The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-10
CENTRAL COMMITTEE TO
MEET TODAY
TALK OF A STATE TICKET.
QUARTERS IN ST. PAUL AND
BEGUN BUSINESS.
REPUBLICANS ARE HOPEFUL.
Dates Selected for John Lind for the
Next Three Months-Other
Speakers Around.

Sound money Democrats of Mime
sofa may, as the c. o b e stated some
weeks ago, have a chance to vote for
Democratic sound money candidates
this fall. There is a feeling that a
state ticket might be a good thing
to assist in the defeat of the free sill
yer candidate, but this sentiment has
not yet crystallized sufficiently to base
any positive predictions of such a
step. But at meeting of the state
central committee of the National
Democratic party, which has been
called for Monday next, this question
will be considered. One of the impor-
tant matters that will come before
the committee is the manner of nam
ing electors. That they will be named
there is no doubt The situation in
the state will be thoroughly canvassed
and the work accomplished by the lit
erary bureau will be praised. Secre-
tary How has been in touch with the
sound money voters in all the dis
tricts Of the state, and has been re-
ceiving reports that are of the most
encouraging nature even from the re-
puted strongholds of the free silver
ties. The meeting Of the committee
will be held at o'clock in the rooms
of the committee at the Merchants
hotel.
The Populists opened state head
quarters in the eighth floor of the
Globe building yesterday in the room
where the old Democratic associa
ton and state central committee held
forth for so many years. F. c. Gibbs,
of Waterville, chairman, and H. A.
Swayne, of Mortified, secretary, are
in charge, and are ready to do bust
ness. Although the committee has
been without central quarters, the
work of sending out literature has not
been neglected during the time since
the Minneapolis convention, and now
the committee will be able to work
more systematically among the Popu-
lists, just as the Democrats have been
doing among the voters of that party.
The committee is already in direct
communication with every voting pre-
cinct in the state, and there will be
no time lost in keeping these voters
informed by the means of documents
containing free silver doctrines
John L. Gibbs, Republican candidate
for lieutenant governor, was in the
city yesterday Speaking Of Freedom
county. and the southern part of the
state, he said the Republicans were
gaining daily in strength, and that
the Republican vote in those districts
would be much larger than it was
last year. He expressed confidence
that the Republican ticket will sweep
the state in November. Mr.. Gibbs
goes to Fosston to deliver an address
at the fair on Friday.
E. E. Corliss, of Fergus Falls, who
was at the Merchants chatting with
political friends yesterday, said that
there is no doubt of Congressman
Eddy's success in the Seventh dis
trict. "The Populists and Democrats
may say what they choose" said Mr..
Corliss, ''but the Republicans are
gaining in strength every day, and will
carry everything before them this
fall
The latest feature of the Fourth dis
trict congressional fight Is the prob
ability that the sound money Demo-
Gratis will nominate a sound money
man for the place. The Populists have
the silver Democrats on the hip, so
to speak and the Endorsement of Fran
els Clark, Populist candidate, by the
silver Democrats, is almost a certain
ty. No Democrat has been found who
is willing to make the race against
Stevens unless Endorsed by the Popu-
lists. Every effort to pull Clark out
of the race has proved futile, and the
silver Democrats, when they meet in
county convention to make trades with
the Populists on county candidates.
will probably find it expedient to in
dorse Clark If this is done the sound
money Democrats are planning to put
a candidate in the field, and will Sc
lect the strongest man they can per-
suade to bear the brunt of the bat
tie. Such fight would be of great
help to Stevens, the Republican can
didate as many votes that would other
wise be cast for Clark will undoubt-
edly be given to the sound money can
didate
The Democratic state central COM
mittee is arranging to send a number
of its best and most forcible speakers
into the field and win all the hating
Republicans and Democrats over to the
free silver side Of the quadrennial
controversy. c. d. O'Brien, of St
Paul, is to charm the attendants at the
Hutchinson fair on the 18th; T. d.
O'Brien, who is in Nebraska, where he
patted Candidate Bryan on the back
and helped to receive and notify the
Nebraska man that some citizens Of
the United States had honored him
with a nomination for the highest Of
fee in the gift of the people, will ar
rive at Austin on the 10th, and, after
speaking there, will proceed to Gale
donia and address the attendants at
the county fair on the 18th John L.
Townley will speak in Wabasha coun-
ty Sept. 16, IL and IS; John Day Smith
at Red Wing, Sept. Is.
The Democratic state central COM
mittee has arranged the following