
religion. Do you the same. 1t is necessary.
if the modern Democracy shall ever ac-
complish its great task can tell you. l am
serious and l am honest. l am so because
have learned that honesty before anything
else will stand the time longest That is
about all Mr.. NymanOver said. The speech
made deep impression, and had for its i'm
mediate consequence rush for application
TO be members of the club, Sixty-hye new
members W ere announced by the chairman,
Mr. Rand. The iInpromptu speeches of
Capt. Swenson, Messrs. Harbitz, Anderson,
Ericsson and Dahl were heartily received, aud
the meeting was very enthusiastic one, in
fact significant ''sign of the times"
The next meeting of the club will be
Wednesday evening, same place and hour.
POLITICAL NOTES.
J. T. Wyman and d. NJ. ClOugh are rival
candidates for senatorial honors in the
Twenty-eighth district. S. A. Chase is loom
ing up as Democratic candidate, and E. J.
L'Herault is also mentioned.
Mayor Ames-I would not take a nomina-
ton that required fight to secure it, or that
would create split in the party.
Rambler" has written another political
article for the GLOBE. but it contains too
many sarcasms for publication
Freeman P. Lane Is me ntioned probable
senatorial candidate from the Tive MY ninth,
to represent r. B. Langdon.
Considerable surprise was manifested at
the printed statement that DR.. John Il. Lee
voted for Blaine in 1854.
All of the county conventions but three
have pronounced for Ames, and none OF them
them have opposed him.
William Henry Eastis seems to be losing
prestige with his party. Twice he has been
defeated i n caucus.
william Gunderson has received an sin
dorsement He was elected a delegate on
Wednesday night,
Frank Davis is doing some lively campaign
ing just now, and is sure of a denomination.
1t is part of the ring programme to nomi-
nate Scott for probate judge over Giddings.