St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-28
HIS REASONS FOR 1T.
Chairman Campbell States His
Position-The Letter in Full.


Chairman Campbell States His
POsition-The Letter in Full
There seems 10 have been a misun-
Outstanding somewhere in relation to
the letter Chairman Campbell wrote
President Durant. The announcement
was made in Minneapolis that Mr.
Campbell had been invited to confer
ence with the executive committee and
had declined; but the fact is that he was
not invited to any such conference, but
was invited to the mass meeting last
night. Mr.. Campbell was seen last
evening, and in reply to aquestion gave
his version as follows:
II notice by the reports in the even
ing papers that Mr. Dnrant SAYS that [
refused to attend a meeting of the eX-
ecutive committee OF his club to which
L was Invited. This is great mistake,
as he must know. Here is the only in
vtation l ever received from any one in
anyway connected with his club:
SAUK RAPIDS, Mimi, Oct. %, 1s91.-Hon.
W. Nj. Campbell, Chairman Democratic State
Central Committee. ST. Paul, Minn.-Dear
Sir: The president and executive committee
OF the North Star Democratic club especially
request your presence at the mass meeting of
Minnesota Democrats to be held at Harmonic
hail. Minneapolis Oct %, ats o'clock D. M
Yours, very respectfully,
&. A. MOODY. Secretary
Even if Mr.. Durant had forgotten
what my Invitation was. he was GER
taiuly informed when he got my reply,
for, after acknowledging the receipt OF
the invitation to attend the mass meet
ing | continued: Il gather from the
newspapers that this meeting is not
called for conference of Democrats on
measures beneficial to the party, but as
a sequence to meeting of the executive
committee of your club at which, | pre-
sumo, such matters may have been con-
sidered, but to which | was not invited
Had l been invited to a conference
with the executive committee of the
club, | should most cheerfully have
most emphatically object to being eX-
hibited at this mass meeting blindfolded,
as trophy of Mr.. Durant's astuteness,
and my reasons for my declination were
given in my letter to him, in what
thought good temper and proper can
dor. | had no intention the letter should
be considered eithcr;personal or private
personally. | have no desire either for
its suppression or publication. / am
perfectly willing Mr.. Durant should
act bis pleasure with it, except that |
shall insist that if either himself
or others to whom it may have
been shown shall presume to criticise or
conStrue it that it shall then be pub
lished in full | am not aware that
there is anything in it that | am unwill-
ing to have made public. | have had
no quarrel with Mr.. Durant. or his club,
nor am L seeking one. Their communi-
cation seemed to require reply, and |
made one such as to myself at least
seemed proper"
Later in the evening it was learned in
the GLOBE office that Mr.. CampbelPs
letter had been given out for publica-
ton at Minneapolis, and with that I'M
derstanding Mr.. Campbell gave out
copy of it as follows:
Hon. e. W. Durant, saltwater. Mimi
Dear Sir: am In receipt of letter from &.
A. Moody stating that the president and ex-
ecutive committee of the North Star Demo
cratic club invite me to a mass meeting of
Minnesota Democrats in MInueapo to-mor-
row evening, the 9TH inst.
This is addressed TO me as chairman of the
Democratic committee, and take it that L
am invited in that and not IN my individual
capacity. gather from the newspapers that
this meeting is not called for conference of
DemocraIes on measures beneficial TO the
party, but as sequence to meeting of the
executive committee of your club at which,
i presume. such matters may have been con-
sidered, but to which was not invited.
AS Democtat and as chairman of the state
central committee, am glad at all times 10
see evidence of the desire of my fellow DEM
ocrats to advance the interests of the party
and of their activity in its dehalf. There are,
however but two channels i'll which these
endeavorS may be effectively directed, the
personal and the combined. The individual
can aid his party by his labor, his efforts to
persuade and convince those not or our
party, and with his means contributed to or
gained effort But, whether in productive
industry, in social endeavor or political ac-
ton, effort Is productive of most result when
united and combined in organized bodies
Individual effort rarely produces results COM
mensurate with the energy expended.
All organization necessarily implies the
recognition of a directing controlling an.
thority In political work this is the commit
tee of the party. In our party in this state
this is the Democratic state central commit
tee. Its legitimate adjuncts are the county
committees. by or through or in conjunction
with which the State central operates. 1t is
within the province of the central committee
to create subordinate organs to carry on the
work 1t may deem essential. Itmay also rec
ognize other auxiliary organizations but
only on the condition that they are subor-
dinate to and under its direction. Organiza-
ton of the party is only possible with this
view of the central com mittee and its
power. Any combination of effort indie
pendent Of that authority cannot be else
than dfsrGptive, no matter how otherwise
may be the motives of its promoters. Expe-
rience shows that such efforts are or become
the implements of faction or of personal am
billions not likely to be grstified by legitimate
means.
1t is necessary for me to inform you that
the state central committee has exercised its
authority and has created, with the advice
and concurrence of Representatives of the
state the Minnesota Democratic association,
an auxiliary of the state central committee
and to which the latter has committed work
which 1t has decided to be of primal neces-
sity in the complete and effective organiza-
ton Of the party in the state; as
being, in fact the base of all
party work. This association is opan
to and earnestly soliclts the membership of
all Democrats. either as active or honorary
members, and its field offers ample scope for
the activity Of every Democrat who is sim
cerely DESTROYS of the welfare and triumph
of the party. 1t not only affords each Demo-
crat opportunity to aid the party with his
time and labor, but If unable to give these, it
offers him, in the need for money in the car
rying out OF its plans, a place to put his
money where ii will do good for the cause.
The work COMPUTED to the association is
now in progress in many of the counties of
the state, and is initiated in ALL Ii its OBJ
jects can be obtained they will vastly tighten
the labor, economize the time and money,
ana conserve the energy Of the future state
central committees to whom will be Entrusted
the management OF our campaigns.
1t may be that the state central committee
will decide that other methods of work may
be probably adopted, but none have been
nd fC &c. H.