St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-04
Glowing Reports Furnished
by Various Canvassing
Committees.
Citizens Responding Nobly tt
the Call Made Upon
Them.
The Guaranteed Fund Will b
More Than Completed
Tomorrow,
And Nothing Can Prevent St
Paul Getting the Conven-
ton.

nuStllng. Chairman Hamm'S idea of
SystematiZing the work has proven
grand success. Every man engaged in
the canvass for the guarantee fund for
the next Democratic national conven-
ton knows specifically what he is re-
quested to do, and the work is pretty
generally well in hand. Now and then
a citizen has been chosen, it must be
confessed, who is either timorous or
apathetic, ana has not responded to the
call with the zeal that was expected.
These insta nces. however, arelhappilJ
the exception rather than the rule, and
the work "goes bravely on" and the az
gregate sum already mounts we'll up to-
wards the desired amount There is. it
should also be mentioned. a seeming
idea in certain instances chat this guar
antee fund should be made popular by
keeping individual subscription down to
a low amount. But the chairmen
of the various committees con-
slider this a fallacy that should
be straightway corrected. The
citizens of known ready means should
be expected to be liberal, and such
trades and industries as are certain to
be affected by monster gathering like
national convention are actually de-
pended upon to furnish a gOodly per
cent of the total expense
But. to the credit of st. Paul's patri-
otto business men and capitalists, and
TO those who are not capitalists. and are
limited to a salary or less extensive
business-to the glory and praise of
these it should be recorded that thew
have done nobly, and the fund will be
more than subscribed today. In the
event that it reacheSa total in
Excess of the Needs.
the chairmen of the respective commit
tees. before the day of final collection
arrives, will figure out the per cent that
will be called for, aud the contributors
are thereby assured that they will not
be expected to pay dollar more than
Viii be actually needed to meet the ex-
penseS.
Up and down the main thorough
fares and along the cross and intersect-
ing streets the canvass is being vigor-
OuSly prosecuted. An aggravating and
drizzling rain did not appear to dampen
the patriotic spirit of the energetic
committeeman. They began at an
early hour and continued unremittantIy
until late in the evening. They had
great deal to report to their chairmen.
The spirit is passing over the entire
city like wave of popular sentiment,
and there IS no abatement until the ma.
tlonal committee shall have said:
The convention shall be held in st;
Paulr'
The press committee is overlooking
no one. The newspaper offices we re
visited yesterday, ana a great many OF
the publication Offices and job printing
and lithOgraphing houses. In some
cases the committee is scarcely satisfied
that the contributions have been COM
m6nSurate. and the work will be con-
tinued today. Chairman Lenau and
his cOnfreres are enthusiastic laborers
in their assigned field, and they are do
ing work that must accord them glow
ing praise. They know that conven-
ton means vast amount of printers
ink, enough to multiply the present ca
pacity, and the printers and publishers
will reap rich benefits.
The hotel committee particularly
something handsome is expected of
them, for the convention will bring
hundreds of thousands of dollars to the
Golfers of the hOtelkeeperS.
The railroad committee made a sat iS<
factory visit yesterday to the head.
quarters of all the roads
Centerin in st. Paul.
AS was anticipated. they report prog.
reSs. Their efforts are most satisfact o.
ry, however, and will unQuestionab ly
be crowned by pre-eminent success. The
railroads are corporations, and there i
always a great deal of red tape to be
commended with in such instances. Gen,
Flower, John G. Bullitt and their as,
sistants were given flattering aSsuran-
ceS that the railroads may all be de-
pended upon to do the handsome thing.
The requests were taken by the local
representatives of the roads. with the
promise that they will be placed before
the presidents in their best light No
apprehension is felt from this source.
Railroad magnateS are practical and ex-
perlenced business men and can be re-
lied upon.
The lawyers committee is meeting
with almost unexpected success. This
money is esDe cialIy given in in a loyal
and patriotic spirit, because, of course.
convention of this character is not
likely to augment the lists of Iitigations
very extensively. And the doctors are
responding to the impOrtunings of the
popular coroner with generous impulses,
and so it is in all lines. The money is
really in sight, and now the work is be-
ing pushed to exhibit the fact to the
world that there is nothing beg
carly about st. Paul. 1t IS a city
that will never consent to take a back
seat for any town in the nation. Mine
neapolis is raising guarantee fund of
800, 900 for the Republican, and Detroit
says it will do this if the Democratic
convention comes there. Therefore il
is incumbent upon st. Paul to make
grand showing. When st. Paul's dele
CATION goes to Washington it should
have something to show that will reflect
the pride of the capital city of the
North Star state-the gateway to the
golden Northwest, the richest territory
in the world