St. Paul daily globe., 1891-08-28
FUSION TALK FALSE.
The Recently Organized DEM
ocratic Body Will Meet in
Minneapolis To-Day.
A Republican Canard That a
Fusion Scheme Is to Be
Launched.
The Meeting for the Purpose
Of Consolidating the DEM
oeratic Party.
A Name Will Be Given the
New Association and It's
Work Defined.

The first meeting of the executive
committee appointed as result of the
Harmonic hall, Minneapolis, meeting
of the Democrats of Minnesota will be
held at the Nicollet house in Minneap-
oils at 1880 o'clock this morning. At
the Harmonic hall meeting President
Durant was authorized to select name
for the new organization and to appoint
an executive committee, consisting OF
four from each of the congressional dis
tricts and six at large. Mayor Durant
little more than week ago announced
the committee, increasing the number
from the congressional districts to six.
He stated that be had decided upon a
name, but withheld it until approved by
a meeting of the executive committee.
ChristeningS do not as rule take
place FRIDAYS, but the Democratic Or
ganiZations in Minnesota have become
so numerous that the leaders have no
time to waste in haggling over the time
to be devoted to such events, and this
may explain the Saltwater statesman'S
choice. This, however, will be but
small part of the work done by the ex-
ecutive committee. Plans OF organlZ-
ing branch clubs throughout the state
adopted. What this will be no one
seems to know exactly, although it is
stated by Senator Durant that the aim
will be to model the organization after
what are known as the Democratic as
sociatiOns of other states. There
will be no such thing as a
central club, although all the local
clubs will be banded together in state
association of democratic clubs.
The Republican papers have assid-
uOuSly cultivated the impression that
the object of the organization projected
at the Harmonic hall meeting is to stir
up factional fight in the Democratic
party of the state. This is not the case,
however, and the new organization
will in no wise conflict with the Mime
sofa Democratic association organized
last winter. and no one will doubt the
assertion that there is work enough for
both to do. The aims of the two are
quite different, the one being
great political club, while
the other will be simply an association
of smaller political organizations, such
as ward, town or village clubs. Under
the constitution that will probably be
adopted by the new organization there
will be annual conventions of the mem
bers of the new organization, to which
each local club will be entitled 70 send a
certain number of delegates. At this
annual convention the officers of the
state association will be chosen.
No Fusion Talk
The new Democratic organization,
while it is composed of some OF the best
men in the Democracy of Minnesota, is
not the party. and the report which
some of the Republican organs has
started to the effect that the subject of
a fusion with the Alliance next year
will be the principal thing considered
is absolutely false. And besides being
false it is absurd on its face.
''Why," as a Well-knoWn Democrat
put it yesterday, Il am as much in favor
Of a fusion with the Alliance next year
as any other Democrat, provided always
that such a combination can be
made without sacrificing our prin-
ciples, but | am not in favor
of holding meetings to discuss
such a move year in advance,
and know this is the view of all Dem
ocrats. The situation may be very diff
ferent from what it is now year latter,
| and possible project to-day might not
do at all next year. There will be no
| fusion talk at Minneapolis tomorrow
The executive committee of the new
| organization, as announced ny eX-Oen-
atOr Durant last week, follows:
At Large-E. W. Durant, Stillweter, chair
| man; G. A. Moody, Sauk Rapids, secretary
r. A. Smith, ST. Paul; p. B. Winston, Mime
| apolis; Joseph Leicht Winona; I. E. Bowen
| Duluth.
First District-M II. Helms. Waseca; An
drew French, Plainview; M. j. McGrath st
Charles; M. Toye, WinOna; John Frank, Le-
roy: W. W. Mayo, Rochester.
Second-Daniel Buck, Mankato; j. j.
Thornton, st. James; L. 81. Pope, Mankato;
B. F. Voorhis, Fairmont; Peter Kramer,
Minnesota Lake; Lew Hersche, Pipestone.
Thrill. j. Peck, Shakopee; Joseph
Roach NOrthfeld; E. A. Child, Glencoe; j.
c. Pierce, Red Wing; w. P. Tanner, Can
non Falls; c. D. Anderson. ZumbFota.
Fourth-D. ". Lawler, w, P. Murray, ID.
Aberle, c. E. Flandrau, j. A. Nilsson, st.
Paul; Levi Folsom, Taylor's Falls Charles
FifthEA. T. Ankeny, c. R. Cameron, j. W.
Tamm D. B. Johnson, Joseph Jepson, Matt
Gallagher and Maj. John Landberg, Mime
Sixth-w, P. Remer St. Cloud F. W.
Lyon, Little Falls; A. C. Weiss Duluth; A.
j. Demeules, Brainerd; j. L. Horwick, Mon
ticello; II. c. Bull, Cokato.
Seventh-C. L. Baxter, Perham; A; G.
Lewis Moorhead; George G.. s. Campbell,
Alexandria; W. E. Mckenzie, Crookston;