St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-02

tmldatlon or force, OF as applying Tor
admission to a Democratic convention
without being fully and legitimately en-
titled to the same: and in what.we have
said and shall say, we wish to be dis
tinctly understood as protecting our
selves and making and seeking to make
no attack upon any one. The state
mentS concerning us and our cOuStitu-
entS that have been sent abroad through
the papers and that are now being made
to the citizens of this state under the di-
rect authority of the two men we have
named are untrue in every respect, In
jurlouS to us and made for the purpose
of affecting our political capacity, and
this statement is intended to be a refu-
tation of them to the extent of the state
ment of the truth and of the facts
which
@ WE CAN DEMONSTRATE.
The question for the Democratic con-
vention to consider is whether they wish
to take the responsibility of excluding a
delegation as regularly elected as any
which ever presented themselves at any
Democratic convention in the state of
Minnesota, for the sake of advancing
the personal Interests OF findlviduals,a and
diSrupting and diSorganiZing the party
for an indefinite period and perhaps for
all time, or whether they wish to sit in
calm and deliberate judgment and act
in the interests of fair play and honest
and fair political methods. The sO-called
Democratic club organization has no
more claim for position in the Demo-
cratic convention than any other cOllec-
ton of citizens who have taken no part
or participated in no conventions or
primaries. All political usage and all
political law, SO far as that term can be
applied to the holding of conventions,
l,nI nct no nf 0dn
what might be termed mob instead of
the duly elected and accredited dele
gates to a convention. 1t is simply
question whether the convention that
sits in Judgment upon this matter de-
sres to build up and strengthen the
Democratic party of the entire state, or
whether it shall by its action say to the
Democracy of the state that the party
shall be entirely subordinated to in
dividual interests regardless of the in
terestS of the party at large. The pre-
text that this delegation IS not entitled
to consideration because the convention
which appointed them indorSed the can
didacy of Albert Scheffer for the posi-
tiOn of governor. is absurd. Mr.. Scheffer
stood upon what we regarded as a
square and
COMPLETE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
His Endorsement by that convention
WAS mdue uuueI tuc uellel eIldI HS was
ready and willing to act with the DEM
ocratic party. The issue in this cam
paign is such that many men who have
formerly acted with the Republican
party are now acting with the Demo-
cratic party, and many men who for
merly acted with the Democratic party
are now acting with the Republican
party, and it was fair presumption at
the time the action of that convention
WIS taken that the Endorsement of AL
bert Scheffer was fully within the lines
of the Democratic party. His utterance
since that convention changes the Situ-
alton, and we no longer design or eX-
pect to present his name or in any way
urge his nomination by the state Demo-
cratic convention. He has chosen to
announce himself as Republican, not
withstanding he stands upon a Demo-
cratic platform. When the action was
taken he stood in a position which the
convention felt, and had a right to feel,
Democratic party, though he had not
formally so declared himself, and both
Kelly and Doran have publicly declared
that if he was willing to declare him
self as standing with the Democracy
they were ready to give him an earnest
and cordial support, and that he would
have been our most available candidate.
We believed, and still believe, that but
for his chOSing to remain in the Repub-
Hcan ranks he would have been our
most available candidate; but by subse-
quent events that matter is entirely re-
moved from the controversy, and there
is no longer any question at
ISSUE UPON THAT POINT. =
Never having arrogated to ourselves
the desire to dictate to our fellow Dem
ocratS, in convention or otherwise, we
remain as we always have been, ready
to take such part in the deliberations of,
the convention and to bring to it such
judgment as our capacity will enable us
to for the benefit of the entire party.
This delegation and the convention
which selected them have no other de-
sire than to secure the success of the
Democracy of the state of Minnesota.
They have no personal ends to accom-
pliSh, no wish to dictate party policy,
save that which is in accord with Dem
ocratic sentiments. There is not among
us an individual who is candidate for,
or who would accept a nomination for
any office. We represent themost pow
erful and consistent Democratic con-
stituency within the state of Minnesota,
and without whose aid the election of
member of congress from this district,
or of any state officer OH the Democratic
ticket, is absolutely impossible. We do
not propose to appear in the Democratic
convention as suppliants, but simply
ask and demand the rights which we
are fully entitled to, by every law of
politics or justice; and we demand, as
we have the right to demand, that this
delegation shall be accepted as the rep
resentativeS of the Ramsey county De-
mOcracy.
c. D.O'BRIEN, Chm. r. W. JOHNSON,
j. f. SMITH, E.AHENDRICKsoN
w. P. MURRAY. E. G. STARKEY,
M. MULLANE, r. l.. GoRMAN,
2. T. kAvANAGH, PATRICK EGAN,
VIM. BARRETT, P. CoNLEY,
VIM. HAMM, AUGUST NILSSON,
GEO. III. ALLEN, G. II. LIENAU,
LORENZO HoYT, j. MINEA,
II. III. FULLER, j. b. OLSON,
n. HARDY, AMBROSE TIGHE,
GEO. j. MITsCH, j. E. BRADLEY,
DAN BAKER, r. A. SMITH.
ST. Paul, Aug. l, 1880.
SCHEFFER AND HODGSON.
They Address a Large Gathering
ofFarmers at Hutchinson.
Special to the Globe.
HUTCHINSON, Minn., Aug. Hon,
Albert Scheffer, of st. Paul, and Mr..
HOdgSOn, of the Farmers alliance. ar