St. Paul daily globe., 1891-12-07
TOPLUCK APLUM
The Minnesota Delegation in
Washington Already in the
Thick Of the Fight.
its Members Get Their Coats
Off as Soon as the Train
Ceases Moving.
they Have a Talk With SEN
ator Briee and Othee Ma
tional Committeeman.
St. Paul Apparently Has No
City to Fear Except, Pos
sibly, New York.
Interviews With Mayor Smith,
Judge Flandrau and Others
of the Party.
Er. Baker Outlines the Rea-
sons Why st. Paul Should
Get the Convention.
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Special 10 the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The Mime
sofa delegation TO present the claims of
St. Paul Tor the national convention be-
fore the national executive committee
on Tuesday. arrived at 80 and already
the corridors of the Arlington and the
committees private parlors are thrOnged
with prominent Democratic leaders.
Ihe party is composed of Hon. NJ
DOran, member Of the national commit
tee for Minnesota; Mayors r. A. Smith,
of st. Paul, and 7. B. Winston, of Min
neapolis; Judge c. Z. Flandrau and
Hon. Lewis Baker, st. Paul, and Hon.
{. j. Maginnis, of Duluth. j. r. Nc
Murran and George V. Bacon arrived
later on the Pennsylvania limited, and
are Qnartered at Chamberlin's. They
will join the main delegation and assist
i'll the good work tomorrow. Among
TI,e Early Callers
hpOn the delegation were Senator
Brice, OF Ohio, chairman of the national
committee; Senator Faulkner, of West
Virginia; Senator Davis. of Minnesota;
Judge Tree, of Chicago; Minister Sam
uel r. Thayer, of the Netherlands;
Col. st. Clair, of West Virginia. mem
Der of the executive committee of the
worlds fair, and Congressman Castle
and Hall, OF Minnesota. The dust of
travel had hardly been removed before
the members OF the delegation were
hard at work. Hon. NJ. DOran was in
the center OF group of distinguished
politicians, and it did not take him long
TO find out from them that the only city
that Will wage an aggressive fight that
ST Paul need fear is New York.
Said he:
'Gentlemen, if that is true, st. Paul
will sOlidify the West and South. and
carry off the prize" The delegation
was thoroughly enthused and encour-
aged by the hearty cooperation the
Democratic leaders promised them en-
route, notably at Chicago, where the
lroquiS club assured them of its sup
port, as
Chicago rs Making No Claims
for the convention. being thoroughly in
favor of st. Paul. The influence
OF the committee will be stronger
In presenting claims for the CON
Vention from the fact that the
mayors of the Twin Cities. both Demo-
Gratis, are here. representing not only
racy OF the combined metropolis of the
Northwest. Judge Flandrau, in an in
terview, said:
I'VE old timers of Minnesota have
been running the Democracy of Mime
sofa for tWenty-eight years. and have
been faithful TO the party during every
campaign; have worked for Democracy
in season and out, and have increased
the Democratic vote so largely at the
last several elections we have almost
rescued the state from Republicanism.
During all this long fight in the wilder
ness we have never asked ANYTHING
from the enatiOnal Democracy. We now
want and must have the party'S great
convention. The hotel capacity of the
Twin Cities has been settled by the fact
that the Republican national con-
ventiOn will be held there in
June next. Now that this matter is
settled, we will give political reasons
why the convention should come our
way. Gov. Merriam's warning to the Re-
publican party, when he told its COM
mittee that the convention must come
to the Twin Cities, or the state was lost
to them, will be freely quoted by us. If
the Republicans had to come to the
Twin Cities to hold Minnesota, the
Democrats will come there to help US
redeem the state"
Mayor Smith,
in a hurried talk, said among other
things: ''St. Paul has only had two Re-
publican mayors since its organization,
Ramsey and Stewart. ST. Paul is
rock ribbed, dyed-in-the-wool Demo
cratic city. 1t should be recognized by
the national Democracy. This is nv
first visit TO Washington city, and am
surprised and delighted at the complete
ness of It's public Improvements, includ-
ing its asphalt payements. cleanliness
and beauty. The last time |
was East was near 1858, when
/ stopped In Pittsburg and sold some
st. Paul II per cent city bonds at 95
cents for the purpose of purchasing fire
engines for the city. ! then went to
New York and remained two weeks.
making a vain effort to sell few county
bonds for the purpose of securing steam
apparatus for the county Jail. Brokers
absolutely refused to touch the bonds.
but the SteamfitterS took them in paw
ment. after they had secured nv per
sonal guarantee that they would be
taken care Of"
The mayor is greatly pleased with his
visit here, and feels sure the delegation
VIII WIN the sought-for prize
Outlined by Mr Baker.
Lewis Baker, in an interview. gave
out the following: the Republican
committee, in locating the national con-
vention or that party for 1892 in Mime
apolis, comedies that the political battle
OF next yearis to be fought in the North
west. In other words, the leaders of that
party acknowledge that they must fight
if they expect to hold their supremacy
in this section, and that without this
section solid in their favor they have no
chance to win. Gov. Merriam, the ablest
Republican in Minnesota, voiced this
sentiment when pleading with the Re-
publican committee TO come to the help
OF the party in the Northwest, in the
following words:
Another and more serious reason for our
clalmls that the Republican party in the
Northwest needs very badly some great
assistance III saving il from the maw of the
Alliance Democratic fusion. A big conven-
ton III Minnesota would do much toward
saving the Republican vote. For instance,
tAe Alliance CnSt EG O16 x-otac Tact afaot;ov