Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-07

DENTAL CONTEST WILL BE IN THE NORTH
WEST, AND rHEY WANT TO SEurRsLIzs THE
EFFECT OF THE REPUBLIcAN CONVENTION AT
MINNEAPOLIS
A delegation from 81. Paul il at the Arlington
Hotel, consisting OF Michael Doran, member Of
the democratic national executive committee,
Mayor Smith of ST. Paul, MAYOR Winston Of
Minneapolis. Lewis Baker and John T. Baker of
the st. Paul Globe, and J. Il. McGinnis mayor
Of Duluth.
They are here to see IL they cannot influence
the executive committee OF the democratic
national committee TO select 81. Paul the
place Tor holding the next democratic national
onvention.
Mr.. Baker in explaining the ground for the
Demand, said to q STAR reporter:
IMPORTANCE OF THE NORTHWEST.
THE republican committee, in locating the
national convention OF that party for 1892 in
Minneapolis, comedies that the political battle
OF next year is to be fought in the northwest
In other words, the leaders Of that party ac-
knowledge that they must fight if they expect
TO mold their supremacy In this section. and
tnat without this section solid in their
favor they have no chance to win. Gov Mer-
riam, the ablest republican in Minnesota voiced
this sentiment when pleading with the republi-
can committee to como TO the help Of the party
III ING NorhWest, IN TIE 1OllOwlEg words:
another and more serious reason for our
claim Is that the republican party in the north
west needs very badly some great assistance in
saving IT from the NAV Of the aliiance--demo-
cratic fusion. A big convention in Minnesota
would do much toward saving the republican
vote. For instance, the alliance cast 5000
votes last election. That shows it is a power
greatly to be feared. Should the democrats
and alliance fuse, so as TO give the alliance the
governorship and the electoral vote, the re-
publicsns would no longer be in it, I repeat,
that unless some big move be made. Minnesota
will be lost to the republicans, a calamity which
We can i'll afford to bear, now that Wisconsin,
Iowa and Nebraska are lost. The convention
would have the eject Of stimulating the repub-
licans, and the great enthusiasm would
This is our great plea and We think it is good
ope.
CHANGES IN IOWA AND WISCONSIN.
"Iowa, adjoining us on the south, and whose
people are in full accord and sympathy with
the people Of Minnesota. has at two success
sive elections chosen q democratic governor,
and the last time on the fullest vote ever cast
IN the state. Wisconsin, adjoining us on the
east. was carried against the republicans at the
last election, and at the same election their
party was in the minority by several thousand
votes in Minnesota, they succeeding in electing
but one member Of Ccngress-and that one by
a meager majorty-out of the entire dele
through division of the vote opposed
to him. They lost Montana and they
feel that Washington is now fair debstable
ground, since the democrats have q superb
organization in that new state. The democrats
have an organization in Iowa not equaled in
any other state, with the possible exception of
New York, and Minnesotas organization is APP
proacbing a perfection never heretofore known
in this section Of the country.
The avowed reason, as said. on the part OF
4te L. L.
vention in the twin cities was TO attempt TO
stay the political tide which is rolling against
them in this section. To me il seems like good
politics for the democratic managers to accept
the challenge and TO compel the republicans TO
fight for existence in this section, thus with
drawing their attention. to some extent, from
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachu-
sets and Indiana The holding Of the demo-
cratic convention in ST. Paul viii contribute to
this result.
NEW YORK DON'T MED II.
81 regret to see New York putting in an sp-
plication for the convention. While the hold
ing of great convention in a comparatively
small city, amid a rural population with few
events happening to waken them up, would
undoubtedly do much good to the party in the
way of filling its members with enthusiasm and
courage no such effect would follow in q great
city whose calendar is full OF stirring events
Besides. more than of New York's dis
tluBulsueO STATESMEN are prominent In the
public mind Candidates for the
presidential nomination. While in the minds
of many intelligent men there might be no sig
nihcance attached to the holding of the conven-
ton and enunciatiug platform OF principles
from the same locality from which the candi-
date is TO hail. yet the country is q large one
and other sections may have prejudice against
such a monopoly of good things. Besides,
there those in the rural districts
who would not take kindly to having can
didate and platform launched for them from
the shadows of much-discussed Wall street.
Such a move would be exactly to the liking Of
Gov. Merriam and his western republican
boomers. The governor does not exaggerate
in the least the present dangers to the republi-
can party in the west, but the democracy can,
by single biunder; wipe out all these difh-
culties and release the republican armies from
duty in that section to concentrate their battle
in the close states Of the east and south.
CAN TAKE CARE OF TBE DELEGATES
''In taking care Of the delegates and visitors
to the convention the people of ST. Paul viii do
the handsome thing. The city is already at
work upon splendid auditorium, which will
when finished, be equal TO any in which q like
convention has heretofore been held, and a
guarantee fund of 800, 900 has already been
nearly raised with which to take care Of all
legitimate expenses connected with the con-
vention. The question Of hotel accommoda-
tions fully discussed and settled by the
repuOllcan committee.
minnesota will have no candidate for place
on the national ticket, and therefore if the con-
vention be held in st. Paul no local influence
will prejudice the party in its choice.
I'm June and July the climatic conditions in
Minnesota are all that can be desired.
Eighteen railroads radiste from St. Paul; Of
these six run to Chicago and the communica-
tons south and west are equally adequate. In
brief, the facilities for ingress. entertainment
and egress are equal to any on the continent"
Hon. Charles Gibson of st. Louis also said on
the same subject: 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 convention FIRST and
lay down its political program.
az think il would be wise for the democrats to
hold their convention at least two weeks after
the til of June. Three weeks would be better
20 as tc get the comparison of views and the
general drift Of public thought and sentiment
on tho result of the republican convention. This
would bring the convention 30 late in the season
as TO work much against all the cities in this lati-
tude from Baltimore and Philadelphia west
to st. Louis; they would all be about equally
hot In 1884 the national committee first
passed a resolution fixing the convention some
time / think about the 10th of July. This was
considered as kicking St. Louis out of the ring
OF cities. II created q big row and the commit
tee then rescinded the resolution and fixed
the date for the 5th of June and
St. Louis was selected. There wss q
great deal of misgiving as to hold