The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-05-21
UNRESTRICTED DELEGATION.

UNRESTRICTED DELEGATION.
| 1t is about time for the Democrat.
OF Minneapolis who are interested il
the success of Democratic principle,
and candidates to get down to work
For some weeks campaign has beer
carried on in this city by the paie
workers OF Mr.. Hearst. His Chicago
agents have visited the city and his
Minnesota representative has been go.
ing back and forth between this city
and Chicago. A little investigation will
show that the campaign thus carried
on has had no better success here thar
like campaigns in Hearst's interest in
other states. The boomers profess
to believe that Democrats of Mime
apolis are falling over themselves in
their haste to join the Hearst ranks.
There is no more sentiment in Mime
apolis for Hearst than in other sec
tons OF the country where his candi-
dacy has met with defeat If Henne
pin county elects Hearst delegation
1t Will be because the Democrats of
the county allow the matter to go by
default. 1t seems to be characteristic
of the Hearst movement to claim ev-
erything in sight. His supporters
claimed New York would not instruct
before the Albany convention, but
New York did instruct for Parker, and
Hearst's name was not mentioned
They claimed Iowa would be over
whelmingly in favor of the editor, and
yet the anti-Hearst forces came verv
near defeating them. They claimed
Indiana would be in favor of their can
dldate, yet that state not only refused
to tie up to Hearst, but instructed for
Parker In the same way they claimed
Connecticut, only to have the state in
structed for Parker. Then they entered
Wisconsin, where they were sure they
could succeed because of the lack of
any Democratic organization. Out of
eleven congressional districts in the
state they carried just one and that one
under the unit rule will vote against
Hearst. California, the state where
their candidate was born, was carried
by them by the narrow margin of nine
teen votes in convention of more
than seven hundred delegates. Even
Montana refused to instruct for
Hearst. Hearst has no more chance
OF carrying Minneapolis than he had
OF carrying Milwaukee if the Demo-
Gratis Of this city will get out and as
sert themselves. We do not believe
that the majority of the party here are
i'll favor of sending delegation to the
state convention who will vote for in
structing for anybody. 1t would be
poor politics for sure Republican
state to send a delegation to St. Louis
with instructions to vote for a candi-
date who may be distasteful to the
Democratic states. We ought to be
satisfied to follow the lead of states
that can deliver their electoral vote to
the nominee of the convention. Inas-
much as we cannot help the national
ticket by any votes, we ought at least
show our good will toward the Demo-
Gratis OF other states who must do the
fighting and who must win the battle
ii it is to be won. The Democrats of
Republican states are always willing to
receive share of the fruits of victory
They ought to defer to the Democratic
states on questions of candidates.
There is but one sure thing for the
Democrats of this district to do, and
that is to elect delegates who will vote
for an uninstructed delegation to St.
Louis. Mr.. Hearst cannot and will not
be nominated at St. Louis. Why should
we in struct for him in the teeth of the
expressed opposition of Democratic
states? Such course is not in the in
terest of Democracy; it is not in the
interest of the party in this state and
county. The Irish Standard believes
that the Fifth congressional district of
Minnesota will send two delegates to
St. Louis free to act in harmony with
the delegates of Democratic states.