St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-09
Bolting Democrats Of Ramsey
Meet Tonight to Confer
on Their Troubles.
Charley Gilman's Laughable
Telegram to Adams, Of
Fergus Falls.
Merriam and McGill Suffer
From Their Defeat in OF
ter Tail.
A Correction.

+ To the Democracy of Minnesota: In
the communication of the Ramsey
County Democratic delegation to the
state convention, published in the
DAILY GLOBE of Aug. Z, there was a
statement concerning Judge Flandrau
in which there was an unintentional
error. The statement was made ''that
but few hours prior to the meeting of
the duly elected delegates to the
Ramsey county Democratic convention
in Market hail. Friday, July 81, 1888,
this same identical Judge Flandreau
came to one of the delegates and
solicited proxy for himself as a dele
gate to the convention. He stated that
the reason why he desired to be dele
gate to the Market hall convention
was that he was bitterly opposed
to the boss rule of MeSSrs. DOran and
Kelly, and desired an opportunity in
that convention to publicly denOunce
them and their political methods. Judge
Flandrau at that time claimed to be in
full sympathy and accord with the feel
ingS and sentiments of the gentlemen
whom he and his associates now de-
nounce as guilty of gross. fraud at the
primaries" Judge Flandrau's denial
of this statement is correct. The fact
is land it was so intended to be stated
in the communication in which the
above appeared) that Judge Flandrau
did not ask a member of the regular
delegation to the Market hall cOnven-
ton OF the 9th of July for a proxy to
that convention, and this delegation de-
Sires to place Judge Flandrau right in
the matter, as it would not willingly
do him an act of injustice. The
charge intended to be made, and
proof, and if proof is demanded the
same shall be forthcoming-th Judge
Flandrau did solicit from member of
this delegation proxy to the Demcratic
state convention which will assemble at
the Market hall in ST. Paul on the 18th
of August inst. To be particular, so
that this matter may be brought directly
to the attention and recollection of
,taage Flandreau; the charge Intended
to be made and which is now made IS.
that Judge Flandrau after the meeting
of the Ramsey county Democratic con-
vention in Market hall July 27,
1858, and after that convention had
elected its delegates TO the state
convention and adjourned, met one
of those delegates ON Third street,
below jackson street, on their
way to the union depot, in the after
noon of that day, anu then and there
solicited from that delegate a proxy for
himself as delegate to the Democratic
state convention. And he then and
there stated the reason why he desired
to be delegate to the state convention
was that he was bitterly opposed to the
boss rule of DOran and Kelly, and de-
sired an opportunity in that convention
to publicly denOunce them and their
political methods. Judge Flandrau at
that time claimed to be in full sympathy
and accord with the feelings and Senti-
ments OF the gentlemen whom he and
his associates now denOunce as guilty
of gross fraud at the primaries.
Our "eSteemed friend" is entitled to
the benefit of this correction ,and it is
cheerfully made. If it leaves him in
any better position than the uninten-
tionally inaccurate statement published
in the address of Aug. Z, he is en-
titled to and shall have the benefit of it,
and it is cheerfully given him. No
member of this delegation would inten-
tionally do Judge Flandrau an injustice.
Judge Flandrau denies that he sup
ported Horace Greeley, who was the
national Democratic convention in
1872. This statement of Judge Flan-
drau must also be taken to be true. for
the Democracy of Ramsey county are
bound to believe his statement; but
they regret to learn that he is one of
those ''holier than thou Democrats
who cannot support the regular nomi-
nees of the party to which he claims to
belong, and from which he has re-
ceived so many hOnors.
The RAMHEY COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
DELEGATION To THE DEMOCRATIC
STATE CONVENTION,