St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-16
Democratic .Sachems Of the
State Will Meet in Con-
clave Today.
March's Last Week or ApriPs
First One Seems the Win
neP.
Lines Along Which the Selec-
tion Of a Convention Date
Is Laid.
The Central Committee Will
Follow the Association
Meeting.


date has not as yet been decided upon,
mittee reveals the fact that there is a
very general opinion that the Minnesota
delegates will be selected either in the
last week of March or the first week of
April. We're it not for the approaching
municipal election in st. Paul, the con-
vention would hardly be called to meet
before the middle of April. but all the
committeeman realize the necessity Of
keeping out of the way of that election.
and, as they are unwilling to wait until
after the first week in May, the call will
90 out for the earlier date mentioned
above.
There is no question that there will
be opposition to an early convention at
today's meeting, although the opposi-
ton will be far from strong. This ques-
ton will divide the committee. not on
Cleveland and Hill lines, but rather
along Cleveland and anti-Cleveland
lines. There are many Democrats who,
while admirers of eX-President Cleve-
land, believe that the Minnesota dele
CATION ought not to be elected until the
situation becomes more clear. They
argue that things may take such shape
that the nomination of Mr.. Cleveland
will be simply out of the question, in
which event they claim that the dele
gates from Minnesota should not be tied
up to him. or this way of thinking are
a majority of the members of the North
Star Democratic clubs. But few of
these have declared in favor of Senator
Hill. but number have, while even
those who claim to be Cleveland men
are anxious that the time Tor tine
holding of the convention be fixed for
some time about the
Middle of May.
In favor of an early date, on the other
hand, are arrayed only those who are
known to be Stauneh followers of MIR.
Cleveland. They claim that Minnesota
Democrats are practically solid for the
denomination of the eX-president, and
that Tor this reason whatever of advan-
tage there is in an early convention
should be secured. They claim that
the New York committee did wrong in
issuing call for midwinter conven-
tion in the Empire state, but, in view of
the fact that, as they claim, this was
ing other states Ill favor of
Gov. Hill, the Minnesota Democrats
who are followers of Mr.. Cleveland
should not hesitate to make strike for
their idol. Nearly all of the members
of the Minnesota Democratic associa-
ton take this view of the question.
The charge is frequently heard that
tie North Star association is Hill Or
ganization. and the Minnesota DEM
Ocratic association Cleveland body.
This, as matter of fact, is not the case.
There are Cleveland men in both organ
izations, as there are Hill men. Boies
advocates. Palmer followers. now and
then Morrison man. and OCCASION
allv worshiper of the Indiana
ruddy-cheeked idol. eX-Gov. Isaac p.
Gray. Pattison. of Pennsylvania; Rus
sell, of Massachusetts Albeit, of New
of New York; Campbell. of Ohio. and
Carlisle, of Kentucky. all have staunch
followers and admirers in the ranks of
these two clubs and the great Demo-
cratic party of Minnesota. 1t is absurd
to say that any one man has the undi-
vided support of the Democrats of Min
nesota as far as the first choice of each
man is concerned. This nonsense about
factional fight in the Democratic party
OF Minnesota over the question of preSI-
dental preference should be relegated
to the rear Each and every Democrat
is entitled to his choice and opinion i'll
the matter, and unless change has
come over the spirits of the Democrats
they will express themselves at the
primaries. The opponents of the DEM
ocraey of Minnesota may, however,
Set Down fn Advance
one thing-it is:
The Democrats of Minnesota will be
Solhly in favor of the man who will be
named at the coming Chicago conven-
ton for the office of president of the
United States. They will be for him
because of the platform upon which he
Will stand rather than on account of bis
personality.
The Democratic state central com
mittee, which meets at 2 O'clock this
afternoon to fix the date of the cOnven-
ton and consider other matters of mo-
ment to the party, is made up of twen-
ty-one gentlemen, five of whom
represent the state at large and sixteen
who represent the several judicial d is
trictS of the state. The names of the
committeeman follow:
At Large.
W. NJ Campbell, chairman, St. Paul,
j. w. Lawrence, Minneapolis.
d. W. LaWler. st. Paul.
John Laudberg Minneapolis
C. F. Macdonald, 81. Cloud.
Judicial Districts.
Firat-E. c.. Stringer, Hastings.
Second-Dan Aberle, st. Paul
Third-W. j. Whipple, Winona
Fourth-M W. Glenn, Minneapolis.
Fifth-B. s. Cook. Owatonna.
Sixth-A. r. Pau. Mankato
SEVENTH c. Moody Sauk Rapids.
Eighth-Thomas Welch. Henderson.
Ninth-M. Mullen. New CIm
Tenth-H. r. Wells, Preston.
Eleventh M. Thomas, Duluth
Twelfth. NJ. Spicer. Willmar
Thirteenth-A. NJ. Becker Worthingtun.
Fourteenth-W. E. Mckenzie Crookston.
Fifteenth-W. Hemstead Brainerd.
Sixteenth-Charles Carter Herman
In case contest is made in the com
mittee over the date of the convention.
which is hardly likely, these committee
men will not be found lining up as they
have in past patty differences. which is,
by the way, one of the encouraging
signs of the fact that the Democracy of
the state is again united. But in case
the contest is made, the vote will stand
very nearly as follows:
Early Convention-Campbell. Lawrence.
LAWYER, Macdonald, Stringer Aberle. Whip
pie. Cook. Welsh. Mullen, Wells, Spicer, Me
Kenzie. Carter-14.
Late Observation-Disclosures. Glenn, Pfau,
Moody. Becker, Hemstesd and Thomas.
There will be no odiSpoSitiOn TO ''crowd
the monrners," however, and it is alto
ge.her likely that the date selected will
be the one that is best suited to the
good of the party i'll ST. Paul and the
state at large. Both sides to this con
troversy were represented in the city
last evening. President Durant and
Secretary Moody. of the North Star
clubs. who are opposed to an early eon-s
ventiol. were on the ground and were
reinforced by Col. J. j. Thornton. of st.
James. Chairman Cam pbeil, Mr.. Mullen,
Secretary p. j. Smalley, j. NJ. Spicer
and several others were also OH land.
Owing to the small number OF the COM
mitteemen in the city the matter was
not debated to any extent-at least not
as 1t will be after the arrival of the
morning trains today.
The meeting of the Democratic state
central COMMITTEES. will mot be held until
after the annual meeting of the Minnie
sofa Democratic association. The MEM