, 1880-08-29


The Communists met in Convention last even
Ing ut Grecncbaum's Hail, the object being to so
through the furce Of nominating State and
| county ticket to be voted for this fall. All OF
| the mealbers OF the party Ia good standing we're
entitled to q scat In the body aud to a voice in
its deliberations. yet the attendance was small,
being limited Mt first to about sixty persons.
They we're boisterous from the beginning, for
they are divided among themselves on
everything, and ut times the strife was so great
that It was 1nomcntariiy expected thnt one of
the many fucrions would pounce upon tho other
and attempt to clean out the hall.
The body was not called to order until about
9ocock.
Tho trst order of business was declared to bo
tho reading Ut
TIE PARTY PLATFORM
reported by tho Central Committee. 1t was read
in both the English and German languages, and
demanded q reduction Of hours or lnbor tho
inspection of food to the end that all impuri-
Of a National Bureau Of Labor Statistics; tho
doing AWAY with the convict labor system: the
abolition of child labor In all industrial institu-
tons; the compulsory education Of all children
under II years Of aye; tho abolition OF tho
truck system, or payment Ut employees with
Ssta Gds 5anxns the eSRs sSssm a~{ The ~ rcpea i
OF the Militia law on the ground of its uncon-
stituuonality; the repeal of the so-callod .Co'l-
tion-lays national holiday; the redistricting Of
the city in Congressional. Legislative, and Alder
munic districts; accordlng to the growth Of
population; und the enactment of stringent
Election and Registration law
Tho platform WAS adoprod without discussion,
whom the body proceeded with the work Of
nominating candidates for the offices to b6
filled.
STATE orF1CEns-
The Central Committee submitted a list Of
candidates for all the offices, very much as it
the Whole thing h;td been arranged beforehand.
The individual recommended for Governor
was Erick johnson, the Chatrmsn, but On excited
office, which the first evidence of the dis
cord Of the gathering.
vote was taken in which Johnson received ~
and Dr.: Schmidt 25 votea, and Johnson declared
himself nominated.
A metnber objected and claimed d foul some-
where, and 1t wus siu u}taneousiy announced
that crowd was ut the door clamoring for ad-
mission.
MorRans crowd, or the English Section, who
waru bent on taking the body over to the Groom
back party. and rush was made for the door.
suspended for tho time. DR." Washington,
colored, was with the outside mob and appeared
to be sang them nna sr$ i1F T Tue ques
quickest blows. The crowd upon, tho inside
touk to the chairs as defense against tho in
making scene d-fying description. The result
of the whole affuir WAS that the iutruders wore
admitted, or got Ia after q severe struggle. NO
After the row had been quelled business was
proceed with, there being constant wrungle,
however, between the English and GertnAn-
speaking 1nembors Of the bolv. The result of
the squabble was the nomination of
TIE FOLLOWING TICKET:
Govcrnor-Erck johnson.
Lieutenant e Governor-G. Belohradsky,
Secretary Ut Stnte-August Vinegar.
Auditor-John Kay. Of Strentor.
Attorney tener71l-C. Williams,
ConKress-First District. Aid. Altpcter; Sec
oud District Christian Borreson: Third District,
4. l. Parsons.
Wren tho candidates for the Senate and Leg
1slaruro were reached tho crowd had been
wrought up to such fever that 1t was i1npossi-
bic to do anything, and the whole question was
referred tu the Centrai Committee In the |
mtdst OF the strife AID. Meier WAS put in nolu-
fnntfon for the Legislature. and he tnok occa-
sion IN declining tho honor to lecture the mob !
very severely, closing by introducing q resolu- |
ton donouncing the German organ OF tho purity, |
and demanding that its editor be read out of the
party condition Of his becoming cAnd1- |
dufe- |
The wrnngle which followed eclipsod anything |
ever seen iu q Democratic Convention, ana il |
half the bad blood shown had been spilled tho |
chuirs would have been floating around In gore.
The squabhje ended with the resolution being |
referred to the Central Committcc,-or 50 de-
cared by tho Chair,-an the ganx who had
knocked so vigorously an hour before for ad-
mission we're knocking even more vigorously to |
escape the company they found themselves ILL.,
They finally excricated themselves from tho
crowd, after which the rest Of the ticket was /
made up as follows, completing the ridiculous
farce:
County Commissioners - Messrs. Thosmark, !