The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-02
What the Editors Say


The Democratic state convention
held at Duluth last week proved to be
one OF the greatest and hottest con-
Ventlons in the history of the party,
ana as a result, Minnesota will not send
an instructed Hearst delegation to St.
Louis. The opposing forces battled
hercely for supremacy, the police had
to be twice called in to preserve order,
a bolt was finally imminent, but cool
heads counseled moderation and the
day was saved. John Lind, although
repudiated by his own district, assert
ed his powerful personality, finishing
a winner, and enabling the anti
Hearst element to carry the day. An
important feature of the convention
was Congressman Lind's announce
ment that he would not be a candidate
Tor reelection at the expiration of his
term Through the influence of Mr..
Lind the ants succeeded in electing
three of the four delegates at large,
as follows: John Lind, L. A. Rosing
and c. D. O'Brien. The single Hearst
man to win out was H. L. Buck, chair
man of the state central committee
The district delegates were equally d.
vided, eleven being for and eleven OPP
posed to Hearst The principles of
the Bryan Democracy were Endorsed
by the convention as the principles of
true Democracy. The outcome of the
convention shows that the Hearst
boom in Minnesota has received a Sc
we're, if not fatal, blow.-Big Stone
County Journal.
There is no reason why Democrats
should not view with a good deal of
satisfaction the political situation in
Wisconsin. 1t is clear there can be no
peace in the Republican factions They
are both in the field to fight to fin
ish, La Toilette believing he can hold
those who have adhered to him in the
past and the StalWarts believing that
party loyalty, which has been some
thing to count on in times past, will
induce them to vote for the ticket of
the federal crowd. This belief accent
yates the determination on both sides
to make no move~loolsing to a compro-
mise. As for the president, he has
been between the devil and the iron
works. His final determination was
that it would not do ~ turn down SEN
ators Spooner and Quarles, and thus
embroil himself with the leaders of the
stalwarts in Wisconsin. 1t is now a
case in this state of under which king,
Benzonian? speak or die!''-Oshkosh
Times.
The fact that Hearst was defeated
in the Democratic state convention
held in Duluth last week speaks we'll
for Democracy in Minnesota. The del
egates from this state go to the ma
tional convention in st. Louis unin-
structed as to choice for president.
The convention was not without it's
strife. Lind went to Duluth practical
ly defeated. He took the floor and
swept his enemies away by his plead
1ngs and his eloquence. He did it by
declaring that he would retire from
public life at the expiration of his pres
ent term of office as member of con-
gress. He anticipated before he went
TO Duluth that he was dead duck"
and he had but little to sacrifice when
he announced that he was through
with public office.-Graphic-S Sentinel.
If the Democrats can get together
after the st. Louis convention there are
the brightest prospects of controlling
the house in the next congress. More
than this, they have fighting chance
for the presidency The Republican
leaders are not nearly so sanguine as
they were month ago. There are no
grounds on which to base absolute GER
talnty. The personality of the Repub-
ican standard bearer will not count
for as much in the East as it will in the
West. The centers of population in
this country are by no means as pro-
Rooseveltian as some Republicans be-
l1eve. The Republicans will have. pro-
vided they are pitted against a solid
Democracy, as hard fight on their
hands as they have had in all their his
tory.-Grand Forks Evening Press.
over $4,000 men have been laid off
until business picks UP. And all this
In these good old Republican times
under the good Republican flag.-St.
Peter Herald.