St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-04
Republican Strikers DESTROYS
Of Creating Discussions
Among Democrats.
They Are Fearful at the Out
look for Their Candidates
This Election.
A Solid, United Democratic
Party Certain to Be Vic
torious.
Comstoek Likely to Have a
Warm Time To-Day at
Little Falls.

Republican papers and politicians,
alarmed at the prospect Of united and
enthusiastic Democracy in the coming
state campaign, have again set about
their old tactics, and are moving heaven
and earth to stir up factional fight in
the Democratic state convention, which
will meet in this city-neXt week. At
first, of course, the workers made an
Intellectual attempt to create division
in the ranks of their opponents over the
different candidates that have from time
to time been mentioned in connection
with the nomination for governor. They
failed in this, and are now trying to
demonstrate to the Democrats of the
state that a fight is on for the control of
the new state committee. This is mis-
take. Ali that the Democratic leaders
want is good state ticket and first
class committee to carry it on to sue
cess.
Some of the Republican papers have
made the charge that an attempt will
be made to overturn the precedent es.
tabliShed by the state convention which
met in st. Paul in August. 1888. and
relegated the election of state commit
teemen to the delegates present from
the various judicial districts of the
state, substituting for this the appoint
ment of the entire committee by the
chairman of the convention. This is
absurd. The Democratic party is pre-
eminently the party of home rule. and
has always advocated and maintained
the doctrine that party organizations as
well as governments should be brought
as close to the people as possible. The
Of nT 10 q
mittee by the representatives of the
Democracy of the various districts is in
harmony with all the principles and
traditions of the party, and on this sub
ject there is but little difference of
opinion among Democrats everywhere
throughout the state.
There are, to be sure, a few Demo-
Gratis who think that better working
committee can be appointed by the
chairman of convention than can be
gathered together by RELOCATING the
matter to the delegates who repre-
sent the different districts in the
state conventions. But on this
there is a difference of opinion,
mal.y claiming that the delegates from
a judicial district are quite as we'll &C
quainted with the style Of man who can
work with success in their limits as the
sibly be. The fact, too, that three
members, under the system adopted
two years ago, are to be appointed by
the nominee for governor inSureS a
committee in entire harmony with the
candidate named.
Two facts may be regarded as settled
first, that there will be no change in
the mode of selecting state committee;
and, second, that there will be no
wrangle over this matter in the conven-
ton. Harmony is in the air,
and the Democratic voters of Min
neSota Will brook no fractional
qua1rels. A strong man is certain to be
named for governor. and he will be
aided by state ticket of exceptional
quality. and heartily and enthusiastic
from the best and ablest managers
within the ranks of the party. The
efforts of the Republican press will be
as futile in stirring up a contest over
the mode of naming the new state COM
mittee as it has been in fomenting
factional fight for the gubernatorial
nomination. United and harmonious
action on the part of the Democracy of
Minnesota is feared by the Republican
machine, hence the efforts of the Mer-
ram organs to stir up strife Id the ranks
OF the Democratic voters.
This afternoon the representatives of
the Republicans of the Fifth district
will meet in convention at Little Falls
to nominate candidate for congress.
Congressman Comstock is. of course,
sure of denomination. but he is not to
get it without opposition. st. Louis
county has elected delegation hostile
to him, and Stearns has followed suit.
A scattering delegate here and there
throughout the district is expected to
join these big delegations. and the
thing may be made interesting. The
convention will contain 1913 delegates if
all the counties in the district are repre-
sented. which is, by the way, quite I'M
likely, and they are apportioned as fol-