The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-07-21
THE PEOP LES PARTY
First Convention Of the Peoples Par
ty Of Minnesota Held at st.
Paul.
Hon. Ignatious Donnelly Nominated
for Goyernor--0ther Officers
Nominated.

Nominated.
The first convention of the Peoples Party
OF Minnesota was called to order at st. Paul
by Chairman Meighen 9th state central
who read the call and announc-
ed the following temporary officers:
Temporary chairman A. D. Stewart; tempo
sistant secretaries, G. seeburger Of St. Cloud and
Robert Ecktord OF st. Pau reading clerk, G. III.
Johnston OF Pipest one; sergeant-s t. arms a.. Q.
WEIGH OF Mcleod; assistants,J. H. Lackey OF
Todd and s. P. Rasmussen OF st. Paul.
Temporary Chairman Stewart made the
usual address. III which he complimented
everybody because of the 'magniticent
gathering" and said it was a convention of
earnest and industrious men thoroughly
aroused and bovnd to wrest the reins OF
power from the hands OF those who had
held them so long, and inaugurate an era
of great and sweeping reform.
THE COMMITTEES.
The first step was the appointment of the
usual committees, and on suggestion by
Mr.. Hanna of Murray the committee on
credentials was composed Of one delegate
from each county. the list being as follows:
Blue Earth, w. 6. Daily: Brown, Chris Ahlness;
Benton, !. A. Barnum; Big Stone, A. $. McGhee
Becker, +. j. Moore; Chippewa, John Kuhn
Cottonwood. Charles Chadderdons; Chisago c.
f. Stark: Carleton, A. Apderson Clay A. H.
NJ. Dodge; Douglas, II. G.. Douglass; Hennerin,
E. T. Clark; Freeborn, w. w. Sweet; Goodhue;
Fred Cluett Hubbard, j. W: Smith: Houston;
J.: A: Eberhard: Isanti, Q. 4. Lndberg: Jackson,
w. Y. King; kittson. +. W. Wagner: LIE Sueur
P. shipman; Lincoln, George Meme: Kandiyohl;
John swenson; Lac gu, Parle; John Mcguire,
Mile Laos, q. ?. Kerr; Morrison. Hen.
~ Bourk; Mower, a: Kingsbury; Meeker;
b D;,,l Manning IN Otter Tail, O. - Forsyth.
Rice, Gilbert Fish, Pope, Carl Erickson Polk;
W. S. Hunt: Ramsey. A. B: Ferris; Renvle. +.
G. Green; Redwood, n. L. Gilbert; sherburne. A.
Clapp: St. Louis, John Jensworch: Stearns, A.
n. Stearns; Stevens Il. Callahan: Todd. D. S.
Dum man Traverse, G. a. Westphal; Murray, q.
Austin; Norman, B. NJ. Chesley; Mobiles, J. H.
Maxfeld; Wilona S. Hessegrave; Wadena, G.
A. Alton; Waseca, w. A: Fee; Watonwan John
Erlckson: Wabasha, John Morrow Wilkin,
Medicine, S. Lindsay.
The following committee on resolutions
was appointed
At Large-E. W. Fish.
First Dissr!ct-William Meiehen, Fillmore; H.
Second District-C C. Goodnow, Ppestone; F.
NJ. Currier. Blue Earth.
Third Dstrict-H. A. Swain, Wright; r. War
Fourth Distr.ct--W alworth Ramsey; A. D.
Fifth Dis1r;ct-H. B. Martin, Jonas Howe,
Sixth DISTRICT. L. Robbins stearns; c. F.
Bohall. Todd
Seventh District-Andrew STEVENSON. Polk;
William ReaFdon, Clay.
Mr.. Donnelly being loudly called for
delivered short speech
The afternoon session was one Of the
most interesting ever held by a political
party in this state. Pat Rahilly OF Wabasha
openedsthe bail by offering the following
resolutions:
:, Resolved, That it is the sense OF this conven-
ton that the board Of prison managers at Still
water be requested to sell the present years
product Of binding Irvine at 9 cents per pound.
Mr.. Rahilly said he had been assured
that 1t the convention passed such resolu-
ton unanimously the managers would re-
duce the price OF twine accordingly.
$. On the motion Of Mr.. Miller Of Renville
the resolution was sent to the committee
on resolutions in spite OF Mr.. RahiIly's OPP
position. a. -ss.i lss= s54 u: . b s39|3E. I
The committee on credentials now re-
ported that the various counties were rep
resented by delegates as .ollows:
Anoka. 1; Blue Earth, 8; Brown, 12; Benton,
tonwood, 4; Carver, 4; Chisago, >; Carlton. 81
Cass. 2: Clay, 16; Dodge, Is; Dakota, IA: Doug
las, Z: Fillmore. Is: Freeborn. 4; Goodhue g.
8; Jackson 4; Kittson, 2; Kandiyohi, II; lie
Sueur, 4 Lyon. s. Lincoln, II; Lac qui Parle,
y: Mover. 7; Martin; 4; Murray; s. Mcleod
?: Marshall, $; MOBILES, ' s. Nicollet ltso 4;
Norman, 8; olmsted, s; Otter Tail, 10;
PPi p 5: Pope, 9; Polk q;
Vile Vile. Is s5vy g. sherbarne' uoo swift ii k io
Stevens, Z; stea,ns, IS; S.. Louis, 6; Todd,
L. Traverse, s: Winona, 4; Waseca, 6; Wa.
R Mxht 8 W Watonwan e Is Il
icine, II, Total, $50.
! On the motion of Mr.. Rahilly the chair
| man appointed the following as the COM
! mittee on permanent organization and
| rules:
| Pat Rahy, Wabasha; W: R. Holley, Pope;
| S. Edwards. Hennepin; T. L. Gilbert, Redwood;
| J. J. Mooney Yellow Medicine Thomas Lucas.
Hennepin; N. Love, Brown; 2. Ringdal, Polk.
! While waiting the report ofthe com
mittees, Mr.. Schilling Of Milwaukee de-
| liyered an address.
A committee from the Farmers Alliance
was announced and the chair appointed q
committee to escort them into the conven-
| ton hail. !,
When the committee retired the com
nAttee on permanent organiza-
| ton made report recommending
that the temporary organization be
vention proceed to nominate a state ticket;
ties. - = -
The alliance committee was then intro.
duced and Mr.. w. w. Erwin the spokes.
man addressed the convention, he
said:
Il appear as the sp okesman OF fifteen cen
| tlemen representing the state central commit
tee of the Alliance party OF Minnesota said
! Mr.. Erwin, "a party which embraces one-h all
| or one third OF the elnbership Of your own DO
! littcal party. We come from the Alliance party
| OF 1890 to ask you to affiliate with us on state
issues and to work together to set right m any
wrongs not yet righted. We obtained 5000
] votes to uphold our standard. but were beat en
I united. at the polls by the old parties by 80 COZ
| each. on state issues, which we could ask son,
! most conservative men to stand Since then b
| new party has sprung up and taken root il,
! Minnesota. 1t has held a national convention
| and adopted q national platform embracing the
general sentiment OF the whole country, apC
! not controlled BY the local needs Of the severa
| measures Of reform .ar i'll advance OF those
OF any political party They will
/ revolutiOnize the government md institutions
i OF this country, convert the government into d
great railroad corporation and 4 great nationa
1 and district bank Are you willing to close the
doors to private enterprise In these two matters
| and delegate the monopoly to your government
! We cannot subscribe to these two planks
WE WE'RE WITH you
/ in 1890 and we'are identified with the reform
/ movement IN this state. We ask you to sc
form your line OF battle in his state that W.
can join you and present again 8 united front
! against the plutOcrAtic foe. We don't wish tc
interfere with your national platform a.c
presidential electors, but We ask that your state
| platform be such that we can join YOU Th.
greatest issue i'll this state is the movement tt
crush the great wheat combination which takes
1 $10.OOO,OOO annually out Of the farmers
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