The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-15

claimed that he ds satisfied that he is
to meet his old enemy, Clough, and
that the knowledge will bring him
home to make the fight. To name him
and then make an unaided fight for
him, some of the delegates think folly.
= Mr.. Lind, however had not indicated
to his most intimate friends, up to
s last night, whether he would accept the
nomination and come back and make
the fight.
Former Congressman Towne was
asked last night whether Mr.. Lind
would accept. He said:
Mr.. Lind has telegraphed denial
Of the rumor that he would not ac-
cept: He has not said whether or not
he would. That is all there is to it..
He will be nominated
Mr.. Rosing, chairman Of the Demo-
cratic state central committee, was
asked the same question. He said:
II am not concerned about that. I
don't think that there is any question,
though. Mr.. Lind has not said that he
would not accept. That is all we
know
There will be 5000 men, more or less
known in their respective homes as be-
ing identified with politics, who will
be in Minneapolis by noon today. Last
night there were probably 500 dele
gates to the various conventions in the
city. The Democratic convention will
be the big body and will sound the
keynote for the others. The Demo-
cratic convention will be called to or
der promptly at noon in the expositio
building. Chairman Rosing will read
the call. and the temporary chairman
will be Former Senator McHale, of
Shakopee, unless all signs fail He was
the only man that had been suggest
ed up to last night. He is a good
parliamenterian, and there is no like
lihood that there will be any sort of
fight that early in the convention It
is probable that w. E. Gooding will be
made secretary. Mr.. Gooding is of the
Hennepin delegation. John D. Lyons,
Of Minneapolis, may want to be SER
geant-at-arms Of the convention, and,
If he does, Mr.. Gooding will not be in
the way. In that case the secretary
ship will go to the country.
The order Of business leading up to
the real work will be brief As soon as
an organization is effected a motion
will be made for the appointment Of a
conference committee of one member
from each congressional district and
the convention will undoubtedly ad-
journ until this committee is heard
from.
There were a couple Of hundred del
egates to the convention at the West
hotel last night and pretty thorough
canvass. of half of them showed that
they did not know that there had been
any sort of slate agreed upon, except
that there was general disposition to
take up the men who were beaten two
years ago and add the three associate
justices of the supreme court.
If Mr.. Lind's position were known
the head Of the ticket might be in
dicated. The Democrats largely favor
fusion if they are certain that Mr.. Lind
headlong into the matter and leave the
party without candidate in case he
will not accept or refuses to come home
and make the fight His disposition
in the matter is likely to be governed
by the development of events, and If
he should be ordered to the front with
his regiment he would most assuredly
go, for he is not the sort Of man to re-
sign in the face of the enemy AS things
stand he will be rendered the nomina-
ton unless the delegates who go into
the convention today are of different
mind to those who were in Minneapolis
last night.
Mai. Bowler was at the West last
night shaking hands with all sorts of
people. He is candidate for the place
Of lieutenant governor on the fusion
ticket, If there be fusion. There Is no
particular opposition to him among the
fnsionists in the Democratic party,
but it was said last night that the Pop