St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-03
CHAIRMAN MURPHY TLAKs..
What He Says About the Oppose
ton to the Early Convention.

CudlTiiidi Null ply, VI lu6 Sldt6 CCu-
trail committee, was interviewed by
New York World CORE spondent in ref
erence to the Murray Hill hotel meeting
of Cleveland men, who have called a
mass meeting to protest against the
early convention, which will elect dele
gates to 90 to Chicago. Mr.. Murphy,
as he read over the list of names signed
to the call, said, after many Of them, in
meditative sort of way: HIN.
1885," .Ah, ha. $780," and again, 1881"
Twice he read it over, and made these
chronological comments. For nearly
every name he had date.
Chairman Murphvss Memory.
swell, this is all right" he said.
"These men have right to hold con-
vention. Any body of men in the state
have the right to do that. You and l
and another man can cali convention
if we want to, but whom will we repre-
sent? Whom do these fellows that have
signed this call represent? Everybo dy
knows. Where are the amalgamated
citizens. the perfect reformerS, the
Municipal league, or whatever they call
the movements that these same men get
up every October in New York; city tor
the purpose OF defeating the Demo-
cratic candidates?
'"rhere's no necessity of my saying
anything about them. They have been
at this business ever since 1888. l see
here in the list of names those of men
who called a mass meeting on the same
plan as this in 1888 for the purpose
of preventing Gov. Hills nomIna-
ton by the Democratic party. The
party went ahead and paid no attention
to them. and elected Gov. Hill without
them. ] see here the names of men
who have done what is the meanest
thing in politics-men who went into
state convention in 1888 as Democrats,
stayed until the end. and then during
the campaign did all they could by act
i've work and financial contributions to
defeat the nominee of that convention.
If there is anything low down in politics
think that is the farthest down.
'sTheSe same men bolted in 1890 and
made an open alliance with the Repnb-
Leans. They have never worked with
Democrats Dnt against them; they have
never met the masses of the Democracy
and know nothing of their feelings.
Their alliances have been mostly with
the Republicans. Those of them who
are Democrats are only conditional
Democrats anyhow"
"Conditional?" inquired the CORE
SpOndent.
Conditional Democrats.
Eyes. Don't you know what condi-
tlonal Democrat is? He is fellow who
is Democrat on condition the ticket
suits him. If the ticket doesn't suit him
he isn't Democrat. That's the kind
of Democrats the men who signed this
call are. When everything goes the
way they want it to go they are Dem
ocratS. aud when things don't, then
they're mugwumps or Republicans.
Now. isn't it ridiculous for them to talk
about being in sympathy with the party?
They don't know what the Democratic
party wants. Vino does know if the
state committee does not? It's the same
state committee that managed the last
campaign that won Democratic vic
tory of over $1,000 majority. 1t is the
only body in this state who had the
right to call Democratic state conven-
ton; it's the only body liz the state that
is in constant touch with the masses and
knows what the masses desire. The
Democratic party gave that body the
power. and it has called convention,
called it not by majority vote. but
unanimous vote, every member of that
state committee except one being pres !
ent, and that member was in another
state.
but they say that the date is too
early, that there is not time to get the
gates in fairness aud justice to all can
didates in the party?"
No Apologies TO Make.
what nonsense that is, !" Mr.. Murphy
said. There are never more than four
or five weeks given at any time for the
holding of primaries between the time
the state committee issues the call and
the date of the convention. We've
given about the usual length of time.
'Ale state committee has no apologies to
make for the date it has fixed. There
are considerations that led to its coming
to that conclusion that perhaps these
gentlemen down in New York never
think Of. Who is going to do the active
work of the presidential campaign?
When does that campaign begin? 1t
starts June l, doesn't it? After that
date there won't be an idle day for the
members of the state committee or for
the gentlemen who take an active inter
est in the politics of this state. Every
one of us will have TO work hard, buckle
right down to ii and not take day off,
''rhere is some talk about snap pri-
marieS."
The 0id-Fashiened way.
These PRIMARIES are conducted as