St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-02
FACTS FULLY STATED
BY the Regular Delegates to
the State Conven-
tion.
Primaries, Despite Rumors,
Were Fairly and Hon
estly Conducted.
Republican Legislation Not
Binding Upon Members Of
the Opposition.
Self AggrandiZement the Sole
Aim of Messrs. Doran
and Kelly.
An Uninstrueted Body Will
be the Representatives of
Ramsey County.
Mob Rule and Disruption Of
the Party FroWned
Upon.

The Ramsey county Democratic state
delegation held an interesting meeting
from 10 a. m. until p. IN. yesterday in
the cOnncil chamber. All the discus
sion was private, Lieut.. Cook and
License Inspector Nugent officiating as
sergeantS-at-arms. Gen. r. W. John
son presided over he meeting, George
Allen acting as secretary. Before the
meeting adjourned eX-Mayor c. D.
O'Brien was chosen as the permanent
chairman of the delegation. The meet
ing throughout was very harmonious,
and every delegate had an opportunity
of speaking out frankly. Mayor Smith,
City Attorney Murray, Chairman
Olivier, of the county committee, Il. Ii
Fuller, c. d. O'Brien and nearly all the
regular delegation were present.
The object of the meeting was to take
some action OH Hon. Albert Scheffer's
declination to be a candidate of the
Democratic party.
The committee adopted the following
preamble and resolution offered by Mr..
0'Brien:
Whereas, Hon. Albert Scheffer, in a
recently published communication, has
failed to declare his acceptance of the
Endorsement for governor lately ten
dered him by the county convention,
which appointed this delegation, and
Whereas, Such action on his part has
rendered the Instructions given US by
such convention imperative; therefore
Resolved, That the Ramsey county
delegation to the coming state conven-
tion do not present to such convention
the name of Mr.. Scheffer for governor,
and that such delegation support for
the office of governor such nominee in
said convention as in their judgment
will best conduce to the interests of the
public and the Democratic party.
This resolution was pretty thoroughly
understood and did not need much dis
cuSSion before adoption.
THE DELEGATION
decided to adopt the unit rule in the
convention on all questions so that
every time Ramsey county is called,
Chairman O'Brien will cast the solid
twenty-eight votes.
The delegation did not adjourn with
out taking decisive action upon another
very important matter. Certain eS-
teemed leaders of the party in this state
having seen fit to misrepresent the
county convention, the county delega-
alton and the county committee, the
delegation made up its mind to place
the whole matter in its proper light be-
fore the people. A committee was there
fore appointed to draw up full history
of the recent local troubles, and to
secure the signature of every member
of the regular delegation.
AS result of their deliberations the
following document was prepared:
To the Democracy of Minnesota: The
Ramsey county Democratic delegation
to the present state convention, having
endured with patience and without
reply the ISLANDERS, aspersions and
abuse which have been sought to be
cast upon them by the individuals in
this county who are engaged in creating
and seeking to fOment political bitter
ness and dissension in the coming cam
paign, have at last determined to break
their silence, and give to the Demo
cratic voters of this state an accurate
history of the causes leading to the
present situation of affairs and the
grounds upon which certain persons,
claiming to be residents of this county,
propose, as they say, to demand of the
state convention the exclusion from the
Democratic councils of this delegation.
Ever since the advent into political
notoriety of P. H. Kelly, late member
of the Democratic national committee
and Michael Doran, the present mem
Der of such committee and chairman of
the Demo ratio state central commit
tee, these gentlemen have been active
and vigorous in attempting to control,
In the first instance, the expression and
political acts of the
RAMSEY COUNTY DEMOCRACY.
So long as these efforts were confined
0 legitimate means, the Democracy of
Ramsey county had neither the occa-
sion nor the desire to resent them, but
when the means reSorted to consist of
abuse, falsehood and SANDER. and the
acts by which they are accompanied
consist of insult and contumely to repu-
table men, and eliminate in an attempt
to disorganize the Democratic party, not
only in this county, but in the state at
large, we think the time has come for
us to speak.
Prior to the calling of the last county
convention, it had been publicly an
nounced in this city, both by Mr.. Doran
and Mr.. Kelly that they would control
ana manage the uelegallOn TO the state
convention from this county in any way
that they saw tit,and for their interests,
and in attempting to carry out their boast
they formed, or pretended to form in
every ward what were called Demo-
cratic clubs. This formation was had
by the efforts of paid agents of these
two men, who were hired at so much
per week, to select in their several
wards, or out of them, such individuals
as would be either plant to their pur-
pose, or ignorant of their intentions
and with the pretense Of the existence
of such organization
CONTROL THE LOCAL PRIMARIES.
In point of fact, the actual member.
ship of all these clubs throughout the
city at no time included 500 electors
and the active membership constituted
not TO exceed fourth of thatnumber
After the central committee had desig-
mated the 18th of August as the day fol
the holding of the state convention, the