St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-23
Representatives of Labor Or
CARNATIONS Hold Their
County Convention.
Nominations For the Legisla-
tuPe and Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners.
Masons Take the Initiative
For the Relief Of Yellow
Jacks Victims.
A Legal Opinion Concerning
the State Plant At
Saltwater.

One of the liveliest conventions that
has been held in st. Paul for many
day was the one which assembled yes
terday at Labor hall, No. 20 East Sew
enth street. 1t was the county conven-
ton of the Independent Labor party,
and there were sixty-one delegates in
attendance, besides number of local
lights from other parties that swelled
the number to fully 100. The con-
vention was called to order at 2 p. IN.
On motion c. Blakely was elected tenn
pOrary chairman and Mr.. Francis secre-
tary, and the temporary officers were
afterwards made permanent. The
chair named as committee on creden-
tials MeSsrs. Haverkamp. Miltrandt,
HOskins. COnstans and Amos. Quite a
tilt was held in committee over seating
as delegates Thomas McKeOn and
Frank Casserly, it being urged against
them that they come from clubs not Or
ganiZed in the regular way. 1t
was explained that they were regu-
lar delegates of the old Eighth Ward
Independent clubs. These gentlemen
were finally admitted. An effort was
also made to exclude c. ]. Meyers, the
opposition to him coming largely from
the socialist element, but he, too, was
successful in securing a seat. Then
came a rumpus growing out of the
question whether a full county ticket
should be nominated, or simply legis-
Iative ticket. The wrangle which en-
sued, and in which everybody took a
hand, developed the fact that
THERE WE'RE TWO FACTIONS
in the hall, one led by Emil Constans,
and which favored nominating a COM
plete county ticket, and the other, cham
piOned by MeSSrS. Corwin and Johnson,
who deemed it wise to simply make
legislative nominations. believing that
more favorable results could be accom-
plished for labor interests by so doing.
The chair tried to do the square thing,
but as there were no less than
three men on the floor at
time, he gave up in despair. Emil
Constans had his following under per-
feet control, and when he pulled his
little string up went man and off went
speech. The question as to whether a
free county ticket should be NJ m mated
was finally put to the convention and
was defeated by vote of 81 to 80. The
following legislative candidates were
then nominated: John Fisher, old
Third ward; +. x. Darrell, as represent
alive from the old Fifth ward; James
Mcclure, old Second and Sixth wards;
II. Harrity, old First and Fourth wards;
Mr.. Fayder, old First ward. Nominations
from the Eighth ward and country were
left vacant. The candidates for county
commissioners nominated were: Thomas
Reese, Chris Gaethke, Joseph Heating
and p. L. Mcdonald. Thomas Ryan,
Mr.. Erwin's old law partner, was nOmi-
mated for county attorney, He was
called upon and made a neat little
speech, accepting the honor Goa
ferred. He said he was wiling
to follow where Mr.. Donneily led.
The convention then adjourned. 1t is
breeZed around that Emil ConStans and
his followers threaten to hold boilers
convention because a free ticket was
not put up. They consider the action
of the convention piece of toadyism TO
the old political parties. ConStans is
accused of bringing Ryan out and then
going back on him in the convention.