St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-27
The FIGHT IS ON.
A Fifth District Democratic
Leader Talks to MIR.
Doran.
He Warns Him to Cease Die
tating to the
Party.
He Accuses Him Of Having
Fixed a State Slate Of His
And of Debating Their Nomi-
nee to Fifth District
Democrats.
Col. Robertson Writes Vigor-
ously for a Pure, Honest
Primary.
Mr.. Aberle Tells Of Some
Hungry Political
Wolves.

J. P. SchmitZ, chairman of the Fifth
congressional Democratic committee,
said to the GLOBE yesterday:
What the GLOBE has said and the
different interviews of the gentlemen
leading the Democracy of Ramsey
given, in regard to the interference OF
MIR. DoRAN
in local politics is correct.
And / know that his interference is
not confined alone to Ramsey county,
but is to be found throughout the entire
state.
Mr.. Doran must not think that he can
continue to bring about diScord and dis
sensions in our party.
Because he has been successful in
manipulating the last two conventions
he must not think that he was submit
ted to by the Democracy through any
fear of his influence.
The potent cause for submission to
him in the convention of 1856 and of
last May was desire Oh the part of all
sincere Democrats
FOR HARMONY.
But now he has got his office of ma
tional committeeman, and there is no
warrant for his further continuance of
Il dictatorial course.
For four years Mr.. Doran has been
the chairman of the state central COM
mittee. The Democracy of his own
county has several times recognized
him with public offices.
In June last he was chosen national
committeeman, even although in giving
him this honor party harmony was en-
dangered.
Is there, I candidly ask the independ-
ent Democracy of the state, any fur
ther excuse for his now seeking to con-
troll a state convention that may happen
to hold different views from his own?
is not the party greater than Mr..
Doran's personal interests?
The Democracy of the state has given
Mr.. DOran, as chairman of the state
central committee and secretary of that
committee, certain powers to use in the
best interests of the party.
These powers, / repeat, were dele
gated to them by the entire party for
the ends of the party.
But no authority was ever given Mr..
Doran or the secretary of the commit
tee
TO USURP
these delegated powers and prostitute
them to their own personal ends.
[ have direct knowledge of my own
that they have used the authority of the
state central committee to make political
capital for themselves.
The end to this must come at once.
MIR. Doran is the servant, not the die
tator, of the Democratic party.
His position is one in which he must
obey, not boss.
Mr.. Doran claims in his letter that he
has spent much money for the Demo-
cratic party.
Iquestion seriously the good this has
done, since it is known that where he
put in one dollar to help the Democracy
he has put in two more dollars to defeat
certain good Democrats who happened
to be under his thumb.
Mr.. Doran and his assistants eXclaim,
''We have got themW
What have they got?
They threaten us with
DIRE VENGEANCE
for making an attempt to overcome
malign influences.
''What have they got?
Are we to run at Mr.. Doran's beck and
nod?
The manner in which they have
abused their positions has brought
about bad blood, discord and dissen.
sions.
Shall we submit any longer to these
gentlemen in their ''wreck-and-ruin'
policy?
They are attempting to dictate to u:
in the Fifth district. They have Sc
lected congressional candidate for us
and say that we have got to accept hin
whether we like it or not.
Just as they propose to run the state
convention, are they coming into the
Fifth district congressional convention
of Sept. to say who we shall and wht
we shall not nominate, whether or NJ
the Democracy of the district has any
other preferences.
They tell us that we cannot help our
selves and that it is no use for us to kick
They have carried their hands so higl
that last week they called in prominent
federal
OFFICE-HoLDERS
from all parts of the state who held con
ferences with them as to the course t,
be taken in controlling state and distric
conventions.
1t is necessary for every sincere Dem
ocrat in the state to keep his eyes upol
these office-holders who are directly vic
lating the civil service laws of tn
United States and the explicit instruc
tions of President Cleveland.
They are dishonest to the party whel
they so deliberately violate the princi
piles on which the Democracy carrie,
the Union in 1884.
In conclusion, these gentlemen tell u
that it is all fixed and that we car
not help ourselves; that they have GO
the state; that they have selected tn