St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-16
TO GEORGE CHICAGO,
Milwaukee Has a Scheme to
Keep the Windy City
Quiet.
Alleged Letter Which the
Beer City Men Want
Squelched.
A Stuffed Worlds Fair Club
Held Over the Head OF
Chicago.
The st. Paul Delegation Talks
Enthusiastically While in
Chicago.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Without be-
ing at all discouraged at the outlook, St.
Paul people may as we'll understand
that, if they get the Democratic conven-
ton, it will be not by luck, chance, or
from anything but the steady and per-
sistent work and the patient finesse and
diplomacy of the committee now repre-
senting the city at Washington. The
competition is fierce and sleepless.
Never in the history Of any similar pre-
llmlnary campaign have there been so
many enterprising competitors and so
much telling skirmish work. Agents
for rival cities have covered the
whole country seeking the men,
bers of the committee at their
homes and quietly filling them with
specious arguments. Tons Of telling
literature have been sent broadcast, and
no string left unpulled which might
bring 1t the most remote and indirect
influence. All this st. Paul has had to
combat at the first stage of the battle,
and there Is more. The failure of Min
neapolis to provide in any way for the
prominent newspaper writer's has ar
rayed against the Northwest many of
the leading journals of the country, and
st. Paul must meet and overcome this
opposition. Then there is the general
feeling born of Eastern ignorance
and prejudice that the Northwest
is in the wild and woolly state and I'M
fitted to entertain convention. Then
comes feeling that the East and West
must compromise upon location, and
choose say Cincinnati or Detroit. These
facts are mentioned to show the people
of st, Paul and Minnesota what a
really herculean task was set the dele
cation sent to Washington; but hope
was the only thing left in the Pandora
box, and the delegation has strong hope
that it will surmount all difficulties, and
safely land the great Democratic pow
WOW in st. Paul. Headquarters were
today formally opened at the Arlington
hotel, and the advance guard is now
entertaining its friends and sympathiZ-
ers. Tie Milwaukee, boomers called
during the afternoon, and friendly
and pleasant comparison of notes en-
sued,
Tonight the Beer City delegation was
wrought up to the highest pitch of ex-
element. One of its lieutenants said:
1--WE came here on the distinct under
standing that Chicago was out of it, and
would not raise her hand TO secure the
convention. Ii she does, let her be-
ware" 1t appears that an excited tele-
gram came from Milwaukee saying
letter from Chicago would be read be-
fore the committee, saying that while
Chicago was in no sense COM
petitor, still. If the committee
thought it wise to hold the
convention there. Chicago would
be prepared to suitably entertainLt.
THAT letter shall never be read" swore
the Milwaukee men. and in half an
hour every Wisconsin member of con-
gress was hunted and caucus was or
ganized. A round robin was prepared,
and will be sent to Chicago tomorrow,
declaring that unless Chicago keeps it's
hands off and letters Off, not single
Northwestern congressman would vote
a dollar to the worlds fair. Milwaukee
went to bed confident it had thoroughly
sQuelehed the Windy City.