The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-07-05
PEOPLES PARTY CONVENTION.

+, in this CITY on Saturday last, and it was
iairlv well attended. The han was al
most insufferably hot. and the delegates
sweated and peispired in earnest. P.J.
Seberger OF St. Cloud, secretary Of the
| county committee. called the convention
to order and read the call. Hon. Kittcl
Halvorson was elected Temporary chair
man. and P. ]. Seberger Temporary Sec
rotary:
| The following committees were APP
pointed by the chair:
Observation-Disclosures Cleveland, Michael
Klein. p. Munsinger, Gustave Quill and
John Botz.
Resolutions-A. M. Stiles. Josiah Coup
CIR, d. S. Christianson. A. E. Brandt. H.
Lyman. -
Permanent Organization ID. Gle veland
F. Peterson and Ringal.
To select delegates to state and con-
gressional conventions-O. G. Lyman.
A. E. Brandt, A. NJ. Stiles. G. Quill and
James Love. $50
&. F. Bohall OF West Union aud o. G.
Lyman of Raymond addressed the con..
vention. while the committees were at
work upon their reports
The committee on credentials present.
ed a list OF fifty two delegates entitled
to seats in the convention, and the re-
port was accepted. There were no con-
tests
The committee on organization re-
ported in favor OF A. ID. Stiles for chair
man and P. j. Seberger tor secretary,
and this report was adopted. The fol-
lowing resolutions, were unanimously
adopted:
We. the Peoples Party of Stearns coun
ty. in convention assembled, here by
affirm our allegiance to the Omaha plat
form. we favor the establishment OF Re-
ferendum in the making of all laws: we
avor the abrogation of all laws that do
not bear equally upon capitalists and
laborerS; we favor the removal OF uni ust
nation in the administ fa;ion of Justice,
We uCIIdIi that NOHktSSS pass Ctu III
come tax; we are opposed to the COVER
ment issuing any more gold interest,"
bearing bonds, bills of credit or notes
but that, when the need arises. fhe
emergency be met bv issue Of legal ten.
der. Notwithstanding notes: we be-
lieve in equal rights OF both sexes and
favor universal suffrage, regardless of
sex.
WHEREAS. Our beloved friend. Hon.
Ignatius Donnelly, the great commoner.
has met with deep and sad misfortune
i'll the loss Of his loving and estimable
wife, therefore be it
Resolved, That the secretary draw up
suitable resolutions expressing these
sentiments and forward the same to MIR.
Donnellv, and also have the same pub
lished in the Representative.
Mr.. Halyorson moved the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That we favor the aboli-
ton OF the liquor traffic. !
The committee on delegates reported
a list for the state and congressional
conventions, as follows:
Delegates to the state convention
P. ]. Seberger. St. Cloud; Kittel Halvor-
son, North Fork; A. e. Brandt, st.
Cloud; D. 5. Christensen, Grow River;
0. 6. Lyman, Raymond Josiah Cooper,
Sank Centre; S. K. Gardiner, Aahlcy;
John Dimond, Sank Centre: Gustave1
Torke!son, Belgrade;J ]. Parker, Ashley;
S. p. Roach. Paynesville; c. w. Johneon,
Sank Centre; Peter Munsinger. St
Cloud.
Delegates to congressional convention
-P.'J. Seberger, st. Cloud; A. NJ. Stiles,
Ashley; Peter Munsinger. st. Cloud;
a. E. Brandt, st. Cloud; Kittel Halvor.
son, North Fork; T. H. A. Kieldahl,
North Fork; v. Z. Lyman, Raymond;
(. w. Parker, Ashley; Henry Hendrick-
son, Grow River; David Cleveland, Sank
Centre: Marh. H. Hellman, Raymond.
Jacob Botz, Getty; S. r. Roach, Paynes.
vile.
The delegates were given the power Of
substitution. A vote of thanks was
teadered the city council for the offer oil
the opera house.
Hon. S. M. Owen was endorsed fer
governor of the state, but the delegates
! were not instructed.
Hon. Kittel HalvOrson was nanie... to
| fill tina vacancy on the county commit
tee, caused by the death of Chairman ].
l.. Robbins, of Sank Centre.
Mr.. Halvorson made a motion, which
| was carried, that it be the sense of the
convention that full legislative ticket
]; be nominated in thus county. and .itswas
] the unanimous sentiment that a cand,-
date for judge in the seventh judicial Ills
triet be nominated.
! The matter of calling county conven-
tion to nominate county officers was
discussed, but nothing definite was de-
cided upon. Adjourned.