St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-20
disqualification Of Democra-
cy's Sterling Virtue in
This One Point.
In Proportion to Numbers,
OfficeholderS Are Exceed
ingly Scarce.
Booms of "the POssibleS" in
Expert Hands if Occasion
Offers.

Mecca of the Democratic congressional
pilgrims, and there is probably almost
quorum of the Democratic members
of congress here. or in trains that ere
speeding here with more or less celebrity
and steadiness to see the ceremonies
attending the installation of the noml-
nee who they hope Will lead them on
to victory IN November.
Not great many of them are dele
gates to the convention. Most of the
delegates are not prominent in national
politics, for the Democrats send fewer
of their congressman to represent them
in national conventions than do the Re
publicans. But. scattered through the
delegations, especially from the North
ern states, are found members OF the
house or of the senate who will vote In
the convention. In the South honors
are more widely distributed, and the
congressman south of Mason and
Diyon's line are but lookerS-on.
Arthur Z. German and John U. Car
Isle are the best known senators mere.
The former is national committeeman
and the latter has been talked OF for
permanent chairman, though not DEL
egate. Both have been
Suggested for President.
but neither has personally entered the
lists for the nomination. john K. Nc
Pherson will head the Cleveland forces
in instructed New Jersey, and will be
heard from on the floor. Gibson, OF
Maryland, is here. and SO are at least
two terrapin representatives, Stump
and Compton. From New York Repre-
sentative Bourke Cochran and John Il.
Fellows are present to talk for ram
many, and Amos Cummings to write for
her. Bacon is another New York regu-
lar delegate.
John Dewitt Warner and Tracy are
congressman who will work on the May
convention side of the Empire state con-
test. Mckinney is here from New
Hampshire, and Lapham from Rhode
Island-both strong Cleveland support
ers. Mir. Mutchler is Pennsylvania
member who will be here in the morn
ing, advising against Cleveland's nom
ination, but tied by the unit rule to his
list of voters. Villas will head the Wis
consin delegation and cast its vote for
his chief. Representative Mitchell,
son of
The Dead Millionaire
president of the st. Paul railroad. will
arrive late tonight i'll a special car,
bringing with him Brickner and Lynch,
of the same state; Mutchler, McCreary
and Caruth. of Kentucky; Geary: Of
California; Tarsney, of Missouri; Will
SON, of West Virginia; Whitney. of
Michigan; Gillespie, Rockwell, OF New
York, who comes from Senator Hills
town OF Emira, and is his Intimate
friend. and Bynum. of Indiana.
Jason b. Brown is watching the In
diana fight. and Senator Voorhees,, as
the head of the delegateS-at-large, is
directing the Gray movement among
the HOosier delegates. Congressman
HAYES is one Iowa Democrat attracted
by the Boies boom. Ransom is North
Carolina senator who is present as
national committeeman.
Calvin s. Brice, who divides ONO
senatorial honors with John Sherman,
acts in the dual capacity of chairman OF
the national committee aud head or the
Buckeye delegation. He is recognized
as a strong man in tina fight, come fresh
from a victory i'm Ohio, and now has to
decide what he will do with the victory.
Tom Johnson, the
Rich Single Tax Advocate,
of Cleveland, has rooms with Henry
George, and is the only Ohio member of
the house with vote in the convention.
though some state colleagues are on the
ground. Jones. of Arkansas, is SEN
ator who is in Chicago preaching har-
mOny and new ticket. PaSco. OF FLOR
ida, is with his delegation and is on the
national committee. Virginia, North
Carolina and South Carolina have con-
gressmen with the delegations from
those states, all of which were due early
in the afternoon. but were several
hours behind schedule time.
Illinois has plentiful supply of Dem
Ocratic congressman on hand, and Mr..
Morrison's interests will be looked after
by Forman. Fithian and Wike of
Egypt" Chairman Springer, of the
ways and means committee, is dele
gate, and moving around more than his
shattered health warrants. Senator
Palmer is expected to arrive about mid
night. Representative Williams and
possibly five or six others are also on
the ground.
Alabama has Herbert, of Montgomery,
and Clark, of Mobile, present, and
Elliott is South Carolinan who got in
this morni ng. Representative Catch
ings, Speaker Crisp's lieutenant. left
the capitol several days ago. but the
speaker could not come with him. Many
other congressman are here, and some
the crowds have swallowed. Cabinet
Officers Villas, Dickinson, Whitney and
Fairchild make up a quorum of the last
Democratic administration council