St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-08
The SITUATION SIZED UP.
ATTEMPTS TO CREATE DISSENSf0R
WILL PROVE As0R?IgE
IN MATTER OF tUpGEsHlP.

The Democracy OF Hennepin Pre-
sents Solid Front, and the
Mngwump Element Forced to
Stand to- One Side-The Poppy
Stories Of sthe Opposition Fa-
tally Lanced.
The expose in yesterdays issue of the
GLOBE regarding the alleged attempt of
an evening paper to create dissension
i'll the Democratic ranks anent the ap-
pointment of successor to Judge
Cantyfhas acted in the manner of the
red flag before the proverbial bull. The
uncovering Of the plot caused both of
the twilight dips last eyening to foam at
the mouth, and now that the al
legged scheme has been shown I'D
in all of its glaring absurdity
the pro Jectors are at loss as to what
turn to take next. As stated in yester-
days issue of the GLOBE, Mr.. Daven-
port nor his friends will under no cir
cumstances enter into a combine that
Will in any way hamper or jeopardize
the interests of the party before the
next nominating conventions. The
views of Mr.. Davenport as given in
yesterdays issue of the GLOBE on this
score are unequivocal and final, and all
statements to the contrary may be set
down as pure rot. AS stated by Mr..
Davenport all talk of combine which
mas in view the binding of the party be-
fore the next election is absurd and not
worth the paper it is written upon.
REVIEW OF THE GROUND.
The most intelligent and comprehen-
slve view of the situation, perhaps, was
that presented yesterday by Mr.. A.
ChrIstella. the well-known merchant
ana politician, who, in conversation
with a GLOBE reporter, expressed him.
self as follows:
"Ail lovers of liberty must concede
that society can be best developed by
pure. unbiased judiciary, composed of
men with party affiliations equally bal
anced. The interests of the people are
best protected from individual or corpo-
rate greed. and justice more evenly and
equltably dealt. 1t is generally under
stood that a non-partisan Judiciary
means that the judges are equally
divided between the political parties,
and In this meaning there is nothing that
eleVateS the mugWumps to a command
ing position above loyal sincere party
men,. A mugWump, or man who is
neither fish nor flesh, neither good or
bad. controlled only by selfish egotsm
and personal superiority, is not of the
class that commands the respect Of con-
scientious Democrats or Republicans.
NO Democrat would accept such an APP
polntment from the governor except
with ridicule, but all would respect the
appointment OF either a true blue Re-
publican or true blue Democrat with
out frllls or strings. The appointment
OF Republican or of mugwump would
be construed to mean a challenge to
battle. and the Democratic party would
meet it with an enthusiasm born of sue
cess III previous battles; but should
the governor see his duty in the line of
appointing Democrat to the iudgeship
acceptable to the party as such. free
from the dietation of the county
attorneys Office and the Repub-
lican corporation attorneys of
Minneapolis, assisted by few men who
represent only themselves, non-par-
tissn Judiciary would be a possibility,
and the obligation placed upon the
Democratic party would be one not
easily thrown aside. Presuming Gov.
Nelson desires the bench to be divided
between Republicans and Democrats,
and the successor to Judge CAVITY will
be Democrat-what Of the candidate?
He must be Democrat acceptable to
the party; supported by the chosen
denomination at the hands of his party,
and not seek his strength from among
the enemies of his own organization.
There are three candidates.
Judge Mahoney, who was refused an
Endorsement by Democratic conyen-
ton because he was not considered a
Democrat.
T. c. Brooks. said to be backed by a
Republican county attorneys Office and
by Republican attorneys of Minneapo-
lis, which does not commend his candi-
dacy to the Democratic party.
Benjamin Davenport. man of I'M
questioned ability, is backed by four
ffths of the representatives of the Dem
ocratlc party in its organized commit
teeS-city, county and congressional
who are pledged to nominate him one
year hence; supported enthusiastically
by the rank and file of not only the
Democratic party, but of the laboring
men OF Hennepin county, on account Of
his known probity of character, I'M
flinching loyalty to the rights ana in
terests of the people, the cause OF De-
mocracy and the cause Of labor. No cor
poratl0n can own him-hence their Op-
position.
The question now arises as to pledges
who can pledge party before con-
vention?-the Democracy answer mo
one" and any attempt would be frowned
upon in no uncertain tones.
Let the governor act as he chooses
by the appointment of Republican or
Democrat. By the first he Will show
clearly partisanship; by the second. an
example of on-partisanship. By the
first Democrats will have clena-cut
issue for the next election, and by the
second, through an unSelfish statesman
ship, he will place the Democracy under
obligation to assist in tearing away the
folds of partisanship and restore to the
people an honest, non-partisan judiciary.
Give US Democratic judge, or give US
Republican judge, but by all means
AVOID an excuse"