St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-07
small part of the Democratic voters of
the county?
At the primaries held July 26, 1888.
there were cast the following votes:


*Hon.. P. Fl. Kelly's: where he and his
friends made persistent and determined
fight.
Let the vote for the regular delegates
be compared with that cast for the
boilers, and the result will FAIRLY
SHOW who represent the Democracy OF
Ramsey county.
Special attention is directed to the
highly important fact that in Wards
and 6, the great Democratic strong
holds in this city, the wards to which
the Democratic party of the city look
for their overwhelming majorities in all
elections, the boilers cast only sixty
three votes! No votes in Ward 6 and
only siXty-three votes in the great DEM
ocratic Ward 4!
Judge Flandrau states "that of the
twenty-siX gentlemen signing the
proclamation at least eighteen of them
are officehOlders or Office seekers"
Concede his statement to be true,
what does it prove? This, and
this only, that the ten gentle
men of this delegation who have
been honored by their fellow Democrats
with the offices which they now hold
have at least the confidence and support
of the true Democracy of the city of st.
Paul and of Ramsey county. OF the
other eight referred to by our esteemed
FRIEND" it may be said if they are
chronic Office seekers, they are no worse
at least, if not any better, than the lead
ing members of the boiting delegation,
Of, L. i l.
city or county and desire again to hold
office (and this accounts for the milk in
the cocoanut), but who for some reason
may it not be because they do not rep
resent the Democracy of the city and
county, or because they have lost the
confidence and support of the Democ-
racy?) have been relegated to private
life, for which some of them have so lit
tie taste.
The regular Ramsey county delega-
ton to the Democratic state convention
desire harmony in the ranks of the
Democracy with big Ii. But it may
be understood by the Democracy of
Minnesota that this delegation has not
at any time stood, ..-
NOR DOES IT NOW
stand, in the way OF harmony.
Neither this delegation, nor those
whom it has the honor to represent.
have done anything for which de-
fense, an apology, Or an excuse should
be made. The delegation simply desire
that the Democracy of the state may
know the facts, and determine for them
selves who are the regularly elected
delegates and who are the boilers, with
out cause and without justification.
To the boilers this delegation has no
compromise to offer. There is no occa-
sion for any compromise. 1t cannot,
and it will not, betray the trust confided
to it. This delegation is either the reg
ularly and duly elected delegation of
Ramsey county to the state convention,
or it is not. If it is the regularly and
duly elected delegation, it will take
seats in the Democratic state convention
and participate in it's deliberations: if it
is not the regularly and duly elected
delegation, it will have no place in the
state convention.
The patriotic and loyal North said to
the rebellious and traitorous South, "Lay
down your arms, come back to your al
legiance as true and loyal citizens. and
you will be received and treated as
SUCH"
This delegation now says to Judge
Flandrau and his associates, LAY aside
your pretensions and baseless claims,
and stop your indecent and causeless
cry of Fraud and you may yet be re-
ceived in the household of faith as good
and loyal Democrats"
The regular Democratic delegation to
the state convention submits its case to
the Democracy of Minnesota in the full
est confidence that the action of the
Democratic county committee, the DEM
ocratic convention and this delegation
will receive your hearty and cordial ap-
proval.
THE RAMSEY COUNTY DELEGATION
TO THE DEMOCRATIC STATE Con-
UENTION