St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-01
LEADERS in COUNCIL.
A Peaceful Session Of the
Democratic State Central
Committee Yesterday.
Cleveland's Administration
Indorsed and His Message
Declared ALI Right.
Two Conventions to Be Held to
Nominate Delegates and
State Officers.
How the L eaderS Talked as
They Walked About the
Corridors.

Corridors.
There was but one absentee from the
meeting of the Democratic state central
committee at the Merchants yesterday,
Il. O'Leary, of Avoca, a poStoffice in
spector, who had not received the call
from the secretary, from the fact that
he was absent from the state. Proxies
were presented by G. ii. Taylor, of
Moorhead, for Thomas G. Kurtz; John
Shea, of Owatonna, for B. c. Cook, and
George A. Dutoit, of Carver, for his
brother, F. Dutoit, and the following
committeeman responded to the roll
call:
Michael Doran, chairman, LIE Sueur; NJ.
W. Glenn, Minneapolis; Charles NJ. Park
hurst Duluth; Peter Nelson, Red Wing;
Ansel Oppenheim, st. Paul; F. j. Collier,
Wabasha; T. G. Mealey, Monticello; A: t.
kato; NJ. j. Nugent, st. Cloud; A. j. Lam
berton, st. Peter; Henry r. Wells, Preston;
William Anglim, Crookston. and NJ. j. Flynn.
Litchfeld.
AS soon as Chairman Doran raped
the committee to order, MIR. Wells, of
Preston, moved that an invitation be eX-
tended to representative Democrats
from all parts of the state to be present
during the deliberations of the commit
tee, as well as representatives OF the
press. There was hurried cOnsulta-
ton, which was ended by suggestion
from Mr.. DOran that the motion be di-
yided, as the question of admitting the
reporters was one that should be talked
over ,in secret session. So far as the
invitation to good Democrats was con-
cerned he was in favor of it,and this mo-
ton was adopted unanimously. Stimuli
taneOusly delegation headed by Judge
Brisbin; Seagrave Smith, of Minneapo-
lis: d. f. Aiken, of Pennington: j. p.
Schmidt, Senator Durant, of Saltwater,
and j. W. Willis entered the room and
remained throughout the session of the
committee.
Members of the press were politely
requested to withdraw, and they were
not again admitted to the council cham
Der until after the committee had ad-
jOurned.
MAY II, THE DATE.
The state convention to elect dele
gates to the national convention at st.
Louis the 5th of next june, it was de-
cided, should meet at st. Paul, Thurs
day, May II, at noon. The delegates to
this convention will be elected on the
basis of the vote for president in 1885,
one for each county and one for each
will cause the return of 307 delegates to
the convention.
So far as the state convention to nom-
mate local officers was concerned, after
a short discussion this was postponed
until after the adjournment of the ma
tiOnal convention, subject to the call
of the state central committee, and the
basis of representation will be the same
as that for the national cOnclave.
Nothing whatever was said concern
ing gubernatorial nomination or
other state officers in the meeting, but
among some of the committeeman the
opinion was prevalent that Eugene Will
son of Minneapolis or Representative
Wilson of WinOna would prove the most
formidable competitors for the honor,
and that either would make an accepta-
BILE executive of Minnesota. Messrs.
Wise, of Mankato; Ankeny, of Min
neapOlis, and Wells, of Preston, were
appointed committee to draft resolu-
tiOn commencing the administration of
President ClevelaOd and their report was
unanimously adopted. The text of the
resolution was as follows:
Resolved, That we cordially approve OF and
indorse the administration of President
Cleveland, and are ready to stake the issue of
the next national election upon the doctrine
enunciated in his last annual message.
This resolution was ordered to be sent
to the president by telegraph, and as
soon as the meeting adjourned Secretary
Miller hurried over to the telegraph Of
flee and wired the resolution to Wash
ingtOn.
The executive committee, comprising
Messrs. Doran, Glenn, Wise and
Ankeny, was authorized to make the
necessary arrangements for the accomo-
datiOn of delegates at st. Louis, and
this was the concluding feature of the
meeting.
NO FEAR OF THE LEAGUE.
When the advlsability of taking steps
to offset the Republican League club
movement with organizations of a
similar character by the Democracy
was broached, there was a general in
terchange of sentiment, during which
the argument was advanced that since
Blaine had declined to become candi-
date, the league did not amount to
much.
Committeeman Ankeny, of Minneapo-
lis, voiced the general opinion of his as
socrates Wnen ne Salu IndG Tile DOCUOIn
was rapidly dropping out of the league,
which had originated with friends of
Blaine, and was intended merely as an
appendage to his boom. Still there
was necessity for thorough Organiza-
ton of the party throughout Minnesota,
and it was not too early to begin active
work now.
Some of the committee thought that
if enthusiasm were aroused so early in
the campaign there might be luke
warmneSS or Over-confidence at the time
that work was needed most, and hence
the conclusion was reached that it would
be better to postpone calling the state
convention until after it was ascertained
what would be the st. Louis platform.
Members of the committee who were
seen after the adjournment of the meet
ing were chary in expressing their pref
ferences for the governorship, but with
one accord there was belief that
Cleveland must be renominated, and
this was equivalent to an election. In
fact, it was Cleveland gathering
throughout, as the resolution adopted
will attest, and thus completely over