St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-30

that twenty-five or thirty of the most
influential POpulist delegates had prom
ised to work for the nomination of
straight Peoples party city ticket-in
the interest of EuStis, of course. Nine
tenths of the POpuiiSts are Haynes men
at heart, but they are not the men who
rule In the Lucas Martin conventions.
The convention was composed of IA
delegates. A good many spectators
were In the rear of the room, among
them the aforesaid EustiS "pluggerS"
working for the nomination of a straight
ticket. AS usual, the convention was
dominated by the LucaS-Martin gang.
the nomination for mayor, but. at the
last moment it was discovered that, as
publisher of the ProgreSsivei Age, he
runs non union Office.
A "scrap" came on temporary organi-
cation. Sylvester Kelliher and DR.. r.
r. Clark were candidates for chairman.
Kelliher was elected. C. A. Sheffield
was chosen secretary. Committees were
appointed on credentials and resolu-
tons. No contests. Then Temporary
Chairman Kelllher was forced down
and out,and DR.. E. F. Clark was elected
permanent chairman. In taxing the
boast of the Omaha platform as sec
ond declaration Of independence" make
the usual fling at the daily newspapers,
and predict Peoples party success in
nation, state, county and city. Tom
Lucas was called upon for speech.
Lucas pretended to be bashful, then
mounted the platform. The usual Lucas
harangue followed. "Subsidized organs
of the old parties,' ghosts of the ward
bummers who composed the old party
conventions" pockets full of the mill
ionaire's greenbacks" were some of the
highest notes sounded. Loren Fletcher
was rubbed for assisting in the
capitalization of the 500 road for S4.0O0.-
600. or an expenditure of 100000
EustiS was given rap for prating
about "patriotism' after building up
an immense fortune without any exer-
ton of his own. He admitted that he
couldn't saya word against &c. Haynes.
Lucas declared for mo fusion" II. h.
Martin followed in much the same
strain. On Martins motion it was de-
cided to appoint city committee of
three from each ward. The committee
is as follows:
First ward, II. B. Martin, DR.. A. c.
ward, William Stevens, o. Norback and
S. 0. Feeth; Third ward. w. G. Priebe,
A. E. Barker, Michael Hurley: Fourth
ward, S. Kelliher, E. j. Milestone, j.
f. Griffin; Fifth ward. E. F. Clark,
Adolf Hirschfeld, Gus Bloom; Sixth
ward, Charles Hultmack, II. A.
Hanson, j. E. Holmes; Sew
enth ward, Swan Anderson, Amos
johnson, Matthias Eldsness; Eighth
ward, G. st. John Cole, Frank Finster-
bach, G. A. Hall; Ninth ward. j. j.
Oman, Frank Quinn, Erick Anderson;
Tenth ward, no delegates; Eleventh
L. Wolsohn; Twelfth ward, B. w. Rob-
ertS, Thomas II. Parsons, Patrick Null
ligan; Thirteenth ward. no delegates.
Mrs. Eva McDonald-V alesh was called
upon and given an.uproarious reception,
although she tried to escape through
the door. Mrs. Valesh spoke for straight
independence without fusion, but de-
clared she was not the same sort of
Peoples party man as many of the dele
gates, meaning Lucas ct al.
The platform was short, declaring for
municipal reform and municipal owner
ship of monopolies, as street railways
minority report, bringing in prohibit
ton plank. He made speech for his
plank, which was not well received. A
dozen motions for and against the adop-
ton were made, then the whole matter
was tabled. Dobbyn was hot.
1t was 1880 when the making of NOM
nations was begun. Theodore Stark
was nominated for mayor by acclama-
ton. a.
c. A. Sheffield, j. ii. Paul and A. D.
Campbell declined to run for comp
troller, and w. Ii. Hammond was nomi-
mated by reclamation. w. r. Dobbyn
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the place of city treasurer blank. John
Gutenberg was nominated for city treas
urer, after dozen had declined. Sum-
her A. Laid, although already nomi-
mated by the Populists for Judge of pro-
bate, was nominated again, this time
for municipal judge.
Then the convention divided into
aldermanic caucuses. The First ward
will meet to nominate Monday evening.
The Second postponed action until
Tuesday evening. In the Third A. E.
Barker was nominated. although Hugh
Jennings had strong following. S. E.
in the Fourth. DR.. E. F. Clark was
nominated III the Fifth. Hans
A. Hanson was chosen in the Sixth.
Action was postponed indefinitely
in the Seventh, but the Populists will
support o. Fl. Shepley, the Democrat,
and John Nordeen, the Republican.
julius E. Miner, the anti-Grimes indie
pendent, was Endorsed in the Eighth.
}. 2. Wikstrom was the choice in the
Ninth. The Eleventh nominated i. A.
Finnerty. No nominations were made
in the Tenth, Twelfth and Thirteenth
wards. Mrs. Jennie c. Crays and Mrs.
Priscilla Miles were nominated
for the board of education. The
DlaceS on the ticket for library
board and park board were left vacant,
subject to the action of the city COM
mittee. Hector McLain was nominated
for justice of the peace in the South
district, and W. Fl. Mills, the Democrat,
was Endorsed in the North district No
nomination was made in the East side
district.