St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-08
THE RAMSEY POPULISTS.
COUNTY CONVENTION TO CHOOSE DEL
EGa7ES TO MINNEAPOLIS.
LURID wIND-UP OF THE SHOW.

seventy-Four Delegates Chosen
County Committee Named TO
Run the Machine Strike Res
oIutions Cause q Display OF
Pyrotechnics intimidation
and Violence Endorsed.
The Peoples party convention for
Ramsey county met at StahlS hall, cor
ner of Third and Minnesota streets. last
evening to choose seventy-four delegates
to represent Ramsey county at the state
convention to be held at Minneapolis OH
Tuesday next. July 10. Promptly at s
O'clock Ii. A. Wallrotf. chairman Of the
county committee. called the gentlemen
present TO order, and Francis A. Clark
was named for temporary chairman.
Accepting thelhonor Mr.. Clark made
short, enthusiastic speech. He said the
momentum of the Peoples party move
ment III Minnesota was such
that the Republican and Dem
ocratic parties would meet their
Waterloo in the battle to be fought next
November. Applause. Mr.. Clark said
the platform for the campaign would
be made at the state convention. and
the county convention could not prop
erly anticipate that work by any ex-
preston of sentiment. r"ThatS right"
came from several delegates. j. NJ.
O'GIady, of the Fifth ward. was named
for temporary secretary, accepting with
short speech.
The convention authorized the chair
10 appoint a committee of three upon
credentials, the following being named:
NJ. r. Prendergast, Seventh ward; <.
W. Boughman, Ninth ward; D. b.
Geuin, Fifth ward.
The strength of the convention, shown
by the report of the committee on cre-
dentiaIs. was as follows: First ward,
19 delegates; Second ward. Is delegates;
Third ward, :; Fourth ward, ~: Fifth
ward. 16; Sixth wards; Seventh ward,
3; Eighth ward, %; Ninth ward, IA;
Tenth ward, 4; Eleventh ward, 8:
county precincts, 2. Total. lao dele
gates.
The report of the committee was
adopted.
Judge J. L. Macdonald moved that
the temporary organization be made
permanent. Adopted.
Upon motion of Ii. A. Wallraff each
ward delegation was authorized TO cast
the full vote of the ward. Adopted.
Judge Macdonald moved that the CHAIR
appoint committee of one from each
ward to select the seventy.four dele
gates for Ramsey TO the state conven-
ton. He said this work would require
little time and care. SO that q delega-
ton of men be named who would go to
the convention. The capital city must
be represented by complete delega-
ten. The motion prevailing, the chair
appointed the following committee:
Ward l. William Montgomery; ward 2,
James Dillon; ward 8, James White;
ward 4, +. A. Cowell; ward 5. j. Muir
ward Z, J. l.. Mcdonald; ward
S. H. A. Wallraff; ward 9. E.
Bonham; Ward 10, w. S. Reed; Ward
II, George Weisner. The committee
elected Judge Mcdonald chairman and
retired to deliberate, while the remain
ing delegates gathered in groups and
INDUCED in good-natured talk, punctu-
ated with much perspiration in all ill
ventilated hall.
The committee reported the following
list, which was adopted without opposi-
ton.
First Ward-J. E. Froiseth, Hiram
Snyder. Edward Peterson, E. P. Ost-
man, Charles Peterson.
Second Ward-JameS Dillon, &. ID.
Smith, E. H. Slater, NJ. NJ. O'Connell,
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