St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-13
Sidney M. Owen Forced Into
a Hopeless Race for
Congress.
Donnelly's Henchmsn in Min
neapolis Dominate the
Populists.
Ralf-Filled County Ticket Put
in the Field by a Con-
VentiOn.
Democratic Primaries Make
1t Look Like Holbrook
and the Field.

congressman. ............ SIDNEY NJ. OWEN
Auditor ..........P PAUL FONTAINE
clerk OF courts. ............ AMOS JOHNSON
County treasurer SYLVESTER KELLIHER
Sheriff CHARLES Y. GRAVE
Judge of Probate SUMNER LADD
County surveyor. No nomination.
Register of deeds 80. WILLIAM II. LIE VAN
Coroner. Observation-Disclosures, c. LEONARD
Court commissioner. L. ii. SCHOFiELD
County attorney :. -. No nomination.
County Commissioners
Third district JOHN BIGLOW
lOther places left open.l
Legislative Districts
Thirty-second district. d. Il; hOLMES
Thirty third district Is s. N NJ. sT GoobKTdh
[Other places left open.]
The Peoples party of Hennepin
county held two conventions yesterday.
Both were characteristic Peoples party
conventions, although the afternoon
session was the more so. The delegates
looked like earnest men, albeit a trifie
"wildcaP' in their ealnestness. They
were in earnest with their work. AL
though they worked they, to a certain
extent, were worked. Tom Lucas. Ii.
3. Martin and A. S. Edwards, the fiery,
the triumvirate of uennepin represent
ing the power of IgnatiuS Donnelly,
dominated the convention. The alb
sence from the hall OF tried and true
workers in the cause of labor, like John
McGaughey and Thomas Clark,
was noticeable. The representa-
tlves of Donnelly accomplished
all they were after. In the
morning they forced down the throat of
Sidney M. Owen the platform which be
has so often sat upon. In the afternoon
they forced the nomination of a straight
partisan ticket. and forfeited all hope
of electing men to office upon whom
they might have a claim. Seated in the
afternoon convention was good work
ing minority bent upon the nomination
of the candidates of the other parties of
men who could be trusted by the work
ingmen. This minority tried hard, but
was throttled.
Only about eighty delegates comprised
the congressional convention, although
the call provided for over 200 more. The
convention organized with John Uglow
as chairman and j. J. Dynan secretary.
Peter Nj. Gideon nominated Jonas
House for congress, but Jonas declined.
Tom Lucas nominated Sidney M.
Owen. Owen at once jumped to his
feet and declined. He was identified
with the state movement, and could do
more good in the state than by running
for congress in the Fifth district. Ii.
b. Martin insisted that Owen be nomi-
mated; so did A. S. Edwards. Owen
again refused. A vote was taken. and
he was nominated. Mr.. Owen has run
for office before, and the taste is still in
his mouth. Unlike Caesar, he couldn't
refuse thrice. Although a rumor was
abroad yesterday afternoon that he
would not run, it was denied.
He will, according to appearances.
be candidate for congress in spite of
his repeated denialS that he would &C
cept. He will stand upon the platform
adopted yesterday morning. That plat
form is an unrestricted Endorsement of
the Omaha platform, subtreasury plank,
free silver plank and all, the platform
which Mr.. Owen has heretofore refused
to touch with tongs. Early last summer
Mr.. Owen caught the tail board of the
Donnellian Peoples party wagon as
soon as he discovered that the Alliance
vehicle was tenanted only by Gen.
James Baker and w. w. Erwin. Yes
terday he clambered up to a perch
alongside the driver.