St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-11
THE ELECTORAL TICKET.

Every good Democrat in the United
he reads the news of the action taken by
the party's central committee of this
state at its yesterdays meeting. Four
of the men named for presidential elect
ors by the Minneapolis convention in
August had declined the honor. three
because doubts existed as to their ellgi-
bility under the law, and one because
the calls of personal business prevented
his participation in the duties of the
pending campaign. To fill their places
the state central committee has selected
WILLIAM MEIGHEN, of Fillmore county;
A. l.. S~TRoMBERG, of Washington
county; JAMES DILLON. of Ramsey
county, and A. Ii. HOLLOWAY, of Clay
c%Ounty-men we'll known throughout
the commonwealth, and entirely worthy
of the distinction conferred Oh them.
Mr.. MEIGHEN. MIR. STRoMBERG, Mr..
DILLON and DR.. HOLLOWAY are also
already candidates for membership in
the cleo tOral college by virtue of previ-
u action of the Peoples party of Mill
nesota, and should they be elected will
be at liberty to cast their votes for
WEAVER and FIELD if they so desire.
They have been placed on the Demo-
cratic ticket without consultation with
either themselves or the leaders of the
Peoples party and no compact or trade
of any kind has been entered into con-
corning them, or the course they are to
pursue. At the Democracy's state con-
ventiOn in August, it Endorsed as can
didates for the supreme bench one man
who had already been nominated by the
Republicans. and two men who had
already been nominated by the Popu-
lists. No pledges were eXacted of them
in return for this service, but in
the Judgment of the party they
deserved, and SO received its sup
port, without regard to their political
affiliations. The people of the state
were, and are advised by the Democracy
to return them to the high Office to
which they aspire. The duties of a
presidential elector are necessarily of a
more partisan character than those of a
judge a be, but the four candidates
taken yesterday by the central commit
tee from the Populists' ticket We're
picked out in the same spirit. They
are Endorsed because they can be relied
on to be true to the will of the people
as expressed at the polls. They may moi
In all probability no contingency can
arise under which they will do this.
But they surely will vote against HAIR
RIsoN and REID. Every Democrat In
Min nesota is called on to stand Loyalty
by them and give them his cordial and
vigorous support. Their nomination is an
importantst step in the direction of Repub-
lican defeat. There is no question that
the combined strength of the Democra-
cy and the Peoples party in Minnesota
will be sufficient to secure their election
i'll November. Ii nothing more is ac-
complished, the present administration
will thus lose four electors on whom it
has confidently counted. The GLOBE
at this writing is buoyant with the hope
that Minnesota will be found in the
Democratic column with its nine votes.
Every indication confirms this glad be-
lief. But, if it should not, there will in
any event be born of this latest move
on the central committees part a feel
ing of encouragement which is likely to
have the most beneficial effect. To pre-
serve the party's Integrity, and at the
same time to deprive the enemy of a
support which is essential to their sue
cess, is good politics. and Of the kind
w which commits