St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-17
shall elect one at large to Omaha and four
delegates to said national convention.
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shall elect one at large to Omaha and four
delegates to said national convention
Basis of Representations.
Having limited the time within which
the state convention can be called, the
committee passed resolution authoriz-
ing the executive committee of the state
central committee to issue the call and
fix upon the day. AS stated before, this
must be done between July and 10,
Immediately after the Omaha gathering.
Andrew STEVENSON, of Polk county,
stated that the basis of representation
should be fixed, and he offered the fol-
lowing. which was adopted:
Resolved, That the representation in the
peoples party state convention shall be as
follows: First-Each local Farmers Alliance
and each local labor organization in exist
ence previous to the date of this call shall
be entitled to one delegate, to be elected by
the members thereof. Second-Each county
shall be entitled TO one delegate for the
county and one additional delegate for each
500 voters or major fraction thereof, cast
therein for s. NJ. owen for governor in 1890,
the delegates to be elected in the county con-
yentons, as provided i'll the resolution just
passed in reference to county conventions
held to elect delegates to the con-
gressional district coventons TO elect
delegates to the Omaha convention.
No proxies shall be admitted, but each coun-
ty and each alliance and labor organic
alton shall have the right to elect alternates
to act in case of the absence Of the delegates,
provided that delegate from any local
Farmers Alliance or labor organization shall
be entitled to represent in state convention
and vote for any other local Alliance or
labor organization in his county, not other
wise represented, by which he may have been
elected as alternate.
All Secret, of Course.
A great many amusing things hap
pened during the meeting Of the com-
mittee, which was, of course, secret.
For some reason the members suspected
that there were one or more reporters
in the adjoining room, and separated
from them only by thin door. At the
nelly several of the members amused
themselves by pounding upon this door,
one yelling at the top OF his voice:
''Hi, there, you reporters, do you
hear?'
The evening session was largely de-
voted to discussion of the financial
side of the coming campaign, as we'll as
the matter of sending out speakers and
organizers. Peoples party badges are
to be sold and the profits turned into
the campaign fund. Prof. A. S. Ed
wards and Thomas II. Lucas, OF Mime
apolis, are to be sent out at once 10
work in behalf of the state OrganiZa-
ton of the Peoples party. This will
not interfere with the army of Alliance
lecturers who are at work in behalf of
Alliance.
This meeting of the state committee
was harmonious affair, S. M. Owen,
Gen. }. II. Baker and A. r. HolSton
circulating among the followers of the
Sage and taking an active part in the
discussions. Everything passed off
smoothly, and not even the faintest
ripple of factionalism could be diseerned
OH the placid surface. This led to con-
siderable talk. many considering that
it meant that Mr.. Donnelly has decided
TO favor the nomination of Mr.. Owen,
he himself going into the race for
the United States senatorship. With
all his failings as leader OF
men, Mr.. Donnelly recognizes the fact
that with the Minneapolis editor at the
head OF the state ticket the Alliance
will stand much better show of carry
ing a large number of seats in the next
legislature. And this sudden flop of
Mr.. Donnelly to Owen is merely the
move of good general.