St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-28
A BLOT ON THE TICKET.
The Withdrawal of Donovan Is De.
manded.
VOTERS ARE AROUSED,
Both Nominees Are Repudiated and
an Independent De-
manded.

Inc Democratic county convention
made one grievous blunder. For county
superintendent of schools it placed in
nomination Daniel Donovan. The
better element and the thoughtful intel
ligence of the convention were roughly
overridden, and in moment of passion
and prejudice Donovan was chosen. It
was an irretrievable error. 1t was an
error that will be condemned at the
polls by an overwhelming vote, that
may affect the entire ticket. The
nomination of Donovan was an affrOnt
to the intelligence of the county. The
men who SO vociferously demanded
it are now the very men who
are recalled to their senses and are de-
handing his withdrawal. By circum-
stance, habits and education he is ut
terly untitled for the place. Ever since
his nomination his habits have been
such as to have called out rebuke from
his associates on the ticket. A more
VIGOROUSLY unfit nomination could not
be made, and the GLOBE emphatically
refuses TO place his name on the ticket
in its columns. 1t refuses to support
him and earnestly calls upon all Demo-
Gratis in the county to scratch his name
from their tickets. The Republican can
didate, Ii. 3. Mcconnell. is equally unfit
for the position. He holds but second
grade certificate, and is, therefore, not
fit to be placed in supreme control of
the county schools. 1t is melancholy
state of affairs when each of the great
parties places on its ticket Tor this high
and respectable Office man who has
never been able to obtain firSt-grade
certificate. The Democrats, at least,
are awake to their error, and have used
every effort to induce Donovan to with
draw. His best friends have approached
him, assured him that he could not pos
Sibly be elected, and that he was dead
weight on the ticket, which would
cost it many votes. and begged him
to withdraw, but he has stubbornly
refused. He prefers to 90 down him.
self and drag the ticket with him.
Under these circumstances the county
committee should remove him from the
ticket. To man the committee wishes
him to Withdraw. but it has not the
nerve to put its wish in the form of
demand. 1t seems, then, that through
the stubbornness of the man and the
faintheartedness of the committee,
Donovan will not come off. What re-
mains to be done? Let the voters re-
pudiate him at the polls and vote for an
independent. Unfortunately the Re-
publicanS have not nominated a
man the Democrats can cOnScien-
tiously support, and they must
look to an Independent. William j.
Warren is that man. Because he is an
independent the Republicans refused
to take him up, and because he was In
dependent the controlling element of
the Democracy dOwned him. 1t is time
the people came to his rescue. Prof.
Warren is the present incumbent, At
the last election he ran as an indie
pendent on the Democratic ticket, and
not only was elected by an enormous
majority, but carried many votes to the
ticket. He has made an admirable
official, and there is no spOtOr stain on
his reputation, private or official. Even
as an Independent he can be elected,
and will be, but it is not too late for the
Democratic county committee to re-
trieve itself and put him on the ticket.
Nothing but little courage is lacking.
Every respectable Democrat and every
newspaper in the county will indOrse
and commend such action. The Star,
independent, said editorially last night:
The Evening Star is satisfied, after careful
inquiry, that neither the Democratic nor the
Republican nominee for county superintend-
ent OF schools is competent for the position.
Both of them are teachers possessing only
second grade certificates, and are open to
other objections which it is not necessary
here TO name. The Star is not under obliga-
tons in any way to Mr.. Warren, who is run
ming as an Independent candidate, nor is it
particular admirer of his; and yet we must
say, in justice to the public interests, that he
is the only thoroughly fit and competent can
didate in the field for the position named.
Each of the great parties, il it desires TO in
sure Mr.. Warren's defeat, should withdraw
its present nominee and substitute some COM
petent man. If the candidates remain as
they are, Mr. Warrens election will be ne
cessty 10 save our county school system from
ridicule or disgrace.
The GLOBE indOrSeS every word of
this and calls attention of the county
committee to its sound sense.
The South Minneapolis News is about
the only Republican paper that seems
to be defending Babb against the
GLOBES charges and its sole argument