St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-01
Little Interest Taken in the
Meeting Of the Republic
an Committee.
The Outlook for the Renomi-
nation Of Harris on Calls
for No Enthusiasm.
John Goodnow Working Hard
for Minneapolis for Con-
gention City.
Judge Searle a Candidate for
Congress in the Sixth
District.


to call the state convention to elect del
egates to the coming national conven-
| ton at Minneapolis will be rather SHINY
attended unless the trains this morning
| bring in larger number of delegates
| than seemed probable last evening.
| Usually the evenings before a state
committee meeting of either of the lead
| ing. political parties have been lively
| ones at the leading hotels. but last even
| ing ex-senator c. b. Buchanan, of Nor
| rison county. and John Hutton, of Win
| dom, were the only two members of the
! state central committee in the city.
| John GOodnow, the irrepreSsible Mime
apolls boomer, spent good part of the
| afternoon in st. Paul working up his
| plans for large convention which shall
| be held at Minneapolis. A prominent
! Republican was asked last evening why
| it was that there was SO little activity
and excitement the evening before the
| meeting of the state committee.
''What can you eXpect?" he exclaimed.
do you think anybody is going to
| spend any money or wax enthusiastic
| over the calling of convention to elect
| four delegates to vote for the renOmina-
| ton of Ben Harrison? Why. tie Demo
| Gratis can nominate a yellow dog and
defeat him. There are no Republicans
| in Minnesota enthusiastic for Harrison
outside of the federal office-holders."
But today's meeting of the state COM
| mittee will be likely to prove more inter-
| esting than some people expect. The
| proposition to double the usual number
| of delegates, which is being so ardently
| advocated by John Goodnow and sew
| eral others. is one of the subjects that
will creaJe discussion. The object
| of Mr.. Goodnow is to get as large
delegation as possible for Hen
nepin county, which in 1888 pOlled
| Republican vote of the state. He will
| favor giving each county one delegate
at large and one additional for each 150
| votes cast for President HARRISON in
1888. This will make a convention of
over a thousand delegates. of which
Hennepin county will have nearly $50.
Chairman Heatwole is ready to favor a
large convention, but he would appor
ton it differently. His proposition is
to give each county five delegates at
large, and one additional for every 800
votes cast for President Harrison. The
results under this apportiOnment will
differ materially from the Go0dnow
scheme, for, while the convention
would have nearly as many delegates,
Hennepin county's share would be but
seventy-tive, or only 0ne-half as many
as under the first plan. The Heatwoe
scheme will appeal strongly to the COM
mitteemen from the outside counties,
and. if the body decide to in crease the
size of the convention the chances are
that it Will be the plan adopted.
The location of the convention will
hardly provoke contest, although MI.
Go0dnow claimes to have it ''cinched"
for Minneapolis. The fact that the ma
tiOnaI convention will be held there
early in June will be sufficient to send
the first state convention to st. Paul.
The second one for the nomination Of a
state ticket will probably be given to
Minneapolis. although the majority of
the committee prefer to have both con-
ventions held in this city.
The convention will hardly be held
before the middle of April, although
there are some who favor the first week
in April and others who think that the
last week is quite soon enough. This
question will not he considered of i'm
portance enough to create any trouble
or even lengthy discussion. The
members of the committee follow:
At Large.
Joel P. Heatwole, chairman. Northfeld
C. b. Buchanan. Buchanan.
d. NJ. Clough. Minneapolis.
j. A. Tawney, Winona.
A. d. Stephens. Crookston
A. j. Greer, Lake City.
Judicial Districts.
Flrst-Tams Bixby, Red Wing.
Second-W j. Freaney, st. Paul.
Third-Jonn NJ. Rowley. Rochester.
Fourth-John Goodnow. Minneapolis.
Fjfth-W II Parsons DODGE Cnntar
Sixth-George Knudson, St James
Seyenth-M. d Taylor st. Cloud
Eighth. H. Alderman. Young America.
Ninth-W. W. Rich. Marshall
Tenth-R. E. Thompson. Preston.
Eleventh-John B. Sutphin. Duluth.
Twelfth-A. II. Koerler, Litchfieid.
ThIrteenth-John Hutton. Window.
Fourteenth-G. &. Winchester. Warren.
FIfteenth-J j. Howe. Brainerd.
Sixteenlh-F. Z. Kenastou, Breckenridge
For several days past the Republican
organs in Minneapolis have been giving
what purported to be reports of meet
ings and conferences between the Off
Gals IF the North Star association and
Hon. Michael Doran and the Demo
cratic state central committee. Last
evening the most absurd of these re-
ports was published, in which Mayor
Durant, of Saltwater, was represented
as taking a leading part. The popular
Saltwater mayor was not in st. Paul
yesterday afternoon at the time fixed
for their conference. Secretary Moody
and Organizer KynastOn, of the North
Star association. were at the Merchants,
but they did not see Hon. Michael
Doran nor any member of the Demo-
cratic state central committee, except
Mr.. Aberle, who dropped into the hotel
to see some friends, and. happening to
meet Mr.. Moody, spent few minutes
talking over the situation with him.
The trouble with the Republican or
CANS is found in the fact that the DEM
oeratS of Minnesota are harmonious
and united, having closed up their ranks,
although the election is still afar off.
The Democrats of Minnesota propose
to enter the great campaign of 1892 in
such shape that victory in the state will
be assured. Past factional differences
will be lost sight of and no efforts
spared to win complete victory. And
there are plenty of Republicans to be
found in all parts of Minnesota who are
willing to admit that in the event of
the denomination of President Harrison
by the Republicans, the prospects are
decidedly favorable to Democratic vic
tory i'll Minnesota.
1t seems TO be regarded as settled in
the northern part or the new Sixth con-
gressional district that Judge ID. B.
Searle. of the Seventh judicial district,
will be a candidate for the Republican
congressional nomination.. Many of the
judges friends are opposed to this
move, and think that he will make q
mistake in leaving the bench. As the
situation stands at present in the Sew
enth judicial district. there is one Dem
ocrat. Judge l.. l.. Baxter. of Fergus
Falls, and one Republican. Judge
Searlo. of st. Cloud, on the bench, and
as both are good judges. there is dis
position on the part of the attorneys, as
we'll as the people. to keep them there.
The friends of Judge Searle think that
the judgesiiip is too good thing to sur
render for a. term in Congress. They
argue that Duluth willnever be satisfied
until she gets a congressman,
and this feeling at that end
Of the district will make i. difficult for
any man outside the Zenith City to hold
on longer than one term. But these