St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-08
AGAINST HIS WISHES.
Judge Flandrau Disavows the
Use of His Name by
Boilers.
Good Democrats Can Find No
Fault With Saturdays
Nominations.
An EmbeZZling Clerk Accused
With Numbering His Mis-
tress at Helena.
Representative Business Men
Hold a Conference With
Closed Doors.
A SINGING REBUEE.
No Necessity for Another COnven
fiOn

No Necessity for Another COnven-
ton.
There was a meeting in the Grand
block Saturday evening of the eXecu-
tive committee of the Ramsey County
Democratic clubs, at which the PROPOSE
ton was discussed of holding an indie
pendent convention Tuesday to nOmi-
nate full county ticket in opposition
to that chosen by the convention Satur-
day. One of the foremost in advising
against such a course was Judge
Charles E. Flandrau, chairman of the
committee, who went so far as to say
that he could not have chosen more
acceptable ticket than the one put in
the field by the Ramsey county Democ-
racy. Subsequently Judge Flandrau
was compelled to leave the meeting, and
in his absence call was formulated for
an independent convention and his name
was attached to the document. That
this was done without his consent or
cOuntenance is made manifest by the
following communication:
Editor Globe: l saw and read for the first
time. THIS morning. UldlllltStO lSSuCu ny tnC
Democratic county committee of this county,
over which have presided for some time
past to which document my name is signed
as chairman. | cannot allow TINS, 10 me,
very important matter 10 pass unexplained.
The question of calling county convention
has long been a subject of consideration by
our committee, and had given the matter
nv best thought, arriving at The conclusion
that such a movement would be unWlse ana
iniudicious: and especially was l confirmed
|, xt-ba I tho nominations
made on Saturday last by the county conven-
ton. At a meeting of our committee last
night was present for one hour, ana ex.
pressed my views most emphatically against
calling a convention, and in q manner which
COULD NOT BE MIsUNDERsTOOD.
Twas then obliged to absent myself, haY-
ing another engagement. what transplred
afterward do not know, but from the action
of the committee suppose my views were
oyerruled and the call decided upon. For
this action the members OF the committee
who approve of the call are alone response
bic. suppose my name was signed to the
call because / was chairman OF the commit
tee. but after my hostility to the movement
had been so clearly expressed, l think some
other mode of authorization should have
been adopted The county ticket nomi-
mated on Saturday embraced many of our
most respected citizens ana lrleq Democrats,
who are the very men should have chosen
had been called upon TO make the selec-
tons: and saw then. and see now, no Justlfi-
able reasons for antagonizing them. The
three vacancies in the legislative ticket. which
are left for the new committee to supply.
should in my opinion be filed by the best
Democrats that can be found in the several
districts There is TO be United States
senator elected by the next legislature, and
there is more than possibility that he may
be a Democrat. In my opinion it is time
enough to think of calling new convention
when we see how the committee discharges
this important duty which has been en-
trusted TO it. While l agree with the senti-
ments expressed in the proclamation as to
the necessity of reform in the manner Of
holding our finances and do not believe my
name was signed 10 it as anything more than
a mere official Formally, l nevertheless
wish it to be distinctly known that the call
ing of a convention by the clubs at this time
does not meet my approval, and that re-
gard il as uuwise, and injurious to the cause
which all Democrats have so much al heart
the success Of the Democracy.
CHARLES Z. FLANDRAU.
ST Paul Oct z