The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-07
BEHIND WHEN HE SAILED
FOR EUROPE.
STATE DELEGATION AT WORK.
HEADQUARTERS OPENED AND MEM
BERS OF THE VARIOUS COM
AITTTEES NAMED.
Bland's Seeming Strength q Serious
Weakness-SituatiO Still In
terestingly Mystifyfng.

Special to the Globe.
CHICAGO, July 6.-The Minnesota
headquarters were opened at Victoria
hotel. They are not very pretentious,
being the second floor back parlor, but
will probaly answer the purpose when
they get up sufficient steam to put out
a sign to show where the delegation
Is located. The states and delegations
who take prominence in the national
conventions are those who hang their
BANKERS on the outer wall and give peo-
pie an opportunity to come in and get
acquainted with them. Many smaller
and less important states than Mime
sofa are much more conspicuous In
delegation etain ETAOo SHRDLU TIL
state. The first meeting Of the delega-
ton occurred this forenoon, and though
it is supposed the gold men got the
delegation. P. B. Winston, silver man,
was made chairman of the delegation.
This was probably offset by the selec-
ton of d. Lawler for member of the
national committee, who is pronounced
for gold. Both Of these selections were
made without opposition The only con-
test was relative to the member Of the
committee on platform and here the
n. j
E. O'Brien was the gold candidate. and
A. ID. Smith the silver, the vote stand
ing ten to sever in favor of O'Brien.
one delegate, Chauncy Baxter, was alb
sent Mr.. Winston avows his inten-
ton of voting with the silver people.
and the seventh man. in addition to
those named in my dispatch to the
Sunday G o e is w. r. Remer. Of
Stearns. Mr.. Winston says he shall
vote at the outset for Stevenson for
president. The remainder of the sill
Verites on the delegation are for Boies
There was no debate on the financial
qustion during the meeting of the dele
cation and the contest already noted
merely consisted of calling the roll and
casting the vote. The following is the
record of various selections made bv
the delegation for positions to be filled
by the convention:
CHAIRMAN of Delegation-P. B. Winston.
Member National Commjttee-D w Tawla-
Member Committee on Observation-Disclosures
E. O'Brien.
Member Committee on Credentials-C. L.
Baxter. = -
Member Committee on Permanent ORGAN
iation-J. F. McGovern.
Honorary Vice President-Logan Bracken
ridge.
Honorary Secretary-John Sheedy.
Member of Committee to Notify Nominee
for President-Mr. Voorhees,.
Member Committee to Notify Nominee for
Vice President-John Noonan.
There is quite a large attendance
from Minnesota, greater number than
were present at ST. Louis. Among them
/ notice District Attorney Stringer,
Marshall O'Connor, Collector Harries,
H. r. Wells and Messrs Brown and
D'Autremont Of Duluth The contest
which has been in progress here for
week past has been waged as fiereely
as ever all day, and there are the
greatest crowds that were ever in at
tendance at convention I have
never seen the Palmer house so
jammed but once before, and that was
at the Cleveland convention in 1884.
when absolutely everything centered at
that hotel Now there are three large
centers besides irnnumerable small
ones. and still the throng at the Palmer
is absolutely unbearab1e While it is
impossible to make any reliable esti-
mate, people are so scattered. I should
times as many people here as
IN St Louis, fact which shows
THE ACTIVITY OF THE PARTY.
as well as the deep interest taken in
the controversy. I do not think any
one need apprehend that this gathering
in Chicago is destined to ruin the coun-
try. You hear a great deal said for
political effect, but when you get right
down to business the managers of no
political party or of all the political
parties combined can ruin this great
country. And it is only the managers
who gather at national conventions.
many of them may not be much in
managing affairs here, in fact most of
them are merely the rabble, but they
all take hold in trying to manage af-