St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-09

to their convention on the 10th day of
July, for the purpose of considering the
propriety of independent political
action, and should they accept their in
vitation they have asked them to CO.
operate with them both in selecting
candidates and in conducting the cam
paign. The officers assure the labor
organizations that if they will send
their delegates they will use their IN
auence to insure their admission as
delegates on an equal footing with the
alliance delegates, and that they shall
have an equal voice both in the selec-
ton of tho candidates Oh the ticket and
iii the general supervision of all matters
of interest to them. Last night depu-
tatiou from the labor organizations met
with NTessr. Hall and Lathrop and
assured them that as far as their IN
tiuence went they were in hearty SYM
pathy with the movement, and that they
would use their best endeavorS to make
the movement general throughout the
state.
The subject of platform is causing
Alliance leaders considerable thought at
the present time, many of them fearing
that the eonseution will insist on plac-
down to Bellamyism, into the dOeu-
ment. Others, and by far the greater
number. insist that the convention will
be made up of cool headed, conservative
men, who will be inclined to go slow III
these matters. OF course if the Sage OF
Nininger gets whack at the platform
it will be decidedly lurid, but the dele
gates will hardly adopt anything that
will drive away rather than attract votes
to their ticket. From present. lndlea-
tions the platform will have the true
tariff reform ring to it, and Will be
rounded off with pronounced plank on
state regulation Of the railroads.
One of the shrewdest and brainiest
Alliance men in the state is Hon. John
j. Furlong. of Austin, who is now in the
CITY on business. Mr.. Furlong was in
the legislature of 1887, having been
elected on the Democratic and Alliance
ticket in 1886. He made splendid
record and is deservedly popular i'll his
county. He is real farmer, and ownS
and operates fine farm near the county
seat of Mower county. He will be
delegate to the Alliance convention
next week and will be one OF the con-
sentative side.
Sam Nichols spends nearly all his
time at the Merchants these days.
catching Oh to various bits OF poiltlcai
information that seem to float that way
SO naturally.
Guessing the names of the Farmers
Alliance ticket is popular fad i'll the
various hotel Hobbies.
Hon. NJ. l.. Mccormack, of Grand
Forks, is in the city. ''Mac" declines
to talk politics to any extent, but a
friend who was with him declared that
he would be the next governor OF North
Dakota.
Hon. Charles c. Wilson, the distin-
guiShed Rochester lawyer. predicts the
nomination of Judge Wilson. of Vino
na, by the First district Democrats, and
his triumphant election. Mr.. Wilson
| will take the stump for the judge-aa
action which in itself is a tribute to the
| brilliant Winona statesman.
John Lind is now at home trying to
repair his fences. which were so badly
blown down by his vote on the Mckin-
| ley bill. He is said to have informed a
| friend that he would not be a candl-
date if the farmers make nomination
at Kasota on the 18th.
The Third district federal officials
will renominate Congressman Oar
Hall at Glencoe week from to-day.