St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-23
The ARENA POLITICAL.
How the Republican Press Is
Steadily disappearing
the Democrats.
The Story of a Division in
the Ranks Doesn't Hold
Water.
Harmony All Along the Line
and a Determination
to Win.
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Donahue's Big Suit for Dam
ages--Genepal News Of
the City.

party began, the RepuDllcan papers,
and especially the papers, have
been devoting their whole energies
and columns of space to an
effort to spread the opinion that there
is division in the ranks of the party
in Minneapolis. These papers have
sought to make it appear that G. M.
Foote and his friends have been doing
everything in their power to freeze out
all other possible candidates. Some
of these papers have gone so far
as to state that the Jefferson club is be-
ing used as veritable club to pound
the life out of whatever man might
stand up before Foote in any effort to
secure the nomination for mayor.
Everything has been said that could
suggest that there is division in the
ranks of the local Democracy, or to
spread that belief. Nothing has been
left unsaid or undone which could lead
the reading public to suppose that the
Democratic nominations in Minneapolis
will be dictated by ring, and that
many members of the party are,
on that account: apathetic as to
the outcome and ready to bolt the regu-
lar nominees. 1t has been said that
G1tIG was cNcll ldCblUH III lIiC
son club which was wholly opposed to
conducted 1t is time that any such i'm
preston, if any such has gone abroad,
be corrected. There is not now, nor is
there going to be, any discord in the
Democratic party, nor in the Jefferson
club. which represents the party in
Minneapolis as closely as any SIM
liar organization can represent it.
There has been no effort made on
he part of FOote OF his friends
to sidetrack DR.. Ames. The doctor
has declared that he is not candidate,
and his declaration has been taken in
good faith. He certainly makes it like
man Tho is i'll earnest, Nor has that
declaration been forced from bin or
coaXed from him in any way. There
Will be no discord in the convention be-
tween his forces and the supporters of
Foote. There is no slate, the prepare
ton of the jefferson club or any other
club, or man or set of men. When the
city convention meets, the question
will be decided, Whomsoever the con-
vention wants will be nominated.
Whoever is nominated will be support
ed. That fact was demonstrated at last
nights meeting of the Jefferson club,
at which party policy and the prospects
for party success were discussed in a
friendly, dispaSSionate manner. DR..
Ames again stated that he was not a
candidate and that he purpOsed sup
porting the nominee of the party, as no
man can be a Democrat and do other
wise. G. M. Foote stated substantially
the same thing. Said he:
The Democratic party is bigger than
m n In nt
earnestly support his party is no Demo-
fee. / would be better pleased by the
success of my party than by any sue
cess in a political way which | might
personally achieve. l want to state now
that. whoever is nominated, L Will be
found with my shoulder at the wheel,
as IN the past, working for the success
of the party, and the party alone"
Mr.. Foote'S words express the feelings
of every Democrat in the city. Should
he be the choice of the convention there
is no doubt that he would accept it.
Should DR.. Ames be the nominee he
would be supported as earnestly by Mr..
Foote as by any man in the party. p.
B. Winston has also said that he is not
a candidate. but were the convention to
ask him to head the city ticket, he is too
good q Democrat to refuse and the
men who favor AmeS and the men who
march under the Foote standard would
work as hard for him as any person in
the city. There are no factions in the
party in Minneapolis. Whoever is
nominated will receive the solid sup
port of the whole party. Despite the
efforts and assertions OF the Republican
press, there is not even photograph of
a shadow of chance for split or a
bolt or feeling of disgruntlement in
the ranks of the Minneapolis Democ-
racy.
So far from voicing the situation fair
ly, the Republican papers seem so car
ried away with the idea of getting up a
row between the FOote and Ames forces
that they seem to forget that there is
third gentleman who seems likely to
have the nomination offered him, with
out his asking or perhaps even desiring
it. Certainly if expressions of opinion
go for anything, P. B. Winston is quite
likely to be asked to head his
party's city ticket, and the chances
of this outcome of the situation
are decidedly numerous. Is it become
the Republican fear Mr.. Winston's
nomination that they are so quiet on
this score?
A sore-headed Democrat in the Even
ing journal personally roasts Col.
Glenn and incidentally the Jefferson
club, which embraces the most earnest
and active Democrats in the city within
its membership, because of the work of
organization that has been undertaken.
Why doesn't the gentleman organize a
club himself and follow Col. Glenn's ex-
ample?
The Jefferson club met last night, in
stead of next Tuesday evening, when
the primary elections will be held, and
had very lively meeting. Most of the
time was employed in the discussion of
the provisions of the Australian law re-
lating to primaries. in order that there
might be no misunderstanding of its
provisions. The whole question was
gone over thoroughly, and several law
yers threw the light of their legal
knowledge upon the matter. In addi-
ton many good speeches were made on
the prospect of success for Democracy.
campaign work and the sort of effort
needed to insure triumph at the polls.
DR.. AmeS was one of the speakers.
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The Fifth ward branch of the Jeffer-
son club met earlier in the evening in
DR.. Friedlander's Office at SOL Washing
ton avenue south, and made another
step in the direction of organizing that
ward for the fall campaign. Ten new
members were admitted and general
routine business transacted. The Fifth
ward club is getting in as good shape
for active work as any organization in
the city.
The official call for the Democratic
county convention, to be held Friday
next, is published in another column.
WITHOUT WARNING.