St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-30
Democrats MUST Let the Re-
publican Convention Move
ment Alone.
Charles A. Pillsbury Makes a
Peculiar Statement About
the Mills.
There Was Almost a Row in
the Board Of Education
Meeting.
Grain Hen and Railroad Men
Discuss the Demurrage
Charges.

When the project to bring the ma
tional Republican convention to Min
neapolis was first preached it was said
seemed to be none. The Democrats
took hold with will and have done all
in their power to help boom the idea.
They have done fully as much as the
Republicans. They were glad to do it.
1t is conceded on all hands that the con-
ventiOn would be q good thing for Min
neapolis, and the Democrats are as deep
ly interested in the development of
Minneapolis as men of any other
shade of politics. But politics has
crept into the efforts to get that conyen-
ton. That became patent at the meet
ing in the Union league yesterday att
ernoon. The political phase of the mat
ter is being dragged in by one or two
men. That sort of feeling is not gem
eral in the committees 1t amounts to a
difference of opinion merely so far.
This difference of opinion cropped
out at the meeting held Monday. When
the committee of three, Senator Wash
burn, w. NJ. Regain and John Good
now. was appointed to select a
general committee of fifty, it was
Suggested that Capt G. c. Merri-
man be put upon that committee
as Democrat who had done good deal
for the convention idea. SenatorWash-
burn said no. The committee should
be composed of Republicans solely be-
cause it would have TO deal with Re-
publicans. Capt. Merriman Endorsed
his view. So far the senator's idea
seemed to be all right. When that
committee of three reported yesterday
the names of the committee OF fifty
selected by it, it was developed that
there had been difference of opinion
in that small committee. There were
no names of Democrats among
the member of the commit
tee of fifty. Several of the
gentlemen thought that there should be
some prominent Democrats Oh that
committee, since a good many of the
members of it would be merely honor
airy members. The Democrats had
been called in to help in the raising of
money and would be called upon later
to help entertain the convention. Why
not put few of them on the big COM
mittee? That was the idea of City At
torney RUSSELL w. NJ. Regain and 9TH
ers. They agreed with the sentiments
of Senator Washburn expressed the day
before as to the ACCESSIBILITY of sending
none but Republicans to see the ma
tiOnal committee personally, but all the
fifty members of that committee would
not 90 to see the national committee.
The Democrats could do good work at
home and indirectly. Then, they said.
it would not look right to ignore the
Democrats in the appointment of this
big committee, and later to call upon
them TO hustle after the convention has
been secured. Furthermore Mr.. Regan
said that several Democrats. including
Mayor Winston and 4. q. Winston, had
done as much as any Republican and
good deal more than some, to forward
the movement to secure the convention.
Senator Washburn was not present yes
terday, but his idea prevailed finally,
after good deal of discussion, and the
report of the committee of three, nam
ing the following gentlemen as q gem
eral committee of fifty on convention,
was unanimously adopted:
CW.Johnson, A. B. Nettleton, L. A. Grant,
r F. Byrnes, 7. Lowry, W; 7; King, 6. A.
Eustis L. Fletcher, John Goodnow, R. D.
Russell, E. G. Hay, w. X. Morris, John G.
Sterritt, C. A. Bracket, S. P. Snider, William
McCrory, A. j. Blethen. w. d. Hale, E. G.
Potter, A C. Haugan, 5. f. Olson, c. S.
Bracket, E. j. Phelps William Donaldson,
r. G. Evans, j. 8. McLaln, William Regain,
D. NJ. Clough C. NJ. Loring, X. B. Langdon,
John Day Smith, j. W. Nash, w. ID. Wash
burn, S. 8. Linton. q. i. kirkpride, j. 7.
Mannix, E. NJ Johnson. ". W. Folwell, Rob
ert Pratt, n. Q. Warner, II. s. Harris. j. P.
Rea, Clinton Morrison, c. G. Goodrich, G. W.
Marchant, Z. ". Mortimer. c. P. Lowell.
Chairman Eustis appointed L. B.
Walker, John GOodnow and John >.
McLain as committee to look after the
division OF the committee into subcom-
mittees for convenience, they to be
members of each subcommittee. The
general committee of fifty will meet at
the rooms of the Union league this
afternoon to organize and begin to
hustle.