St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-22

person present, and Clerk DeFreest was
at the convention hall attending to ar
engagements. The hotel corridors, the
streets and even, strange as it may
seem, the churches were filed this
morning by politicians, and the last
thing talked about is the conven-
ton. 1t was not believed this
morning that the delegates at
large had been chosen, and many names
are mentioned, among which areWorld's
Fair Commissioner John Boyd Thatcher,
of Albany; Edward Murphy, of Troy {;
Hugh Mclaughlin, of Brooklyn; ex-
Secretary of State Cole, of Rochester;
ex-Congressman Percy Belmont, of
New York; Richard Croker, of New
York; Mayor Body, of Brooklyn, and
others.
Probable Delegates.
Of these the most likely four are Muir
ply, Croker, Body and Thatcher. There
is every indication that the convention
ceremonies will be hurried through, AN d
that four hours will finish the whole
thing. AS is usual, Chairman Edward
Murphy, of the state committee. will
rap the convention to order, and the roll
of delegates will be called 1t was
thought likely that George Raines, of
Rochester, would be the presiding
officer, as his large experience in
that line. and his sonorous voice give
him precedence. If, however, it is de-
cided at the last moment to put him on
the list of delegates at large, then the
selection will fall upon Secretary of
State Frank Rice. A recess of all hour
will be taken, and each congressional
district will meet and select its dele
gates to the national convention. Upon
reassembling the convention will ratify
the recess work, and proceed to elect
delegates at large. Following that, res
olutions indorsing the administration of
David B. Hill will be adopted. and a
committee sent to bring Mr.. Hill before
he convention. The ex-governor IS
likely to make a brief address to the
convention, and then, without binding
the delegates to any one man, the con-
vention will adjourn.
No Fall Convention.
The state committee will be empow-
cred by resolution to name a candidate
for judge of the court of appeals so as
to do away with any fall convention in
the state. Those of the opposition now
in the city are Charles S. Fairchild, eX-
secretary of the treasury, who is stop
ping with Matthew E. Hale; E. Ellery
Anderson, eX-Mayor Grace, Edward B.
Whitney, Col. Robert &. Muuroe and
Secretary Lawrence E. Sexton, of the
New York committee of fifty. Mr.. An
derson said today that the New York
delegation would get here early in the
morning. and the Brooklyn delegation
about the same time. The cities of the
state will also send contingents to meet
with them. They will present their
case to the state committee to-
morrow, but Mr.. Anderson says
eve don't expect to get admitted or
/. get any chance to present our case to
the convention" They will hold a
meeting at Union hall tomorrow after
noon while the other convention IS in
session, and they expect to have dele
CATION of about 500 present. Ex-Mayor
Grace is the most enthusiastic of the
No ssBluRa' About 1t.
"We're not 'bluffing.' Our numbers
may not be large, and we may look weak
beside the convention delegates, but we
are strong in the state. Our protest
meeting will be held tomorrow and will
be in the nature of a consultation. You
need not be surprised if we appoint
state committee and call primaries
throughout the state for the purpose of
electing delegates to new state con-
vention that will fairly represent the
people of~this state, and not one-man
power. Our ground for protesting will
be that such a machine way of running
politics is decidedly unAmerican. The
convention may meet about May T."
The Brooklyn delegation to join the
opposition movement will arrive in this
city tomorrow morning. They clai m
that they represent at least 5000 Demo-
Gratis, and they send as representatives
Edward M. Shepard, Gen. j. j. Morri-
son. A. A. Healy, George F. Peabody,
a. l.. Sessions, j. w. Green. G. B. Moi
fat, F. W. Heinreich, S. P. Sturgess, P.
j. Brady, c. T. Sumner, T. NJ. Buckley,
c. A. Haveland, B. B. Western. G. c.
Adams, Worthington Ford and Pendle-
ton Schenck. Practically nothing was
done today except to
Complete Arrangements
at the had where the convention is to
be helG. They are the most complete
ever made at state convention. In the
right wing of the stage are
space and tables for twenty tele-
graph operators. The newspaper
representatives are stationed inside of
the orchestra rails i'll the front row of