St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-08
The official form of the call is:

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The official form of the call is:
All Democrats, and those who favor
an honest reduction of the tariff as fa-
vored by President Cleveland and up
held by the Democracy, are invited to
attend convention to be held at Red
Wing on Wednesday, Aug. /, at IL am,
and at which candidate for the Third
congressional district of the state of
Minnesota is to be nominated. The basis
of representation in this convention will
be one delegate at large for each county
and one for each 250 votes or major frac-
ton thereof cast for J. l.. Macdonald in
1886. The apportionment of delegates
will be as follows:
Carver...... 9McLeod 80. 7swift........ 4
Chippewa. 3 3Meeker. 49,. 6 :
Dakota. :. 10 Renville -. 6 Total. 1T
Goodhue 8 Rice. ........11
Kandiyohi.. 8 Scott ...1O
E. SOUTHwORTH, Chairman.
E. c. STRINGER, Secretary.
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The basis of representation in this
convention caused some discussion. The
= Z of 1856 was based ON the vote cast
i0r Cleveland in 1884, and which made
convention composed of SiXty-One dele
gates. But yesterday Mr.. Spicer made
a strong plea for more representation
for the western counties, and the justice
of this being conceded, the basis was
changed to the congressional vote of
1886. This gave Carver gain of dele
gates, Chippewa l, Dakota 2, Kandiyohi
1, Meeker 2, Renville 2, Rice 3, Scott 2
and Swift l. Seventy-seven delegates
is large number for a convention
which will unanimously renominate
Judge Macdonald and heartily indOrses
a ringing, honest tariff platform. but
the number was made with design.
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The Democrats of Red Wing have
signified their intention of making the
day of the convention a hallelujah one.
1t is desired to have all the Democrats
of the district attend and join in a great
demonstration, which will give MacDon-
AIDS campaign a rousing send-off at the
start. Prominent orators are to be pres
ent, and the policy of the party and the
plan of the campaign fully outlined. 1t
will draw fine distinction with the
manner of Halls nomination and the
silence or open disapprobation with
which his nomination was received.
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Mr.. Hall has commenced his campaign,
and the indications are that il will be
still hunt. He is not an orator, and oc-
cupies a negative position to the tariff,
SO that his only hope for success lies in
quiet, steal-sOftly campaigning. The
Macdonald campaign, On the other
hand, as outlined yesterday, is to be
vigorous one on principles, sound ora
tory, mastery appeals to the people and
open issues.
Mr.. Greeley, of Renville, did not hesi-
tate to say yesterday that he thought
Mr.. Hall could not carry his own
county. Mr.. Roemer, of Carver, said
that in his locality the Macdonald feel
ing was stronger than two years ago.
MIR. Stevens, of Meeker, averred that
the backbone of the Democracy in his
county was SITTER than ram-rod, while
Mr.. Stringer, of Dakota, declared that
where his county had given Macdonald
800 majority in 1886. it would now in
crease it to 1900.
Meeker. Mcleod, Carver and Chippe-
wa counties have already elected dele
gates to the convention, but as the new
call changes the representation of some
of them, they will have to conform to the
call by selecting the additional ones
given them.
Mr.. John, of Chippewa, in speaking of
the rapid growth of the prohibition
party in the state said that in one town
ship in his county there was prohibition
club of seventy members, sixty-five of
whom were voters. Mr.. Stevens, of
Meeker, added that while no large pro-
hibition vote had ever been polled in his
county yet, this year 1t would show up
big. These gentlemen noted that the
prohibitionists were nominating full
county and legislative tickets, and that
these would draw heavily from Repub-
lican candidates.
A good story was told on Gen. Chand-
ler, of Red Wing, yesterday. Before
the Chicago convention meeting friend
by the name Of Stevens, he desired to
wager him $500 that Cleveland would
pot be elected To this proposition Mr..
Stevens replied: Swat until after the
Chicago meeting is over" After Har-
rison's nomination and on his return to
Red Wing Chandler renewed his offer,
but so late at night that Mr.. Stevens
could not get the cash, nevertheless he
offered check which Chandler de-