St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-17
THE SAGE LEADS OFF.
Donnelly Elected. a Delegate
to the Omaha Convention
Of July 4.
But One Peoples Party State
Convention to Be Held
This Summer.
The Call for the Election Of
Delegates to Omaha
Issued.
S. M. Owen Will Be Given the
Nomination for Gov
ePnOP.

Peoples party of Minnesota for govern
or in the coming campaign"
Thus spoke Hamlin V. P0ore, the
member of the Alliance executive co M
mittee from the Third congressional
district. Mr.. Poore is now and always
has been a strong and unfaltering sup
porter of the Sage of Nininger, and on
this account his remarks excited some
surprise in small coterIe OF politicians
who heard his words, the senator from
Dakota being usually considered as
violently opposed to the advance ment
or nomination of the eloquent Minneap-
oils editor.
''But Donnelly and Fish are opposed
to Mr.. Owen" remarked one.
THAT does not make any difference"
replied the Renviile man. 'They may
or may not be, but tell you that the
sentiment of the convention will be
overwhelmingly in favor of the renomi-
nation of Mr.. Owen. and no man or set
of men can prevent his nomination"
Firs Injecting.
The first real meeting of the state
central committee of the new Peoples
Party of Minnesota opened shortly be-
fore noon yesterday at the Merchants,
with all the members present except
Hon. John B. Hompe, Of Otter Tail, and
Darlington Phelps, of Stevens. Those
who appeared yesterday morning were
L. j. Meighen. of Forestville, chairman;
Louis Hanson. of Sabin. secretary; An
drew STEVENSON, of Polk county; 5. NJ
Owen, Of Minneapolis; G. A. Perkins,
Mcleod; J. FL. Baker, Blue Earth; j.
B. Hompe, Otter Tail; Andrew Rich
mond, Washington; j. Z. McNally and
E. W. Fish, Ramsey; Darlington Phelps,
Stevens; NJ. Wieseuberg, st. Louis; A.
R. Holston. Polk; c. F. Bohall, Todd;
Ii. B. Martin, Hennepln; Pat Gildea,
Murray, and A. Van Hes mitt, Murray.
The first matter brought up was the
question of how best to carry Oh the
work of the coming campaign. Litera-
ture, it was decided. the people must
have. and before adjourning resolu-
ton urging the purchase Of nearly all
the publications of certain Chicago
book house was passed. Much of this
is to be sold to the people at profit,
which is to he turned into the campaign
fund. After this discussion Secretary
Hanson announced that a number of
the county committees remained to be
up, dilu SUlIlC tiiiiO Woo QCfOoOi W
this work.
NEARLY all of the men appointed to
organize the counties" remarked Chair
man Meighen, "either accepted or have
recommended other good men for the
appointments who have the time. AT
the present date many of the counties
are thoroughly organized, having not
only full county county committees but
also in many cases township committees.
No, the big crops didn't kill us, and
neither the presidential election nor the
Minneapolis circus will do it. The peo-
pie are all right now, as they were two
years ago." .-e..
DonneIYy for Delegate.
The committees filled. the members
Of the committee took up the discussion
of the patter of calling the congress
sional district and state conventions for
the election OF delegates to the Omaha
convention. Considerable opposition
was manifested to the holding of two
state conventions, the farmers declaring
that it would take too much time. The
state is entitled to eight delegates at
large, and che matter was finally settled
by delegating toeach of the congressional
conventions the election of one delegate
at large. This provided for seven of
the eight, and the committee then unan
imously elected Senator Donnelly as
the eighth member. thus max
ing him III all probability the
first delegate elected to seat in the
Omaha convention. 1t was decided that
the convention for the nomination OF a
state ticket should be held between the
9th and 18th days OF July, that being
the time most satisfactory to the farm
erS.
For the regulation of the calling of
the various congressional and county
conventions, the following resolutions
were adopted:
How to Call Conventions.
Whereas The national committee of the
Peoples party of the United States mas fixed
the basis of representation III the Omaha
national convention to be held July next
at eight delegates from each state and four
from each congressional district; and,
Whereas, In the judgment of this commit
tee we should avoid putting our constituents
to the expense of holding a state convention
simply for the purpose of electing eight del
egates to the Omaha convention; therefore,
Resolved, That this the state central COM
mittee, requests each of the seven congress
sional conventions OF the Peoples party to
elect, at the same time they elect the four
delegates from the district, one additional
delegate at large as delegate for the state
and this, the state central committee, will
elect one delegate for the whole state, and
the said eight delegates shall constitute the
eight delegates to which the state shall be en-
titled in the Omaha convention.
Resolved, That we recommend that each
local Farmers Alliance of this state SHALL on
the 25tb day Of March meet at o'clock p IN.
and ratify the platform of principles adopted
at ST. Louis Feb. "a, 1892, and also at that
time elect three delegates to county con-
yention of the Peoples party to be held at
O'Clock p. m. on May n, 1892; and should
any Alliance fail to take such action on the
Goth inst, then we request them to meet as
soon thereafter as may be upon the call of
their president ana three members of the
same.
Resolved That we also request the sup
porterS OF the National Peoples party in each
township in this state to meet on March &c,
1892, at such place as the chairman of the
county Peoples party Of the said township
or the chairman of the county Peoples
party committee, where there is no township
committee. shall designate, and elect one del
egate for such township to the said county
convention.
Resolved, That the citizens of each ward
of any town or city who are supporting the
Peoples party shall on March 26 1892, meet
and elect one delegate 10 represent them in
| said county convention; aud that each labor
| organization which is in existence at the
| time OF the issue of this call shall be entitled
| to three delegates each to said county con-
VentlOn. III the cues Oh St. raul, Mime
| apolis and Duluth there shall be one dele
gate elected for each precinct instead of each
| ward.
! Resolved, That the county conventions of
| the Peoples party provided for herein shall
| have full power to exclude from representa-
ton therein any delegate who they believe
does not represent real organizations or citi
zens in sympathy with our party and princi-
pies.
Resolved, That the chairman of each con-
| nall Of he &C
| party shall call together his committee on OF
before the 4th day of May. 1892, and prescribe
the number of delegates which each county
in that district shall be entitled TO in the con
gressionsl convention on some uniform and
equitable basis satisfactory to the said COM
mittee, and to fix the date and place for said
congressional district convention, which