St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-14
ONE COMMITTEE.
Democratic Candidates Favor 1t
Street Railway Opposition.

Street Railway Opposition.
Nearly all the Democratic candidates
for county Offices met with Chairman
Foote and Secretary Mullen yesterday
and began the formation of county
commission. The sentiment for the
appointment of one commissioner for
the city, county and congressional dis
trlcts is very strong. 1t is almost
foregOne conclusion that the county and
congressional commissions will be one.
Both commissioners have to cover the
same ground, and one commissioner can
do the work as well as two. The city
commissioner has not been appointed
yet, SO no one can tell what will be done
in that connection. reasons can be
found why the city should not depend
upon one joint committee to represent
the two conventions. The city is not
the same as the county, while the ceun-
ty and congressional district are one.
Should it be decided that the city needs
separate committee, joint subcom-
mittee will probably be appointed to
represent the city and the county and
congressional com mittees in doing joint
work. The county candidates will meet
again In Harmonic hall tomorrow.
Chairman Cameron, of the congressional
conventions; James w. Lawrence and.
the officers and nominees of today'S con-
ventIon, are asked to meet with them at
2 o'clock and appoint these committees.
James W. Lawrence and most of the
county candidates favor the one commit
tee idea. at least for the county and
congressional district.
The Eighth ward people, Republicans
and Democrats alike, and in this case
overwhelming majority, have wearied
of street railway domination. They are
determined to defeat Melvin E. Grimes,
the Republican aldermanic candidate
who bears the Imprint of the street rail-
way uniform button upon his political
epidermis. The meeting held in the
Eighth Monday night decided to inves-
tigate thoroughly the methods by which
Grimes was nominated. The following
were appointed as an investigating COM
mittee:
First precinct, J. H. Folwell, S. P. Jones;
Second. L. D. DeMars. X. A. DAILY: Third,
Frank Haywood, c. II. REEVE; Fourth, Il n.
Avery, Kenneth MacRae; Fifth, William II
White. John H. Chick; Sixth, r. D. Cone, D.
witt; Eighth, j. E. Minor. n. Il. Nelson.
A preliminary meeting was held YES
terday morning. and il was practically
decided TO put an independent candidate
into the field. Daniel Bassett will
probably be the man. 1t is understood
that the Democrats are willing toindorse
BaSSett.
Four hundred of the best men in the
Eleventh ward met Monday night and
decided that j. II. Blichfeldt, who was
foiSted upon them as their aldermanic
candidate. must be defeated. A com
mittee Of one from each precinct was
appointed to select four more from each
precinct, the whole committee of fifty
five to manage the campaign against
Blichfeldt. The members of the COM
mittee who will appoint the general
committee are: c. Il. Babcock, Frank
Mcdonald, o. c. Peterson, T. l..
Darrow, John Mckinney, Olson
Gail, j. Engstrom, j. HolmQuist,
Charles Cook and DR.. w. E. Tryon.
This committee will meet Thursday
evening and name an indie pendent can
didate. Then Blichfeldt will be given
his choice of withdrawal or defeat. if
he will withdraw the iudep endent Will
do the same, and the Republicans will
be invited to nominate new man.