St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-24
LAST WILL Be FIRST.
Scenes Attending the Draw
ing for Place on Official
Ballot.
Democrats Have q Streak OF
Bad Luck and Come in
Behind,
Whereupon Mayor Smith
Quotes a Little Apropos
From Scripture.
What Standing as a Party
Have the Newly Pledged
Divorces?

Republican, first.
Prohibition. second.
Democrat, third.
The first shall be last, and the last
shall be first
Is the first place on the ticket coign
Of vantage under the present election
laws?
This was the incentive TO the pro
tractcd and heated debate in the office
Of the city clerk yesterday afternoon.
The law directs the city clerk To
"draw lots" for arranging the
names. ard the event occurred yester-
daY in strict compliance with the letter
and spirit. There were present Lawyer
Oman. in care OF the interests OF the
Republican ticket; Lawyer Schrleber.
for the Citizens ticket, and Lawyer
Doty, for the Pr0hibitionists. ID. w.
LaWler and i. ID. O'Brien represented
The Democratic PARTY The con
terence began al O'Clock and lasted
until after 8. The first proposition
was to interpret the law. and right here
there was q wide diversion Of opinion.
Nj Schriber poke al length upon the
rights oil the Citizens party-the cabal,
In other wOrds-and asserted that every
privilege that is enjoyed by either the
Democrats or Republicans canLOt be de-
MED the nc0phytrs. He confessed, when
close pressed, that the law does not accord
full right. TO a party that has not passed
through q campaign and cast AT least
per cent OF the entire vote. That Is TO
say. it is not entitled to the privilege OF
holding delegate or representative
convention 10 make nominations IN the
regular way. 4 new party must pass
around a certificate Of nomination for
The signatures Of voters. Still he
maintained that the citizens party
IS 10 all inleuts ana purposes
political organization with defined
principles. and, therefore, entitled TO
The right 10 enter The drawing contest
with the other parties and upon even
grounds Nj. LaWler held differently.
lie believes that the drawing should be
confined TO The recognized political par
ties, ana MI O'Brien's arguments were
uuassailable. He took the position that
the intention OF the Australian law is
to be just and fair. one party may de-
eide TO divide itself into twenty differ
rnt factions, he argued, each faction
elccting Il different captain, and still all
nominate
for Office Thereby they coaspire to
reduce the chances of the other party
for the head Of the ticket. Fred
Wright is the nominee OF the
cabal, indorsed by the Republican
and again by tie Prohibition conven-
lions respectively Now, each claimed
the unequiVOcal right TO draw for choice
ot position on the ticket. Manifestly
This was a gross injustice to the Demo
Gratis, for their candidate was not in
dOrsed by any other party. 1t was
agreed that the l'rOhibitlOnists were Ell
tilled 10 equal rights with The kepub
Leans aud Democrats. but IT was denied
that Fred Wright should have three
chances to Robert A. Smiths one in
the drawing. me law never cOntem-
plated such an unfair possibility.
Mr. Schrber discussed the theme
with cl0qurnce and energy, and repeat
eddy read the law showing that the
course taken by the cabal was regular,
but the law is 50 indefinite and mex
picit that requires vivid Imagination
30 determine just when political party
with positive principles is really born.
Wncn appealed to by MIR. LAWYER, Mr..
OZmun gave his deductions.
"What is your opinion, Mr.. Ozmun,as
proposition of laWY' asked the cor
pOratlOn attorney
Mr. 0zman felt constrained TO admit
that The admission of the Citizens
party to full and equal rights was es-
tablishing Il dangerous precedent. He
saw the full force of Mr.. O'Brien's ar
gument, and he suggested a COM
promise. He thought it would be fair
at least for the Citizens party to draw
only for the candidates who have not
been indorsed by the Republicans.
Chairman llamm, Of the Democratic
committee. looked upon this proposition
as fair, and he said he was satisfied to
recognize the CltiZens' movement that
for, although he looked upon il as an
unqualified ally Of The Republican
party. He intimated that the palpable
aim OF the citizens movement is the de
Struction of the Democratic party. But
Mr. Schriber was uncomprOmisimg. He
was insolent, and proclaimed that if the
citizens party, so-called, has any right
upon the ticket it has a right to
draw for position, and then
the hypothesis was espoused with
some force by Mr. Oman Mr..
LAWYER, however, pointed out the in
consistency and, as legal proposition,
showed the prepOstrousness Of this po-
siton, and, latter