The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-19
DEMOCRATIC AND PoPULIsT Or
CARNATIONS ARE BOTH sCHED-
ULED FOR TODAY
PREPARING FOR CONVENTION
Delegates From All Over the State
to Democratic Convention VIII
Gather Tomorrow in Minae-
apolis Exposition.


There are a number of preliminaries Of
the convention to be arranged and agreed
upon by the committee, and it was a mat
ter of gossip yesterday in well informed
political circles that leaders of the COM
mittees Of both the Democratic and Peo-
pie S party organizations would get together
some time today to see If they cannot fix
upon date for their state nomina ing
conventions which will be agreeable to
both parties.
The Peoples party has about decided on
Aug. Is, but it is believed that it will
not be insisted upon if the Democrats for
any reason. find legitimate objection to
It,
AS far as the convention tomorrow is
concerned, 1t is not expected that there
will be any serious contests for the honors
on the delegation to Kansas City. as the
ticket is generally pretty well determined
on.
There may be slight breeze when 1t
comes to the matter of instructions, if
instructions are proposed.
A great many of the leaders of the
Democratic party are dubious as to the
tion bound to any vice presidential nom
1nee, although this feeling does not grow
out of any antipathy, personally or po.-
itically, to Charles A. Towne, some of
whose friends would like to see the
Democratic delegation from this state in
sIructed for him.
There is feeling, however, that with
ToWne already nominated by one of the
three great parties, Washburn suggested
by his friends in the Republican camp,
and even the sage of Nininger stringlng
along with vice presidential nomination
at the hands of a convention of more or
less dignity, II not of originality, Min
nesota is doing pretty We'll in the way of
vice presidential candidates, and can af-
ford to go into the Kansas City conven-
ton without more than the ordinary
equipment of lightning rods
There will not be any asserted opEosi-
ton to Towne, either in tomo. rows con-
VentiOn, or in the Minnesota delegation 10
Kansas City, although there are those
high in the councils of the Democratic
organization who have doubts as to the
eXpediency of his nomination by the
Kansas City convention
Gov. Lind Is known to be an enthusias-
tic admirer as well as a warm personal
friend, of the Duluth man, and is gen
orally believed to be warmly in sympathy
with the sentiment which has placed
ToWne in the field of vice presidential
candidates, yet among those who aie
credited with being opposed at heart, at
least, to the nomination of Towne by the
Democrats is one so close to the gov
ernor as his private secretary, l.. A Ros-
ing.
The matter, indeed, is not in any sense
one of personal or political favor ,or
enmity, but seemingly serious and earn
est doubt as to whether Minnesota ought
to assume any attitude in regard 10
Townes nomination more than passive,
sort Of receptive mood.
Col. ]. ]. Thornton, of St James the
choice OF the Second District Democrats
for deiegate-at-large to the Democratic
national convention, was in st. Paul yes
terday waiting for the Democratic state
convention. Col Thornton will go before
the convention the unanimous choice of
his district, and that is believed euuiva-
lent TO his election as one of the dele
gates-at-large.
When discussing the situation in his
district, Col Thornton declares that moth
ing but Bryan talk can be heard and he
1eelS confident the Democratic leader will
sweep everything before him. Towne-
STANDS in high respect, but the Democrats
there realize that it would be political
suicide to nominate him on the ticket
with Bryan, and no attempt was made to
mdorse him at the district convention
According to Col. Thornton the Second
district Democrats this year will not only
try for the heads Of the national and
the entire ticket through. Gov. Lind
stands Well in the district, and the Dem
ocrats feel confident that he will have an
easy victory in their part of the state
lie carried the district against Eustis two
years ago, and gave Clough an exciting
race for it in 1896, although it has been
tradit1onally Republican. Col. Thornton
thinks State Senator Johnson is the
strongest man in the district for con-
gress and that he would be able to beat
out McCleary, who, he insists, lost con-
sioerable strength on account of his
Forto Rican bill vote.
Albert Scheffer has been mentioned as
a possible candidate for county treasurer
There is some question, however, Wheth-
er the man who once came within an ace
of getting the Republican nomination for
governor IS resident of the county in
The Democratic county convention of
WatonWan county was large and enthu-
SIastlc; Every precinct was represented.
The Old veteran, E. Fitzsimmons, was
chairman, ard j. ]. Thornton Jr sec
retary The chairman, E. j. Lynch and
the secretary addressed the convention.
Sof. BfyanS S name was cheered Justify
On motion, ]. j. Thornton Sr. was au-
thorized to select seven delegates to the
state state convention. including himself. He
mond, j. j. Thornton, M J. Grogan. E.
j. Lynch, S. Noonan. G. IT. Adams and
Ed Winecke
On motion, Col J. J. Thornton was
elected a member of the state central
committee for Watonwan county. The
delegation was instructed to do their
best to elect Col J. J. Thornton as
delegate at large to the national conyen
ton at Kansas City.
Republican primaries in MINNEAPOLIS to-
night promise to be warm, and unless the
oppoSftlon to- z. j. Sjobfom scores a de-
efded victory the Republican convention
viii develop much strife and discard.
a hight Tor the chairmanship- is almost
q certainty, and SO is the fight that will
be forced by the friends of Sioblonn And
on top of this all comes the repart that
certain leaders will, when the convention
meets, attempt to move the appointment
OF committee of five which shall be au
thorlzed to name the 112 delegates to the
state convention.
The fight being waged by the Repub-
mean leaders, who are, so they declare
looking out for the best interests of the
parry parry IN dennep1n, to defeat the effort
Delng made by the supporters of P J.
Sjoblom to secure the Endorsement of
their candidate for secretary of state. will
reach its height when the Republfcan
primaries are held tonight.
candidate from Hennepfn county now
realize that the friends of the denlItv
revenue collector are working hard to se
cure control of the county conventiori
and they are exerting themselves to nre
vent vent TINS happening, declaring now, as
they have heretofore. that il Sjoblom Sc
cures the Endorsement of the convention
all hope of Hennepin securing a place on
the state ticket will be killed
The SJoblom supporters have been
working night and day pushing the
fnl, af1o oi,sro ~.