The Irish standard., 1904-05-28
ON THE SIDE

YIN ne Sue
If Mr.. Cotton Of Duluth is not al
lowed to unravel his speech in second
ing the nomination of Mr.. Roosevelt
at Chicago, serious results may follow.
Numerous Republican conventions
so far held have had much to say
about standing pat" Very well, but
will Pat return the compliment?
Hardly. He'll not stand for any of
them.
ka,iElIS ,s.. q 80
After having captured Port Arthur
several times since the war began, the
Japs ut this writing are reported to be
within ten miles of that port. Evil
IDENTIFY the Jap is still outside the city
limits.
Perhaps Grover Cleveland stood one
chance in hundred for the Demo-
cratic nomination to the presidency a
week ago. It's one in thousand now.
Henry Watterson has announced his
readiness to support him.
Now that his assistant, General Ty-
ner, has been acquitted by a jury of
his peers, Postmaster General Payne
will be able to Immediately shake off
that nervous prostraton that has
caused his absence from the national
capital for so long a period.
Alabama Democrats, in convention
at Montgomery last Wednesday, in
structed for Judge Parker, And Ala
bama will be first on the roll call when
nominations are called for in the ma
tional convention at st. Louis. That's
ominous.
The historic old Liberty Bell Of
1776, guarded by the mayor and par
ty of sixty other Philadelphlans, will
be in town next Friday. A large
number Of visitors are promised from
the outside, and Minneapolis will, Of
course, do herself proud on the occa-
SION
Who will be the Democratic candi-
date for governor of Minnesota? That
is Il question that can best be answer
ed following the national convention
at st. Louis. The timber is available,
but we can more easily pick out the
man most acceptable for the running
when the national platform of the par
ty has been declared.
From Republican sources comes the
announcement that the Democratic
party is disrupted in New York. For
the sake of more certain success let us
hope this is true. Democrats have al
ways gone on to victory, decisive and
overwhelming, in that state, under
just such circumstances. That's the
history Of the past. 1t will bear re-
pe;lting.
Wisconsin Democrats, at their con-
vention i'll Milwaukee, instructed their
delegates for q. G. Wall for president.
In the Eleventh district H. l.. North
was chosen as elector. Mayor Mcguire
of Hudson was appointed on the COM
mittee on credentials. In the final
breakaway it looks as though the vote
Of Wisconsin might go to Parker.
Something is going on in Ohio. At
the state Democratic convention, held
a few days ago, John B. Mclean,
James Kilbourn and Tom L. johnson,
the last three candidates for governor
and who have never co-operated be-
fore. combined to defeat the Hearst
organization in that state. Followers
of the noted journalist favored in
but the unit rule prevailed.
Miss Frances Vincent, the noted
singer, who has so often appeared be-
fore Minneapolis audiences, was on
the interurban car that was run down
by railroad train last Tuesday. She
was injured, though not seriously, and
her narrow escape from instant death
is subject for much congratulation
by her thousands of admirers in this
city.
Counselor Odell of the Ames de-
Tense, when asked the other day what
the status of that noted case was, re-
marked sententiously: 1T is in the
sere and yellow leaf of legal and
medical jurisprudence The next
thing is to make jury of peers I'M
derstand what that MEANS" says
Ralph Wheelock in Thoughts on
Things Material and Immaterial" in
the Tribune.
Charles Il. Murphy, leader of Tam
many Hall and its master spirit, is
said to be breaking down physically
under the continual strain upon him.
In this he differs much with Richard
Croker, whom he succeeded. Croker's