St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-14
FOR LEGISLATIVE HONORS.
The Farm and Labor Party Take the
Field.
NO COUNTY TICKET YET.
The Prohibition Jubilee---Pr0bability
Lof a Taxpayers Legislative
Ticket.

The farm and labor convention to
place in nomination a county ticket and
members of the legislature was held at
Window hall yesterday afternoon. Be-
fore the convention was called to order
w, j. Warren, the superintendent Of
schools, and A. l.. Lennon, the county
commissioner, sailed in, glanced
over the assembled multitude,
and then sailed out again.
c. A. S. HigleY was nominated for
chairman and was elected by accla-
nation. A. S. Mclean was elected sec
rotary. The chair appointed the fol-
lowing committee on credentials: NJ. z.
Finnegan, John McGurk. 2. P. Cham
pion, j. f. Griffin, L. W. Lockwood.
The committee retired to make up the
list of delegates, and while the commit
tee was absent Col. William Welch, the
farm and labor nominee for at
torney general made some
what lengthy address, in which
he defued his position toward the
Iaboring men and the farmers in the
state. At the close of Judge Welch'S
address Mons Baker sang a political
song, which was well received. The
committee on credentials reported dele
gates from all the wards in the city, eX-
cept the Sixth. No delegates were pre-
sent from the country towns. The
temporary organization was maae per-
manent. and a committee consisting OF
John McGurk, DR.. NJ. 2. Finne-
gan, Judge William Welch, P. r.
Champion, J. II. Gooch and Miss
Sears was appointed on resolutions.
During the time this committee was
out Thomas Lucas made an address in
which he claimed that the
reason the number present
was so small was because the
men who would naturally be present
were at work earning their daily bread.
But, he continued, the men will put IN
an appearance at the polls and astonlsh
some of the old parties. The speaker
abused in turn the Democratic and Re-
publican parties, and rather implied
that neither party was any too GOOD.
ONLY LEGISLATIVE NOMINATIONS.
The committee on resolutions sub
mitted a platform for independent
political action in the interest OF the
working men against mOnOpOlies, and
indorseS the platform of the Farm and
I....ar State convention, together with
the state ticket. The report character
lied Ignatius DOnnelly as the champion
of the people, and an incorruptlble
friend of the working man. The plat
form was adopted by unanimous vote.
At this point the convention split up
into three smaller conventions. each
one representing legislative district.
The various splits were out some time,
but finally returned the following NOM
nations:
Twenty-eighth District-George A. Chase.
Twenty-ninth District-William Hosp, NJ.
MOgan, John ArnesOn, Thomas McN elgh,
Peter Moran, John Mccarthy.
Thirtieth District-Thomas II. Lucas. L. b.
Campbell, Moses Baker and j. F. Griffin.
On motion of DR.. Finnegan these can
didates were Endorsed by the entire con-
vention. Mr.. Casey wanted the vote by
which the platform was adopted recon-
sidered. In an instant Thomas Lucas
and DR.. Finnegan were on their feet,
protesting most vigorously. The motion
to reconsider was finally laid on the
table, with but five Directing votes. NJ.
MOgan, one of the nominees from the
TWenty-ninth district, appeared before
the convention and stated that he could
not accent the nomination rendered him
for the reason that he already held an
office in a labor organization. The con-
yentiOn adjourned without accepting
Mr.. MOgan'S resignation.
LEFT TO A COMMITTEE.
The county convention was then
called to order, with the same officers.
A motion to the effect that the cOnyen-
ton proceed to nominate county officers
was met with considerable opposition
from Thomas Lucas and others. Judge
Welch wanted to see a full ticket placed
in the field, while others wanted
ticket selected from the Democratic and
Republican tickets. Judge Welch fin
ally moved that the chair appoint COM
mittee Of seven to consider the mat
ter of placing a full ticket in
the field. This committee could,
he argued, call another meeting of the
conventional it was found desirable to
nominate a full ticket. John McGurk
said what he wanted most of all was to
see Il man PLACED in nomination for sup
erintendent of schools who was clean
man, such as the candidates of the other
parties were not. He closed by nOmi-
mating Mons Baker, but there were so
many objections to the motion that Mr..
McGurk had to subside. Thomas Lucas
made ringing address, in which he OPP
posed the nomination of a tull county
ticket for the reason that it was
rock on which the party would split.
He did not believe in putting so
much power ii the hands of a COM
mittee as was proposed by Judge Will
liam Welch, as there were men even in
the labor party who were after the
spOilS of office. He did not believe in
mixing up with the men of other parties.
By an almost unanimous vote it was
finally decided that the chair should
appoint committee of one from each
ward to consider the ACCESSIBILITY of
placing a full ticket in the field. The
chair was given three days in which to
appoint the committee. The conven-
ton adjourned subject to the call of the
committee.
There was one lady delegate, Miss
Florence Sears, very handsome young
woman.
A. d. Smith, Tim Byrnes, W. j. War
rem, j. J. McHale and other well known
politicians dropped in to look the ground
over.
Seven ''pIug" hats were in the con-
ventiOn.
Frank Hoover was present to see that
the interests of the printers were looked
after.
The convention was the quietest one
ever held in the city.
FISH JUBILEE.