St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-24
Claims Made That There Was
No Antagon nism to the
Administration.
The Fight to Be Made on the
Principles Enunciated in
the Message.
st. Louis Mayor Sends Con-
gpatulations to the
President.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-At a few
minutes after 10 o'clock the Democratic
national committee reassembled. There
was a crowd of anxious workers waiting
in the lobby. The first ballot did not
show any material change from yester
day. But On the second ballot break
was made from the territories for st.
Louis, which was quickly followed by
others, and finally the vote was made
unanimous for the Southern city. A
motion was then made to change the
date to June 5, which was finally car
ried. Democrats in Washington
generally express satisfaction over
the work of the national Dem
Ocratic committee, both with
respect to time and place of meet
ing of the national convention. EX-
Senator Mcdonald, member of the
committee who voted for St Louis all
along, says the place and date is the
wiSeSt that could be chosen. He had
not discovered any unfriendliness for
the administration in the committee,
nor did he believe any existed. Senator
German expressed himself
AS WELL SATISFIED
with the work of the committee. AS to
the date, he said it was the result of ma
ture deliberation. He adhered to his
opinion that an early convention was
not best, but, of course, acquiesced in
the Judgment of the committee. AS to
the rumored outcropping of hostility to
the administration in the national COM
mittee, the senator said: "Such talk is
nonsense. There has not been sug-
gestion of animosity to the administra-
tion in all the proceedings. The fight for
location was between three determined
cities, but no hostility to the president
has Influenced any action. Nor, as Eve
said, has any such feeling shown itself.
st. Louis has but recently shown how
warm a feeling the people there have
for the president. No, all stories of the
factlOnal differences in the committee
| and hostile movements against the ad-
ministratiOn have been manufactured"
THE GENERAL SENTIMENT
is that great credit is due the terri
tories. Yesterday William l.. Scott,
who spoke for the administration, was
berating and cursing the territories.
This evening he said: 81 feel that the
administration is under obligations to
the territories, and in great measure to
M. II. Day. of Dakota. When the break
was made for Chicago, Day voted with
us for st. Louis, and, as usual, the
others followed his lead. Arizona voted
for San Francisco, and we would have
| still been short, but Day went to him
ind n nj I tic
| before the vote was announced that
| gave us the majority of one.
But for that move we might have lost
| on that ballot and the fight would have
| been prolonged and we might have lost
| it. Day and the territories were loyal
| to San Francisco as long as she had a
| chance. but when the break came they
kept Chicago from getting it. All the
administration really asked
| WAS A CHANGE OF DATE
to June 5, and the territories gave US
that; they held the balance of power;
| They are good politicians and were well
| organized, and the administration, l
believe will not forget them for their
timely assistance. There may have
been some hostility to myself, but
there has not been any hostility to
| the administration. although there
has been difference of opinion. Every
thing is harmonious and we are all we'll
pleased with the result" A. NJ Law
renee, the brilliant young representa-
| tive of the San Francisco Examiner,
said: 1--WE are licked this morning.
| We had the convention sure for San
| Francisco last night, but Scott was dead
against us and used the administration
| power for all it was worth and defeated
us. He was in favor Of Chicago, but as
! he could not get it he went for St.LOuis.
| Scott and the administration beat u.s."