St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-14

combine which takes 100000 year
IRON the farmers of Minnesota. Will
you force these extreme views in your
state platform and lose oiie-half your
membership? l assert that we represent
over one-half of the men who
voted for Owen two years ago. lii
Blue Earth county twenty-four out OF
thlrty-one alliances voted against the
subtreasury plan.''
ITS false!' shouted Doc Fish.
1T is true" said Mr. Erwin, sand
there are two men who are ready to
vouch for the statement," pointing to
A. L. Foster and Gen, Baker. Thed
egates thought the fact that only nine
delegateS were present froms Blue
Earth, whence twenty formerly came,
was pretty near proof enough.
Whether you will have us rests with
yourselves" said Mr.. Erwin. 1--WE do
not ask you to alter your national
views; all we ask is that you allow the
Alliance party, your mother of 1900, a
chance to help you"
reply 10 Mr.. Erwin, and, falling the
platform. told how the highways of his
tory are strewn with the wrecks of Re-
publics. He declared that Switzerland
had the land loan scheme, and France
owned all her railroads, and the history
OF these two showed that there was
nothing to fear from either. He wound
up by asking if there were any who de-
sired to take a step backward. There
was negative shout. and, after asking
benedlction On his friends, the doctor
retired.
Robert Schilling. late secretary of the
People's party national committee, took
the platform and said he had an ex-
planation to make. He came forward
and told how he had been led to attend
a meeting at the Merchants year ago.
He declared he had attended the meet
Ing at the request of the friends of Mr..
Erwin and Gen. Baker. He had him
self suggested the compromise. and it
had been accepted by both. Mr.. Hall
had refused I'd serve with DR.. Fish, and
all the others had accepted their APP
pointmtntS.
Mr.. Carpenter had heard enough of
the lnterminable wrangle. ana he
moved that the convention proceed to
business. He called for the report OF
the committee on platform, and "Doc'
Fish explained that the committee had
adjourned to take part III the discus
sion. Then Mr.. Carpenter moved the
nomination of state ticket A Blue
Earth delegate couldn't subside at that
point. for he felt impelled TO denounce
Mr.. Erwin'S charges concerning the
action of Blue Earth Alliance as I'M
qua]ifedly false.
An amendment was offered deferring
nominations until the committee on
resolutions report, and the amendment
was carried amidst the most deafening
din and confusion.
Gen. Baker then requested to be
heard, but there were voices in depreca-
ton, but the majority acceded and Gen.
Baker went over the history of the Blue
Earth county quarrel, and also the ex-
citing incidents of the famous Harmonic
hall convention held in Minneapolis last
winter. He Endorsed the course of the
st. Louis convention in emasculating
the subtreasury measure, upon which
hypothesis the two warning factions had
divided. Gen. Baker warmed up to his
subject and delivered stirring speech,
but he was chOked off by the bowls of
the convention. Delegates yelled that
"A hired man stands on the floor" and
the like. The committee OH resolutions
once mere withdrew and resumed its la
lorS. A motion was offered to adjourn
until O'Clock, and this was amended to
divide upint0 district conventions to Sc
lect candidates for electors and members
of the state central committee, and an
adjournment was had until O'Clock.