St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-16
PLEADS BUSINESS PRESSURE
Glowing Tribute to the DEM
Ocratic Candidate for
the Mayoralty.
NO ELECTION JUDGES APPEAR
The Lake Harriet Boat Scheme
Was Not a Profitable
Investment.

last night, and the members were
startled by the announcement that
Chairman James w. Lawrence had de-.
cided to resign. He submitted a letter
OF resignation and urged upon the com.
mittee to accept it. After a session
that lasted several hours the committee
decided that it would not accept the
resignation. Ed Clements was appoint-
ed to act as vice president and perform
the duties of chairman in his absence.
The party. it was argued. could not get
along without Mr.. Lawrence. The fol-
lowing is the letter of resignation sub
mitted by him:
Democratic City Committee-Gentle
men: II is with the greatest regret
that am compelled to tender my resig-
nation as chairman OF this committee.
My past service in behalf of my political
associates will relieve me from any
suspicion of a desire to shirk public
work. Had | known my selection was
contemplated should have stopped it
IN the beginning.
MY reasons for reSigning are business
ones entirely. NV partner, Mr.. Trues>
dale, Will be absent from the CITY and
in New York for at least ten DAYS, and
my partner. Mr.. Corriston, is very sick
al home. We have cases for trial in the
district court that will keep me at work
there for two weeks. The trial OF cases
occupies attorneys during the day, and
demands their time evenings to review
Inc days work and prepare for the next
day. L cannot give any time to COM
mittee work in the next two weeks: l
therefore tender my resignation.
have too much love for Minneapolis
ana too much hope of improving and
helplnS It's business interests bY the
election OF brOad-minded, liberal and
business city administration to be will
ing to retain this position if l cannot
attend to its duties.
The last Republican city convention
condemend the present city executive,
WHO has given an administration salts
factory In every way to the business in
terests or the city, except that of
only talking too much and advocating a
personal policy"
BY combining political trickery with
bigotry and fanaticisln the liberal and
progressive element of the Republican
party was denounced and Mr.. Pratt was
nominated Tor mayor, and everybody
nailed 1t with the question, "Who in
the worlds Pratt?''
Everybody knew hr. THAN as a
genial, sober, broad minded, capable,
liberal and sensible man. He was Sc
lected as Pratt's opponent by no clique
or faction, but because he had those
qualities.
Minneapolis is not village but
large and progressive, growing city.
She IS too large to be made an eXperi-
pa al mr. tn oh,
state or local politicians. Party lines
In local matters are largely obiterated.
Inc business men of this city dare not
try the experiment of Pratt" but are
with Than. They wish to elect
mayor for Minneapolis, not for st. Paul
or any party. The issue is we'll defined;
Pratt and village-Thian and city.
Inc issue cannot be uncertain. Pat.
rlotism will be on top. The selection
of prominent business men as our ad-
vlsory committee this day made EN-.
phasizes this fact.
For these reasons, among others, l
believe the duties of my successor will
be agreeable and light, and result salts
factory.
Yet realize there is practical side
to The question, and for its solution a
responsible head is needed who NAV
properly direct the efforts of approving
forces and make the victory greater,
and whoever does the work should be
entitled to the credit.
therefore earnestly urge you to ac-
cept my resignation, and install in nv
place one of the many worthy men who
can perform its duties and receive the
credit for results. My services in be-
malt OF the best interests of Minneapo-
lis and our ticket you can always COM
mand. Respectfully.
JAMES W. LAWRENCE.
Titus Mareck resigned as nominee for
the library board. The resignation was
accepted. The vacancy will be filled to-
day. DIR. E. I. Gibson, aldermaplc
nominee from the Fifth ward, resigned,
and j. X. Falls, the Populist candidate
was Endorsed. G. Schober, committee.
man from the First ward, and Fl. S
Dahn, committeeman from the Third
ward. resigned. j. T. Mccarthy was
selected from the First ward and the
vacancy in the Third left open. Judge
LELAND resigned from the city commits
tee and B. +. Nelson was selected i'm his
stead. The following executive commit
tee was appointed:
James W. Lawrence, E: B. Clemets.
a. 5. Reyes, f. Nelson. G. W. Meyer,
M. A. Arnott. The advisory COMMITTEES
was selected as follows: George Ii.
Partridge, chairman; o. c. Merriman,
Baldwin Brown, j. II. Martin. Frank r
Long. j. c. Oswald, r. P. Russell, 3. o.
Whitney, Titus Mareck. Judge Isaac
Atwater, c. Nice. Reeve, Ralph Rees.
Daniel Bassett. Anthony Kelly, George
Ii. Eastman, F. l.. Morse. Emanuel Kew
ser, John L. West and A. w. Paris. 10
these will be added other names aggre-
eating 100.