St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-18
FOR WHAT 1T Is WORTH.
The Farm and Labor Party Gives
Some Endorsements.

Thirtv-One members of the Farm and
Labor party met last evening at 123
| Nicollet avenue ana Endorsed county
ticket as made up from the three tick
cts now in the field. Ii was first re-
ported 10 the members assembled that
this ticket was made up by the county
committee, but as several members of
this committee who were present stated
that they knew nothing about it, it
dawned upon some of the members that
it was the work of but one Or two men.
Several of the men then demanded to
know who made up the ticket, but
Thomas Ii. Lucas and Judge WEIGH
headed them off by saying that they did
not need to accept unless they wanted
to, but they would like to have them
accept the ticket and then do as
they pleased about indOrSing it.
ticket before the meeting. A general
discussion then ensued as to whether
the ticket should be endorsed or
whether new ticket should be made
up. A majority of those present
wished to make up new ticket,
but after a fierce argument over the
question, which lasted until II o'clock.
and in which the ticket as made up was
ably defended by Thomas p. Lucas,
Judge Welch, John Griffin and John
McGurk, motion was finally carried
that the ticket be endorsed with
the exception of W. S. ChOwen,
for county commissioner for the Eighth
district. The reason why ChOwen was
dropped was because it was stated by
several members who were present that
he was dishonest, and that it could be
proven: that he was having men paid out
of the county funds for working at the
dredge boat at MinnetOnka, who were
not at work on the boat, but who were
working at SOlberg point for private
parties. John Griffin then stated that
ChOwen had promised him to en-
ploy 200 teams belonging to
men who were members of the
transfers union to work on the court
house excavation during the winter, if
he was endorsed by the farm and labor
party and could shut up that old kicker,
John DeLaittre. Thomas H. Lucas
also made a strong appeal for
ChOwen and said that, although he
had been formerly against the eight
hour system, he had become converted
and was in favor of it, and that he
would further state that every man on
the ticket was in favor of the eight
hour system, with the possible eXcep-
IlOD Vi II. II. L 0llllys Ilt CdIlOlUdlo
for county attorney, and that the reason
why they took him was because he was
honest. He was interrupted by having
a member ask the following queS-
ton: "How long has it been
since Mike Nash, candidate for
county commissioner. became an
advocate of the eight-hOur system.
Lucas answered that they had Nash's
promises in writing to support the
eight hour system if elected, and that
ought to be satisfactory. He was then
asked why Eye was put on the
ticket for sheriff instead of Swenson.
He answered this question by saying
that Eye was temperance man and
that SwensOn was not and that
was the only reason why they
took up Eye. This answer was
received with jeers and laughter
and several members left the room. A
vote was then taken on the question of
substituting E. 5, Barnes for w. S.
Chowen, as the candidate for county
commissioner from the Fifth district,
and carried. The ticket as Endorsed is
as follows:
c. B. Tirrell, clerk of court; j. H. Eye,
sheriff; J. h. Quinn, judge of probate; Will
lam Hasley, treaturer; ]. ii. Eustis, register of
deeds: X. l.. Penny, county attorney; Dr.T.L.
Laliberto, coroner; C.. j. Robinson, court
commissioner; P. NJ. Dahl, surveyor: county
commissioners, A. Il. LennoX, First district;
NJ. w. Nash, Third district; E. S. Barnes,
Fifth district.