New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-05-13
Desire a
Candidate.
The Democrats Looking for Man Who is
Willing to Lead the Forlorn Hope.
NJ. Mullen of this City Is Mentioned fol
Delegate at Large and State
Treasurer.

DelegaLe at Large and State
Treasurer. g.
Other Possible Victims for the Slaughter.
The Pioneer Press OF Friday contained
the following:
The state convention for the election
of delegates to the Democratic national
convention has been called for June H.,
and will be held in the Market house in
St. Paul. At that convention eighteen
delegates will be elected, four at large
and fourteen from the seven congress1on-
al districts, two being selected in each
district. The Democrats do not elect
district delegates in district conventions,
but in the state convention the congress
sional districts report the names of DELE
gates agreed upon and the selections are
ratified by the whole state convention.
The representation in the convention will
consist of two delegates from each coun-
ty and one additional in each county for
every $50 votes cast for Grover Cleve-
land for president in 1892. On this ba-
sis 929 delegates will be entitled to seats
in the convention.
Considerable interest, of course, CEN
ters in the selection of delegates at large.
The gentlemen whose names are most
prominently mentioned at present are
Thomas j. McDermott of St. Paul, chair
man OF the Democratic state central COM
mittee; Judge Thomas Wilson of VIM o.
na, T. T. Hudson of Duluth and F. G..
Winston of Minneapolis. To represent
the districts there have been mentioned
Frank Randall and John Ludwig of Wi
mona for the First district; NJ. Mullen
Of New Ulm, John G. Wise of Mankato
and A. L. Sackett of St. Peter from the
Second; O. M. Hall of Red Wing and
Senator Schaler of Hastings from the
THIRD; and in the Fourth district, which
includes Ramsey county, the names of
Daniel Lawler, F. W. NJ. Cu,cheon and
Judge J. G. Nethaway of Saltwater have
been mentioned. Lars M. Rand and c..
NJ. Foote will probably represent Hen
nepin county: which is the Fifth con-
gresslonal district, and in the Sixth, Nor
ris Thomas of Duluth and G. F. McDon-
aid of st. Cloud are said to be slated.
The Seventh district delegates will prob
ably be selected from Thomas G. Kurtz,
w. F. Kelso and J. W. Eddy.
These are candidates. who, for the
most part, it is understood, will be fa-
vorable to the adoption of sound mon
ey plank, or else compromise on lines
as favorable to sound money as possible.
The principal fight of the convention
will be had on the money question, how
ever. The Democrats fear the free sill
yer phantom, and Will try to avoid it if
possible in the selection of delegates
from Minnesota.
Following the national convention, the
Democrats will turn their attention to
the training of their forces for the state
campaign. The convention will proba-
bly, be held late. The Democrats intend
to hold their convention after the Re-
pub]icans have put their state ticket IN
the field, in order that they may thus far
benefit by knowing the strength of their
opponents. The representation at the
state convention for the nomination of
state officers will be the same as that to
the national convention. Among the
leading candidates for the gubernatorial
nomination are Judge Flandreai of St..
Paul and A. A. Ames Of Minneapolis.
The contest will probably be between
those two gentlemen. p. B. Winston
of Minneapolis has been mentioned, but
from sources that cannot he contradic-
ted the Pioneer Press is informed that
Mr.. Winston will not accept the nomi-
nation. He feels that he cannot spare
the time from his business to head for
lorn hope in Minnesota, although he says
that at this time Democracy especially
needs all its friends, and urges that they
should rally to the support of the party.
Mr.. Winston will probably be one of the
delegates from Hennepin county to both
the state and national conventions.
For lieutenant governor, w. S. Ham
mond of St. James has been mentioned.
Mr.. Hammond headed the congressional
ticket in the Second district two years
ago against ]. T. McC.eary. G. G. Will
son of Rochester is spoken of as a Can
didaie(D Dbr attorney general, and M. D..
Tousley Of lie Sueur is also candidate
for the nomination for lieutenant COVER