St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-21

Schemc Not w OCkinS Shooeiiiy
A Hot Meeting Last Night
Jim Dillon Says Peoples Party
Not Ready to Join-Mass Meet.
ing to Be Held Next Week.
The Republican scheme 10 put third
ticket i'll the field in hopes of weakening
the Democratic party and to draw the
labor organizations into the movement
is worked with the energy OF despera-
ton. This is the scheme that was
fathered by SIS Harry Franklin and
James Morrow. Since the GLOBE an
nounced that Harry Frankliu was pub
licly working to that end tbs henchmen
of the Republican party have called him
off from appearing publicly in the mat
ter. When il was said that Frank
lin seemed to have thrown himself into
the front of the movement it was de-
MED, but representative OF the GLOBE
knew 1t was true, so far as the labor
organizations are concerned, and had
the fact confirmed by members Of labor
unions who declared that they would
have nothing to do with the present
Franklin and James Morrow are in
daily conference with Republicans. and
are cOunSelIng with view OF
furthering the scheme. The call for the
political meeting of delegates of labor
unions was published few weeks ago.
When Morrow and Franklin were told
that it was a Republican move they
said that the call was signed by Demo
Gratis. When attention was called to
the fact that neither Franklin nor Nor
row, who started the scheme, had
signed the call for fear it would expose
their plans, they did not deny the
charge made by a Democrat who is a
union labor man.
Several meetings and conferences
have been had on the subject Of putting
a combination People s-SocIaliStic-Labo
ticket i'll the field, and there has been
merry war in labor circles. Many of
the united labor people are not reserved
i'll their denunciationS of the scheme as
being unwise and started in the interest
OF the Republican party. The trades
and laoor assembly, after hot debate,
rejected the proposition, and refused to
send delegates 10 the political meeting.
The movers of the scheme have not
given UP the fight, and are still pushing
their efforts and using every effort to
force Democrats TO the front in the
movement.
One of the several conferences was
held last night at Labor hall, which
lasted until long after midnight. There
labor organizations, eight representa-
tiveS of the Peoples party, headed by
James Dillon, and eight representatives
from the S0cialistic party, which is an
extreme measure party that is made up
of foreign element.
Al this meeting there were many
warm debates, and the meeting ad.
journed without coming TO any con-
cluSion on the question that was forced
upon the attention of the meeting,
namely, of putting full ticket in the
field for the spring election. A motion
was made 10 put ticket in the field
under the name of the Peoples party.
James Dillon opposed going ON rec
ord OH that subject, as he said
that he is not ready to say that his
party will put ticket in the field, and
in case it should be done he was not
sure that the party would want to affili-
ate with the Socialists and the labor
organizations. He called attention to
the fact that two years ago the labor
people had demanded that two of their
number be placed on the Democratic
and two OH the Republican ticket for
aSsemblymen. The Democrats conceded
the request and the Republicans re-
fused. Then The Republican element of
organized labor had not stood by the two
named on the Democratic ticket, and
they were defeated. Mr.. Dillon further
said that if it was decided to put a
Peoples party ticket in the field he
wanted all to fling the banner to the
breeze. He did not ask that because he
was Peoples party man, but because
he was for anything that will down the
tariff men.
Another member of the Peoples party
said he did not thuK it advisable to put
full ticket in the field this spring. 1t
is too late 10 organize. and would cost
money to have the names of candidates
placed on the ticket by securing the
names of petitioners.
Another said that if the ticket should
be put up and the 1000 union labor peo-
pie in the city did not vote for it, they
would be censured by the people and it
would weaken the cause OF the Iaboring
people. He stated that at conference
held last Sunday there were but two of
the committee in favor of putting
ticket in the field. and thirteen had
voted against it. In his opinion only
small proportion of the people would
vote the ticket II named.
The Socialists were unanimous in
favor of putting up ticket. The Peo-
pies party and the labor people were
divided on the question.
The matter of platform was dis
cussed, and one plank agreed upon is
that no one who has not resided IN the
city for at least year should be given
- any office. Some opposed this on the
Gtheory that it would not be just, and one
Nof the men admitted that it would be a
slap at the Republican administration.