St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-19

CANDIDATES COMPARED.
Ramsey County Democrats Listen
to Plain Language.

lC NOuubs SiuO hSAN oh OAt
thusiastic meeting last evening at their
rooms in the Grand block. Col. Crooks
was called to the chair in the absence
of President Willis. Hon. d. W. Law
Ter was called on for a speech, and in a
mastery effort presented the issues of
the day. In concluding his address,
which was continually interrupted by
applause, the speaker presented the
merits of the gubernatorial candidates
of both parties as follows: "a few
months ago the Democratic con-
Vention assembled in this city.
After careful deliberatiOn they. noml-
mated, on the first ballot, Eugene Will
son, man who had lived for a genera
lion in this state, and who was not
unknown to the people of other states;
who had been mayor of one OF our great
est cities. a representative in the con-
gress of the nation, and who stood in
the front rank of a profession where
Inherited wealth and prestige can be OF
little avail. He was endeared TO the
young man of the state, who looked
upon him as a model in public and
private life. He was not unknown to
the old settlers of the state, because
they knew that in the awful days of '62,
when the farms and villages of the
state were threatened by the knife and
tomahawk of the savage, Eugene Wilson
placed himself where every man should
be in the hour of peril. The women of
Minnesota, who know "Gene" Wilson
as the man who protected them from
fate worse than death. are on their
knees praying that he shall be success
full in the fight now going on.
The Republican convention met
shortly after the one held by the Demo
Gratis. There were three candidates for
the gOvernOrShip. One was the gentle
man who, for the past two years, has
been governor of this commonwealth;
who made 10 claims to being great
statesman, but VINO gave to the
people of this state an administra-
ton against which there was no
objection. BY all the custom
of political decency and courtesy. Gov.
McGill was entitled to a denomination.
There went before the convention an
other man about whose qualifica-
tiOns and record l need say moth
ing to a Ramsey county gather
ing. A man whose entire career
had been shining mark of rec
titude. With all the frankneSs of his
great German character he proudly
walked into the convention and solicited
Its nomination. There was another
candidate, against whose personal char
acter | have naught to say, but whose
political career was illustrated by the
great and glorious fact that when he
had the temerity to run against Ed
mund Rice for mayor he was
She worst beaten man that
ever sought that position. The
Scheffer men were modest in their
claims, and the McGill men were equally
modest. The Merriam men had little
NOdeSty, but considerable confidence,
and with only One-half the vote neceS-
Sary to elect on the first ballot they
loudly predicted three days before the
convention. on the streets and in the
sobbies of the hotels, that there was no
sOubt of Mr.. Merriam's nomination.
She nomination was secured by arts 1t
would be indelicate for a Democrat to
criticiSe. 1t would be wrong it would
be political indecency for any Democrat
TO cast aSpersiOns on the
METHODS WHICH ELECTED MERRIAM.
Our Republican friends can furnish
evidence for us. Mr.. Scheffer was
delegate in that convention. When a
rash and unwilling delegate asked him
If he would support the nominee OF the
convention, Mr.. Scheffer took the plat
form and said that he would support
any man who received the nomination
honestly and fairly. Albert Scheffer
has nowhere said that lie would support
the Republican nominee. We have an
other witness, the nominee for posi-
ton on the supreme bench, Judge Col
lins, who, when interviewed at Chicago,
said in words which neither he nor any
Republican has denied, in summing up
in one grand burst of elOquence, the
public qualities of Mr.. Merriam: 'He
is very rich. and, socially, stands very
high.''
William NJ. Campbell was the next
speaker, and explained III a clear, con-
else and logical manner the subject of
tariff generally. In closing, he chal-
lenged any prOtectiOniSt in the room,
and there were number present. to
cOntrovert any of his arguments, but
no one responded.
The constitution and bylaws of the
club. as submitted by the committee,
was read and adopted.
A resolution was passed appointing a
committee Of three to attend a meeting
of the national Democratic clubs to be
held at Market hall the 25th inst.
Married.
The residence of Rev. and Mrs. Knutt-
son, Cog Sims, was the scene Friday
evening of the wedding of their daugh-
ter, Miss Lena. to II. o. HelgesOn, of
Canton, Mimi, the brides father, as
sisted by Rev. Mr.. SimOnSon, of Mime
apOlis, performing the ceremony. The
bride was attired in white cashmere and
surah silk enyelOped in a white silk
veil attached to corp of orange bios
SONS inteTlaced with roses. Her
bridesmaids Misses Sophia johnson,
Matilda Christensen and Emma Olson
wore white toilettes with corsage bou-
Quets of roses. The groomsmen were
Messrs. Charles and Henry KnuttsOn
and J. Melstedt. Many friends of the
young couple from the Twin Cities were
present, and at midnight a serenade by
the st. Paul cernet band ended the feS-
tiYitieS incident to the occasion.