St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-23

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Republican party went to a Democratic
city, and the reason for the success of
that party in the past and its formidable
aspect at present, was that it stood by
its political localities. He had little
sympathy with the argument that in
the selection of convention city, the
comfort of Democrats should be con-
suited. The Democrat who could not
stand two days of the hottest weather
ever invented in order to secure some
Democratic votes was unworthy of the
name. [Applause.] He had canvassed
for the party when the thermometer
was 103 in the shade and had fattened
every day. The coming convention
would would be short one. The can
didate could easily be named: Its duty
would be to announce platform on
which to go to the country with
TIE GREAT LEADER
who would carry the Democratic party
again to victory. The candidate would
come from New York. Why should the
convention go to that city instead of to
the imperial West in order to announce
his name to the people of the United
States? He had no word to say against
the crowned states of the Pacific slope.
which to-day were rushing to unequaled
empire amid gold and sunshine and
flowers; he had not one word to WhiS-
per against that splendid city of the
unparalleled in the annals of the cOun-
try, but in the coming canvass the Dem
ocratic party must stand by its princi-
plies and platform and rely on the innate
strength of Democracy alone. l thank
God, he said in conclusion. that we are
i'll battle array and ready for what is to
come. Our leader has and will have in
his hand banner, not dropping uncer-
tainly and mOOdily, but floating wide,
fair and definite, with the principles of
the party emblaZOned upon it. Ap-
plauSe.
SAN FRANCISCO.
Horatio c. King, of Nevada, spoke in
favor of holding the convention in San
cratic party would be greatly benefited
thereby. He referred to the hospitality
of the people of that city as atteSted by
their recent welcome of the Grand
Army of the Republic and regarded
that as an earnest of what might be
expected if the convention was given
to San Francisco.
Mr.. Tarpey, of California, subscribed
to very word that had been uttered by
Senator Vest. If one grain of sand
could be put into the balance in favor
of the Democratic party, and gentle
men could show that by holding the
convention in Chicago, st: Louis,
Cincinnati or New York, that
and bring forth Democratic fruit
in November, he would not stand here
asking that the convention should be
given to San francisco. The Democrats
of California and the Pacific coast had
been SpartanS in the cause, and while
they held forth the hand of fellowship
to their fellow Democrats of the East
and South, and while they offered to
harbor the convention at their fireSideS,
they would not wish to have the pleas
ure of its society and company did they
not feel that they could be of some
service III the great battle about to be
opened. The people of that section
were quick to resent an insult and
prompt to return kindness, and he be-
lieved that If the convention came to
San Francisco, the response of Cali
fOrnia would be glorious, an overwhel
ming majority for the Democratic nOmi-
nee. The fires of patriotism that would
be lighted on the plnnacleS OF the Sierra
NevadaS the gentlemen who would sit
in convention and select the nominee
would be carried triumphantly as fam
beauX by gentlemen on the returning
march until the blaze was quenched in
the waters of the Atlantic with every
citizen of California. Democrat and
Republican would turn in and help to
redeem fellOw-citiZen'S promise. They
felt that they could
DELIVER THE GOODS,
or they would not ask the convention to
partake of their hospitality. They
promised to pay all the expenses of the
committee, using ''all'' in its most am
plified sense. There would be car
riages ''ad lib [langhter] and two addi-
tiOnal telegraph wires would be put up
between San Francisco and Chicago,
which, with those already in use, would
accommodate all the business that was
offered. He did not claim that San Fran
cisco should have the convention be-
cause it could accommodate it or be-
cause its people were hospitable, or
because it had the finest climate in the
world, but he did claim that this Demo-
cratic body, sitting as the custodian of
the interests of the Democratic party,
should take into account the fourteen
votes which were trembling in the bal
ance, and that San Francisco should
have thoughtful consideration at its
hands. [Applause.l
All persons, except members of the
committee, were then excluded, and the
balloting began to select the city in
which the convention should be held.
The following were
THE BALLOTS: