New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-07-13

Ess IlG IlululHuliOn was GecOnueQ nv ALtOr,
ney Erwin, and the Blue Earth man was
elected the nominee OF the party on ris-
inf Th Ss,s, wsr. ,r,.. ., A.. ~, -.
parts oithe hall, and the general stepped
forward to make his formal acceptance,
which he claimed must be upon certain
conditions
1T - the unexpected when always happens.
ana certainly this ID unexpected TO me, said
Gen, baker 1.-THE platform which we have
adopted was carefully considered in our COM
mittee meeting. 1t meets with my hearty eli
dorsement and approval, and would not con-
ss. 10 any change Ss tra these pnelplss
less campaign, and / had the honor of hearing
no nniInportant part in the contest. In advo-
eating those principles ] had the honor of
espousine' the same as adopted here to-day,
We must be consistent, and there is no reason
why we should depart from them. 1t is appar-
ent that tho reform forces i'll the state are not
united, and no one regrets 1t more than |. You
VIII pardon mo II say cannot accept this
nomination except conditionally, / will mot,
dare not, aud cannot permit my nomination
to come in the way OF The harmony OF the re-
form forces III the state"
WANTED A RECONCILIATION,
The general then proceeded to unfold his
scheme Tor establishing this harmony. He
believed 1t would be best to pause here and
appoint cammittee on conference to rec
oncile, II possible, the two factions at next
weeks convention of the Peoples party. Ii
a RECONCILIATION could be accomplished he
would be willing, he said, Ii it was found
necessary to retire from the field. His res
ignation hewould place in the hands ofthe
state comimttee.
Gen. Baker, on taking his seat, was loud
ly appiauded. AWilkin county delegate
said that his county had favored the nomi-
nation OF Owen, but II, view of his late
action Wilkin county was for Baker. In
deed, very few OF the delegates prosess to
understand the position Of Mr., Owen, and
he 10 not the popular man he was several
weeks ago. rheey leel that he may have
been making hid for the PEOPLES party
nomination. Attorney Erwin requested
the chairman to appoint state executive
committees of the Alliance party of twenty-
tive mem bers--a new state central commit
tee-this committee to be instructed TO
wait upon the state central committee Of
the Peoples party at the convention next
week, as suggested by Gen. Baker. In the
event OF a conference the committee is to
have full power to act as it may seem hest
Tor the Alliance party. limo conference is
granted thescomnlittte will then proceed to
I'LL out the state Alliance ticset with Gen.
Baker ut the head. The Peoples party will
then be Responsible for any tight which
may be made,
Chairman Sprague then announced the
following
STATE CENTRAL coMM1TTER.
ohn Il. Homne. Otter Tall John Diamond,
Blue Earth; w. III. Hixson. Grant, George w.
| spraene Fillmore r, j.. Hall, Stevens: Il, III.
| McGhee, Ghlsago; CArrington Phelps, Hennepin,
CaptsA. H. Nelson. Hennepin; w. w. Erwin,
Ramsey; a.. Il. Foster, Blue Earth: Nels Ander-
son. Otter Tail; Thomas Ward, Ramsey; O. q.
Iohnshrud, Freeborn, J, B. Dukes, Henncpin;
| 4, =, Gardner, Ramsey; $, II. Harrison,
Mower Albert Warren, Lincoln: Frank Hos,
kins, Otter Tail, T, A. Peterson Steele; Charles
Canning; ST. Louis; A. n, Green, Dodge, ex-
| Senator Matthias Nachhar. Scott.
0naMotion offs. II. Harrison OF Mower
county it WAS decided that in case the two
parties did not harmonize the members oil
the state central committee should be en-
powered 70 organize congressional district
committees, selecting one member from,
each county to act with those Oh the state
committee. before an adjournment was
taken the convention was addressed by
| Walter Muir, an Alliance leader of North
Dakota, and Prof Dolby, editor Of the
Progressive Age OF Minneapolis,
Alter the convention adjourned the new
state central cominiIlee Incl aud organized,
On the Matian OF CarriAgtan phelbs N.
| W. Erwin Of 81, Paul was unanimously
elected chairman, Albert Warren, the
iaTnler secretary, was Teapnaintea lpIa.
pafaFliy, and VII aisehafge the duties Until
a peTnlaAe nt secretary is elected.