St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-01
TALK OF THE TOWN.
Enthusiasm in Every Quarter and
Confidence Hand in Hand.

A happy smile of confidence is ST.
Paul's regalia. 1t was worn everywhere,
and by all classes of citizens-if st. Paul
has classes in itsspresent transcendent
missiOn-throughOut the city yesterday.
And it was nothing of the evaneScent
nor ephemeral sort. 1t is donned to stay
until victory or defeat ends the strug-
gle. Defeat, however, is not in st.
Pauls lexicon, and. as was said at the
Saturday night demonstration:
long pull, strong pull and pull all to-
gether will land the national Democratic
nominating convention in the nations proud
est, most beautiful, romantic and enterpris-
ing city.
Things began to take on more prac-
tical shape yesterday. There was no
undue buster and excitement. Every
one of the committee of 100 accepted
the situation in business way. They
began planning collectively and individ-
ually how best and surest to encompass
the end. The whole ground was sur
veyed logically and thoughttully. That
the financial barriers will be swept
aside by the tide of popular Endorsement
and spontaneous aid is accept
ed as a fOregone conclusion.
And it was agreed that the audi
forum will he in readiness weeks
before the appointed hour, for the capt.
tai and push and energy of st. PauTs
citizens are dauntleSS. The matter CT
the site, too, has become to be regarded
as a secondary question, although a
great deal of specific attention was given
to ii incidentally yesterday. The city
officials have turned their attention 10
this phase of the problem. and
One Doubts
that they will solve it to the complete
satisfaction of the entire community.
Then the influence is the one deSid-
eratum. To convince the national COM
mittee of the benefits that will inure to
the party by nominating the next pres
ident in st. Paul is the question that
superSedeS the others. Few doubt that
this can be done. The history of the
growth of the party in the Northwest
in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, the Da-
kOtaS and Observation-Disclosures enduring
elOquenee, and it is necessary to have it
rehearsed as loyal st. Paul men--and
Minneapolis men, too. for that matter
know how to do it. Already the
committeeman are considering the eligi-
bility of this city, and the most encOur-
aging kilograms are received. But
other cities are in the fight with just as
much earneStnesS, and, all things being
equal, it will be survival of the titteSt.
st. Paul certainly seems to have the
long end of the arguments that must be
most effective and convincing. and it
only remains to lay them before the
committee in proper way.
Mayor Smiths Office was thrOnged
yesterday by eager and earnest officials.
Every one that called volunteered un-
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nothing positive or definite was done,
however. The mayor suggested that
nothing could be shaped until the COM
mittee of one hundred should meet in
the evening, and by some this meeting
was awaited with Impatience. They
discussed things in deSultory way in
order to bring out Individual views.
Concerning a location for the auditori-
um, the market house site. together with
the adjoining space, stood III high favor.
Architect BaSSford contributed to the
sentiment by explaining that a struct-
ure with ample seating capacity could
be built on this property. The title is
in the clty.and it was universally agreed
that the city should own the site for its
Colossal Public Hall.
Some even went so far as to advocate
the policy of issuing bonds to pay for
OhC Wis St.O"' 6Ottlils lIO necessary
authority at the next sitting of the legiS-
lature. Pending such an act, it was
confidently asserted private capital
can be enlisted in the enterprise, with
tacit understanding that all private in
terests must terminate upon the issu-
anee of the bonds suggested and the re-
ceipt of the principal invested by citi-
zens respectively.
Among the solid business men the
sentiment was varied. There seems to
be determined spirit to erect build
ing that will.be a credit to the city, and
it is likely that no makeshift will be ac-
cepted. Those who have keyed their
ideas somewhat higher than the COM
mon populace cast eyes towards some
| available square where structure may