The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-07-23
THE PEOPLES PARTY
First Convention Of the Peoples Par
> ty Of Minpesota Held at st.
.' Paul.
Hon. Ignatious Donnelly Nominated
for Govcrnor--0ther officers
Nominated.

The first convention of the Peoples Party
OF Minnesota wa called to order ut st. Paul
by Chairman Meighcn of the state central
committee, who read the call and
ed the following temporary officers:
Temporary chairman, A: d. stewart: tempo
rary secretary, 2. NJ. Ringdal Of CrooGston: as.
sistant secretaries. G. Seebnrger of st. Cloud aud
Robert EcEiOrd OF st. Pau reading clerk. {. II.
Johnston OF Pipestone; sergemnt-st- arms, A. Z.
We en- OF Mcleod: assistants, J. ii. Lackey o
Todd and 5. L. Rasmussen OF st. Paul.
Temporary Chairman Stewart made the
usual address, in which he conplimented
everybody because of the magnificent
gathering" and said ii wa a convention OF
earnest and industrious mcH thorou ably
aroused and bond to wrest the reins OF
power from tho hands Of those who had
held them SO long, aud inaugurate an era
Of great and sweeping reform.
TlIE COMMITTEES.
The first step was the appointment OF the
usual committees and on Il suggestion by
Mr.. Hanna of Murray the committee on
credentials was composed OF one delegate
from each county. the list being us follows:
Eenton. !. A: Baruum; Big Stone, a: $. McGllee.
Becker. Il. J. Moore: Chippewa, John Kuhn.
Cottonwood. Charles Chaddtrdons: CHS 'eo. e.
+. Stark: Carleton. A. Anderson; Clay, A. II.
NJ. Dodge: Douglas. II. q. Douglass; Henilefin.
+. Il. Clark: Freeborn. W. W. Sweet: Goodhue:
FREQ Cluett: HuDDafd, y. w. Smlth' liousIohi
:; A.. Eterhara: Isanti, Q 4. Lindbs re: Jackson.
W. Y. King; Kittson. I. W. Wagner: lie Sueur:
r. shipman; LINCOLN. George Meme; K"ndtyolh;
iS1% s " ! hnG 5 MsLs raI''i a sHnn La ns v%'1rs.
Mile Lacs. 7: P. Kerr Morriso": Hen.
,; Mannins; Otter Tail, O.; F. FORSYTH.
Rice. Gilbert Fish; Pope, Carl Erickson: Polk:
W. s. Hunt; Ramsey. A. B: Ferris: Renville. +.
q. Green: Redwood. r. L. Gilbert: Sherburne. A..
n NNlitrox. C;Ilou y "A tnSurnvo GUiFt a 8
Clapp: st. Louis, John Jenswpr;h: Stearns, A.
n. stear s; Stevens. 7. Callahan; Todd. d.. 8.
Duman: Traverse, G.. A. Westphnl;. Murray, Il.
+. ptfer; Martin, {. D; Everett; Nicoiler. n. \.
Austin: Norman, b. NJ. Chesley; Mobiles, j. IL.
Mnxtie.d: Wilona. $. Hesse|grave: Wadenn. e.
A. Alton; Waseca. w. A. Fee: W~atonwnl. John
EricksOu: Wabnsha. John Morrow: Wilkin,
Robert Clover; Wright, i. kirshemer: Yellow
Med cine. S. Lindsay.
The following committee on resolutions
was appointed:
At Lurge-E. W. Fish.
First District-William Me'shen, Fillmore; II.
SECOND Dis, rict-C.C Goodnow, Pipestons; +.
NJ. Currier. Blue Earth.
Fourth Observation-Disclosures. Ramsey; A. D.
Rove, Washington.
sixth District. L. Robbins. stearns; c. f.
Bohnll. Todd.
Seventh District-Andrew STEVENSON. Polk;
William. Re ,rdon, Clay.
Mr.. Donnelly being loudly called for
delivered Il shOrt speech.
The afternoon session was one Of the
most interesting ever held by a political
party in this state. Pat Rahilly OF WabaslIa
opcned:,Ee bail by offering the following
RESOLUTIONS:
ton that the board Of prison managers at Still
water be requested to sell the present years
product OF binding Irvine ut 8 cents per Iouno.
Mr.. Ral.illy said he had been assured
that if the convention passed such a ,csoIu-
ton unanimously the managers would re-
duce the price 0; twinc accordingly.
On the motion of Mr.. Miller of 1tenville
the resolution was sent to tho committee
on resolutions in spite OF Mr.. Rahilly's OPP
position.
The committee on credentials % re-
ported that the various counties were rep
resented by delegates rs .ollows:
Anoka. /: Blue Earth, 8; Brown. IL; Benton.
16; Biz STONE. =: Becker, 3; Chippewa. E: Cot-
onwood. 4; Carver. 4; ChiSago, =: Carlton. 3:
lag, 7: Fillmore. Is: Freeborn. 4; Goodhue. &;
Houston. 8: Htlnepin, -; Hubb .rd; 4; I.anti.
3; Jackson. !; kitt;on, 2; kandiyohi. IL; LIE
i6; Meeker. s: Mile Lacs, s.; Morrison
4 Sorn Ms,'h s; o,m %; , So''; :; S 8; S'e9 Ssif, 4, 3:
Rice, s: Ramsey, Z: Rock. 8: Redwood s; Rem
vile. 20; sibley. 9; sherburne. Z: Swift. 10:
Stevens. Z; Stea! us. Is; s Louis, 6; Todd,
IL: Traverse. q: Winona. 4; Waseca, q; Wa
bashs; =; Watonwsn' 3; Washington, II;
icine, IL. Total, $50.
On the motion of Mr.. Rahilly the chair
man appointed the following as the COM
nlittee on permanent organization and
rifles:
Pat Rahilly, Wabasha: w. R. Hollsy. Pope;
J. l. Vermilyea. 0 .msted: Gilbert Fish. Rice: A.
s. Edwards. IIennepin; I: l.. Gilbert. Redwood;
Hennep:n; n. Lowe, Brown; i. Ringdal. Polk.
While waiting the report ofthe com.
mittces, Mr.. .Schilling Of Milwaukee de-
livercd HI address.
was announced and the chair appointed O
committee to escort them into the conyen-
ton hall.
When the committee retired the CON-
mittee on permanent organiza-
ton made a report recommending
that the temporary organization be
made permanent, and that the con-
and that the convention vote by coun-
ties.
The alliance committee was then intro
duced and Mr.. w. W. Erwin the spokes-
man addressed tho convention, he
said:
Il hppeuE - Guc bp Ohe6lu0u " uitccN Reii-
tlemen representing the state central commit
tee Of the Alliance party of Minnesota" said
Mr.. Erwin. "a party which embraces one-half
or one third OF the membership of your own po-
litical party. We come from the Alliance party
OF 1890 to ask you to affiliate with US on state
issues and to work together to set right many
wrongs not yet righ,ed. We obtained 58. COO
votes to upheld our standard. but were boa ten
united. ut the polls by the old parties by :s0.C0O
each. OH state issues, which we could ask our
most conservative men to stand. Since then q
new party has sprung up aud taken root III
MINES ota. 1t has held u national convention
and adopted u national platform embracing the
general sentiment OF the whole country, and
not controlled by the local needs Of the several
states. Your national convention adopted
measures of reform far i'll advance OF those
OF amy political party. 1hcy will
revolutionizc the government and institutions
OF this country, convert the Z 'vernlIent into y
| great railroad corporation and n great national
and district bank. Are you willing to close the
doors to private enterprise III these two matters
aud del, gate the monopoly to your government.
We caupot subscribe to these two pianks.
We WEIR WITH YOU
in 1890 and We are identified with the reform
movement III this state. We ,tsk you to SO
form yonr line OF battle in this state that we
against tile plutocratic foe. We doa't wish to
interfere with Your national platform AID
platform be such that We can joi,, YOU The
greatest issue iii this state is the movement to
crust, the great wheat combination which takes
pockets. viii You aiys this up
to push extreme views which arc
only suited to the needs of the country ut large
(Mr. Erwin was here interrupted by prolc nged
jeer,ng lauehter]. We represent in this con.
servative idea OF the PEOPLE In this sub-treas,ry
plank. olle-haf Of the men who voted for Mr..
Owen two years ugo. ['No! nor shouted the
conventional. In Blue Earth county twenty
four sub-Al.iances rppudiate these and other
measures" ~ ?
SOME HOT SHOTS. "
Here Mr.. ErWin's voice was drowned by
| ch M rf AtIIaf 80 mt fr.1o ~ or1 AR Hr~
rier Of b ue Earth rose to remark ths t
THAT statement is false" %#S