St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-11
LATE SAY they ALL.
North Star Association Com
mitteemen Opposed to an
Early Convention.
They Will Meet Again Next
Week to Prepare for the
Annual Election.
kid" Harris Sure Of Getting
a Term Among the Hills
of Saltwater.
Peter Willwerth Accused of
EmbezZlemant - Lyndale
Boulevard Extension.

| The executive committee of the North
! Star Association of Democratic Clubs
met in Minneapolis yesterday. The at
| tendance was not very large. Several
causes operated to keep members away.
| There was nothing but routine business,
i such as the auditing of bills and tho
hearing of a report from State Organ
! iZer KynaSton, to claim the attention of
! the members of the committee. 1t was
| expected that there would be some dis
! cusSion regarding the holding of the
j annual meeting in March, but, because
of the light attendance, that matter was
| not touched upon. Another meeting of
the committee will be held next
Wednesday. A good many Of the men,
bers of the North Star committee are
members of the Democratic state cen.
trail committee and will be brought to
the Twin Cities at that time to attend
the meeting of the state committee,
which will occur in st. Paul next Tues
/ day. At the meeting of the North Star
executive committee next Wednesday
all arrangements will be made for the
annual meeting in March for the cleo
The most interesting feature of the
meeting yesterday was the expression
Of sentiment among the committeeman
relative to the proposition to hold an
early state convention for the election
of delegates TO the national Democratic
convention. 1t is an unQueStiOnable
fact that the North Star committeeman
who were III Minneapolis yesterday are
opposed to an early convention. They
think that it is best TO wait until the
sentiment of the country is more nearly
cryStalliZed in favor of some one candi
didate than to elect delegate before
the people are really certain who will
be III the field. AS one of them said
yesterday:
Person ally. am for Cleveland be-
fore all other men as presidential can
didate. But it is possible that some
thing may occur between now and the
time for holding the convention that
will make it inadvisable TO nominate
Hill or Cleveland. In case that should
occur, L want a chance to express my
preference. | say, put off the state CON
vention until date couple of weeks
or month prior to the meeting of the ma
tional convention"
With many of the men who were here,
there Is feeling that the calling of
convention to meet early in the spring
might interfere with the municipal cam
paign IN st. Paul. 1t is feared that there
might be some friction in the election
of delegates to the convention which
would enter into the st. Paul election.
They deem 1t wiser to wait until after
the st. Panl election, and not entangle
the two campaigns. Chairman E. w.
Durant said:
I'm my opinion there are several
reasons while the state convention
should be held only a little while before
the national gathering. The Goth of
May. or date early in June, would suit
ME best. There are political reasons
why that would be the best time. There
are other reasons. which come under the
head of expectancy. There is always a
lull of business with the people through
the country between the seed time and
the beginning of strictly summer work.
Call the convention for late in May or
early In June, and the farmers will have
time to get their seeding dill done and
he able 10 give little attention TO the
conventions for the election of dele
gates to the state convention. The con-
ventiOn will then be held early enough
to answer all purposes. At that time it
will be clearly evident how the state of
Minnesota stands with reference to the
iiSii WIZ nave OScil luGllllOIiSu DIS pos
sible candidates for president, and that
should have some weight in deciding
the date for the convention"
e. A. Moody, secretary of the North
Star association, and also a member of
the state central committee, is another
who is in favor of calling the cOnven-
ton later than has been talked of.
I'VE do not want to call the conven-
ton early" said he, yesterday, ''for we
may get tangled up in some sort of bus
mess that would interfere with the st.
Paul election. We do not want to let
state issues become confused with the
issues that will obtain in the local cam
paign. do not pretend to know that
the majority of the state central com
mittee wants an early convention, but
think there will be good deal of talk
ing against it before such a move is
adopted"
NJ. w. Glenn is another member of
the state central committee. He. too,
is opposed to the early convention idea,
and for practically the same reasons as
have been outlined here.