St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-25
MADE A GREAT FIGHT.
Advance Guard Of the Wash
ington Delegation Re-
turned Yesterday.
Mayor Smith Says st. Paul
Would Have Got the Con-
Vention
Had Chicago Only Kept Her
Fingers Out Of the
Pie.
Hon. M. Doran Gives His
Views on the Situa-
ton.

Many OF 81. raul QeleSateS lhal
went to Washington to battle with the
other rivals for the Democratic national
convention have returned home. They
came in over the Kansas City line yes
terday morning, and it is needless to
say that the occasion was not character
lied by the ostentation that would have
awaited a victorious delegation. The
gentlemen, however. made gallant
fight for st. Paul against mighty odds,
and this fact is thoroughly appreci-
ated by the citizens who remained
home. ST. Paul has lost nothing by the
struggle. For weeks the city has occu-
pied proud distinction, and it has been
daily in the columns of every paper in
the United States. There is no one but
who has an idea now of the progress
ard enterprise of the queen city of the
golden Northwest. The benefits will
be lasting, and the way is now paved
for more successful campaign four
years hence.
Mayor Robert A. Smith was one of
the first seen by GLOBE reporter. He
was looking exceedingly we'll after his
arduous labors, and i'll reply to queS-
tioning he said that long before a bal
lot was taken it was practically de-
cded that the convention should go to
Chicago. Brice and German, he says,
had no special objection to st. Paul,
but preferred Chicago over all. They
did, however, have special objections to
locating the convention i'll either Mil
Waukee or Kansas City.
The Mayor Thinks
thatthe former city could under no cir
cumstanees,have secured the convention.
st. Paul had sure thing all the time if
Chicago had refused to be in the race.
We were second choice Of a large major
ity of the committee, and the distinction
of being the only real rival to Chicago
is an advertisement for st. Paul that is
of itself enough to amply repay the
trouble and expense which was in
Cured. The fact that it was put-up
JOB to give Chicago the convention was
demonstrated before the balloting, for
Mr.. Brice said to the committee that, in
case they deemed it eXpedient to locate
the convention in Chicago, he was pre-
pared to give his personal assurance
that the necessary guarantee to enter
tain the visitors would be given.
''Of course we all know that Chicago
is the best place to hold the conven-
tion," said the mayor, land if Chicago
race there would have been 10 contest.
There is some bitter feeling against
Chicago on this account, especially on
the part of the Milwaukee delegation,
though why they should be more sore
than the rest of us, when they never
had ghost of show. | can't see. This
feeling, however, will pass away in
short time, and the wisdom of selecting
Chicago will be demonstrated. 1t was
great disappointment to US, but prob
ably it was all for the best"
Mr. Smith says the Minnesota head
quarters were decidedly the most hand
somel y equipped and kept in the most
orderly manner of any in the city.
Hon. NJ. Doran was seen at the Mer-
chants hotel last evening. He felt
sadly disappointed at the defeat visited
upon his city, but was inclined to view
the question in philosophical vein. He
thought that possibly the course of the
committee is in the best interests
of the party, although he feels
that a world of good would have
been effected by coming to
Minnesota. He even believes that it
would have been possibility to have
gained the presidential electors, by so
doing, iii Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin
and Montana, an object he feels worthy
of even sacrifice on the part of the
managers of the party'S interests.
DOran's Impressions.
Mr.. Doran is more than ever i'm
pressed with the Importance of the
speedy erection of an auditorium. When
the New York Worlds exposition of the
auditorium troubles was circulated in
Washington the doom of ST. PauPs can
didacy was irretrievably sealed. The
nj hot Do
palliate or mitigate the opposition to
locating the convention in a city that's
divided, or that possesses a property
owner who is so bitterly opposed to the
scheme as to undertake to enioin the
city.
There should be no delay" quoth
the mighty sachem, lin providing an
immense audience hall. We haven't
place now to accommodate an ordinary
state convention, to say nothing about
national gathering. And we must not
build a little affair. That would be very
foolish. l have heard that some of our
people have expressed themselves in
favor of an auditorium that will seat
1000 or 5000 people. That will not do
at all. It should be $4,000, and would
be better If it were 10000 capac-
ty. st. Paul can do it and
it is the duty of every loyal citizen to in
sist upon having the biggest and best
auditorium in the country. Then con-
ventions will seek us. and we will not
be forced to go fishing in the future on
strange seas. Rice park would be an
admirable site. We own the property.
and we had best make good use of it. 1t
is the best plan can think of tonight,
but if not that site, then some other,
and at once, too. The work will give
employment to thousand or SO of poor
laborers, and that will relieve the dis
tress ID many of our families.