St. Paul daily globe., 1891-12-11
PLEDGES OF SUPPORT
Being Received by MaiI-Conyer
tion Efforts Of Milwaukee.

Being Received by MaiI-Conven-
tion Efforts of Milwaukee.
The correspondence of St. Paul citi-
zens and the committee of 100 is bearing
fruit. Every day letters are received III
response, and everybody has kind
word for st. Paul's candidacy. Yester-
days mail is fair sample.
n. Z. Purcell, the member from the
DakOtaS, writes:
viii do all l can to assist in securing the
holding of the Democratic national cOnven-
ton in the city of ST. Paul.
}. IL. EStill, Savannah, Ca. wrote as
follows:
shall certainly, in view of the facts stated
by you, give the claims of St Paul my careful
consideration when the question Of where
the national Democratic convention viii
meet comes before the national committee
John L. Mitchell. member of con-
gress and Wisconsin's committeeman,
in reply to ID. w. Lawler's letter, says:
had the misfortune some time ago 10 say
that favored Chicago for the Democratic
convention. Since then have had all Mil
Waukee down on me- The result is l have
concluded not to give myself away until all
the bids are in. Your city, however, would
make satisfactory place for such a gather
ing IL you would annex Minneapolis.
AS was recorded in these columns, d.
w. LaWler proffered his residence to
the South Dakota delegation to the con-
vention as headquarters. and this act
had potent influence upon Mr.. Pur-
cells declaration. E. II. Sanford, of
the Daily Alert, jamestown, n. D., en-
phaSizes the claim that the DakotaS are
uneqnivOcally in favor Of st. Paul. He
is at the Clarendon, and to a GLOBE re
porter last night he said:
l am sure that Mr.. Purcell reflects the
popular sentiment of both the Dakotas. and
that he will not only vote for st. Paul in the
meeting Of the committee. but he will lose
ID opportunity to exercise every available in
huence upon other committeeman. The
time has come when the West and especially
the golden Northwest with her No. l hard
fame. natural resources and wealth, must be
recognized as an empire, both politically
ana commercially, and freely predict that
st. Paul will be the convention city.
The auditorium committee is Just now
awaiting specific action by the council.
+ There is no longer any apprehension
that the old market property will be
converted into big auditorium, and,
as w. Nj. Campbell remarked last night:
If. the city provides the hall. there is no
longer a question in the way of st. Paul's
success The political exigencies. the geo.
graphical cOnveniences. all point to ST. Paul
as the proper and best place for the conven-
II.
vention will come.
Milwaukee is making an organized
effort and a good showing. In the first
place, the policemen of the Cream City
were directed to make a report upon
the question Of hotel accom- modations,
each for his respective district. This
was done, and the aggregate was too
small to satisfy the citizens committee,
and number of citizens were detailed
to make another canvass: then the fig-
ures were multiplied by this course.
And it Is now being arranged to send
delegation to Washington in February,
comprising 200 Mllwaukeeans dressed
in uniform. They are to wear black
Prince Albert coats, black pants and
cream-colOred vests, silk hats, over
CATERS and kid gloves. in harmony with
the SobriQuet of the city. A brass band
and carload of Milwaukee beer will
accompany the delegation.