The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-28

NJ Least 10 Ihe Statc
Committee Which VIII Manage
His Campai2n-Septem and
October WIZ BE Devoted to 1t.
The Democratic state central COM
nittee met yesterday at noon under
conditions which made every member
of the committee feel that he was on
his mettle and anxious and willing to
do something for the state Not in the
history of the party has there been a
primary meeting Of the committee at
which such sure evidences of coming
victory were shown. The members
Were as fully assured of the election
of the state ticket as though the cam
paign was already over-in contrast
TO organizing meetings in the past,
when it has been felt that the enemy
was the superior. 1t makes some diff
ference with the Democracy, as with
the other party, to feel that the fight
that is coming is a winning fight. They
all felt 1t. Such war horses of the
party as A. T. Ankeny, c. w. Stanton,
of Appleton; Col. Thornton, of St.
James, and P. B. Winston felt that
there was not the least question about
the result The meeting resembled a
asm and there were speeches made
that cut some figure, inasmuch as they
We're delivered TO people who in any
event would be Democrats of the right
stripe
The meeting was called to order at
noon in the ordinary at the Ryan, by
Chairman Rosing who deprecated the
necessity of having to call the body
to order until he was assured by Col.
Thornton chat it was his duty; that it
had devOlved upon him by order of the
state convention. The meeting was at
tended by nearly all of the committee
men, those who were absent at the
early session coming in on later trains.
Those who answered to the roll call by
districts We're:
First Dist-ict-B. J. Mosier.
Second District-ThCs. r. Kane, Louis Bstz
Third District-W. 4. Allen.
Fourta District-Matt Walsh, Alex. Stewart.
Fifth District-John MOonan.
Sixth District-Henry Hmmelmann.
Seventh District. z. c. Robinson.
Eighth Districts. P. Brown, by proxy R.
Thirteenth District-E. c. Brownel, by D.
J. Johnson.
Eighth District-T ]. Catlin,
-Large-Wills, Winston, O'Con-
nor, Thornton, Hill.
Committeeman O'Connor was made
the temporary secretary of the meet
ing. Proxies were present for S. P.
Brown, of the Eighth judicial district,
represented by R. II. Mcclellan and H.
c. Brownell, Of the Thirteenth, repre-
scented by D. J. Johnson.
When the nesting was called to or
der Col. Thornton moved that L. A.
ROsing be elected chairman of the
state committee. He put the motion
himself and was carried unanimously
In thanking the members Of the COM
mittee for the honor, Mr.. Rosing said
IL Nl,rA /, L
to accept the office whether he desired
1t or no. He had fought the ground
over, every inch of it, and felt that the
result wiuld be different this time He
felt that John Lind would be elected
that there was an element of doubt in
the election and the honor was double
in that he had been entrusted with q
winning fight.
D. B. Johnson, of Minneapolis, NOV
ed that j. J. Thornton, of St. James,
be elected vice chairman, characterize
ing Col. Thornton as one Of the props
of the party. The nomination was
made unanimous and went through
with a cheer. Col. Thornton, who has
been the postmaster at st. James
through various administrations, and
whose popularity is such that no Re-
publican tries to get the Office from
him, thanked the committee for the
honor, saying that it would be glo-
rioUs to see the Old barn which hides
so much thievery cleaned out and a
set Of state officials put in there who
would DO justice to the wants of the
people. He said that this coming cam
paign was one in which the people
were to strive to have the wrong tax
as righted, and he had no doubt of the
capacity of the people to see upon
which side their bread was buttered.
He had not the least doubt of the result
of the election.
There was something Of a hitch over
the naming of a secretary. Mr.. Mosier
wanted to adjourn until 2 o'clock in
order that the situation might be can