St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-01
AGAIN MR.DORAN
He Replies to the County Com
mittee in Most Caustic
Fashion.
70 Various Charges Made He
Asserts That They Are
Wholly False.
He Addresses the Democrats
OF the State, That No One
May Be Misled.
The New Primary Law Comes
In For Warm Defense
From Him.
The County Committee Stands
Charged With Crime. MIR.
Doran Declares,
And Gives Seheffep'S Political
And Gives Sehefer's Political
Consistency a Sly, Sar-
castle Dig.
He Diselaims All Ambition in
the Outcome Of the State
Convention.

To the Editor of the Globe.
In view of the fact that the Ramsey
county committee have, through the
medium of your journal. issued two
column address "To the People," in
which they seek to excuse their conduct
IN connection with the recent primaries
in the city of st. Paul, and by miSrepre-
Sentation and abuse of myself attempt
20 avoid the consequences of their own
bad conduct, and to change the issue
from one between themselves and their
. indignant Democratic brethren Of st.
Paul to one between themselves and
me; [ deem it proper to address the
Democrats of the state, as briefly as
possible, to the end that no one may be
misled as to the facts.
1t is not true that am or have been
in any sense responsible for, or con-
nected with, the convention that met
Oh Saturday last and which arraigned
the city hall patriots with such terrible
force, and which probably determined
the ''gang" to put forth an address, in a
desperate effort to break the force of
the blow they received from their
abused fellow townsmen. 1t is
NOT ONLY FALSE,
but it is ridiculous for this committee
to charge that the Democrats prominent
in Saturdays convention were merely
"adherents of Messrs. Kelly and Do
ran" The names of such Democrats as
Charles E. Flandrau. d. A. Robertson,
James Middleton, John Swanson, John
w. Willis, l.. E. Reed. Col. Crooks, D..
". Lawler and others of like character
and standing, are sufficient guarantee
that they were acting solely for the best
interests of the Democracy of Ramsey
county and the state; and that the
cause which impelled their action is a
worthy one; and also of the fact that
they are not the personal adherents of
any man or set of men.
t will be noticed that about one-half
OF the committees address is devoted
to an attempt to explain and excuse
their open, willful and defiant disregard
and violation of the law enacted to
govern the holding of primary elections,
upon the ground that they followed the
uniform CUSTOM" 1t was not neces-
sary that they should make this confes-
sion.
Custom and practice have undoubt.
ediy been vicious. but does the commit
tee not know that the law of 1887 was
enacted to put an end to such customs
and practices? Previous to the enact
ment of the law, such conduct as per-
tanned to the holding of the recent city
primaries was merely an abuse of
TIE power of the committee, by which
the will of the people was thwarted.
Now, however, such conduct is a crime
against the laws of the state.
Another pretended excuse offered is
that Mr.. Kelly and myself attempted to
interfere with their management of af-
fairs. Now, while if all that is charged
to me i'll this connection were true, ]
think it would be difficult, even then,
for any one to point out anything
VERY SERIOUS,
yet, as matter of fact, did not inter
fere at all, and the statement that did
SO is an absolute falsehood. That MIR.
Kelly may have desired to exercise his
right of suffrage by voting OF endeavored
to prevent the fraudulent practices at.
tempted in his presence, in a city in
which he has spent a lifetime and has
helped to bui!d up from a village, is, OF
course. a grave otfense i'll the eyes OF
these exalted city hall patriots ''for rev.
enue only!"
Why, they are really astounded that
Mr. Kelly, having said that he had re
tired from politics. has since dared t.
question their conduct of political af
fairs in Ramsey county. Such is the
logic to be cleaned from this singular
address.
Wantof time, as well as desire no
to consume too much of your space
prevents me from noting all the foolish
falsehoods and vagaries in which the
address abounds. l cannot, however
refrain from calling attention to the
following: ''And we point with pride
to the fact that, however low the Dem
ocracy of Ramsey county may nov
be fallen, the gentleman who wa
foremost in his denunciation and an
nouncement of his hereafter to-be in
troduced affidayitS less than year ant
half ago, on the 18th day of March, al
rayed in gorgeous sash and waving tn
udloH. piOuuly lOuS dts tlie cIll6
marshal at the head of the very mel
whom lie now denounces as ballot-bo,
suffers and repeaters; and it might b
perhaps curious inquiry to ascertain
whether or not change has takel
place in the hosts or in the marshal
Now the inquiry with me is whethe
the author of the above is not
REALLY JEALOUS
on account of the notoriety Dan Law
Ter received by being elected as tn
chief marshal on the occasion of the las
St. Patrick's day parade ;or whether, b.
reason of the fact that some Of the cit