St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-28
SESSION,
The Chairman Was Sustained and
Judge Macdonald Sat On.

AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Chairman Was Sustained and
Judge Macdonald Sat On.
Chairman Francis "a. Clarke called
the convention to order about 2 o'clock,
and the next half-hour vas consumed
in a wrangle over the minutes of the
last session of the body. The trouble
was the old one. that of filling the va
cancies in the ward delegations. In the
hope of preventing trouble a committee
on credentials was ordered and appoint
ed as follows:
William Montgomery, G. d. Smith,
James White, A. Powell. John Murphy,
II. A. Wallrath. E. w. Bonner, NJ. r.
PrendergaSt. w. s. Reed, John $. Stuhl-
man and John Reicher. To give the
committee time to work a recess was
taken Tor ten minutes, which was pro-
longed to a half-hour.
On reassembling Jim" White, the
secretary of the committe, read the re-
port. Judge Macdonald wanted to
know how many new names had been
substituted in this list, but the conven-
ton was opposed to this, aud. after a
few minor changes the list was adopted
as read. Nj. E. Murray at this time
wanted to go into executive session. not
to make nominations, but to consider
other matters, he said. that have to be
settled. Delegate Fry, of the Sixth
ward, declared that the convention had
nothing to conceal. The old parties
never did this, and the new party could
not afford to do this.
No Star-Cllamber Meeting.
Judge Macdonald indorsed the Muir
ray motion because. he said, there was
a wide diversity Of opinion regardi ny
the advisability of nominating a judicial
ticket as well as other nominations.
Jim" White declared that he was op-
posed to all Star-chanber proceedings.
With but few dissenting votes the
Murray motion was laid on tue table .
White moved a committee of five on
resolutions. which was made up by the
chairman as follows: White, Murray,
Peterson, Burgeson and Montgomery.
A resolution of the county committee
recommending the order of business on
nominations was read and its adopt ion
moved. 1t is:
First that the delegates fro IN each
ward nominate one candidate for re pre-
sentative.
Second-That the delegates from each
senatorial district nominate one candI-
date for senator.
EhIrh-Tha tho apnvopYinn nrnnan n
to the nomination of judicial and coun-
ty officers In the following order:
Clerk of court.
Judges of district court.
Coroner.
County attorney.
Judge of probate.
Sheriff.
Register of deeds.
Auditor.
Treasurer.
Abstract clerk.
Superintendent of schools.
County surveyor.
County commissioners.
NJ. r. PIendergast moved that the
resolutions be separated, and the portion
Slutii lCSi oifbtlNC llOIlllIldllOuS Ut
first taken up. This was not popular,
and the delegates began to cry ''Ques.
ton" 1t was evident that the dele
gates were anxious TO get down to work.
This motion was voted down, aud then
the convention, as well as the charm all,
became greatly mixed. and after a vote
sustaining the chairman had been taken
a lengthy wrangle took place, in which
Judge Macdonald got very much the
worst of it. The report of the commit.
tee on resolutions came next and was
cad by the irrepressible Jim" White.
The resolutions follow:
The Platform.
The Peoples party of Ramsey county
i'll convention assembled make the fol
lowing declarations:
First-We reaffirm the great prin
cipleS set forth i'll the national anC
stale platforms of the Peoples party.
Second-As the principles there enan
ciated and reforms demanded can only
be carried out and enacted in the law by
the legislative branch of the govern
ment, h delegates here assembled
pledge themselves to use their utmosI
endeavors to secure the election Of the
entire ticket nominated by this c0nven
ton, and to select for the Sc positions
only men who are known to be thor
oughly imbued with and loyal to these
principles.
Third-All county offices should be
filled by honest, capable men. The
judiciary should be non-partisan, anc
in the selection of this class of public
servants integrity and qualification:
should be the main desiderata.
Fourth-ln view of the continued
commercial depression and the approach
OF winter, when large numbers of oul
fellow citizens will have to be supported
wholly or in part by public charity, VIZ
demand that work upon all public i'm.
proyementS for which legal provision
has been made be begun without delay
II that the labor thereon be hirec
direct by the state and county, WIthou,
the Intervention of contractors and
middlemen, n that eight hours con
Stitute a days work ON such public i'm
p~rovements.
Fourth-We demand the most rigiC
economy In the administration of public
affairs, and the abolition of all useles.
offices.
Fifth-Labor. having produced all thu
wealth and capital of the world, is en-
Titled TO the first and highest considera.
ton OF government. The People.
Party is prominently the party of the
producers, and its mission is to shap,
the laws that the toilers will secure tn,
full pro5uc Of their toll.
Roasted WalIrath.
The convention separated and hell
caucuses to select candidates for til,
legislature. Things went all right unit
the Eighth ward offered the name of Ii
A. Wallrath. Then the delegate.
friendly to the A. r. U. objected, ant
another long wrangle took place as t.
whether or not the nominations made
by the wards were subject TO ratifica
ton by the convention. This was de-
cided in the affirmative after a pro
longed debate. Judge Macdonald state,
that all the nominations must be rattle,
by the convention, and the names sub
United by the several delegations wer,
ratified without objection until til,
Eight was reached. when the delega
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