The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-31
STATE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC
COMMITTEE DENIES A SILVER
ITE CANARD.
FOR PALMER AND BUcKNER.
THEY CALL UPON THEIR PARTY
FOLLOWERS TO STAND BY THE
TICKET.
PARTY MUST BE PRESERVED
Severe Criticism of Dishonest Meth
DDS to Deceive and Betray
Voters.

The following address to the voters
was yesterday Issued by the National
Democratic committee of Minnesota:
To the National Democrats Of Mime
sofa: Thursday evening, there was
published an open letter addressed to
the National Democracy Of Minnesota
and signed by Thomas Wilson, Charles
E. Flandrau and others, in which all
these considering themselves members
of the National Democracy Of this state
are urged to vote for those
nominees for presidential electors
that represent William. Mckinley. Sim
ultaneously with the publication of this
address, kilograms we're sent from the
Bryan headquarters in this city to all
sections Of the stater which, as publish
ed in at least one of the county news
papers, read as follows: "A circular has
been issued by the Gold Democrats in
favor of Mckinley and Clough intended
for the cities only. They have deserted
their pretended candidates and should
be exposed"
Upon the authority. of this telegram
the representatives OF Bryan Democ-
racy are freely stating from every
stump in the state that the National
Democratic committee of Minnesota
hae abandoned it's candidates and has
advised all gold standard Democrats
to vote for the Mckinley electors. To
the end that the facts of this matter
may be known, that the attempt to
lead astray the true Democrats Of
Minnesota upon the. one hand, and the
attempt to misrepresent the author
ship Of the address mentioned upon the
other, may be defeated, and that the
integrity of the National Democratic
organization may be preserved, we feel
ourselves in honor bound to make the
following public statement:
Any statement or expression of in
ference that this address Of Messrs.
Wilson, Flandrau and others was pre-
pared or published with the consent
or knowledge of the state committee, or
OF any official of the National Democ-
racy of this state, is unqualifiedly false
and should be known to be false by any
man that makes such statement or ex-
presses such inference The officials
of the National Democratic organiza-
ton repudiate that address and de-
nounce II as a scheme secretly devised
for the intended benefit OF the Republi-
can ticket. and petpesrated at this late
hour in order that It's effect might not
be neutralized by any answer.
The officials of the National Democ-
racy have. in good faith, waged such
campaign as the means at their dis
posal permitted, for their own plat
form and their. own candidates-Gen.
Palmer and Cen. Butkner. They pur-
pose to continue he airueecution of this
campaign as energettcaaly as they
know how until the election is over.
and. in this, they rely upon the loyal
support of aIl-those who have been
associated with the National Democ-
racy of the state, regardless of Repub-
lican advice or Populistic misrepre-
sentation.
Jared How.
Secretary of the State Committee OF
the National Democratic Party.
F. w. NJ Cutcheon.
National Committeeman.
Oct. 81, 1896