The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-18

The knell OF Republicanism IN st.
Paul was sounded last night when the
leading and representative Democrats
OF the city TO the number of 200 gather
ed in the rooms Of the jefferson club
and made arrangements for the adop-
ton Of a plan OF organization which
shall be more complete in its details
than anything that has hitherto exist
ed in Ramsey county. The meeting
was not only large, but enthusiastic.
and included Democrats OF every stripe
and all so-called factions. There was
an harmonious discussion Of the neces-
sites Of the party and a plan OF or
Ranization was submitted which viii
be adopted at the next meeting II
was formally referred TO a committee
80 that IT might be properly brought
before a mass meeting. The plan IS
elaborate and goes into every detail.
The meeting was called 10 order by
Chairman Barton. OF the county COM
mittee. He explained the necessity for
thorough organization. and said that
II was possible now and might not be
later. that success for the party IN the
county was dependent only on organ
ization and hoped that IL would be eff
fected at once. He offered without
further remarks the following az plan
OF organization for the city and county
Democracy:
ARTICLE L
The name OF this organizati5 n shan be The
Democratic City and County Comm ttce."
ARTICLE 2
The membership Of said committee shall be
made up as follows. Five legal voters rom
every election precinct within he city OF st.
Paul and every election dis,rio, within he
county OF Ramsey and outside the city linn -
os ST Paul. together with he ohairm4n n sec
retary and treasurer OF said ci ~ and ,oGnty
committee, and the ward chairmen secre ar
les and treasurers herein provided for
ARTICLE 3.
No person shall be entitled to memhersh' p
I'm said committee except legll voters Rh0
have by their actions proven them elves "a h
ful and loyal Democrats. or who shall PIE ge
themselves to be. under all &C a. rs u er be-
coming members faithful and loyal Demo-
Gratis.
ARTICLE
Section 1. The members = said commlti ee
from every precinct snd to,ng district wi h
IN said county shall choose for themselves a
cinct or voting district which chairman s all
be one OF the Ave committeeman IN such pc
cinet or district, and the chsirmen so selected
shall be known as precinct chairmen
Sec. ?. The said precinct charmsn of each
ward in said city OF St. Paul shall cleo, a
chairman secretary and treasurer OF the eom-
mittocmen ot such ward. and such charm n
secretary and treasurer need not be precinct
committeeman OF such wsrd but must $ de
In such ward
Sec. 3 The said ehsirmcn. treasures aad
secretaries selected In each Nard shall q
known as ward chalrmen. ward cfetsr.ei
and ward treasurers.
Sec. g. The several chalrmen ~ the cleo
ton districts outside Of the city OF 81 Paul
and within said county shall IN like manner
elect a chairman. secretary and TREASURER Of
81 such country districts.
ARTICLE
Section l. The said ward chai-men. toe7th-
Pr with the chairmsn Of he country distri "a
Ihall compose and be an executive COMMITTEES
sf said city and county clmmittee aud ths
members OF said executive committee shat
slect chairman Of said city aud county e5m.
mi;tee. and such chairman shall be ox-af.
scio chairman Of said executive committee
Sec. p said executive committee shall -
eject a secretary and treasurer OF said 4