New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-07-20
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our common cause rests with you. Take all
the extreme views you like. but if you can meet
US on state ticket and We will be glad to join
you.
Who must we ioin?" yelled q delegate.
Mr. ErWln-- ask you to join the Alliance
party Of 1890. That is all
The convention then adjourned until 4
| O'clock in the evening. :
EVENING SESSION.
The hrst business of the evening ses-
sion was the report of the convention on
| resolutions. The following is the re-
port:
THE PLATFORM
Resolved. That the Peoples party OF Mime
sofa atfirms and emphasizes the principles and
Demands OF our national platform. and declares
It's faith i'll the ability and Integrity of our cam
dldates for president and vice president. We
pledge to the citizens OF Minnesota the fidelity
OF the nominees of this convention to the prin-
ciples OF reform, embracing an immediate and
radical change in the state control OF corpora-
lions and transportation facilities. with direct
reference to the grain traffic and state taxation,
Resolved, That the constitution should be 30
amended that the people shall have the right to
| have all laws referred back to themselves for
approval or dsapproval.
RESOLUTIONS.
whereas. IL appears from sworn testimony
that eisantlc frauds are perpetrated upon the
grain growers OF Minnesota under our present
system OF grain inspecting and warehousing.
portation companies shall provide suitable ship
ping and Warehousing facilities at every station
on neir lines, also that the state shall erect
Dnluth Tor public storage grain.
Resolved, mat We extend our sympathies to
Ine oppressed workmen at Homestead and all
over Cue United States in their fight against the
expressions of monopolistic employers and we
urge them to join with us i'll an attempt to over
throw at the polls our common enemy, tho
monopolistic millionaires who are now through
their control OF the government and the indus
tries OF the country, rapidly and surely reducing
the people to condition OF political and indus
1 trial slavery. 5t{lf
| Whereas, We believe there Is corruption
caused by the forming OF political rings by
1 office holders therefore, be It
Resolved That no man holding saaried
/ Office shall have right to become delegate to
convention or serve as committeeman
Resolved. That it is the sense of this couyen-
ton that the board of managers of the Irvine
plant at Saltwater III, and the governor be re,
Irvine at nine cents per pound.
| A MINORITY REPORT.
Alter the reading of the platform and
resolution, Roe OF Washington appeared
| with minority report.
The first OF these Two planks, = he said,
is this:''
We believe the saloon an element OF monopoly
| and that the Peoples party should use ali en-
deayor for the destruction OF this evil OF So
| ciety.
Hesaid it should not be passed over FOR it
| was filling our prisons and beggaring our
homes. The other plank was:
| We believe all the people, without regard to
sex, shond have equal voice i'll making the laws
| on which depend the happiness and prosperity
1 OF our homes.
The chairman suggested then that the
| con. ention act on the other resolutions,
/ but Duncan o. Todd objected to the Irvine
resolution on the ground that the people
| could buy twlne cheaper in other parts of
the state than at Saltwater. This, then,
was le5t out, and a motion was made that
action be taken on the resolutions aside
from this one, and it was unanimously car
1 ried.
Here Mr.. Donnelly came forward and
/ said lie feared evil results would follow
| this vote. You have left this prohibition
/ plank out OF the platform, and people will
say we have taken back track" He then
/ offered this resolution, which was unanl-
/ mously adopted:
Resolved. That we believe it should be the
duty OF the legislature to submit to the vote of
i that are demanded by a reasonable number OF
! the voters OF the state.
The majority report of the committee
was adopted and alter considerable dis
/ cu:son the report of the minority was
4 tabled.
! BY unanimous vote the Irvine reso-
luton was tabled.
1 THE NOMINATIONS
Nominations We're then declared in or
der and Mr.. Carpenter Of Dakota county
! took the platform and in concluding q
1 q r ~ ~. u
j II have bean honored by our delegation to
i present q gentleman whom we recommend. In
4 Leaali OF Dakota county, the great common
wealth OF Minnesota, present the name OF the
Il great commoner, the great friend OF our home,
4 lgnatlus Donnely" Pandemonium.
\ Jockey of Todd seconded the nomina-
i tion or Donnelly, ami dozen counties o.
lowed IN seconding speeches amid the wild
est kind OF enthusiasm.
Mr.. Donnelly's nomination was made
hu a riS to A tito
then escorted Mr.. Donnelly to the platform,
and after the applause had died away, he
said:
Ny Friends know this is not time for
long speeches and that you wish to get through
i with your business and get back to your homes
Therefore l will simply say that l thank you
from the depths OF my heart, not only for the
4 honor you have conferred upon me, but the
4 extra ordinary unanimity with which it is given.
| Especially am grateful when remember it was
entirely unsolicited on my part by word or Decd
for 1 believe in the grand principle which our
4 party has adopted that the office should seek
the man AMI not the man the office. Whether
j you have acted wisely in nominating me re-
mains to be seen. but promise you will do all
that lies in my power for our success When
the harvest is over and we can get audiences
I Will take the stump and continue to speak until
the night before election not alone Tor myself
but for the ticket you will nominate tonight
ana tor the success OF our grand cause and every
ticket in every county i'll the state It will be of
4 little avalllf you elect me, unless you at the
4 same time elect house Of representatives ard
one atnat Will SLand ny US IN the struggles to
4 come. This is the paramount issue. Friends,
/ I am getting older and cooler than 1
was years ago, and l have tried to be
moderate, just and reasonable with all men. If
4 / have failed, or talked unkindly to any one of
our party, here express my regret for so doing
4 Every man who is with us here is my friend
4 At the conclusion of Mr. Donnelly's
speech, 81, 933. 43 was subscribed as cam
4 paign fund.
i AT II o clock the convention adjourned,
and will meet again at9 o'clock this morn
ing and nominate the rest of the state
ticket.
4 SECOND DAY.
i The convention was called to order short
~ after o'clock and after few prelimin-
4 aries proceeded to the nomination of a
Lieutenant governor.
4 Mr.. Wesenberg of Duluth in an able
speech putin nomination Kittel Halvorsen,
the nomination received several seconds
and on motion Kittel Halyorsen was nom
4 mated by acclamation.
For secretary of state II. B. Martin of
4 Hennepin was nominated by acclamation.
Il For state treasurer P. NJ. Ringdal of
i Crookston and Eric Matthison of Lac
fJnia parl ware y,la cod n, IT,