St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-27
TO unity The PARTY.
The Gathering Of Democratic
Legislators and Workers
Next Week.
1t Is Not, as Insinuated, In
imical to the Kelly-Do-
ran Democrats,
But Is for the Purpose of
Binding the Forces Of
the Party,
So That Victory Will Be AS
sured at the Next EIec--
@ tion.

SIT means a fight against Doran."

| Two Democrats were standing in the
| Merchants hotel yesterday discussing
the call for meeting of the Democratic
| members of the last legislature at the
Nlcollet house, Minneapolis, on July l..
| One had card of invitation, and the
| other had not been honored; it was the
last named who declared the move was
| to down Michael Doran.
THE old political. firm of Me and Nike"
| said the first speaker, has been dissolved by
| consent and circumstances, but know this
| is move to do up Doran."
Il tell you you're wrong" said the other.
| I've had something to do with this, and /
| know all about it, 1t doesn't propose to do
| up Doran or anybody else unless that some
| body is believed TO be inimical to the inter
| ests OF the Democratic party. This new move
| is not opposed to the Democratic association
| OF Minnesota recently organized, but will CO.
| operate with II in any plan for the advance
| ment of the Democratic cause. The Repub-
llcan papers will try 10 make out that it is q
| factional fight. and tell you they would be
| glad to see such fight at this time but don't
| you believe any such nonsense The real
| object of this meeting will be developed in
| good time"
The coming meeting was the main
topic of discussion yesterday III all po-
litical circles, and great variety of
view was expressed as to what it meant
and what the outcome would be. 1t
seems that during the last session of
| the legislature the campaign of 1892
was very freely discussed among Dem
ocratS and Alliance particularly
| among those of the latter who belonged
| to the anti-DOnneliy wing-and it was
virtually decided that unless something
unforeseen should occur, there should be
| fusion of forces against the Repub-
| lican ring which has for so long been in
control. As expressed at that time:
I'VE should call convention of all who
| believe in relieving the people Of high'tariff
burdens imposed by the trusts and combines
fostered by so many years OF Republican
control. The Democracy and Alliance
would be supplemented by many low tariff
and anti-monopoly Republicans and the
| fusion ticket would sweep the state from st.
Vincent TO La Crescent"
In these conferences it was proposed
| to give the Alliance the bulk of the state
| ticket and a portion of the congressional
ticket in return for support for the
| electoral ticket, or support for an cleo
| toral ticket that would be anti-Republi-
| can and anti-high tariff. The talk IA
| vored for congress ticket something
like this: First district, Capt. Harries;
Second, Daniel Buck; Third, o. NJ.
Hall; Fourth, st. Paul Democrat;
Fifth, a Minneapolis Democrat: Sixth,
an Alliance man; Seventh, John B.
Hompe. Other names were of course
mentioned and various differing divi-
Sions suggested. 1t seemed the current
view that Sidney NJ. Owen should be
| nominated for governor and the AL
lance given the bulk of the state ticket.
When the general rough outline had
been agreed upon, the questions arose:
First. would the Democrats agree; sec
ond, would the. Alliance rebel? The
Alliance men believed such course
would be satisfactory to all of their
leaders except Donnelly, and one
added: "By that time DOnnelly will be
fired out bodily, or there will be a-split
and one faction will go to the Republic
cans with DOnnelly, and the other
stand pat under Owen" With the
Democrats views differed. Some be-
lieved the present state committee would
favor such general plan, while others
held that Michael Doran and his follow
| rather the prevalent opinion. 1t was
| determined by the Democrats to have a
| meeting and further discuss this mat
| ter, and such is to be the meeting next
| week. Few, if any, of the known men,
| berS of the Doran wing have been in
yited, it is said. which has given color
| to the statement that it is an anti-Doran
meeting; nor has Chairman Campbell
| or Secretary Smalley been included in
| the list of bids. The latter said yester-
| day:
II know nothing al all of the meeting, or
| for what purpose it has been called. have
| received no invitation. AS far as the cam
| paign of 1892 is concerned, | can say this,
! with the reservation that intervening events
| may cause a change of sentiment: believe
IN some sort of fusion with all elements op-
| posed to the high tariff outrage. If owen is
| the best man for governor. why let it be
| owen, and let the rest of the state ticket and
10 .l-l
seems best. l believe in it, and if, as 1 say,
| nothing occurs in the meantime, believe il
| will be DONE.
The Why and Wherefore.
81 wonder what affiicts my friend P.
J. Smalley?" queried c. A. Moody, of
| SauX Rapids, at the Clifton last evening.
| Mr.. Moody had copy of an evening pa
| per in his hand and had just been read
| ing cry of alarm concerning the COM
| ing reunion of the Democratic members
| of the last legislature. sit occurs to
| me-" pursued Mr.. Moody laughingly,
''that Mr.. Smalley has been guilty of
misjudgment. He is right in his state
| ment, however, that there is to be
| meeting of the Democratic members of
| the legislature in Minneapolis, but he is
badly off when he assigns so many
Interior designs. What in the world
have l to do with the nomination of a
presidential candidate? Why should j
be anti-Cleveland or anti-anybody who
| is the choice of our party? Pll
| tell you all there is to it," he
said, pulling from satchel
| handful of circular letters, reading:
Dear Sir: Pursuant to the general request
| and understanding of the Democratic mem
| bers of the house OF representatives of the
] twenty-seventh session of the legislature of
| the state of Minnesota, and the power dele
| gated to me by them in caucus assembled, [
have the honor 10 notify you that meeting
| OF said members will be held at the Nicollet
| house, Minneapolis, on Wednesday, July L
| 1891, at 10 a. M. for mutual conference, dis
| cussion of the political outlook and social
| renewal of acquaintances, and the consider
| alton OF such other matters as may be deemed
! advisable.
| Your presence is urgently requested, and
| you are also authorized to invite such Demo-
| cratic friends in your district to attend the
meeting as you may think advisable. Yours
! truly, c. A Moody.
Secretary Pro TEN.
| "a few nights before the final ad-
| journment of the legislature last win
ter" continued Mr.. Moody, "a little in
| formal gathering of the Democrtic
members was had at the Merchants.
1t was then agreed that a reunion be
held some time during the summer
months, and was delegated to make
the arrangements and to notify the
members. have simply performed my
part of the agreement. / have sent out
invitations to the members, nd they,
of course, are at full liberty to invite
whom they please to also be in attend
ance. If Mr.. Smally has been over
looked, it is not my fault. And just
why he should be nettled l cannot con-
ceiye. for he confesses that he would
not attend. even if he had been invited.
Furthermore, want to say that this
little reunion is not designed to bring
out candidates for political preferment,
nor is il the intention to create factions
and conflicting wings in the Democratic
party of the state. On the other hand,
the object is to cement the party, and
to prepare to go into the next canvass
more Understandings. There are over
fifty Democratic Legislators, and they are
| renraSantatiua NafannrarS coming fran,