St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-29
LOCAL OPTION CONVENTION
Resolves to Make Fight Again for the
Anti-Saloon Measure,
BUT WILL NOT TAKE SIDES
In the Big Fight That Is Waged Over
the Big Argus
Chief.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe
CASSELToN, Sept. 2S.-The Prohibit
tion County convention was called to
order "Wednesday at o'clock p. m. by
NJ. IL. Kiff, of Tower City, chairman of
the local option committee, who stated
the object of the meeting to twenty-five
men and nine ladies. Smith Stimmel,
the Democratic candidate for the coun-
ell, was present, and moved that his
personal friend, o. w. Francis, of Fargo,
be made permanent chairman. Francis
was elected unanimously, and upon
taking the chair thanked the convention
for the honor bestowed. 1t was an
ANTFEDWARDS CONVENTION
up to the time of appointing the COM
mittee on resolutions. when it became
evident that Stimmel and Francis were
attempting to run things for political
purposes, and there was decided re-
mOnStrance against trickery. The COM
mittee was appointed, and the conven-
ton adjourned for two hours for the
purpose of allowing the committee
time to draft the resolutions. 1t is re-
ported on good authority that resolu-
lions indOrSing the
MUGwUMP TICKET
had already been prepared, but fearing
they could not be carried, the following
was substituted:
Whereas, The question of local op-
ton is again before the people of CaSs
county, to be voted upon at the coming
election in November;
Whereas, The declaration of princi-
pies of opposing parties Is now before
the people, and that only the platform
adopted by the Peoples ticket has con-
sidered the subject of temperance; and,
Whereas, We believe the third para
graph of said platform, relating to the
traffic of Intoxicating drinks in said
platform, is full and fair presentation
of the issue now before the people of
this county upon that subject; there
fore
Resolved, First.-That we, the friends
of local option, hereby indOrSe said res
olutiOn as the sentiment of this conven-
ton.
Second.-That the present local OPP
ton law, poorly enforced, is preferable
to any license law of any kind or sort.
Thlrd.-That we recognize the fact
that great good has been accomplished
in Cass county, by the passage and
adoption of the local option law, and
deem it of great importance that it not
only be continued in force, but that we
use our best endeavOrS to secure such
amendments thereto by the coming
legislature, as will facilitate its rigid
enforcement.
After the reading of these resolutions
it was evident by the clouded counte-
nance of Chairman Francis that the
original programme had been deviated
from, and
A STORMY SCENE
was only prevented by the speedy
adoption of the committees labors.
Officers of the Cass county local option
alliance were then elected for the en-
suing year, and Smith Stimmel, who
had made nearly every motion during
the session, sadly arose and moved to
adjourn, and the assemblage dispersed.
Everybody was pleased with the action
of the convention, except Stimmel and
Francis, who had come with the fond
anticipation of an Endorsement of the
mugwump anti-Edwards ticket, but met
with disastrous failure.