The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-01
TO FORM A PERFECT UNION
SPIRIT OF 1889 ACTUATES DEM
OCRATS OF ST. PAUL
At a Preliminary Meeting Held Last
Night Steps Were Taken Looking
to the HarmOnixing of the Differ
ences Which Have Existed and
Giving n United Party New I'M
pulse Toward Victory.

The preliminary steps for uniting of
the Democrats of st. Paul was taken
last evening at a meeting held in Swiss
Casino hall. In answer to a call rs
sued by John L. Townley, about 100
representative members of the party
assembled, and a committee of one
from each of the wards was appointed
to perfect precinct organization and re-
port at an adjourned meeting, to lie
held June 49,
All or the wards were represented,
with the exception of the Tenth and
Eleventh, and the gathering was
very harmonious one. The question was
raised as to the legality of the call for
county convention to elect delegates
TO the state convention by John L.
IoWnley. This was disposed of in short
order, on the ground that the question
was one which the state convention
could settle. Mr.. Townley had issued
the call, and, as the time was too short
10 take any other action, the proper
thing to do was for all to attend the
primaries and unite in sending a rep
resentative delegation to the state con-
vention.
William H. Mcdonald was chosen
temporary chairman, and A. M Hull,
secretary.
Moritz Helm stated the object of the
meeting was to form a Democratic or
sanlZatlon which would unite all fac
tons of the party, formulate principles
and stick by them. He suggested the
appointment by the chair of a commit
tee or one from each ward, the COM
nnitteemen from the wards to select
one member from each precinct and
report their names at an adjourned
meeting.
In this way, Mr.. Helm argued the
foundation for a thorough organization
could be secured.
Judge Card very forcibly said that
without union of the Democratic
forces there was no prospect of sue
cess. All the leaders should be asked
to shake hands, and, If this was done.
the rank and file of the party would
soon unite
The suggestion by Mr.. Helm to have
the chair appoint committee of one
from each ward was opposed, owing to
the power it gave one man and for
the reason that it gave the wards no
choice
Chairman Mcdonald stated he was
IN favor Of allowing the wards to Sc
iect the committee. The trouble. he
said, With the Democratic party in ST.
Paul was that the people had not been
given the opportunity to do anything
unless 1t suited the leaders, who were
always holding star chamber sessions.
Inc representatives from the wards
were the ones to app lint ,ha C nm ttee.
and he would be glad to be relieved
from making the selection
Representative from the wards met
during short recess, and a committee
made w of the following gentlemen
was appointed to Perfect a precinct or
ganiZati0n:
First Ward-WIliam Johnson
Second Ward-A. NJ. Hull
Third Ward-Moritz Helm
Fourth Ward. B. Covington.
Fifth Ward-Wiliam Brown.
Sixth Ward-J. H. Bohr.
Seventh Ward-George G. Lambert.
Eighth Ward-J. H. McNally
Ninth Ward-John Furlong
After some discussion as to the
time for holding the next meeting the
date was fixed for June Is. 10y
George Armstrong was anxious to
know If John l.. Townley had any legal
right to call the cCuEty conve ntion for
the selection Of delegates to the state
convention He called en- some of the
attorneys present fer an opinion on this
point.
Herman Oppenheim said there was
some question on the point raised by
Mr.. Armstrong, but he hardly thought
the matter should be gone into at the
present time.
George c. Lambert explained that
the state, convention would settle the
question OF the delegates entitled to
seats in the convention, and favored
all Democrats uniting at the primaries
called for June 8, without regard to the
legality Of the call issued by Mr.. Town
ley.
William johnson was of the opinion
| that the meeting had nothing to do
with any county convention or the cali
for the convention. The object of the
meeting, as he understood it, was to
organize all the Democrats and this
could not be done if the question of
legality of the call for county con-
vention was gone into at the present
time.
Matt Bartz favored the question Of
the legality of the call issued by Mr..
Townley being left out. There was to
be but one county convention to elect
delegates to the state convention, and
the Democrats should all unite and go
to the primaries. He felt assured that
the wall DIS ard preciccts would be able
to select proper delegates to so to the
courty convention no matter who had
issued the call.
At the adjourned meeting, June 13.
the ward committeeman will report pre-