St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-02
HOGCISh AS USUAL.
Chicago Democrats Declare
They Will Run the National
Convention.
A Red Hot Row On Over the
Appointment Of a Ser
geant-at-Arms.
The Windy City Will Gobble
Up $4,000 Admission
Tickets,
And Generously Turn Over
5000 to the National
Committee.

The re is prospect of a row of con
siderable proportions between the local
Democrats and the national committee
over the appointment of a sergeant-at-
arms for the convention, says the Chi
cago Herald of Saturday. The only
thing now that prevents the opening of
hostilities is the absence of the national
committee. Potter Palmer and Lam
bert Tree yesterday Informed their col
leagues on the committee of arrange
ments that Col. Richard j. Bright. of
Indiana, had been appointed sergeant
alarms of the convention by the ma
tlonal committee. Many members at
hrst refused to accept the announce
ment as correct. They were finally con-
vlnced that the one office in the conven-
ton on which they had set their hearts
Tor Chicago man had been given to an
Indiana citizen. Their remarks con-
corning the action of the committee
were far from being complimentary.
For the sake of harmony the commit
tee will not delay making an early visit
to Chicago to appeaSe those Democrats
who feel that they have not been treated
with the consideration they deserve.
The selection of Bright was severely
criticised by a few members of the local
committee of arrangements, and by
Democrats generally. Their opposition
TO BrightS selection was on political
grounds. They claim that if The SER
geant-at-arms was citizen of Illinois,
conversant with the politics of tile state,
that he could during his brief tenure of
Office render valuable service to the
county and state candidates.
No Excuse for 1t.
They will not admit that there was
any valid reason for selecting a SER
geant-at-arns from Indiana, although
there may have been some excuse for
1t eight years ago. when the late Sena-
tor Joseph e. Mcdonald was candi-
date for the presidential nomination.
Bright was at that time sergeant-at-
arms. and his official acts are an I'M
pleasant memory to Chicago Demo-
Gratis. 1t is recalled by the local Demo-
cratic politicians that nearly all his
assistants were from Indiana, and that
even the d0orkeeperS hailed from that
same state. Indiana men. they com
plain. filled the galleries, while the Hi
nOls Democrats gazed at the building
from the outside.
For long time after that convention
Col. Bright was not popular in Chi
cage. He had been forgotten, if not for
given, by the local Democrats, but his
memory is revived by the national COM
mlttee again putting him into the same
place that he held in 1884. and in which
he failed to give satisfaction, at least to
the Chicago Democrats.
Indiana has another favorite son to
present to this convention. Illinois may
have its own John NJ. Palmer as a can
didate. The local Democrats are now
asking themselves, Will the sergeant-at-
arms fill the galleries with Indiana men
to the exclusion of Illinois Democrats?
That they have not answered the query
In the negative is clear from the fact
that they have determined to insist that
ali the assistants of the sergeant-at-
arms. including doorkeepers. must be
selected from Chicago. This demand
must be complied with, the local poll
tlclans declare, or they will Inform the
national committee that it can take it's
convention to Milwaukee, st. Paul, New
York or some other city that wants it,
DO Not Care GorIt.
The impression prevails among DEM
ocratS that tine convention will not serve
the interests of the party in this county
or state. as the money which they must
raise to defray the expenses of the great
gathering of their party could be used
TO good advantage i'll the campaign.
No Funds for Illinois.
Unlike other states. Illinois is not
given contribution from the treasury
of the national committee, as :the party
managers have not yet become con-
WINGED that this is a doubtful state.
Accordingly, all campaign funds for the
STATE and county have to be raised bv
assessing the candidates and taxing
wealthy Democrats.
In all things relating to conventions
heretofore the wish of the national con-
mlttee was law to the committee OF
arrangements. There are many Ques-
tons over which the national and local
committees are now likely to lock horns.
When the dispute is settled both organ
iZatiOnS will know more than they do
now.
The local committee believes that it
has advantages which like organizations
never before possessed. The conven-
tiou was given TO Chicago without re-
quest being preferred for it by any of
the citizens. The city will have TO fur
niSh the money with which to defray
the expenses of the gathering. This
burden being imposed on the Chicago
Democrats, and not voluntarily assumed
by them, they think they are in posi-
ton to demand concessions from the
national committee which that organi-
cation never dreamed a subordinate
body would dare request.
The two most important questions on
which the committees will disagree are
the appointment of assistants to the
Sergeant-at-arms and the distribution of
the tickets of admission to the conven-
ton hall. If not majority of the COM
mittee of arrangements, at least re-
spectacle minority, claim that if $1,000
tickets are issued, only 5000 of them
should be given to the national commit
tee. The remaining 1900 they would
retain for the citizens of Chicago who
contribute of their means to meet the
expenses of the convention. OF course.
the national committee will not regard
this as "fair divide" and it will not
agree 10 any arrangements of that char
acter. There is some surprise mani
tested at the delay of Chairman Brice
in naming his subcommittee on ar
rangementS.
NO pT,S CT To Holm r