St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-05
WHICH WAS THE DEMOCRACY
Statements Made by Prominent
Member of Church Convention.

Martin Ryan, of Fargo, passed through
st. Paul yesterday on his return from
the WatertOWn Democratic convention.
Which he attended as delegate from
his county and as member of the ter
rltorlal committee. In reply to an in
qulry as to the grounds upon which the
split was based. he said the facts seemed
to be purpoSely misrepresented by the
republican press in order to diSOrgan-
lZe the party and mislead those who
were not present. He said Mr.. Day
gave as one of the reasons for his fight
that the governor would not enter into
any agreement with him as TO who
should go as delegates to st. Louis. A
large majority of the party approve the
governors course i'll this respect. as il
would be useless to hold a convention
0stenslbly for the purpose of electing
delegates If Mr.. Day and the governor
could thus settle the matter
between them in advance. AT least two
thirds of the properly elected delegates
and three-fOurths of the territorial COM
mittee took this view of the matter, as
shown by their action at WatertOwn.
1t was openly given out by Mr.. Day and
his friends that a bolt was inevitable
unless he captured the convention. 1t
was also alleged that paper contests
were to be made against all counties
sending solid administration delegations
IN order TO throw the organization into
the hands of the few counties sending
Day delegations. 1t was proposed to
meet this by countericontests, leaving no
unconteSted delegates to organize the
convention, but this course was resisted
by the friends of the administration and
was not reSOrted TO. The territorial
committeeman who were appointed by
the convention which nominated Mr..
Day for delegate to congress two years
ago, and who were presumably chosen
as his friends, met at 10 o'clock on the
morning OF the convention to make the
necessary arrangements for making out
a list OF delegates, furnishing them with
tickets of admission TO their seats and
calling the convention to order. At this
meeting the following resolution was
passed by vote of 10 to 5:
Resolved, That the territorial Demo-
cratic central committee of Dakota. for
the purpose Of perfecting the temporary
organization of the territorial conyen-
ton. call upon the several county dele
cations to submit the credentials to the
committee in order that a call of delega-
tons may be prepared by the secretary
OF this committee. under the direction Of
the committee, for the use of the tenn
porary organization, and until a COM
mittee on credentials shall be selected
by the convention; and that in prepar-
ing such roll the names of all delegates
holding certificates emitting them prima
facle to seats in convention be placed
upon roll, subject to be contested before
the committee on credentials to be
elected by convention.
After instructing the chairman whom
to name as temporary chairman of the
convention, subject to its approval. a
rPSntntInn IaSCad hHro ~ % -
to take recess TO 1:30 p. H., to meet
at that time at the armory in Water
town, the place which the citizens had
prepared 1or the convention to assem-
bic, for the purpose Of making up the
roll OF delegates, etc. pursuant to the
resolution previously passed. Mr..
Bangs, the chairman of the committee,
was present when this resolution was
passed, put it to the meeting. somewhat
reluctantly, and had full knowledge of
the time and place the committee ad-
journed to, and when and where the
convention was TO be held. Promptly
at the time and place designated twenty
members of the committee and the sec
retary met and proceeded TO
COMPLETE THE ROLL
OF delegates. At p. m, the time named
IN the call, the convention was called to
order by the acting chairman of the
committee ana the convention duly or
ganized with over two-thirds of the
bona fde delegates present. Neither
Mr.. Bangs nor Mr.. Day put in an ap-
pearance at all, and the proceedings
passed off very harmoniously.
Mr.. Days partisans went into caucus
in narrow room over a store with
closed doors. AT 2 o'clock Mr.. Bangs
appeared among them, called them 10
order and said that as no place had been
designated in the call for holding the
convention he presumed that was the
place. He then went through the farce
of nominating the person named by the
committee, knowing, of course. he was
not present. When Mr. Bangs reaches
st. Louis Mr.. Ryan thinks he will have
some difficulty in accounting for his
wonderful lapse of memory in forget
ting in one short hour the place where
the committee directed him to meet
them.
MANY regret Mr.. Days course on his
own account" says Mr.. Ryan, land feel
he is doing doing both himself and his
party great injury by thus playing
into the hands of the Republican bosses,
who are all backing him in his war upon
the territorial administration"