St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-08
Chairman Briee and Secretary
Sherin Say a Good Word
for st. Paul.
Other CommitteemenSe See Rea-
sons for Supporting Our
Claims.
Today the Executive Commit
tee Will Issue a General
Call.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Dec. THE
Sanity City is hard into the fight for
the Democratic national convention and
the war is waging hard. The Twin City
forces began operations early this morn
ing and many conquests have been made
today. Mayor Winston and Gen. Rosser
made an early visit to the capitol and
enlisted number of Southern senators
in the good cause. Hon. NJ. Doran,
Mayor Smith, G.P. McGInnis and Lewis
Baker remained at the Arlington head
quarters most of the day, entertaining
visitors and outlining the plan of the
campaign. Judge Flaudrau, J. K. Nc
Murran, Col. Mcknight. attorney of the
Northern Pacific railroad, Ed
ward Rogers and G. V. Bacon, to-
gether with the Minnesota congressional
delegation, made an assault on the cap
itOl at noon. a number of members OF
the national committee were inter
viewed, and encouraging words came
from all. The st. Paul delegation en-
tertained at lunch in the Senate cafe,
Senator Carlisle, OF Kentucky. and his
accomplished wife; Mrs. Ben Butter
worth, of Ohio; Miss Matte Thompson,
Of Kentucky. Our boys are very wise
in enlisting support early in the cam
paign of the fair sex, Tor no more eff
fectual work can be done than they are
able to accomplish. Mrs. Carlisle says
if her husband is given a place on the
ticket tile South will unanimously come
to the support of st. Paul for the con-
ventIon. Col. Mcknight, in an inter-
view with Senator German, of the ma
tional committee, who is all powerful,
ELECTED the following:
Senator German's Influence.
ut is not question of politics. Con-
ventions do not make votes. The gem
eral accommodations and climate will
decide the issue.' On these grounds
we will have to fight the battle. A
large delegation from st. Louis are at
Wizards hotel making a fight for the
Southern city. Tonight the st. Paul
contingent will call upon them and ask
their support after st. Louis is out of
in the game. EX-AttOrney General Gar
land has promised to aid us after ST.
Louis, Indianapolis is here In full force
and very hopeful, but there Is every
reason to believe that they favor st.
Paul as second choice. The executive
committee meets tomorrow. 1t is not
likely that the convention matter will
be discussed beyond fixing the date and
place of the general committee to as
semble. So far everything looks very
bright for st. Paul, and the delegation
will press every claim that can be adj
vanced for the Twin Cities.
Chairman Brice NOncOmmittaI.
Senator Cal. S. Brice, chairman of
the national executive committee, said
to a GLOBE reporter: ''St. Paul and
Minneapolis are strong, sturdy, magniti-
cent cities. Should the convention be
located there the citizens will take good
care of the members and visitors. / per-
sonally should be glad to visit them.
As to my preference, should rather
not say at this time"
Hon. 5. Z. Sheerin, of Indianapolis,
secretary of the national executive
Democratic committee, stated that the
executive committee would tomorrow
decide upon the site of the meeting of
the national committee and issue call
therefor, at which time the matter
of where the convention would be held
would be decided upon. The meeting
tomorrow, he thought, would do nothing
further. He thought it quite likely the
national committee meeting would be
called before the 1st of March, but
he could not say definitely.
Hon. j. j. Richardson, member of the
national executive committee from
Iowa: 1.-The committee Will. at the
proper time. give consideration to the
claims of st. Paul. l believe that the
convention will be held in the West. and
hof Donlfc oh 81,
good AS any other city at this time"
Hon. A. w. SulloWay, member of the
national committee from New Hamp-
shire: Il am committed to New York
first, Chicago second. If it should ap-
pear that they cannot get the conven-
tons, anywhere that can give us The
best facilities for work and accommodate
tons will suit me. No, Eve never been
in tue Twin Cities. Pat Kelly is a good
friend of mine; his large acquaintance
and many friends in the city will be
powerful help to the city in their efforts
to secure the convention"
This From ST. Louis.
Hon. Charles Gibson, of St. Louis:
"First, the convention will of course be
held after the one in Minneapolis. it
being kind of common law that the
party in power should hold its conven-
ton first and lay down its political pro-
gramme, and | think it would be wise
for the Democrats to hold their cOnven-
ton at least two weeks after the 9TH of
June. Three weeks would be better, so
as to get the comparison of views and
the general drift of public thought and
sentiment. In the result of the Repub-
lisan convention, this would bring the
convention so late in the season as to
work much against all the cities in the
latitude from Baltimore and Philadel-
phia west to st. Louis; they will all be
about equally hot. In 1888 the national
committee first passed resolution fix
ing the convention some time, think,
about. the 10th of July. This was
considered as kicking St. Louis out of
the ring of cities. 1t created big row,
and the committee reScihded the resoIu-
ton and fixed the date the 5th of June.
and St. Louis was selected. There was
a great deal of misgiving as to holding
it there even at that early day, on ac.
count of the heat. AS our convention
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